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B1.1·electronic·5:31

Teardrop

Massive Attack · 1998

Teardrop by Massive Attack (1998) — selected for the English-through-music catalog. Use the sing-along prompts and exercises to drill pronunciation, vocabulary, and listening comprehension.

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🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • Fearless on my breath
  • Gentle impulsion
  • Shakes me, makes me lighter
  • Fearless on my breath

Echo the hook

  • Black flowers blossom
  • Fearless on my breath
  • Black flowers blossom
  • Fearless on my breath
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Love is aword

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Shakes me,me lighter

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Night,after day

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

You'rein the dark

Exercise 5

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You're stumbling in the dark

Exercise 6

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Love is a doing word

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Shakes me, makes me lighter

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Night, night after day

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Fearless on my...

Exercise 10

Choose the missing word:

Love is a ? word

Exercise 11

Choose the missing word:

Shakes me, ? me lighter

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Night, ? after day

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

You're ? in the dark

Exercise 14

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 15

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 16

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 17

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 18

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 19

How many times do you hear the word "fearless" in the whole song?

"fearless"

Exercise 20

How many times do you hear the word "breath" in the whole song?

"breath"

Exercise 21

Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:

  • Black flowers blossom
  • Fearless on my breath
  • Love, love is a verb

Exercise 22

And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:

  • Love is a doing word
  • Of a confession
  • Teardrop on the fire

Exercise 23

Who in your life would you dedicate "Teardrop" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

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Exercise 24

Compare "Teardrop" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

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Exercise 25

If you could change the ending of the story told in "Teardrop", what would happen instead?

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Exercise 26

The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.

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Exercise 27

If you had to summarize "Teardrop" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

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Exercise 28

Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?

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Exercise 29

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Teardrop" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

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Exercise 30

"Teardrop" was released in 1998. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

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