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A1.2·rock-and-roll·2:16

That'll Be the Day

Buddy Holly · 1957

That'll Be the Day by Buddy Holly (1957) — 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

  • Well, that'll be the day
  • When you say goodbye
  • Yes, that'll be the day
  • When you make me cry

Echo the hook

  • That'll be the day (Woo ooh)
  • That'll be the day (Woo ooh)
  • That'll be the day
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Well,be the day

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

You say youleave

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

All your hugs andand your money too

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Well, whenshot his dart

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

So if we ever part and Iyou

Exercise 6

Translate this line to Portuguese:

When you say goodbye

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You say you gonna leave

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

'Cause that'll be the day when I die

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Still you tell me, maybe

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

He shot it at your heart

Exercise 11

Choose the missing word:

Well, ? be the day

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

You say you ? leave

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

All your ? and kisses and your money too

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

That some day, ? I'll be blue

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

He ? it at your heart

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

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 20

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 21

How many times do you hear the word "that'll" in the whole song?

"that'll"

Exercise 22

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

"well"

Exercise 23

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

  • Well, that'll be the day
  • Well, when cupid shot his dart
  • Yes, that'll be the day

Exercise 24

"That'll Be the Day" was released in 1957. 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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Exercise 25

Imagine you are making a short film with "That'll Be the Day" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

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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

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • gonna→
  • it's→
  • i'll→

Exercise 28

If you could ask Buddy Holly one question about "That'll Be the Day", what would it be and why?

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Exercise 29

Describe the mood of "That'll Be the Day" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

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Exercise 30

Rewrite the chorus of "That'll Be the Day" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).

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