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A2.1·rock·4:31

The Chain

Fleetwood Mac · 1977

The Chain by Fleetwood Mac (1977) — 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

  • You will never love me again
  • I can still hear you saying
  • We would never break the chain (never break the chain)
  • And if you don't love me now (you don't love me now)

Echo the hook

  • Listen to the wind blow
  • Watch the sun rise
  • Run in the shadows
  • Damn your love, damn your lies

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

You willlove me again

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Downthe night

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Chain, keep us(run in the shadows)

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Chain, keep us togetherin the shadows)

Exercise 5

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And if you don't love me now

Exercise 6

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I can still hear you saying

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Watch the sun rise

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Damn your love, damn your lies

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Break the silence

Exercise 10

Choose the missing word:

Listen to the ? blow

Exercise 11

Choose the missing word:

And if you ? love me now

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I can still ? you saying

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Damn the ? damn the light

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Chain, keep us ? (running in the shadows)

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

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 20

How many times do you hear the word "never" in the whole song?

"never"

Exercise 21

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

"chain"

Exercise 22

If you could ask Fleetwood Mac one question about "The Chain", what would it be and why?

neverchainbreakdon't

Exercise 23

Rewrite the chorus of "The Chain" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).

neverchainbreakdon't

Exercise 24

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

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Exercise 25

Describe the mood of "The Chain" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

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Exercise 26

Imagine you are making a short film with "The Chain" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

neverchainbreakdon't

Exercise 27

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

neverchainbreakdon't

Exercise 28

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

neverchainbreakdon't

Exercise 29

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

neverchainbreakdon't

Exercise 30

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

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