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A2.1·rock·5:10

The Final Countdown

Europe · 1986

The Final Countdown by Europe (1986) — 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

  • It's the final countdown
  • The final countdown
  • Oh-oh, we're heading for Venus
  • And still we stand tall

Echo the hook

  • The final countdown (the final countdown)
  • Oh, ho-oh-oh
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Andwe'll come back

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Ithere is no one to blame

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Willever be the same again?

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

And still wetall

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Andus all, yeah

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

And things to be(to be found)

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

We're leaving together

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I guess there is no one to blame

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Oh-oh, we're heading for Venus

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

'Cause maybe they've seen us

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

We're leaving together the final countdown

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

And ? we'll come back

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

We're ? ground (leaving ground)

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Oh-oh, we're ? for Venus

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

And ? us all, yeah

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

I'm ? that we all miss her so

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

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 22

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

"final"

Exercise 23

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

"countdown"

Exercise 24

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

  • Oh-oh, we're heading for Venus
  • The final countdown (the final countdown)
  • We're leaving together

Exercise 25

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

  • And things to be found (to be found)
  • But still it's farewell
  • The final countdown

Exercise 26

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

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Exercise 27

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

finalcountdownit'swe're

Exercise 28

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

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Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • we're→
  • it's→
  • we'll→
  • they've→
  • i'm→

Exercise 30

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

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