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The Gambler

Kenny Rogers · 1978

The Gambler by Kenny Rogers (1978) — 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

  • Know when to fold 'em
  • Know when to walk away
  • And know when to run
  • You never count your money

Sing the opening verse

  • On a warm summer's evening
  • On a train bound for nowhere
  • I met up with a gambler
  • We were both too tired to sleep
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

On a warmevening

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

'Tilovertook us

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

So Ihim my bottle

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Youlearn to play it right"

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

That theto surviving

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Andoff to sleep

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I met up with a gambler

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

So we took turns a-staring

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

He said, "Son, I've made a life

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

So if you don't mind my saying

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I'll give you some advice"

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

On a ? summer's evening

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Knowing what the ? were

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

And ? me for a light

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

When you're ? at the table

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

He ? back toward the window

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 "know" in the whole song?

"know"

Exercise 23

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

"you're"

Exercise 24

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

  • 'Cause every hand's a winner
  • On a train bound for nowhere
  • There'll be time enough for countin'

Exercise 25

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 26

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

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Exercise 27

"The Gambler" was released in 1978. 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 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i've→
  • don't→
  • you're→
  • i'll→
  • gonna→
  • gotta→

Exercise 29

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

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Exercise 30

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

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