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The Nights

Avicii · 2014

The Nights by Avicii (2014) — 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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Lyrics + translation · letras.mus.br

🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • My father told me

Sing the opening verse

  • Once upon a younger year
  • When all our shadows disappeared
  • The animals inside came out to play
  • Went face to face with all our fears
fathertoldnever

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Once upon ayear

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Theinside came out to play

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Think of me if everafraid"

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Mytold me

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Carve your name intoshining stars"

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

I'llyou home no matter where you are"

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Made memories we knew would never fade

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

So live a life you will remember"

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

He said, "Go venture far beyond the shores

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

When all our shadows disappeared

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Went face to face with all our fears

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Once upon a ? year

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Learned our ? through the tears

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

So ? a life you will remember"

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Carve your ? into those shining stars"

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Think of me if ever ? afraid"

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 "father" in the whole song?

"father"

Exercise 23

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

"told"

Exercise 24

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

  • Don't forsake this life of yours
  • Once upon a younger year
  • So live a life you will remember"

Exercise 25

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

  • "When thunderclouds start pouring down
  • Think of me if ever you're afraid"
  • When all our shadows disappeared

Exercise 26

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

fathertoldneverlive

Exercise 27

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

fathertoldneverlive

Exercise 28

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

fathertoldneverlive

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • don't→
  • you're→
  • you'll→
  • can't→
  • i'll→

Exercise 30

"The Nights" was released in 2014. 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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