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The Sound of Silence

Disturbed · 2015

The Sound of Silence by Disturbed (2015) — 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 with the singer

  • Hello darkness my old friend
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Hellomy old friend

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Within theof silence

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Imy collar to the cold and damp

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Tenpeople, maybe more

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Silence like agrows

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Andin the wells of silence

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I've come to talk with you again

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

In restless dreams, I walked alone

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

"Fools" said I, "You do not know

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Take my arms that I might reach you"

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Hello darkness, my old friend

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Hello ? my old friend

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Within the ? of silence

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

That ? the night

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

People ? without listening

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

But my words, like ? raindrops fell

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 "silence" in the whole song?

"silence"

Exercise 23

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

"people"

Exercise 24

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

  • And touched the sound of silence
  • Hello darkness, my old friend
  • Silence like a cancer grows

Exercise 25

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

  • But my words, like silent raindrops fell
  • I've come to talk with you again
  • People writing songs that voices never shared

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

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

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Exercise 28

"The Sound of Silence" was released in 2015. 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 29

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

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Exercise 30

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

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