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A2.2·blues·5:31

The Thrill Is Gone

B.B. King · 1969

The Thrill Is Gone by B.B. King (1969) — 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

  • The thrill is gone away
  • The thrill is gone, baby
  • The thrill is gone away
  • You know you done me wrong, baby

Echo the hook

  • It's gone away for good
  • Oh, the thrill is gone, baby
  • It's gone away for good
  • Someday, I know I'll be over it all, baby
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Theis gone away

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

You know you done mebaby

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Andbe sorry someday

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

But soI'll be

Exercise 5

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You know you done me wrong, baby

Exercise 6

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Although I'll still live on

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Just like I know a man should

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I'm free from your spell

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

All I can do is wish you well

Exercise 10

Choose the missing word:

The ? is gone away

Exercise 11

Choose the missing word:

The thrill is ? baby

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

And ? be sorry someday

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Although I'll still ? on

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

You know I'm ? free now, baby

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 "gone" in the whole song?

"gone"

Exercise 21

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

"thrill"

Exercise 22

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

  • It's gone away from me
  • Oh, the thrill is gone, baby
  • Thrill is gone

Exercise 23

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

  • Although I'll still live on
  • It's gone away for good
  • The thrill is gone away

Exercise 24

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

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Exercise 25

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

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Exercise 26

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "The Thrill Is Gone" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

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Exercise 27

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • you'll→
  • it's→
  • i'll→
  • i'm→

Exercise 28

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

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Exercise 29

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 30

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

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