This I Promise You
NSYNC · 2000
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Sing with the chorus
- This I promise you
- I've loved you forever
- In lifetimes before
- And I promise you never
Sing it again — final chorus
- This I promise you
- Over and over I fall (over and over I fall)
- When I hear you call
- Without you in my life, baby
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
When the visions around you
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I'll be your strength
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
The one you should call
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
And hold you right where you belong
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I've loved you forever
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
When the ? around you
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
I'll ? you hope
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
And ? you right where you belong
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
This is a ? we've won
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
When I ? you call
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "promise" in the whole song?
"promise"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "give" in the whole song?
"give"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- And I will take, you in my arms
- And with this vow, forever has now begun
- When the visions around you
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.
Exercise 26
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 27
"This I Promise You" was released in 2000. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
i'll→it's→i've→we've→won't→wouldn't→
Exercise 29
If you had to summarize "This I Promise You" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
Exercise 30
Compare "This I Promise You" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?