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A2.2·pop · disco·5:57

Thriller

Michael Jackson · 1982

Spooky narrative in present continuous. Horror vocabulary (creature, close to you, can't hide) stretches A2 into B1 territory.

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Lyrics + translation · letras.mus.br

🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • Thriller night
  • And no one's gonna save you
  • From the beast about to strike
  • You know it's thriller

Echo the hook

  • (Thriller, thriller night)
  • You're fighting for your life
  • Inside a killer, thriller tonight
  • Night creatures callin'
thriller· suspense / arrepiantecreature· criaturaclose· perto / fechar

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

It'sto midnight

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

And no one'ssave you

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

You hear acreepin' up behind

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

For you and I toclose together, yeah

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Toy'alls neighborhood

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Thestench is in the air

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You try to scream

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

As horror looks you right between the eyes

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You know it's thriller

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You hear the door slam

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And wonder if you'll ever see the sun

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

It's ? to midnight

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Inside a ? thriller tonight, yeah

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

The ? start to walk in their masquerade

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Than any ghoul would ? dare try

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

I'm gonna thrill you ? (Thriller)

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 "thriller" in the whole song?

"thriller"

Exercise 23

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

"close"

Exercise 24

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

  • It's close to midnight
  • So let me hold you tight
  • You're fighting for your life

Exercise 25

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

  • And whosoever shall be found
  • Something evil's lurkin' in the dark
  • That this is thriller

Exercise 26

"Thriller" was released in 1982. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

thrillercreatureclosehide

Exercise 27

Imagine you are making a short film with "Thriller" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

thrillercreatureclosehide

Exercise 28

The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.

thrillercreatureclosehide

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • it's→
  • you're→
  • gonna→
  • there's→
  • you'll→
  • they're→

Exercise 30

Match each English word or phrase to its Portuguese meaning.

  • thriller→
  • creature→
  • close→
  • hide→