Thunderstruck
AC/DC · 1990
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- You've been thunderstruck
- Rolled down the highway
- Broke the limit, we hit the town
- Went through to Texas, yeah, Texas
Echo the hook
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, thunderstruck
- Ooh, thunderstruck
- Well, I was shaking at the knees
- Could I come again, please?
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:
You've been thunderstruck
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
And we had some fun
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Yeah, yeah, they, they, they blew our minds
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Could I come again, please?
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Said, "Yeah, it's all right, we're doing fine"
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
The ? of guns (yeah)
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Went ? to Texas, yeah, Texas
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Broke all the ? played all the fools
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Yeah, the ? were too kind
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
Said, "Yeah, it's all ? we're doing fine"
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 "thunderstruck" in the whole song?
"thunderstruck"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "thunder" in the whole song?
"thunder"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Sound of the drums
- We met some girls
- Well, I was shaking at the knees
Exercise 25
Rewrite the chorus of "Thunderstruck" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 26
If you had to summarize "Thunderstruck" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
Exercise 27
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Thunderstruck" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
you've→it's→we're→
Exercise 29
Who in your life would you dedicate "Thunderstruck" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?
Exercise 30
The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.