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Treat You Better

Shawn Mendes · 2016

Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes (2016) — 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

  • Better than he can
  • I'll stop time for you
  • The second you say you'd like me too

Sing it again — final chorus

  • Better than he can
  • Better than he can
  • Give me a sign
  • Take my hand, we'll be fine
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

I know he's just notfor you

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Andspending all your time

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Andyou want it to stop

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Tell me, why are wetime

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

When yoube with me instead?

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Theyou say you'd like me too

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I won't lie to you

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And you can tell me if I'm off

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And you're spending all your time

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And any girl like you deserves a gentleman

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

When you should be with me instead?

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I ? lie to you

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

And ? spending all your time

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Tell me, why are we ? time

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

I know I can ? you better

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Tell me what you ? to do

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 "better" in the whole song?

"better"

Exercise 23

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

"know"

Exercise 24

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

  • Better than he can
  • Give me a sign
  • I won't lie to you

Exercise 25

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

  • I know he's just not right for you
  • Just know that you don't
  • Tell me, why are we wasting time

Exercise 26

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

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Exercise 27

"Treat You Better" was released in 2016. 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 28

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

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Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • won't→
  • he's→
  • i'm→
  • you're→
  • i'll→
  • you'd→

Exercise 30

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Treat You Better" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

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