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Use Somebody

Kings of Leon · 2008

Use Somebody by Kings of Leon (2008) — 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

  • (Oh, oh)
  • (Oh, oh)
  • (Oh, oh)
  • (Oh, oh)

Echo the hook

  • You know that I could use somebody
  • You know that I could use somebody
  • Someone like you, and all you know, and how you speak
  • Countless lovers under cover of the street
somebodysomeoneready

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

I've beenaround

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Alwaysdown at all I see

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Paintedfill the places I can't reach

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Waging wars tothe poet and the beat

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

I hope it'smake you notice

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Someone like me (oh),(oh)

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I've been roaming around

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Painted faces, fill the places I can't reach

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Someone like you

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Someone like you oh, somebody oh

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Someone like me

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I've been ? around

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Painted ? fill the places I can't reach

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Countless ? under cover of the street

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

I ? it's gonna make you notice

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Someone like me (oh), ? (oh)

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 "somebody" in the whole song?

"somebody"

Exercise 23

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

"someone"

Exercise 24

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

  • I've been roaming around
  • Someone like me
  • You know that I could use somebody

Exercise 25

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

somebodysomeonereadyknow

Exercise 26

If you had to summarize "Use Somebody" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

somebodysomeonereadyknow

Exercise 27

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

somebodysomeonereadyknow

Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i've→
  • can't→
  • i'm→
  • it's→
  • gonna→

Exercise 29

Who in your life would you dedicate "Use Somebody" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

somebodysomeonereadyknow

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.

somebodysomeonereadyknow