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B1.1·metal·7:55

War Pigs

Black Sabbath · 1970

War Pigs by Black Sabbath (1970) — 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 lord, yeah!

Sing the opening verse

  • Generals gathered in their masses
  • Just like witches at black masses
  • Evil minds that plot destruction
  • Sorcerer of death's construction
mindsmassesbodies

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Generalsin their masses

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Sorcerer ofconstruction

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Poisoning theirminds

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Whythey go out to fight?

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Wait till theirday comes, yeah!

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Hand of God hasthe hour

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

They only started the war

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

They leave that role to the poor, yeah

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Just like witches at black masses

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Sorcerer of death's construction

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

As the war machine keeps turning

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Generals ? in their masses

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

In the ? the bodies burning

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

They only ? the war

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Treating ? just like pawns in chess

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Hand of God has ? the hour

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 "minds" in the whole song?

"minds"

Exercise 23

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

"yeah"

Exercise 24

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

  • Generals gathered in their masses
  • Oh lord, yeah!
  • Wait till their judgement day comes, yeah!

Exercise 25

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

  • Ashes where their bodies burning
  • Just like witches at black masses
  • They leave that role to the poor, yeah

Exercise 26

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

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Exercise 27

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

mindsmassesbodiesburning

Exercise 28

"War Pigs" was released in 1970. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

mindsmassesbodiesburning

Exercise 29

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

mindsmassesbodiesburning

Exercise 30

Compare "War Pigs" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

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