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A2.1·rock · classic-rock·3:00

We Are the Champions

Queen · 1977

Present-perfect anthem ('I've paid my dues', 'I've taken my bows') — a concentrated drill on a single tense. Globally recognized, so recognition aids comprehension.

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Sing with the chorus

  • We are the champions, my friends
  • And we'll keep on fighting till the end
  • We are the champions, we are the champions
  • No time for losers, 'cause we are the champions of the world

Sing it again — final chorus

  • We are the champions, my friends
  • And we'll keep on fighting till the end, oh
  • We are the champions, we are the champions
  • No time for losers, 'cause we are the champions
champion· campeão / campeãdues· dívidas / tributosbow· reverência

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Butno crime

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

We are themy friends

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

And we'll keep ontill the end

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

I'vemy bows

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

And mycalls

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Iyou all

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I've paid my dues

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I've made a few

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

We are the champions, my friends

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

We are the champions, we are the champions

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I thank you all

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I've ? my dues

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

But ? no crime

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

And ? keep on fighting till the end

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

And my ? calls

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

And we'll ? on fighting till the end

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 "champions" in the whole song?

"champions"

Exercise 23

How many times do you hear the word "i've" in the whole song?

"i've"

Exercise 24

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

  • But I've come through
  • I thank you all
  • I've paid my dues

Exercise 25

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

  • I've taken my bows
  • Time after time
  • We are the champions, my friends

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.

championduesbowmistake

Exercise 27

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

championduesbowmistake

Exercise 28

"We Are the Champions" was released in 1977. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

championduesbowmistake

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i've→
  • we'll→
  • it's→
  • gonna→

Exercise 30

Match each English word or phrase to its Portuguese meaning.

  • champion→
  • dues→
  • bow→
  • mistake→