Without You
Mariah Carey · 1993
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Or your face as you were leaving
- But I guess that's just the way the story goes
- You always smile, but in your eyes your sorrow shows
- Yes, it shows
Echo the hook
- Yes, it shows
- No, I can't forget tomorrow
- When I think of all my sorrow
- When I had you there, but then I let you go
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
Translate this line to Portuguese:
No, I can't forget this evening
Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Or your face as you were leaving
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
When I think of all my sorrow
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I can't live, if living is without you
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Well, I can't forget this evening
Exercise 11
Choose the missing word:
No, I ? forget this evening
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Or your ? as you were leaving
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
When I ? of all my sorrow
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
I can't ? if living is without you
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
I can't live, if ? is without you
Exercise 16
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 17
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Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
How many times do you hear the word "can't" in the whole song?
"can't"
Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "live" in the whole song?
"live"
Exercise 23
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- I can't live, if living is without you
- No, I can't forget this evening
- Yes, it shows
Exercise 24
Describe the mood of "Without You" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?
Exercise 25
Who in your life would you dedicate "Without You" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?
Exercise 26
Compare "Without You" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?
Exercise 27
Write the full form of each contraction:
can't→that's→it's→
Exercise 28
Imagine you are making a short film with "Without You" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 29
Rewrite the chorus of "Without You" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
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.