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B1.1·rock·3:27

Would?

Alice in Chains · 1992

Would? by Alice in Chains (1992) — 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

  • Into the flood again
  • Same old trip it was back then
  • So I made a big mistake
  • Try to see it once my way

Echo the hook

  • Am I wrong?
  • Have I run too far to get home?
  • Have I gone?
  • And left you here alone?

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Know meby my master

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Teach thee onof love hereafter

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Into theagain

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Flying not yet,the notion

Exercise 5

Translate this line to Portuguese:

So I made a big mistake

Exercise 6

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Have I run too far to get home?

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And left you here alone?

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Know me broken by my master

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Into the flood again

Exercise 10

Choose the missing word:

Know me ? by my master

Exercise 11

Choose the missing word:

Teach ? on child of love hereafter

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Into the ? again

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Drifting ? it's sole desertion

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Flying not yet, ? the notion

Exercise 15

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 16

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

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

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

"flood"

Exercise 21

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

"same"

Exercise 22

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

  • Am I wrong?
  • Into the flood again
  • Know me broken by my master

Exercise 23

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

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Exercise 24

"Would?" was released in 1992. 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 25

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

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Exercise 26

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

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Exercise 27

If you could change the ending of the story told in "Would?", what would happen instead?

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Exercise 28

If you could ask Alice in Chains one question about "Would?", what would it be and why?

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Exercise 29

Describe the mood of "Would?" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

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Exercise 30

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

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