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A2.1·funk·5:13

You Dropped a Bomb on Me

Gap Band · 1982

You Dropped a Bomb on Me by Gap Band (1982) — 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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Lyrics + translation · letras.mus.br

🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • (You dropped a bomb on me)
  • But you turned me on, baby (you dropped a bomb on me, baby)
  • (You dropped a bomb on me)
  • You were my thrills, you were my pills

Echo the hook

  • I, I-I, I-I-I won't forget it
  • I, I-I, I-I-I won't forget it
  • (...)
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

You were the girl thatmy world

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

You lit the fuse, Iaccused

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

(Youa bomb on me)

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Youme out, you turned me on

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

You were myyou were my thrills

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

I, I-I,won't forget it

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You were the girl that changed my world

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You lit the fuse, I stand accused

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You dropped a bomb on me

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You turned me out, you turned me on

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You were my pills, you were my thrills

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

You were the ? that changed my world

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

You were the ? for me

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

You were my ? you were my pills

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

You turned me ? then you turned me wrong

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

We were in ? felt like emotion

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 "dropped" in the whole song?

"dropped"

Exercise 23

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

"bomb"

Exercise 24

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

  • (You dropped a bomb on me, baby)
  • You were the girl for me
  • You were the girl that changed my world

Exercise 25

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 26

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

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Exercise 27

"You Dropped a Bomb on Me" was released in 1982. 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 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • you'd→
  • i'd→
  • won't→

Exercise 29

If you had to summarize "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

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Exercise 30

Compare "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

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