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B1.2·rock·4:09

You Oughta Know

Alanis Morissette · 1995

You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette (1995) — 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

  • It's not fair, to deny me
  • Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
  • You, you, you oughta know
  • You seem very well, things look peaceful

Sing the opening verse

  • I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother
  • 'Cause the love that you gave that we made
  • Wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide, no
  • And every time you speak her name
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

I wishbut the best for you both

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

I'm sure she'd make aexcellent mother

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

'Til you died, butstill alive

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

You, you, youknow

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Did youabout me Mr. Duplicity

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

And every time Imy nails

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

'Til you died, but you're still alive

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You, you, you oughta know

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Did you forget about me Mr. Duplicity

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And every time I scratch my nails

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I ? nothing but the best for you both

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

'Til you ? but you're still alive

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

You, you, you ? know

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

'Til you died, but ? still alive

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

And every time I ? my nails

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 "know" in the whole song?

"know"

Exercise 23

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

"gave"

Exercise 24

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

  • And every time I scratch my nails
  • Did you forget about me Mr. Duplicity
  • I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother

Exercise 25

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

  • And every time you speak her name
  • And I'm here, to remind you
  • Well, can you feel it?

Exercise 26

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

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Exercise 27

If you could ask Alanis Morissette one question about "You Oughta Know", what would it be and why?

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Exercise 28

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

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Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i'm→
  • wasn't→
  • you'd→
  • you're→
  • it's→
  • gonna→

Exercise 30

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

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