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You Were Meant for Me

Jewel · 1996

You Were Meant for Me by Jewel (1996) — 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

  • And I was meant for you
  • I called my mama, she was out for a walk
  • Consoled a cup of coffee but it didn't wanna talk
  • So I picked up a paper, it was more bad news

Sing it again — final chorus

  • And I was meant for you
  • I go about my business, I'm doing fine
  • Besides, what would I say if I had you on the line?
  • Same old story, not much to say
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

I hear theit's 6 AM

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Ithe yolks and make a smiley face

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Don'tthe keys in the door

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Morebeing broken or people being used

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

'Cause it wasor I was sad

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Hearts areevery day

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I hear the clock, it's 6 AM

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I got my maple syrup, everything but you

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I know that you love me

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You were meant for me

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

'Cause it was happy or I was sad

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I ? the clock, it's 6 AM

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

I ? the yolks and make a smiley face

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Even after ? gone

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

More ? being broken or people being used

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Same old ? not much to say

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 "meant" in the whole song?

"meant"

Exercise 23

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

"cause"

Exercise 24

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

  • Hearts are broken every day
  • I hear the clock, it's 6 AM
  • More hearts being broken or people being used

Exercise 25

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

  • I feel so far from where I've been
  • I know that you love me
  • I'm half alive but I feel mostly dead

Exercise 26

"You Were Meant for Me" was released in 1996. 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 27

Imagine you are making a short film with "You Were Meant for Me" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

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Exercise 28

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 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • it's→
  • i've→
  • don't→
  • you're→
  • didn't→
  • wanna→

Exercise 30

If you could ask Jewel one question about "You Were Meant for Me", what would it be and why?

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