Young and Beautiful
Lana Del Rey · 2013
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- Diamonds, brilliant and Bel Air now
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
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
When you and I were forever wild
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Dear Lord, when I get to Heaven
Exercise 9
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Diamonds, brilliant, and Bel Air now
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
The crazy days, city lights
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Hot summer days, rock and roll
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Diamonds, ? and Bel Air now
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
The ? days, city lights
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Hot summer ? rock and roll
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Your ? face and electric soul
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
Father, ? me if you can
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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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 "beautiful" in the whole song?
"beautiful"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Channeling angels in the new age now
- Dear Lord, when I get to Heaven
- Diamonds, brilliant, and Bel Air now
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- And all the ways I got to know
- Hot summer nights, mid-July
- Please let me bring my man
Exercise 26
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Young and Beautiful" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 27
If you could ask Lana Del Rey one question about "Young and Beautiful", what would it be and why?
Exercise 28
Rewrite the chorus of "Young and Beautiful" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
i've→you'd→i'm→you'll→wanna→he's→
Exercise 30
If you could change the ending of the story told in "Young and Beautiful", what would happen instead?