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You've Got a Friend

Carole King · 1971

You've Got a Friend by Carole King (1971) — 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

  • You've got a friend
  • If the sky above you
  • Grows dark and full of clouds
  • And that old north wind begins to blow

Echo the hook

  • You just call out my name
  • And you know wherever I am
  • I'll come running
  • To see you again
you'vefriendknow

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Whendown and troubled

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Andnothing is going right

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

And you knowI am

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

And that oldwind begins to blow

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

I'll comerunning, yeah, yeah

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Whencan be so cold?

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

When you're down and troubled

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And soon I will be there

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And you know wherever I am

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

To see you again

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And I'll be there

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

When ? down and troubled

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

To ? up even your darkest night

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Grows ? and full of clouds

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

And you know ? I am

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

They'll ? you, yes and desert you

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 "you've" in the whole song?

"you've"

Exercise 23

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

"friend"

Exercise 24

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

  • And that old north wind begins to blow
  • And you know wherever I am
  • When you're down and troubled

Exercise 25

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

  • All you have to do is call
  • And you need some loving care
  • Winter, spring, summer, or fall

Exercise 26

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

you'vefriendknowcall

Exercise 27

"You've Got a Friend" was released in 1971. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

you'vefriendknowcall

Exercise 28

Imagine you are making a short film with "You've Got a Friend" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

you'vefriendknowcall

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • you're→
  • i'll→
  • you've→
  • you'll→
  • they'll→
  • don't→

Exercise 30

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

you'vefriendknowcall