Improve your listening and writing skills by filling in the blanks in the song lyrics. These activities are designed for Beginners and Intermediates so that they can learn new vocabulary related to a specific topic in a quick and fun way.
We hope that you will enjoy Banana Pancakes by Jack Johnson. We think it’s perfect song to listen to on a lazy morning!
Exercise
Fill in the missing words. love – mind – outside – could – pretend – slow – need – here – could – arms – don’t- close – notice ⇩
Grammar
Contractions and slangs
Many times, in lyrics, we can find an informal type of vocabulary. This is why we find things like contractions and slang words. Here are some examples of contractions and slang we can find in lyrics:
– ’bout = about
– don’tcha = don’t you
– ain’t = am not, is not, are not, has not or have not
– ’cause / ‘coz = because
– -in’ ending like in thinkin’ or losin’ (it looses the g in -ing to sound more informal)
– dunno = don’t know
– lemme = let me
– gimme = give me
– gonna = going to
– gotta = got to
– wanna = want to
– kinda = kind of
great tune, but i didn’t understand the meaning. I think he didn’t pronounce all the world, but i improve my vocabulary.
It’s a good song