Improve your listening and writing skills by filling in the blanks of the song lyrics. We continue to give visibility to the struggle for civil rights in the USA, with the provocative song Fight the Power by the hip hop band Public Enemy. The song was conceived at the request of film director Spike Lee, as a theme to his 1989 movie Do The Right Thing. Since then, Fight the Power continues to be an iconic call to action against racial injustice around the globe. The video comes from the opening credits of Spike Lee’s movie. It is an impactful start to a potent film, well reflected in this powerful song.
These activities are designed for Beginners and Intermediate students so that they can learn new vocabulary related to a specific topic in a quick and fun way.
Exercise
Fill in the missing words. ⇩
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Grammar – Informal Contractions 
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Informal Contractions
- Informal contractions are short forms of words people use when speaking informally. They are similar to slang. In lyrics we often find such informal type of vocabulary.
- Some examples of contractions and slang we can find in lyrics:
- – in’ ending like in thinkin’ or losin’ (it looses the g in -ing to sound more informal)
- – ’bout = about
- – don’tcha = don’t you
- – ain’t = am not, is not, are not, has not or have not
- – ’cause / ‘coz = because
- – dunno = don’t know
- – lemme = let me
- – gimme = give me
- – gonna = going to
- – gotta = got to
- – wanna = want to
- – kinda = kind of
this is the music of the film “Do The Right Thing”, by Spike Lee, right? I remember the guy walking around the streets with the radio above his shoulder listening to this song very loud
Despite the power of message, I think it’s
too fast and complicated for understanding.
I agree with Sunday….the accent makes it a bit difficult to understand the words and its meaning
I agree with Sunday this music is too fast to understand and I don’t like this song
Very fast the song, but with the practice we can get to hear the words!