English listening exercise (2) "This Land is Your Land"

Question

Listen to this video and fill in the blanks with the missing words. Don't worry if you can't understand some of the words. Do the best you can and enjoy the song.

Video

This land is your land, this land is my land,

From California to the New York island,

From the redwood 1____ to the gulfstream 2_____;

This land was made for you and me . As I went walking that ribbon of 3_____,

I saw above me an endless 4_____,

And, down below me, a golden 5____;

This land was made for you and 6__.

This land is your land, this land is my land,

From California to the New York island,

From the redwood forest to the gulfstream waters;

This land was made for you and me.

I rolled I rambled and I followed my 7___

For the shining sand of Rhode Island 8___

and all around me a voice kept 9_____ It told me

It told me this land was made for 10___ and 11___.

This land is your land, this land is my land,

From California to the New York 12____,

From the 13_____ forest to the 14______ waters;

This land was 15____ for you and me.

The sun was shining and I was strolling

The wheat fields waving and the dust 16____ rolling

the 17___ was lifting and a 18___came calling

it told me this land was made for you and me

This land is your land, this land is my land,

From California to the New York island,

From the redwood forest to the gulfstream waters;

They told me this land was made for you and me.

Link to previous evercise

Your lyrics differ from what they are singing at times & a little part is missing. But the idea is great! - mcl020, Mar 5, 2012

A counterpoint to Cordobesa's challenges. Good work, Sandy. - gringojrf, Mar 5, 2012

I think I have the right lyrics now. Thank you. - sanlee, Mar 5, 2012

Great exercise! - --Mariana--, Mar 5, 2012

danke sandy! mein englisch braucht ein bisschen arbeit. ;) - 00cdfbd9, Mar 5, 2012

Really good work, Sanlee, and a very catchy tune. You know about Rhode Island, right? I didn´t know that about #8 in RI. - bandit51jd, Mar 5, 2012

Sandy, this is a great idea! - katydew, Mar 6, 2012

Answer 1

I think I got it mostly.

1. Forest
2. Waters
3. Hihway
4. Skyway
5. Vally
6. Me
7. Footsteps
8. Deserts
9. Shouting
10. You
11. Me
12. Island
13. Redwood
14. Waters
15. Made
16. Clouds
17. Fog

Good job, KatRJ. I did not have the correct English lyrics in there, so you are welcome to try again. I think they are correct now. :) - sanlee, Mar 5, 2012

Got it now! - 00cdfbd9, Mar 5, 2012

Good job, KatRJ. I have given you the answers and thank you for participating in the exercise.! - sanlee, Mar 6, 2012

De nada. It was fun. :) - 00cdfbd9, Mar 6, 2012

Answer 2

¡Muchas gracias, Sanlee, por darme una nueva oportunidad de mejorar mi vocabulario y mi oído!

¿Sabes que siempre quise entender la letra de esa canción? ¡Me gusta mucho, es muy pegadiza!

A ver qué tal:

1. forest 2. waters 3. highway 4. skyway 5. valley 6. me 7.footsteps 8. desert 9. shouting 10. you 11. me 12. island 13. redwood 14. gulfstream 15. made 16. clouds 17. ??? 18. voice

Great job, Cordobesa. Check your PM's. and thank you for participating in this exercise. - sanlee, Mar 6, 2012

Gracias a ti, Sanlee, por darnos esta oportunidad :) - Cordobesa, Mar 6, 2012

Answer 3

You know, as an American, I haven´t heard this song in quite some time! Probably since the 3rd grade for some patriotic unit in class!