Listening Practice with “Roar” by Katy Perry | ESL Listening & Grammar Worksheet (B1)

Improve your English listening skills with this ESL worksheet based on “Roar” by Katy Perry. Includes grammar explanations, true/false questions, multiple choice exercises, and listening comprehension tasks for B1 learners.

Pre-Listening Task

Before listening, answer these questions orally or in writing:

What does the word roar usually describe?
Do you think this song is about fear or confidence?
When was the last time you felt stronger than before?

Grammar Focus

1. Simple Past Tense

Use: To talk about actions that happened and finished in the past. Examples from the song:

I used to bite my tongue
I sat quietly
I forgot I had a choice

Form:

Subject + past verb

sit → sat
forget → forgot

2. Present Simple

Use: To talk about facts, feelings, and things that are true now. Examples from the song:

I am a champion
You hear my voice

Form:
Subject + base verb

I am
you hear

3. Future with “Going to”

Use: To talk about something that will happen in the future. Examples from the song:

You’re gonna hear me roar
Gonna shake the ground

Note:

“Gonna” = spoken form of going to

While listening task

Audio lesson

Katty Perry - Roar

Listen to the song “Roar” by Katy Perry and complete the exercises below. Part 1- I used to __________ my tongue and __________ my breath

__________ to rock the boat and __________ a mess

So I sat __________, agreed __________

I guess that I __________ I had a __________ I let you __________ me past the __________ point

I stood for __________, so I __________ for everything Part 2- I got the eye of the __________, a __________

Dancing through the __________ ’cause I am a __________

And you’re gonna __________ me __________

Louder, louder than a __________ ’cause I am the __________

And you’re gonna __________ me __________ Ooh, ooh

You’re gonna __________ me __________

Post-Listening Discussion

Discuss these questions with a partner or write short answers:

How does the song show personal growth?
Which line motivates you the most?
Have you ever “got up” after a difficult situation?

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