English through Music

Chappell Roan: Pink Pony Club

Finding a place to belong

B2Approximately 33 minutesAdults

Created by Denis M., British English teacher.

01 Watch 02 Useful English 03 Quick quiz 04 Speaking

Your goal: Follow a conflict between personal ambition and family expectations and discuss belonging respectfully.

Nightclub setting, dancing and family disapproval. LGBTQ+ and drag performance provide context; no learner needs to disclose or defend their identity.

01 · 7 minutes

Watch

Watch the complete video once without pausing. Focus on the overall meaning and mood; you do not need to catch every word.

Listen for what the narrator wants to continue doing and whose reaction creates tension.

If the player cannot load or reports an error, open the video on YouTube.

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Chappell Roan – Pink Pony Club (Official Music Video)

Choose one word for your first reaction. There is no correct answer.

02 · 5 minutes

Useful English

Four useful items connected with the song. Definitions and examples are original; not every item is claimed to appear in the recording.

British English vocabulary audio

Open the full MP3

Choose an item to hear its word, meaning and example.

belong

verb

To feel accepted and comfortable as part of a group or place.

She finally felt that she belonged in the new theatre group.

disapprove

verb

To think that someone or something is wrong or unacceptable.

His relatives disapproved of the decision to leave a secure job.

Use disapprove of + noun or -ing form.

pursue

verb

To work towards something you want to achieve.

She moved to a new city to pursue a career in dance.

stay true to yourself

idiom

To act in a way that respects your own values and identity.

He wanted to stay true to himself while listening to useful advice.

03 · 9 minutes

Quick quiz

Choose one answer for each question. Questions 1–2 focus on the song; questions 3–6 practise useful vocabulary.

Open the six-question quiz

1. What conflict does the narrator describe?

Wanting to close the club because she dislikes dancing.Trying to win a sporting competition against her mother.Enjoying a new life while facing her mother’s disapproval.

2. What does the narrator resolve to continue doing?

Dancing in the place where she feels drawn to perform.Keeping all music out of her life.Giving up the new setting immediately.

3. Someone says, “I feel that I belong here.” What do they mean?

They legally own every object in the room.They feel accepted and at home there.They feel completely excluded.

4. A parent disapproves of a career choice. What is their attitude?

They think it is not a good or acceptable choice.They enthusiastically recommend it to everyone.They have definitely never heard about the choice.

5. You pursue an ambition. What do you do?

Give it up before taking any action.Pretend you have no interests.Take steps towards achieving it.

6. Which action best illustrates staying true to yourself?

Rejecting all advice without considering it.Making a considered choice that fits your values.Always doing whatever wins the most approval.

1–2 minGrammar in a minuteB1 · Keep + -ing: continuing an activity

Express the determination to continue that drives the song.

She keeps practising even when progress is slow.

Original practice model, not a song lyric

Keep + -ing means continue an activity or do it repeatedly. A following verb does not use to in this pattern. The same pattern remains after will: she will keep practising.

Choose the sentence that correctly expresses continuing a creative activity.They will keeping make music.They will keep making music.They will keep to make music.

Grammar support

B1Keep -ing and End Up -ing

04 · 12 minutes

Speaking

Give your opinion and explain it. Different reactions are welcome. You may use invented examples instead of personal experiences.

Open the three speaking questions

1. What makes a place feel welcoming?

Discuss behaviour, atmosphere or shared interests.

People may feel they belong when…

2. How can someone respond respectfully when a family member disapproves of a plan?

Give a sentence that acknowledges the concern without automatically giving up.

I understand that you are worried about…, but…

3. Describe an ambition a fictional person wants to pursue.

Explain what they will keep doing and where compromise is possible.

They will keep…while…

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