Age: Teens A short and simple task for the song “SKATER BOY” is practicing rhyming and engaging into a discussion on judgement of character. First, students guess and say what they know about the singer. Then, they listen to the song and fill in the blanks with rhyming words. Finally, they engage into a discussion aboutContinue reading “Skater Boy”
Monthly Archives: November 2015
Photograph
Age: Adults The song “PHOTOGRAPH” is a chance for students to practice WOULD and USED TO by saying what they inferred from the lyrics. First, based on information provided by the teacher, students guess what elements the author will mention in the song. Then, they listen and check. After that, they read a grammar presentation and write sentences aboutContinue reading “Photograph”
Pass Me By
Age: Teens The activities proposed for the song “PASS ME BY” are the ones below: OPTION 1: The activity suggested here relies entirely on the video, therefore the lyrics are not found here. It comes down to a writing activity which goes like this: First, students will engage into a conversation about their friends and the activities they usually do together. AfterContinue reading “Pass Me By”
Skyline Pigeon
Age: Older Teens & Adults The song “SKYLINE PIGEON” is beautiful and perfect to be illustrated. The suggestion here is simple. First, allow students to share things they would like to do/have in life. Then, they listen to the song and infer from the lyrics how the author feels and what he would like for himslef. AfterContinue reading “Skyline Pigeon”
I Wish You Were Here
Age: Older Teens & Adults The activity designed for the song “I WISH YOU WERE HERE” is very simple. It´s just a guessing game. First, students learn about the author by taking a short quiz. Then, they listen to the song and find out its name. Finally, they check comprehension of the new words.
Complicated
Age: Teens The activity proposed for the song “COMPLICATED” aims to practice talking about feelings by using Time Clauses. First, students guess (from a list provided by the teacher) which adjectives they are going to be able to infer from the lyrics. Then, they listen to the song and find out whether they were right. After that, they sayContinue reading “Complicated”
Four-Song Task
Age: Adults The activity named “FOUR-SONG TASK”, which is proposed here, focuses on vocabulary and speaking practice. The goal is to make students see that songs are among the sources we have to learn about relationships. First, students go over some vocabulary used to talk about relationships and check comprehension and pronunciation. Then, they read the lyrics of four different songsContinue reading “Four-Song Task”
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