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4 worksheets for beginners:
Partner Interview / Find-someone-who / Like vs. Have / Do you like...?
Teaching
with songs

Grab it!
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Lexical Chunks from VARIOUS songs for different levels
(The Beatles, Prince Royce, Michael Jackson, Bruno Mars)
Directions
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BEFORE CLASS: Look at song lyrics
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Choose 6-9 words/expressions
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Put them in a word table (or write on index cards)
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Print 1 set for groups of 4
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IN CLASS: Pre-teach expressions if needed
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Students from groups of 3-6, and sit around a table or chair with all expressions in easy reach for all
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Play song
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In every group, students listen for the printed expressions and when they hear it, they try to grab the paper FIRST!

Running Dictation
Directions
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Put printed song lyrics on different walls of the room.
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Form groups of 2-6, determine one “runner” per group.
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“Runner” walks/runs to a wall, memorizes lyrics, runs back, dictates.
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Repeat.
Tip: Do the song in parts (fold paper on wall). Change runner for each part.

Show and Tell
Directions
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1/2 of class faces screen, other 1/2 faces wall
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Watch 30-60 seconds of a music video without sound
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Each person from group A finds a partner from Group B
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In pairs, group A students tell group B students what they saw
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Switch groups, watch the next 30-60 seconds
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repeat/talk
Songs:
This works really well with this Video:
- Take On Me - Aha (Stop after 45 sec for each part, 4x)
Other videos: - Addicted to You - Avicii
- Taylor Swift songs with narrative

Gapfill 2.0
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Supertramp: The Logical Song (1979)
(adjectives, adverbs)
Directions
Useany other song: Copy lyrics into a Word document, create gaps for parts of speech, vocabulary/expressions by topic, other
Options:
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Students write answers in the number fields on the right (not in the gaps), so they can practice again at home
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Underline/circle words instead of writing them (for part or all of the gapfill)
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Encourage students to write about the song, using words from the gapfill
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Encourage students to write dialogues with select words from the songs and read them with a partner

Number in Order
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Beyonce: If I were a Boy (208)
Directions
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Pre-teach expressions if needed
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Play song
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Students number the expressions in the order they hear them
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Repeat

Show and Tell - My Song
Directions
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Model in class.
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Students fill out handout at home. They describe their favorite song in detail.
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Share with class:
Students mingle, in pairs, tell partner about song. Change partners. Repeat.