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SONG �Bonfire Hearts� by James Blunt
Perfect for a Friday afternoon. Get yourself and your students in the mood for the weekend with this radiant and rousing song by ex-soldier / pop singer- James Blunt. Instruct your students to read the lyrics prior to listening to the song. Have them predict which of the boldened pairs they will hear (judging from contextual clues / rhyme etc.). T...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 25


 
Past Tense holidays questionairre
Have Students �flesh out� the skelton questions. Drill to hone pronunciation. Then have students complete the survey. You may need to assist providing incidental spellings of unanticipated vocabulary. Skelton questions also apply to present cont for future and indeed going to ENJOY.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 45


 
SONG �When we were young� by ADELE
Get ahead of the game with your students by introducing them to this powerful new song from Adele. Encourage students to predict from context possible rhymes etc. which of the BOLDened pairs of words they are likely to hear. Wk/sht has a simple while listening task. Students confirm if their predictions/ guesses were indeed correct. Hope you / they...
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 74


 
�Missing� by Everything But The Girl
Catchy, engaging song with clearly enunciated lyrics. Encourage students to try and predict which word from the underlined pair they will hear.Simple while listening task to see if their predictions were correct. Use YouTube video with lyrics to self-check (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9VdJA6BCww). Optional: Let students enjoy the remixed versio...
Level: elementary
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16


 
�Everything At Once� by Lenka
A song from Lenka�s 2nd album uses an array of similies. Students ought to be encouraged to �predict� the likely answer before listening. It�s a catchy tune - made all the more popular when Microsoft adopted it to promote Windows 8 and the �Surface� tablet PC.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 72


 
�Lean On� by Major Lazer & DJ Snake (with M�)
In Nov. 2015 this song was announced by Spotify as officially being the most streamed song ever! Get your students into the groove by encouraging them to predict (using contextual clues , rhymes etc.)which of the bolded pair of words or phrases they will hear. Then listen to the song to check if they were correct. The official video on YouTube is p...
Level: elementary
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 19


 
SONG Taylor Swift �Last Christmas�
Taylor Swift�s version of George Michael�s classic Christmas slow song. Students listen to identify which of the words in the vertical box on the right they hear. Check answers by watching YouTube �lyrics� video.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 49


 
Tornado Warning by Rihanna
Related to the thematic area of �Natural Disasters�. This being �Tornadoes�. In order to personalise the context relative to students� own. Utilising modern music that incorporates language related to various forms of disaster. Simple listening task, preceded by prediction / guessing likely choice from context / rhyme etc. Use YouTube video as so...
Level: elementary
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 39


 
�Valentine�s Heart� by Tanita Tikaram
This is an intriguing �twist� on the usual Valentine�s slop dished out at this time of year. An ambiguous, moody and breathy song whispered by the Queen of Croon Tanita Tikaram. A real �Golden Oldie� with a minimal writing task which allows the learner to really focus on the listening side of things. Predict before listening from contextual clues. ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 30


 
�Glad you came� by The Wanted
Pre-listening task is to attempt to predict which of the words in the box fit into the space While listening task is to check if they were correct and amend accordingly. Minimal writing involved so as to allow learners more time to devote to the listening side of things. Learners self-correct by watching the song+lyrics vid on YouTube. An uplifting...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15

 


Makes of Cars (logos)
Activate your students� minds to topic of cars / driving etc. by warming up with a simple ppt asking students to guess the names of various car companies from their logos. Expand by quizzing students as to which company originated in which country. Answers on final slide.

Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 9

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