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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
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�Unique� by Lenka SONG
Brighten up your day with this bright and breezy pop song by the Australian diva of boppy, optimistic pop, Lenka. Encourage learners to try and predict which of the words in the BOLD pairs they are likely to hear, before they listen. Then listen to see if they were correct. Audio / video available on YouTube. Feedback appreciated.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 17
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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
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Perfect Storm by John Smith
Related to the thematic area of �Natural Disasters�. This being �Storms�. In order to personalise the context relative to students� own. Utilise modern music that students can relate to whilst retaining pedagogical integrity as lyrics include language related to various forms of disaster and whilst also being used as metaphor / allegory for probl...
Level: elementary
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 17
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SONG �1,2,3,4� by Feist
Pre-listening task is to attempt to predict which of the boldened pairs learners will hear. 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. Enjoy.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Five Feet High and Risin by Johnny Cash
Related to the thematic area of �Natural Disasters�. This being �Floods�. In order to personalise the context relative to students� own. Utilise modern music that students can relate to whilst retaining pedagogical integrity as lyrics include language related to various forms of disaster and whilst also being used as metaphor / allegory for probl...
Level: elementary
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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"The Climb" by Miley Cyrus
Before Miley Cyrus discovered �twerking� she was producing MOR pop for the retainer wearing teen population of the world. Minimal writing involved in this listening task. The song is quite uplifting and had been adopted as an anthem best suited to graduation ceremonies around the English speaking world. Utilise Youtube videos with lyrics to encoura...
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13
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What a Mighty Storm by Nanci Griffith and friends
Related to the thematic area of �Natural Disasters�. This being �Storms�. In order to personalise the context relative to students� own. Utilise modern music that students can relate to revisit what still remains USA�s worst ever natural disaster when between 6,000 to 8,000 people lost their lives. Simple listening task, preceded by prediction / g...
Level: elementary
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 19
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�Perfect� by Ed Sheeran SONG
Man of the moment Ed Sheeran with a beautiful ode to his present love, Cherry Seaborn. Minimal pre /while listening tasks. Encourage your students to try and predict which words they will hear before they listen. Then they can assess how accurate their predictions were, having listened to what is, a delightful song.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 93
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�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
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