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�Sit Down� SONG by James
Timeless track by Manchester stalwarts, James. Used in the latest �Games of Thrones� trailer entitled �The Long Walk� (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxWfvtnHtS0). Have your students attempt to predict the likely word from the pair offered to choose from. Listen to track on YouTube to check if their predictions were correct. https://www.youtube.co...
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 22
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�Nicest Thing� by Kate Nash
A delightful and clearly enunciated song by the breathy Kate Nash related to the function of making or expressing wishes. Simple while listening task. Students self check using YouTube lyrics video. Ease your students into the weekend by getting them to follow up and make their own wishes. Your feedback appreciated. Did you students enjoy the song?
Level: elementary
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18
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�Photograph� by Ed Sheeran
A new song from the man of the moment, Ed Sheeran. �Photograph� recalls the thrill of first love and the bond over time a la the Beatles �When I�m 64�. A simple while listening task focuses students�attention on listening for details in the song and recognising which of the emboldened pair of alternative options they actually hear.
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Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 56
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SONG Sit Still, Be Pretty by Daya
Marking Int. Women�s Day I put together a worksheet to accompany this sassy song by Daya - a song I became aware of thanks to my own daughter listening to it in the commute to school each day. The song pokes fun at Barbie Doll depictions and expectations of women, while forwarding a much more prickly, independent, feminist perspective that espouses...
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 33
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Hurricane By Bridgit Mendler
Related to thematic area of �Natural Disasters�. In this case HURRICANES. Intended to encourage students to personalise a somewhat �distant� and remote context relative to their own, by using modern music that includes language related to various forms of disaster. Simple listening task, preceded by prediction / guessing likely choice from context ...
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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Natural Disasters Earthquake
Related to thematic area of �Natural Disasters�. In order to have students personalise the context relative to their own, attempting to use modern music that �uses� language related to various forms of disaster. Simple listening task, preceded by prediction / guessing likely choice from context / rhyme etc. Use YouTube video as source of audio and ...
Level: elementary
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 30
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�Shake it Off� by Taylor Swift
Engaging song with easy task. Learners try to predict which word they will hear using contextual clues / rhymes etc. On listening then they simply write the number of gapped word into table. Have students check using YouTube video including the lyrics to the song. Enjoy. Your feedback appreciated. Did your students enjoy it ?
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 128
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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 �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
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�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
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