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Month: February 2020

Cambridge B2 First lesson plan featuring Lauv's Modern Loneliness

Fun B2 First Lesson Plan: Cambridge Prep with Lauv’s ‘Modern Loneliness

February 27, 2020 Márcia Bonfim (Mars)

Dive into the emotional depth of ‘Modern Loneliness’ by Lauv in our latest FCE lesson plan. Designed for B1+/B2 level students, this resource offers a unique blend of music and exam preparation, covering vocabulary, speaking, listening, and writing skills, alongside activities tailored for the Cambridge English: First exam.

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Taylor Swift's "Only the Young" lesson plan for ESL teachers, featuring YouTube video, worksheet pdf

How Teaching English with Taylor Swift’s Music Can Boost Student Engagement

February 19, 2020 Márcia Bonfim (Mars)

Boost your ESL classroom with Taylor Swift’s “Only the Young”! This engaging lesson plan for B1+ students enhances speaking, reading, and listening skills. Includes step-by-step guidance and downloadable materials to make teaching English fun and impactful. Perfect for adding music to your lessons!

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Creative B1 ESL lesson using Lauv's 'Tattoos Together

Pop Music Meets ESL: Teaching B1 English with Lauv’s ‘Tattoos Together

February 1, 2020 Márcia Bonfim (Mars)

Elevate your B1 ESL lessons with Lauv’s ‘Tattoos Together’. This comprehensive plan combines video analysis, memory games, and creative writing to engage students. Perfect for discussing relationships and self-expression while enhancing language skills.

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Loved this site. I have already implemented some of the lesson plans in my classes and it’s so great how students respond to more dynamic

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― Adri Drueba

“Months ago I discovered Song Activity Factory: I was very impressed. In fact it offers lesson plans based on trendy songs AND it features great

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― Ambra Arduini

I just wanted to say thank you to Márcia, her website Song Activity Factory has helped me in so many ways. I started teaching online

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― Anita Massa

Song Activity Factory is the perfect way to make your students get the language “Under their skin” (any coincidence with the song is only a

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― Chris Pontiroli

Song Activity Factory is for sure one of the greatest websites available to help ESL teachers in the new journey of online teaching. It takes

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― Diego Fracari

Dear Márcia,  You are un(and I really have to use the F word here!)believable!  I requested this song about 3-4 days ago and in this short

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― Elize Marais

Marcia, I don’t know if I’ve ever told you how much I love your activities! Every time I open my email and find a different

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― Giselle da Silva

I always use Song Activity Factory and I’ve had such great experiences with my students. It’s possible to work with different skills of language, making

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― Leandro Thomazini

Song Activity Factory has been a fantastic addition to my ESL classroom. My students specifically requested to use it, and it turned out to be

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― Lucas Peres Fonseca

SAF was a life saver with the lesson plan for Rain on me – soon after all classes had moved online and running out of

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