Comparatives in SONG PIECES! [Teaching With Songs A2/B1]

Lesson at a Glance: Comparatives in SONG PIECES!

The Experience: Students participate in a high-energy, competitive listening challenge to identify comparative adjectives within six short song extracts from major global artists. This fast-paced “Song Pieces” activity focuses on accuracy and collaborative identification.

Media / Artist: Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas, Imagine Dragons, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga
Target Level: A2, A2+, B1, B1+
Duration: 15 – 20 min
Language Focus: ESL Song Lesson Plan
Key Outcome: To reinforce the recognition of comparative adjective forms in authentic listening contexts while boosting student engagement through gamified review.
Materials: YouTube Video, instructions.pdf

Expert Author: Márcia Bonfim
Source: Song Activity Factory

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This week, SONG PIECES is back! This time, in another special edition for A2, B1 students

SONG PIECES: COMPARATIVES

SONG PIECES is fast-paced, and provides extra energy and fun at any moment you need: Review, warm-up, consolidation, or as a simple reward activity.

Description:

In this ELT song-based activity, students WORK in teams (or individually), LISTEN to 6 different short song extracts, and IDENTIFY comparative adjectives in each one.

OBS: This lesson plan was made for ONLINE TEACHING, but it can be modified for face-to-face instruction, as well.

Language level: (A2, B1)
Learner type : All ages
Skills : listening and writing
Topic : comparatives
Materials : YouTube Video
Duration: 15 - 20 min
Downloadable Materials: instructions

STEP-BY-STEP LESSON PLAN

Step 1

Divide students into pairs or trios (it can also be done individually, depending on the number of students), and tell them they are going to listen to various extracts of songs and in each one they have to listen to COMPARATIVES and write them down on a blank sheet of paper.

Review comparatives before the activity by asking students to give you examples and writing them on the board.

Step 2

Tell them they have 3 chances to try to get the right comparatives. Then, play the first extract 3 times and they write down the answer for number 1.

Step 3

Check what the teams wrote down (you can use the chat feature of the application you’re using with your online students. ex: in-meeting chat in zoom , and ask them to use it to send you the answers.

Assign points. (1 for each right comparative, if there is more than 1 comparative adjective in the recording)