Hello, fellow teachers! Here’s an exciting treat for Queen fans and classic rock lovers. I’ve created a fun activity featuring Queen’s greatest hits that will engage your students and make English learning a rocking experience.

If your students enjoy timeless rock tunes, they’ll adore this activity! Let’s explore the world of Queen and use their legendary songs to boost English skills while having a blast. Ready to rock your classroom? Let’s get started!

Freddie Mercury striking his iconic pose on stage

DESCRIPTION:

In this entertaining and engaging song-based activity featuring some of Queen’s greatest hits, students watch five separate videos with song extracts. The lyrics appear on the screen with gaps, and their task is to watch and complete the missing words as they hear them. This activity is perfect as a review, extra listening practice, reward activity, or just for a good time! You and your students deserve it! XD

Language level: A2+B1
Learner type: All ages
Skills: listening and writing
Topic: Queen's hits
Language: Basic words and verbs
Materials: embedded videos on the blog post
Duration: 20 - 30 min
Downloadable materials: Instructions.pdf

OBJECTIVES OF THIS LESSON PLAN:
1. Enhance listening comprehension and aural skills.
2. Expand vocabulary, language usage, and context understanding. 
2. Encourage engagement, motivation, and collaborative learning.

Welcome to the Song Activity Factory! Here, we follow the rules of The Creative Jedi Code:

STEP-BY-STEP LESSON PLAN

Basic Instructions:

There are five song extracts in this activity. Each song extract has a slide for the students to read and prepare before they listen to the song to identify the missing words. Instruct students to write their answers down on a sheet of paper. It’s also a good idea to pause the video and have students read it. Clarify any doubts about the vocabulary. Then play it for the students twice or more. Have students check their answers in pairs, before playing once more and correcting the exercises. The answers are in the instructions.pdf.

Step 1 (5 min)

Play the first extract, pausing after the “read and prepare” slide. Help students with the vocabulary. Play the extract 2x or more, and have students write down their answers.

Step 2 (5 min)

Have students check their answers in pairs. Then, correct it by having students read the extract with their answers.

Step 3 (15 min)

Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the other extracts.

The answers are in the instructions.pdf.

Song Extract 01

Song Extract 02

Song Extract 03

Song Extract 04

Song Extract 05

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