Quick Lesson Overview:
This song-based STEP-BY-STEP LESSON PLAN for ENGLISH language TEACHING features the lyrics extract and music video for Post Malone’s Overdrive. Students WORK with vocabulary words, WRITE down some lyrics dictated from a video, WRITE a final version of the lyrics in pairs and answer questions about it, LISTEN to the song and WATCH the music video.
OBS: This lesson plan was made for ONLINE TEACHING, but it can be modified for face-to-face instruction, as well.
- Language level: B1+ and above
- Learner type: All ages
- Skills: speaking, reading, listening and writing
- Topic: self-acceptance, self identity
- Language/grammar: adjectives, nouns
- Materials: Youtube video, genially presentation, audio extract
- Duration: about an hour
- Downloadable materials: Instructions.pdf
Objectives Of This ESL Song Lesson Plan:
- Develop students’ language skills through vocabulary matching, dictation of song lyrics, and discussion about the song’s themes.
- Enhance students’ critical thinking by analyzing and interpreting the song lyrics, answering questions, and engaging in discussions about self-acceptance and influence.
- Integrate various language skills, including speaking, listening, reading, and writing, through activities such as vocabulary exercises, dictation, peer discussions, and video analysis
How to Teach English with This ESL Song Lesson Plan: Instructions
Step 1 (5 min)
Slide 1 genially presentation link. Quote: “Stay real, stay you.” ask students to say what they understand by this quote and if they agree or disagree with it and why.
Step 2 (10 – 15 min)
Tell your students that you are going to work with a song that is connected to the theme of the previous quote. However, they are going to do a vocab exercise first.
vocabulary – matching exercise slide 02
Students match the words with their meanings using the context from the example sentences.
Give them some time to do the exercise and them correct. Answers are in slide 3.
Exercise 2. (slide 4)
Students write 3 sentences about the picture below using the words from exercise 1 (if you’re doing this online, you can ask students to send you the sentences via chat box).
Have students read their sentences.
Step 3 (7 min)
Dictolyrics. Individual task (slide 5)
Tell your students that they are going to watch a video in which part of a song’s lyrics are heard. And they have to write down what they understand. Emphasize that it’s ok if they do not get all the words. However, it’s important that they write what they get, even if it’s just separate words in the sentence.
Do not tell them whose song it is yet.
Step 4 (5 min)
Ask students if they know what song it is. (do not tell them just yet!) Play the song extract below so students can check their sentences and make changes. Ask them if they recognize the song now or the singer. (the singer is Post Malone and the song is “Overdrive”) obs: do not correct their work now as they are going to do this in pairs.
Step 5 (5 min)
In pairs (breakout rooms), students compare their work and get to a conclusion on the final version.
Step 6 (7 min)
Get random students to write down the first line of the verse in the CHAT BOX. Have other students correct it.
Do this for the other lines until you finish correcting the verse.
Step 7 (5 min)
In pairs (breakout rooms), students answer questions about the lyrics extract (slide7)
Step 8 (7 min)
Have the pairs share their answers and have a mini discussion
Step 9 (5 min)
Students watch the music video and comment on it to close the activity
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