Ariana Grande – Twilight Zone: Listening Song Activity For English Language Teaching

Quick Lesson Overview:

These are quick and fun Listening Activities to break the pace of your English language teaching classes and give students a breath of fresh air while at the same time, reviewing some grammar points like theModal verbs, Simple Present, Present Continuous, colors, adjectives, etc.

This is the GRAMMACLIP CHALLENGE featuring the song and music video for “Twilight Zone” by Ariana Grande! The challenges are divided by level of difficulty. Choose the most appropriate for your students and ENJOY!

HAPPY TEACHING!

IMPORTANT NOTE! This activity had a HUGE Upgrade!

For a more complete teaching Experience (including assessment tools) Check out the revamped version of this post! below:

Ariana Grande – Twilight Zone: Listening Song Activity (Now BEAT+ Aligned & Even Better!)

OBJECTIVES OF THIS ACTIVITY:
- Provide quick and fun listening activities for English language teaching classes using a music video
- Challenge students with different levels of difficulty, including identifying verbs in the Simple Present, Present Continuous, superlative, etc, and understanding the meaning of the lyrics.

How To Play The GrammaClip Challenges:

Step 1.

Divide students into pairs or trios, and tell them they are going to watch/listen to various video clips of a song and in each one, they have to listen to different things and write them down on a blank sheet of paper. (or on the chat box, if you’re teaching online. in this case, tell them to send you the answers privately!)

Step 2.

Before playing each clip, say what you want the students to listen to and make sure they know it. In order to do that ask them if they can give you examples of the vocab words/grammar structures they must listen to.

Step 3.

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

Step 4.

Check what the teams wrote down and assign points. (1 for each right word, if there is more than 1 word in the clip)

Step 5.

Repeat steps 2, 3, 4 for the next clips. The team with more points, in the end, is the winner!

GrammaClip Challenge 01

ATTENTION! Choose the most appropriate game level for your students: Basic, intermediate or advanced!

Basic (easy):

WATCH THE CLIP BELOW AND IDENTIFY at least 1 adjective + IDENTIFY at least 1 color.

Intermediate (medium):

WATCH THE CLIP BELOW AND IDENTIFY at least 1 question + IDENTIFY 1 superlative adjective.

Advanced (hard):

WATCH THE CLIP BELOW AND IDENTIFY 3 questions.

(ANSWERS and lyrics key in the pdf instructions)

Teacher’s Tips:

After completing the challenge, take a moment to reinforce the grammatical structures identified. Discuss their usage within the song’s context and how they contribute to the overall meaning of the lyrics. Encourage students to come up with additional sentences using the identified structures to solidify their understanding.

GrammaClip Challenge 02

ATTENTION! Choose the most appropriate game level for your students: Basic, intermediate or advanced!

Basic (easy):

WATCH THE CLIP BELOW AND IDENTIFY at least one frequency adverb + IDENTIFY a negative auxiliary verb

Intermediate (medium):

WATCH THE CLIP BELOW AND IDENTIFY 1 question in the simple present tense + IDENTIFY at least 1 modal verb

Advanced (hard):

WATCH THE CLIP BELOW AND Answer the question Use lyrics to support your answer:

What does Ariana’s message reveal about her feelings?

A) She doesn’t care anymore.
B) She’s still confused and emotional.
C) She wants the person back.

(ANSWERS and lyrics key in the pdf instructions)

GrammaClip Challenge 03

ATTENTION! Choose the most appropriate game level for your students: Basic, intermediate or advanced!

Basic (easy):

WATCH THE CLIP BELOW AND IDENTIFY 1 adjective AND IDENTIFY a question word + IDENTIFY at least 1 plural word.

Intermediate (medium):

WATCH THE CLIP BELOW AND IDENTIFY 2 words in their plural form + IDENTIFY 1 present continuous verb.

Advanced (hard):

WATCH THE CLIP BELOW AND ANSWER the question: Justify your answer with words from the lyrics.

What does the Ariana suggest about the relationship?

A) It was honest and clear.
B) It ended on good terms.
C) It was fake and confusing.

(ANSWERS and lyrics key in the pdf instructions)

Here’s the Official Music Video. Show it to your students at the end of the activity!

🎉 That’s a wrap for today’s activity! I hope this lesson brings energy, engagement, and a little sparkle to your English classes. Let music do the teaching while you sit back and enjoy the ride.