Description: This song-based activity lesson plan for English language teaching features the song Sing it with me by JP Cooper/ Astrid S and its official music video. Students talk about photos and create characters and life backgrounds, write and compare short narratives, watch a music video, do a listening exercise with the lyrics, and write a story. Language level: B2 and above Learner type: All ages Skills: speaking, reading, listening and writing Topic: Character, feelings, life stories Language: Vocabulary to describe appearance, character, feelings, and narrative tenses Materials: Youtube video, worksheet, photos, and mp3 file Duration: 1 hour - 1h 30 min Downloadable materials: instructions; Listening worksheet; Photos; song mp3
Category: Song Activity
On a Roll – Ashley O (Miley Cyrus)
Description: This song-based activity lesson plan for English language teaching features the song On a Roll by Ashley O (Miley Cyrus) and its official music video. Students talk about success and do a vocabulary exercise, watch and compare music videos, listen to the song, and do a listening exercise with the lyrics. Language level: B1 and above Learner type: All ages Skills: speaking, reading, listening and writing (with backchannel) Topics: success, music Language: success idioms, expressing opinions, comparisons Materials: Youtube videos, worksheets, and mp3 file Duration: 1 hour - 1h 30 min Downloadable materials: instructions; vocabulary and lyrics worksheet; song mp3
Teaching With Music Videos: Watch & Catch 2!
We are back with the fun and original music video activity for English language teaching – WATCH & CATCH – containing excerpts from music videos for current songs, in which students have to ‘catch’ visuals in the video excerpts, as well as words in the lyrics of the songs.
Description: In this activity, students work in teams to identify, visually and audibly, grammar and/or vocabulary words in the music video and lyrics. as a competition; they are awarded points for each right item identified. Language level: A2+ and above Learner type: All ages Skills: listening, writing Topic: varied Language and grammar: sports, means of transportation, common objects, animals, past tense verbs, food, numbers, countries, adjectives, Materials: vimeo video and a blank sheet of paper for each group (to write down their answers) Duration: 20 -30 min Downloadable materials: none
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Teaching with SONG PIECES 2!
SONG PIECES is back! By using various short song extracts, it injects variety and liveliness to English language teaching classes. It generates student interaction and collaboration to identify specific things in the lyrics, in a light and fun way. SONG PIECES is fast-paced, and its variety provides extra energy and fun at any moment the teacher needs: Review, warm-up, extra grammar practice, or as a simple reward activity
Description: In this ELT song-based activity, students work in teams and listen to 7 different short song extracts, and have to identify different grammar structures and vocabulary in each one. Language level: all levels Learner type: All ages Skills: listening and writing Topic: varied Language and grammar: nationality, clothes, adjectives, parts of the body, modal verbs (can/could), nature words connected to water Materials: edited mp3 files for the songs used Duration: 20 - 30 minutes Downloadable materials: instructions; Song Extracts (mp3 files)
Mother’s Day Flashback: Losing My Religion
Description: This song-based activity lesson plan for English language teaching features “Losing My Religion” by REM, and its official music video. Students review ways of expressing opinions, agreeing and disagreeing, talk about the meaning of the song, read and discuss people’s opinions about it, watch the music video, and talk about its connection with the lyrics Language level: intermediate (B1+) and above Learner type: All ages Skills: speaking (Cambridge English First Exam - FCE preparation), and reading. Topic: song meaning and sharing opinions in Cambridge exams Language: Vocabulary related to opinions, agreeing, disagreeing, and interaction Materials: Youtube video, worksheets, and mp3 file Duration: 1 hour - 1h 30min Downloadable materials: instructions; Lyrics worksheet+ opinions; song mp3
Broken & Beautiful – Kelly Clarkson
Description: This song-based activity lesson plan for English language teaching features the song Broken & Beautiful by Kelly Clarkson and the official music video. Students talk about movies, do a crosswords exercise with words from the lyrics, listen to the song and do a gap-fill listening exercise with the words found in the crosswords Language level: Basic (A2) and above Learner type: All ages Skills: speaking, reading, listening and writing Topic: Movies Language: Vocabulary related to movies, expressing opinions Materials: Youtube video, worksheets pdf, and mp3 file Duration: 1 hour Downloadable materials: instructions; worksheet; song mp3
Can We Pretend – P!nk feat. Cash Cash
Description: This song-based activity lesson plan for English language teaching features the song ‘Can We Pretend” by P!nk feat. Cash Cash and its Lyric video. Students answer Have You Ever questions with Wheeldecide.com, do a matching exercise with vowel sounds and diphthongs, listen to the song and put the words in order. Language level: Pre-intermediate (A2+ - B1) and above Learner type: All ages Skills: speaking, reading, listening, pronunciation (vowel sounds and diphthongs) Topic: Experiences and Pretense Language and Grammar: Vocabulary related to experiences, Present Perfect tense Materials: Youtube video, worksheet pdf and mp3 file Duration: 1 hour Downloadable materials: instructions; Vowel sound worksheet; song mp3
