The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm) – Amy Grant

Classification Snapshot

CEFR Level: C1

Grammar Focus: Advanced Reported Speech (reporting nuanced attitudes and historical voices)

Processing Demand: High

Why This Song Is Instructionally Valuable

This song provides a sophisticated context for mastering reported speech by moving beyond mechanical tense backshifting. It requires students to use reporting verbs to mediate complex emotional states, historical perspectives, and the shift from 1960s idealism to modern disillusionment, bridging the gap between social language and academic reporting.

Lesson Access

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Pop-CLIL Extension: Yasgur’s Ghost – The Anatomy of Hope This lesson functions as a Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) experience by merging Social History with advanced linguistics. Instead of a standard grammar drill, students investigate the historical and cultural shift between the 1969 Woodstock era and the present day. The lesson integrates content-based learning about the Civil Rights movement and 1960s counter-culture—specifically the legacies of icons like Martin Luther King Jr., Marvin Gaye, and John Lennon—requiring students to act as historical observers who must accurately report and debate the evolution of social hope and disillusionment.