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�Shake it Off� by Taylor Swift
Engaging song with easy task. Learners try to predict which word they will hear using contextual clues / rhymes etc. On listening then they simply write the number of gapped word into table. Have students check using YouTube video including the lyrics to the song. Enjoy. Your feedback appreciated. Did your students enjoy it ?
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 127
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�Everything At Once� by Lenka
A song from Lenka�s 2nd album uses an array of similies. Students ought to be encouraged to �predict� the likely answer before listening. It�s a catchy tune - made all the more popular when Microsoft adopted it to promote Windows 8 and the �Surface� tablet PC.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 72
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�Nicest Thing� by Kate Nash
A delightful and clearly enunciated song by the breathy Kate Nash related to the function of making or expressing wishes. Simple while listening task. Students self check using YouTube lyrics video. Ease your students into the weekend by getting them to follow up and make their own wishes. Your feedback appreciated. Did you students enjoy the song?
Level: elementary
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18
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Perfect Storm by John Smith
Related to the thematic area of �Natural Disasters�. This being �Storms�. In order to personalise the context relative to students� own. Utilise modern music that students can relate to whilst retaining pedagogical integrity as lyrics include language related to various forms of disaster and whilst also being used as metaphor / allegory for probl...
Level: elementary
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 17
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SONG �Drag Me Down� by Walk Off The Earth (cover of One Direction song)
Catchy, envigourating song - perfect for the mid-lesson lull. Superb video on Vimeo / YouTube - check out the instrument of �smashing plates� at the end. Encourage your students to try and predict which of the words they are going to hear. S/s then draw a dash under the words. Then on listening they circle the word they actually hear and check if t...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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�Perfect� by Ed Sheeran SONG
Man of the moment Ed Sheeran with a beautiful ode to his present love, Cherry Seaborn. Minimal pre /while listening tasks. Encourage your students to try and predict which words they will hear before they listen. Then they can assess how accurate their predictions were, having listened to what is, a delightful song.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 93
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Wish You Were Here - Goodbye Lullaby by Avril Lavigne
Catchy tune by the teenage rebel�s heroine Avril Lavigne. Students are to be encouraged to attempt to predict which of the underlined pairs they will hear, based on contextual clues such as possible rhymes, established collocation etc. While listen task is simple and therefore allows student to concentrate on listening and not required to complete...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 24
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What a Mighty Storm by Nanci Griffith and friends
Related to the thematic area of �Natural Disasters�. This being �Storms�. In order to personalise the context relative to students� own. Utilise modern music that students can relate to revisit what still remains USA�s worst ever natural disaster when between 6,000 to 8,000 people lost their lives. Simple listening task, preceded by prediction / g...
Level: elementary
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 19
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�Photograph� by Ed Sheeran
A new song from the man of the moment, Ed Sheeran. �Photograph� recalls the thrill of first love and the bond over time a la the Beatles �When I�m 64�. A simple while listening task focuses students�attention on listening for details in the song and recognising which of the emboldened pair of alternative options they actually hear.
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Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 56
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Five Feet High and Risin by Johnny Cash
Related to the thematic area of �Natural Disasters�. This being �Floods�. In order to personalise the context relative to students� own. Utilise modern music that students can relate to whilst retaining pedagogical integrity as lyrics include language related to various forms of disaster and whilst also being used as metaphor / allegory for probl...
Level: elementary
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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