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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: 128
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I wish I knew how it would feel to be FREE by Lighthouse Family
Fill in the gaps with words in the box. Check using Youtube �lyrics� video to encourage self-checking. Try it. It�s a very uplifting song. Priginal penned by Nina Simone which is also available on Youtube if you wish to expose your students to some simmering, carribean jazz!
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 74
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SONG �When we were young� by ADELE
Get ahead of the game with your students by introducing them to this powerful new song from Adele. Encourage students to predict from context possible rhymes etc. which of the BOLDened pairs of words they are likely to hear. Wk/sht has a simple while listening task. Students confirm if their predictions/ guesses were indeed correct. Hope you / they...
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 74
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Phineas and Ferb help with Present Continuous
Are you familiar with the cartoon characters Phineas & Ferb? If yes, great. If not, then your students probably are. Utilse Youtube as a source for the video / song. Have students predict the likely verb either by using contextual clues, rhyming sounds or old fashioned guess work. Students write in the number in the space o lyrics worksheet and the...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 43
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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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SONG �Friday I�m in love� by Janet Devlin
Catchy little tune from an Irish singer with a lovely, breathy voice. Here, she covers the classic song by The Cure.
Encourage your learners to read the words in the box on the right. Before listening, encourage them to try and predict which word will go where - by looking for contextual clues or possible rhymes etc.
Learners write in the corre...
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16
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SONG �One Way or Another� by Blondie
Classic song from the 70�s which was given a new lease of life when One Direction released their own version in 2013. Raise your students� awareness of the change of sound in spoken language where �going to� becomes �gonna�.
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 58
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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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�Volcano� by Damien Rics
Related to the thematic area of �Natural Disasters�. This being �Volcanic Eruptions�. In order to personalise the context relative to students� own. Utilising modern music that incorporates language related to various forms of disaster. Simple listening task, preceded by prediction / guessing likely choice from context / rhyme etc. Use YouTube vi...
Level: elementary
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 26
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�Blue Skies� by Lenka
Catchy modern song from Lenka�s 2015 album release, �The Bright Side�. Simple while task to be completed done after pre- listening task of encouraging students to predict which word they will likely hear, based on contextual clues, e.g. rhymes, collocation etc.
Look up and enjoy the Blue Skies.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 25
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