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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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Tornado Warning by Rihanna
Related to the thematic area of �Natural Disasters�. This being �Tornadoes�. 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 video as so...
Level: elementary
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 39
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SONG Sit Still, Be Pretty by Daya
Marking Int. Women�s Day I put together a worksheet to accompany this sassy song by Daya - a song I became aware of thanks to my own daughter listening to it in the commute to school each day. The song pokes fun at Barbie Doll depictions and expectations of women, while forwarding a much more prickly, independent, feminist perspective that espouses...
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 33
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�Thinking Out Loud� by Ed Sheeran
A sweet honest song from the man in the spotlight , Ed Sheeran. Students have 16 gaps in the lyrics but have the gapped out body parts in a box. Students simply identify which word they hear where the lyric is gapped and write the number next to it. An example is done for them.
Enjoy. Feedback welcome.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 32
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�Valentine�s Heart� by Tanita Tikaram
This is an intriguing �twist� on the usual Valentine�s slop dished out at this time of year. An ambiguous, moody and breathy song whispered by the Queen of Croon Tanita Tikaram. A real �Golden Oldie� with a minimal writing task which allows the learner to really focus on the listening side of things. Predict before listening from contextual clues. ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 30
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Natural Disasters Earthquake
Related to thematic area of �Natural Disasters�. In order to have students personalise the context relative to their own, attempting to use modern music that �uses� language related to various forms of disaster. Simple listening task, preceded by prediction / guessing likely choice from context / rhyme etc. Use YouTube video as source of audio and ...
Level: elementary
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 30
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�Wannacry� Ransomware Attack - Reading for specific details
Introduce context of cybercrime, hacking, blackmail, ransoms.Elicit what students know about the topic (probably more than you expected). Have your students scan a text to answer set questions regarding a recent �Ransomware� attack in Europe and Asia. Answers provided.
Your feedback is appreciated.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 29
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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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SONG �Like I�m gonna lose you� by Meghan Trainor
Engage your students in an easy while listening task as they listen to a song which has become an international hit and source of many an excellent cover versions. Encourage students to predict from context possible rhymes etc. which of the BOLD-ened pairs of words they are likely to hear. Wk/sht has a simple while listening task. Students confirm ...
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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