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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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�Missing� by Everything But The Girl
Catchy, engaging song with clearly enunciated lyrics. Encourage students to try and predict which word from the underlined pair they will hear.Simple while listening task to see if their predictions were correct. Use YouTube video with lyrics to self-check (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9VdJA6BCww). Optional: Let students enjoy the remixed versio...
Level: elementary
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16
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Hurricane By Bridgit Mendler
Related to thematic area of �Natural Disasters�. In this case HURRICANES. Intended to encourage students to personalise a somewhat �distant� and remote context relative to their own, by using modern music that includes language related to various forms of disaster. Simple listening task, preceded by prediction / guessing likely choice from context ...
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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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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�Glad you came� by The Wanted
Pre-listening task is to attempt to predict which of the words in the box fit into the space While listening task is to check if they were correct and amend accordingly. Minimal writing involved so as to allow learners more time to devote to the listening side of things. Learners self-correct by watching the song+lyrics vid on YouTube. An uplifting...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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"The Climb" by Miley Cyrus
Before Miley Cyrus discovered �twerking� she was producing MOR pop for the retainer wearing teen population of the world. Minimal writing involved in this listening task. The song is quite uplifting and had been adopted as an anthem best suited to graduation ceremonies around the English speaking world. Utilise Youtube videos with lyrics to encoura...
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13
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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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"Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top
Catchy song from the guys with �the� beards of rock. Target language related to clothes and accessories. Students simply recognise the word they hear and write in the number next to the word. Students are to be encouraged to try and predict the likely word (before listening) from contextual clues e.g. rhymes etc. Then listen. Students to use YouTub...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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SONG �1,2,3,4� by Feist
Pre-listening task is to attempt to predict which of the boldened pairs learners will hear. While listening task is to check if they were correct and amend accordingly. Minimal writing involved so as to allow learners more time to devote to the listening side of things. Learners self-correct by watching the song+lyrics vid on YouTube. Enjoy.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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�Love Don�t Leave Me Waiting� by Glen Hansard
A gorgeously laid back yet melodious tune by Glen Hansard. Prior to listening students should be encouraged to guess (from contextual clues) which of the pair of words they are likely to hear. Then listen to the song to see if they were correct. Students circle the correct word. Then follow up by watching the official video and noting down answers ...
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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