YOU WILL SURVIVE! Tips on Teaching with Songs

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6. 1. Crossword Puzzle At ___ (1) I wasafraid, I waspretrified Keptthinking I ___ (2) neverlivewithoutyoubymyside Butthen I spentsomany ___ (3), thinkinghowyoudid me ____ (4) I grewstrong, I learnedhowtogetalong. 1 - ..., second, third, fourth 2 – Past tense of “can” 3 – Partofthedaywhenit’sdark (plural) 4 – Ifyou’renotright, you’re ...

7. Workindividuallyor in pairs. • Hand out theactivitysheet. • Set time. • Studentstrytofind out whatthewords are. (Dictionariesallowed.) • Play thesong. (once) • Studentscorrect in pairsorgroups (teacher helps). • Play songagain. • Andsing! (ornot!)

8. 2. The e-mail!

9. “Mark, I havetotellyousomethingandif I don’t I thinkI’ll die. At first I wasafraid, really, I waspetrified. I keptthinkingthat I couldnever, ever, livewithoutyoubymyside. I spentsomanynightsthinkinghowyoudid me wrong. I grewstrongand, it wasnoteasy, butI learnedhowtogetalong. It was hard and it tookallthestrength I hadso I wouldn’ttofall apart. Don’tthinkI’m a drama queen, but I triedvery hard tomendthepiecesofmybrokenheart...”

10. Pre-readingactivities (discussion? pre-teachvocabulary?) • Questionsafterreadingtheemail • How do youthinkthepersonwhowrotethis e-e-mail is feeling? / etc • Play song / video. • Post-reading/listening – discussion? writing? • Optional: providefulllyrics.

11. 3. Translation And so you're … (1) from outer space.I just walked in to find you … (2)With that … (3) look upon your face.I should've changed that stupid … (4),I should've made you … (5) your … (6),If I had known, for just one … (7),You'd be back to … (8) me. aqui – chave – de volta – deixar – fechadura – incomodar – segundo – triste

12. Use for words / expressionsyou’dliketoreview. • Havestudentstryandfill in theblankswiththewordsfromthelistusingthecontext. • Play thesong. • Studentscorrent in pairsorgroup. • Readthelyricsandprovidetherightanswer. • Play thesongagain • Follow-up: ?

13. At first, I was afraid ( ) I was petrified. ( ) Kept thinkin' I could never live ( ) Without you by my side, ( ) But then I spent so many nights ( ) Thinkin' how you did me wrong. ( ) And I grew strong ( ) And I learned how to get along. ( ) a – Semvocê do meulado b – E eufiquei forte c – No início, euestava com medo d – Mas entãopasseitantasnoites e – Pensando no quantovocê me fez mal f – Euestavaapavorada g – Ficavapensandoquenãopoderiaviver h – E euaprendi a me virar

14. At first, I was afraid, I was petrified. Kept thinkin' I could never live without you by my side. But then I spent so many nights thinkin' how you did me wrong. And I grew strong. And I learned how to get along. No início, estava ___ (1), euestavaapavorada. Ficava ___ (2)quenãopoderiaviversemvocê do meu ___ (3). Mas entãopassei ___ (4)noitespensando no quantovocê me fez ___ (5). Eufiquei forte e ___ (6) a me virar.

15. 4. Grammar Simple Past Tense At first, I … (be) afraid, I … (be) petrified.… (keep) thinkin' I … (can) never liveWithout you by my side,But then I … (spend) so many nightsThinkin' how you … (do) me wrong.And I … (grow) strongAnd I … (learn) how to get along.

16. Aim: practicepast tense forms • Askstudentstoreadthelyricsandprovidethecorrectsimplepastformoftheverbs in parentheses. • Play thesong. • Studentscheckanswers in pairs/ groups. • Teacher plays thesongagainandstopsateachpast tense form. Providesrightanswerswhennecessary. • Post-listening. Askinformationquestionsusingtheverbs in thesong.

17. Because You Loved Me – Céline Dion For all those times you stood by me. For all the truth that you made me see. For all the joy you brought to my life. For all the wrong that you made right. For every dream you made come true. For all the love I found in you I'll be forever thankful baby. You're the one who held me up. Never let me fall. You're the one who saw me through, through it all.

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19. 5. Pronunciation

20. At first, I was afraid, I was petrified. Kept thinkin' I could never live without you by my side, But then I spent so many nights Thinkin' how you did me wrong. And I grew strong, and I learned how to get along. And so you're back from outer space. I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face. I should've changed that stupid lock, I should've made you leave your key If I had known, for just one second, you'd be back to bother me.

21. 6. What’swrong? And so I’m back from outer space. I just walked out to find you here With that happy look upon your face. I should've changed that smart lock, I should've made you leave your car, If I had known, for just one minute, You'd be back to love me.

22. Choosemedium-pacedsongs. • One “wrong” word in everysentenceortwosentences. • Makesurestudentsknowthewordsandexpressionsthey are abouttolistento. • Follow-up: ?

23. 7. Usingpictures – What’sthesong?

24. I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning I sleep alone Sweep the streets I used to own I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes Listened as the crowd would sing "Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"

25. Studentsreadthelyricsbeforehand. • Scramblepicturessostudentslistentothesongandputthem in order as theylistentotheword/expression. • Workwithwordcombinations rulethe world, seasrise, sweepstreets, rollthedice, crowdsing, longlivethe king • Follow-up: speaking /writingactivitiesusingpictures.

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