1. MORE THAN FILLING THE BLANKS
IN SONGS
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2. ADVANTAGES Improves memory Motivates learning
Relaxes people who are overwhelmed or stressed
Makes learning fun
Use meaningful language in context
Songs enhance listening skills
Improve speaking fluency

3. WHAT CAN WE DO WITH SONGS?
introduce a new theme or topic
break the ice in a class
change the mood
Teach and build vocabulary and idioms
review material
teach pronunciation and intonation
teach difficult grammar
teach reading comprehension
Open a class discussion

4. DISADVANTAGES Students may think it is a free class
Inappropriate content
Some popular songs are hard to understand
Teacher next door can get upset
Hard to relate to themes seen in class

5. ACTIVITIES Match columns Unscramble the letters Choose the right word
Use opposites
Write the words for the pictures
Find and correct the error
Word elimination

6. number the sentences
Complete with cue words
Problems with the copy machine
Listen and answer the question
Picture sequences
Listen and circle the words you hear

7. MATCH THE COLUMNS HUMAN THE KILLERS
I did my best too notice
up to the platform of surrender
and sometimes I get nervous
close your eyes, clear your heart
Are we human or are we dancer?
and I’m on my knees looking for the answer
_____ when I see an open door
_____ are we human or are we dancer?
_____cut the cord
_____ when the call came down the line
_____ my sign is vital, my hands are cold
_____ I was brought but I was kind

8. UNSCRAMBLE THE LETTERS
DECODE
PARAMODE
How can I decide what's _____ (GITHR)t?
When you're ______ (UDGCLNOI) up my mind
Can't win your losing fight all the ______ (IMTE)
Not ______ (NONAG) ever own what's mine
When you're always ______ (KIGTAN) sides
You wont take away my ______ (DERPI)
No not _____ (SIHT) time
Not this time

9. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD BEAT IT MICHAEL JACKSON
You better (come – run – ride), you better (do – go – steal) what you can
Don’t wanna (see - win – need) no blood, don’t (like – live – be) a macho man
You wanna be (mad – tough – lazy), better do (when – what – how) you can
So beat it, but you wanna be bad

10. USE OPPOSITES LOVE STORY (TAYLOR SWIFT)
We were both ______ (old) when I first saw you,
I ______ (open) and the flashback _______ (ends).
I’m ______ (sitting) there. On a balcony of summer air.
I see the ______ (dark) see the party the ball gowns.
You say _______ (good-bye) little did I ______ (ignore)…

11. WRITE THE WORD FOR THE PICTURE
Did I disappoint you or let you down? Should I be feeling guilty or let the frown?
'Cause I the end before we'd begun,
Yes I saw you were blinded and I knew I had won.
So I took what's mine by eternal
Took your soul out into the night.
It may be over but it won't stop there, I am here for you if you'd only care.
You touched my you touched my soul. I've kissed your and held your hand.

12. WORD ELIMINATION THIS AIN’T A LOVE SONG BON JOVI
Baby, I thought about you and me together would stand the test of time
Like we got away last time with the perfect crime you know
We were just a legend in my crazy mind
I guess that I was totally blind
Remember those nights dancing together at the masquearade club

13. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN?
CORRECT THE ERROR
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN?
ROD STEWART
Something told me long ago
There's a sun before the storm
I know; It's been comin' for some life

14. NUMBER THE SENTENCES I DON’T WANNA MISS A THING (AEROSMITH)
____Watch you smile while you are sleeping
____Far away and dreaming
____Well, every moment spent with you
____I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
____I could spend my life in this sweet surrender ____Is a moment I treasure
____I could stay lost in this moment forever

15. COMPLETE WITH CUE WORDS
WHAT’S GOING ON ( 4 NON BLONDES )
________ years and my life is still
number
_______ to get up that great big hill of hope for a destination
Verb + ing
I realized ________ when I knew I _______
adverb modal
That the whole world's made up of this brotherhood of man
for whatever that means

16. PROBLEMS WITH THE COPY MACHINE

17. LISTEN AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
I FEEL LIKE A WOMAN (SHANIA TWAIN)
When is she going out?
a) Tonight b) tomorrow
How is she feeling in this moment?
a) alright b)sad
What does she wanna do?
a) jump and play b) scream and shout

18. PICTURE SEQUENCES

19. LISTEN AND CIRCLE THE WORDS YOU HEAR
CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU
(FRANKIE VALLI)
TRUE MAN BLUE SKY
PHONE HEAVEN HOLD WOMAN
GIRL VERY GREAT SEE
MUCH FEEL TOUCH TEN