1. WARM UP STAGE
Have the students in the class talk about the meaning of “HERO”
Have them give some specific figures (heroes or heroines) in the past or at present.

2. Step:1 While Listening
While you are listening to the song, you are supposed to find the missing words and write them in the blanks given.
You are going to listen to the song twice.
Ask students to spell each word and let the teacher write each word on the board after the listening is finished.

3. MARIAH CAREY (HERO) There's a hero if you look inside your…………
You don’t have to be afraid
Of what you are
There's an answer
if you reach into your…………
And the sorrow that you know
Will melt away
And then a hero comes…………
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your………… aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the…………
That a hero lies in you
It's a long road
When you………… the world alone
No one reaches out a hand
For you to hold
You can find love
if you………… within yourself
And the emptiness you felt
Will disappear
And then a hero comes…………
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your………… aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel Iike hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you 'II finally see the…………
That a hero lies in you
Lord knows
Dreams are hard to follow
But don’t let anyone
………… them away
Hold on
There will be tomorrow
…… ………
You'll find the way
So when you feel like hope is gone
And you'll finally see the…………

4. MARIAH CAREY (HERO) There's a hero if you look inside your heart
You don’t have to be afraid
Of what you are
There's an answer
if you reach into your soul
And the sorrow that you know
Will melt away
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you
It's a long road
When you face the world alone
No one reaches out a hand
For you to hold
You can find love
if you search within yourself
And the emptiness you felt
Will disappear
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel Iike hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you 'II finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you
Lord knows
Dreams are hard to follow
But don’t let anyone
Tear them away
Hold on
There will be tomorrow
In time
You'll find the way
So when you feel like hope is gone
And you'll finally see the truth

5. Step:2 Studying Vocabulary
To let students understand the song better it is essential each student study the vocabulary in the song first by guessing the meanings in the sentences and then studying with the teacher.
It is a fact that studying vocabulary in songs helps them to enlarge their word power.
Match the words with their definitions
Use the words in the suitable blanks

6. MATCH THE WORDS WITH THEIR MEANINGS USED IN THE SONG YOU HAVE ALREADY LISTENED TO
SOUL (N) a)
The spiritual thing believed to continue existing after death (spirit)
MELT AWAY (v) b)
To continue to live
SORROW (N) c)
To continue to do something (keep on)
COME ALONG (v) d)
to dissapear gradually (fade)
CARRY ON (v) e)
To get rid of something
CAST ASIDE (v) f)
All the facts about smt or smn. rather than things
that are imagined or invented
SURVlVE (v) g)
A feeling of deep sadness or regret(grief)
TRUTH (N) h)
To be in a flat position in a place (exist, to be found
LlE IN (v) i)
To arrive or happen by chance. (appear)

7. To have to deal with something.
FACE (V) k)
In the Christian Church, people refer to God and to
Jesus Christ.
REACH OUT (v) j)
To wait for a short time.
REACH IN (v) i)
To look for something carefully.
HOLD (v) m)
To contact, come to
SEARCH (v) n)
To have fingers or arms firmly (tightly, round smt)
LORD (N) o)
To have to deal with something.
existing after death. (= spirit)
TEAR AW AY (v) p)
To stretch out your arm in order to do smt or get
something
HOLD ON (v) q)
To use force to leave a place or stop doing
an activity (drag away)
IN TIME r)
eventually, after a short period

8. VOCABULARY EXERCISES FIIL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE APPROPRIATE WORDS
1. SOUL FACE 3.TRUTH IN TIME SURVIVE CAST ASIDE HOLD ON MELT AWAY
They said a prayer for the …………… of the soldiers who died in the war.
If you do not tell us the …………… about him, we won’t talk to you anymore.
Many of the soldiers died; a few of them …………………. in the battle.
To be successful you need to ………. your problems …………… ASAP.
The differences between them began to ……………as they became close friends.
……… ………… scientists will find remedies for some deadly illnesses.
Not being able to make friends is the biggest problem he has ever……………
The police officer said,’’………… …….. a moment,please’’ but nobody cared him

9. Step:3 Studying Grammar
Have students tell the teacher the grammatical patterns in the song they are familiar with
If necessary teach them the ones they have difficulty with
Pay attention to the colored ones.

10. Some Grammar Structures
There's a hero
if you look inside your heart
You don’t have to be afraid
Of what you are
There's an answer
if you reach into your soul
And the sorrow that you know
Will melt away
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you
It's a long road
When you face the world alone
No one reaches out a hand
For you to hold
You can find love
if you search within yourself
And the emptiness you felt
Will disappear
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel Iike hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you 'II finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you
Lord knows
Dreams are hard to follow
But don’t let anyone
Tear them away
Hold on
There will be tomorrow
In time
You'll find the way
So when you feel like hope is gone
And you'll finally see the truth

11. Step:4 Speaking
Ask them some comprehension questions to see if they have grasped the messages in the song
Have them talk about the mood of the singer.

12. Step:5 Writing
Students are supposed to write a well organized paragraph or an essay related to the topic in the song by trying to use both some of the vocabulary they have learned in it and the vocabulary they know.

13. BENEFITS OF LISTENING TO SONGS
It develops students’ speaking skills
It develops students’ listening skills
It develops students’ vocabulary to express themselves much better both in writing and speaking
It develops students’ grammar to express themselves much better both in writing and speaking. It also helps them understand what they read.
It develops students’ writing skills if writing assignments are checked by the teachers.