SONGS FOR CHRISTMAS

CHRISTMAS SONGS IN THE CLASSROOM

Students can listen to any of these songs, to do practice of listening, with filling in the gaps with the missing words......and enjoy themselves.







First song: "Last Christmas" by Wham

 

 

Listen again and correct

 

 

Second song: "Happy Christmas" by John Lennon

 

 

Listen again and correct:

 

 

Third song: "All I want for Christmas is You" by Mariah Carey and Justin Bieber

 

 

Listen again and correct:

 

 

Pre, pre....CHRISTMAS

CHRISTMAS MAY BE COMING

Watch the following video and enjoy yourself

PRONUNCIATION AND PHONETICS

PRONUNCIATION AND PHONETICS

 

THE ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION is one of the hardest tasks on learning the language

Along the years I´ve been teaching English, I´ve found that the group of words with "tu" or "t"is one of the most difficult for students.

 

Watch the following videos and practice

 

 

 

Now, a poem to encourage to practice English Pronunciation

 

 

 

Let´s practice listening to this song

 

 

(students can be handed the lyrics of the song with some missing words to do practice of listening)

 Then, they´ll listen to the song again to correct

 

SOMEONE BY OUR SIDE

WE ALL NEED SOMEONE BY OUR SIDE.....

DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT?

DO YOU PREFER DOING ACTIVITIES ALONE OR IN A GROUP?

                                                     FIRST ACTIVITY

(Students watch the following video and comment)

 

Answer the following questions:

- How many singers appear in the video?

- How many musicians?

- Do you think that music can join people?

- Which kind of activities do you think are the most appropiate to work with other people?

- ....and to work alone?

 

SECOND ACTIVITY

 

A song:

Listen to the following song and fill in the gaps with the appropiate word:

(the students are given the lyrics of the song "Stand By Me"to be filled in with the missing words)

 

 

 

Now, listen to the song again and correct

 

 

THIRD ACTIVITY

 

(students watch the film:

 

 

 

 

 

(we do a forum with the students commenting on the film)

This activity takes a few sessions

 

 

HAVE YOU ENJOYED.......?

..........YOUR SUMMER HOLIDAYS?

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN TO?
HAVE YOU FLOWN ABROAD?
HAVE YOU GONE TO THE BEACH?
HAVE YOU GONE TO THE MOUNTAIN?
HAVE YOU GONE TO YOUR VILLAGE?
HAVE YOU STAYED IN YOUR CITY?

(students will have to speak about their holidays using any technological support)

WHO DID YOU GO WITH?
WHERE DID YOU GO?
WHAT DID YOU DO?
WHEN DID YOU GO?

(students will use the Present Perfect telling experiences and the Past Simple)

(the teacher will speak about his/her summer holidays as well, like an introduction to the activity)

WELCOME BACK TO A NEW SCHOOL YEAR

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!

WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTANCIES FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR?

 

 

(students watch the following video and comment)

(stdents write on their notebooks at least 3/4 goals to achieve along the new school year)

WHAT ARE YOUR FEELINGS ON YOUR FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL?
DO YOU FEEL NERVOUS, HAPPY, ANXIOUS, AFRAID...........?
(students comment)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE PRINCE

IT´S THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LITTLE PRINCE

                                                              HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Look for information and answer the following questions:

-Have you ever heard about The Little Prince?
-What do you know about him?
-Who was the story written by?
-Look for some important data about the writer and the story
-Look for some famous quotes by The Little Prince

The Little Prince
Quotes
Quotes 2
Writer
writer 2

The students share their information; they are in groups; They choose and vote for the quote they like the most

 

Watch the video and check pronunciation

What´s the meaning of "tame"?

 

then, listen to the following and answer the questions:

 

What happened?

How far away was he from?

Where was he sleeping on?

Why was he astonished?

What was the man asked to do?

What did the man learn?

Where do good plants come from?

Where do bad plants come from?

What´s the meaning of "burst into pieces"?

NEVER GIVE UP...despite difficulties!!!

THIS IS THE STORY OF A GREAT BUSINESS...generation after generation

 

 

HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF

CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATION?

 

Before watching the video, the students copy the following questions in their notebooks

 

- What´s Ollie´s job?

- How many sons does Ollie have?

- What´s the name of one of his sons?

-What jobs are named in the film?

-What material does Ollie use for his work?

-How does Ollie get the idea of the name for his business?

-Do Ollie and his sons succeed?

-How does their luck change?

-What does LEGO mean?

 

The students also focus their attention on the following vocabulary:

 

-challenge

-brand

-breakthrough

-make a profit

 

Watch the video

 

 

After watching the video, the students answer the questions and discuss

 

 

 

 

MAGIC SCOTLAND-NESSIE

WHO IS NESSIE?

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD ABOUT LOCH NESS MONSTER?
WHAT DOES THE LEGEND SAY?
DOES NESSIE EXIST?
WHERE IS LOCH NESS LOCATED?

 

 

Watch the following video and discuss

 

MAGIC SCOTLAND-GREYFRIARS BOBBY

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD ABOUT GREYFRIARS BOBBY?

 

Look for information on the following webpages:

 

Greyfriars Bobby

 

Greyfriars Bobby 2

 

Watch the film and comment the story

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEAD OVER HEELS

Have you ever heard about the expression HEAD OVER HEELS?

 

St Valentine´s Day is getting nearer

Let´s celebrate this date doing different activities

 

The students look for the meaning of Head Over Heels in the following webpages:

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/head-over-heels.html

 

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=head%20over%heels

 

AREN´T YOU HEAD OVER HEELS EVERYDAY?

 

Let´s watch the short film "Head Over Heels"

but before watching it, we must tell the students to focus their attention on the following:

 

-the relationship between the two characters

-feelings shown in the film

-the moral of the film

-the different objects which appear in the house

 

 

(This short film has been nominated for the 2013 Oscar Awards)

 

After watching the film: - we can make students speak about it

                 -they can write about it

(based on the points above)

 

Listen to the song Head Over Heels by Abba

(students can be handed the lyrics of the song with some missing words to practice listening)

 

 

Let´s check

 

another song:

Head Over Heels by Jon Bon Jovi

"HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE"

 

 

ENJOY LIFE

We shouldn´t forget that we only live once, we must enjoy life.....
What should we do to enjoy our life?

Watch the following video

 

 

 

HAPPY WEEK.....AND ENJOY YOURSELVES!!!!

NON-VIOLENCE DAY 30TH JANUARY 2013

PEACE DAY
 30th January 2013

Let´s remember two men who fought for PEACE in the world:

                      GANDHI          

Gandhi died on 30th January 1948.......65 years ago

What do you know about Mahatma Gandhi?

Look for information on the following web pages: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohandas_Karamchand_Gandhi

http://history1900s.about.com/od/people/a/gandhi.htm


Watch the following video and take notes about the most important facts

                                                              

 

What do you know about Martin Luther King?

 

Look for information on the following web pages: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_king_Jr.

 

http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html

 

Listen to the most important speech by Martin Luther King

 

 

 

What did he say?........

 

 

LET´S FIGHT FOR PEACE

 

 

Listen to the song IMAGINE by John Lennon

(we can hand the students the lyrics of the song with some missing words to practice listening)

 

 

Check...............

 

 

 

 

RECYCLING & MUSIC

CAN YOU FIND ANY RELATION BETWEEN RECYCLING AND MUSIC?

Let´s watch the following video and comment

Answer the following questions:
- What are the instruments made of?
- What do these kids feel when they play music with these instruments?
- Where do the boys and girls live?
- What do they usually do?
- What´s your opinion?

THE PRESENT PERFECT & THE PAST SIMPLE

HAVE YOU EVER.......?

DID YOU.......?

Let´s make students analyse the form of the present perfect by watching these videos and listening to some songs

 

 

 

 

 

 

Students practice the present perfect through some games and exercises

 

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple

 

 

http://edition.tefl.net/ideas/grammar/fun-present-perfect-activities/

 

 

http://simpleesl.com/english-worksheets-activities-and-games-present-perfect/

 

 

Present perfect versus Past simple