Personal development
Media (audio/video/images), Teambuilding and empowerment
30 min.
Large group, Small group
Upto 1 hour
Materials needed
Advanced, Moderate
Speaking, Writing, Listening, Reading
Cultural awareness, Creativity
Learning to learn, Self-expression
Objectives
The learner can consolidate vocabulary.
Material
- Song related to the treated topic.
- Copy of the lyrics for each learner.
- Blackboard or something alike.
Preparation
- Find a fitting song.
- Make copies of the lyrics for each learner.
Instructions
- Listen to a song, without the sound. Listening without sound gives the learner the chance to pick up nonverbal background information.
- Listen to the song several times, with sound.
- Ask the learners what the song is about.
- Ask the learners which words they have recognized.
- Write the words in the right order on the blackboard.
- Listen to the song again and complete the text.
- Explain the meaning of new words.
- Give a copy of the text to each learner.
- Listen to the song again, while the learners are reading the text.
- Sing the song together.
Variant
- Ask the learners to use a part of a sentence from the song and finish it in a different way.
This is an interesting exercise to consolidate frequently used chunks, e. g. If only I could …, Yesterday…