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SEQUENCING PRACTICE-1
Jigsaw Listening
Title:
With A Little Help From My Friends
Activity:
Jumbled Lyrics
Practice:
Sequencing - Jigsaw Lines
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Listening/Reading
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INSTRUCTIONS
Reading
Practice
Cut up the lyrics into lines
If possible, laminate the strips, so they can be used regularly without damage
Students should work individually (if highly competent) or in pairs
Make this exercise easier by playing the song line by line, or even by half-lines, as many times as the
students require
Make it more difficult by playing groups of lines, or even continuously.
Repeat the song as many times as necessary for student to finish the sequencing
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struggling
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Writing
Title:
With A Little Help From My Friends
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Activity:
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Practice:
Sequencing - Word Order
monologue
Skills:
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letter-writing
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Verse – 1
Additional
instructions
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Poetry
ESL practice
I/if/of/out/sang/think/tune/what/would/you/,
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’ll/a/and/ears/I/lend/me/sing/song/you/your
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’ll/and/I/key/not/of/oh/out/sing/to/try/.
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Chorus-1
a/by/friends/from/get/help/I/little/mm/my/with/. .
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a/friends/from/get/help/high/I/little/mm/my/with/. .
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’m/a/friends/from/going/help/I/little/my/to/try/with/.
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Verse–2
away/do/do/I/is/love/my/what/when/,
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alone/be/does/it/to/worry/you/?
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by/day/do/end/feel/how/I/of/the/the/,
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’re/are/because/no/on/own/sad/you/you/your/. .
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Chorus-2
anybody/do/I/love/need/need/somebody/to/you/?.
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anybody/be/could/I/it/love/somebody/to/want/?.
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Verse- 3
a/at/believe/first/in/love/sight/would/you/?
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’m/all/certain/happens/I/it/that/the/time/yes/.
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do/light/out/see/the/turn/what/when/you/you/?
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’s/but/can’t/I/I/it/know/mine/oh/tell/you/. .
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Chorus-3
anybody/do/I/just/love/need/need/somebody/to/you/?.
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anybody/be/could/I/it/love/somebody/to/want/?.
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a/by/friends/from/get/help/I/little/my/with/yes
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a/friends/from/help/little/my/with
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SPELLING PRACTICE-1
Digraphs, Trigraphs, etc.
Title:
With A Little Help From My Friends
Activity:
Gapped
Practice:
Spelling - Digraphs, Trigraphs, etc.
Skills:
Listening/Reading/Writing
INSTRUCTIONS
Construct a gapped worksheet as follows:
Omit the spellings to be practised
Use the underscore key to indicate the number of letters which are missing
Provide the following aids, if appropriate
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OPTIONAL VOCABULARY AID-1
ai / au / ay / ea / ee / er / ey / ie / igh / ir / oe / oh / ou / ow / ur
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OPTIONAL VOCABULARY AID-2
ai / au / ay (x2) / ea / ee (x6) / er / ey / ie (x6) / igh (x3) / ir / oe / oh / ou (x21) /
ow (x3) / ur
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SPELLING PRACTICE-2
Total Cloze
Title:
With A Little Help From My Friends
Activity:
Gapped
Practice:
Spelling - Total Cloze
Skills:
Listening/Reading/Writing
INSTRUCTIONS
Construct a gapped worksheet as follows:
Show the first letter of each word only
Use the underscore key to indicate the number of letters per word (eg: t_ _ n_ _ _ _ _ o_ l_ _ _ _
_ _ p_ _ w_ _ _ )
Play the song for students to check their answers
Provide the full lyrics as an answer key for students to check their spellings, either:
as they are sung
in alphabetical order
in numerical order
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LISTENING EXERCISES TO PRACTICE GRAMMAR
Use the following answer key lists to create your worksheets
LANGUAGE PRACTICE: RANDOM CLOZE
Title:
With A Little Help From My Friends
Activity:
Gapped
Practice:
Grammar - Random Cloze
Skills:
Listening/Reading/Writing
INSTRUCTIONS
Construct a gapped worksheet as follows:
Omit the language points to be practised
Leave a line in the gap
Provide the following aids, if appropriate
Competent students should be instructed to complete as many gaps as possible before listening
to check their answers
Weak students should listen in order to complete the gaps.
Allow students to compare their version with their peers
Play the song as many times as is necessary at a speed to suit the students' level
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VOCABULARY AID-1
(Some words are used more than once)
a / and / anybody / be / because / but / by / could / does / feel / friends / from / get / help / high / I / if / in / it /
key / lend / mine / my / not / own / sight / somebody / song / the / to / try / tune / want / what / when / you
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VOCABULARY AID-2 (the most help)
Verse – 1: and / I / if / key / lend / not / song / tune
Chorus-1: by / friends / from / high / my / try
Verse – 2: be / because / does / feel / the / when / own
Chorus-2: could / I / want
Verse- 3: but / I / in / it / mine / sight / what / you / you
Chorus-3: anybody / be / somebody / to
Final Lines: a / get / help / my
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-if / 2-tune / 3-and / 4-Lend / 5-I / 6-song / 7-not / 8-key / 9-by / 10-from / 11-high / 12-my / 13-try / 14-friends /
15-when / 16-Does / 17-be / 18-feel / 19-the / 20-because / 21-own / 22-I / 23-Could / 24-want / 25-you / 26-in /
27-sight / 28-it / 29-What / 30-you / 31-I / 32-but / 33-mine / 34-anybody / 35-to / 36-be / 37-somebody / 38-get
/ 39-help / 40-a / 41-my
LANGUAGE PRACTICE: INFINITIVES (WITH/WITHOUT TO)
Title:
With A Little Help From My Friends
Activity:
Gapped
Practice:
Grammar - Infinitives (with/without TO)
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Skills:
Listening/Reading/Writing
INSTRUCTIONS
Construct a gapped worksheet as follows:
Omit the language points to be practised
Leave a line in the gap
Provide the following aids, if appropriate
Competent students should be instructed to complete as many gaps as possible before listening
to check their answers
Weak students should listen in order to complete the gaps.
Allow students to compare their version with their peers
Play the song as many times as is necessary at a speed to suit the students' level
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VOCABULARY AID-1 (least help)
THE MISSING INFINITIVES
(add TO if necessary)
be / believe / do / feel / love / need / see / sing / stand up /
tell / think / try / walk out / worry
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VOCABULARY AID-2 (Most Help)
THE MISSING INFINITIVES
(add TO if necessary)
1-think / 2-stand up / 3-walk out / 4-sing / 5-try / 6-to sing / 7-to try / 8-do
9-worry / 10-to be / 11-feel / 12-need / 13-to love / 14-be / 15-to love
16-believe / 17-see / 18-tell / 19-need / 20-to love. / 21-be / 22-to love
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - THE ANSWER KEY
1-think / 2-stand up / 3-walk out / 4-sing / 5-try / 6-to sing / 7-to try / 8-do
9-worry / 10-to be / 11-feel / 12-need / 13-to love / 14-be / 15-to love
16-believe / 17-see / 18-tell / 19-need / 20-to love / 21-be / 22-to love
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LANGUAGE PRACTICE: MODAL & AUXILIARY VERBS
Title:
With A Little Help From My Friends
Activity:
Gapped
Practice:
Grammar - Modal Verbs & Auxiliary Verbs
Skills:
Listening/Reading/Writing
INSTRUCTIONS
Construct a gapped worksheet as follows:
Omit the language points to be practised
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Leave a line in the gap
Provide the following aids, if appropriate
Competent students should be instructed to complete as many gaps as possible before listening
to check their answers
Weak students should listen in order to complete the gaps.
Allow students to compare their version with their peers
Play the song as many times as is necessary at a speed to suit the students' level
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VOCABULARY AID-1
(Some contractions will be required )
am / cannot / could / do / does / will / would
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VOCABULARY AID-2
(Some contractions will be required )
am / cannot / could (x2) / do (x4) / does / will (x2) / would (x3)
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-would / 2-Would / 3-’ll / 4-’ll / 5-’m / 6-do / 7-Does / 8-do / 9-Do / 10-Could / 11-Would /
12-do / 13-can’t / 14-Do / 15-Could
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LANGUAGE PRACTICE: NOUNS
Title:
With A Little Help From My Friends
Activity:
Gapped
Practice:
Grammar - Nouns
Skills:
Listening/Reading/Writing
INSTRUCTIONS
Construct a gapped worksheet as follows:
Omit the language points to be practised
Leave a line in the gap
Provide the following aids, if appropriate
Competent students should be instructed to complete as many gaps as possible before listening
to check their answers
Weak students should listen in order to complete the gaps.
Allow students to compare their version with their peers
Play the song as many times as is necessary at a speed to suit the students' level
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VOCABULARY AID-1
The missing nouns
(Some nouns are used more than once)
day / ears / end / friends / help / key / light / love / sight / song / time./ tune
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#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VOCABULARY AID-2 (the most help)
The missing nouns
day / ears / end / friends (x5) / help (x5) / key / light / love (x2) / sight / song / time / tune
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-think / 2-stand up / 3-walk out / 4-sing / 5-try / 6-to sing / 7-to try / 8-do / 9-worry / 10-to be / 11-feel / 12-need
/ 13-to love / 14-be / 15-to love / 16-believe / 17-see / 18-tell / 19-need / 20-to love / 21-be / 22-to love
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Note: Do you believe in (a) love at first sight?
LOVE is not usually preceded by ‘a’ in this phrase
LANGUAGE PRACTICE: PREPOSITIONS & PARTICLES
Title:
With A Little Help From My Friends
Activity:
Gapped
Practice:
Grammar - Prepositions & Particles
Skills:
Listening/Reading/Writing
INSTRUCTIONS
Construct a gapped worksheet as follows:
Omit the language points to be practised
Leave a line in the gap
Provide the following aids, if appropriate
Competent students should be instructed to complete as many gaps as possible before listening
to check their answers
Weak students should listen in order to complete the gaps.
Allow students to compare their version with their peers
Play the song as many times as is necessary at a speed to suit the students' level
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VOCABULARY AID-1 (least help)
THE MISSING PREPOSITIONS & PARTICLES
at / away / by / from / in / of / of / on / out / to / up / with
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VOCABULARY AID-2 (most help)
THE MISSING PREPOSITIONS & PARTICLES
at / away / by (x3) / from (x5) / in / of (x3) / of (x2) / on (x2) /
out (x4) / to (x7) / up / with (x3)
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - THE ANSWER KEY
1-out / 2-of / 3-up / 4-out / 5-on / 6-to / 7-out / 8-of / 9-by / 10-with / 11-from / 12-with / 13-from / 14-to / 15-with
/ 16-from / 17-away / 18-to / 19-by / 20-of / 21-on / 22-to / 23-to / 24-in / 25-at / 26-out / 27-to / 28-to / 29-by /
30-from / 31-from
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#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LANGUAGE PRACTICE: MIXED TENSES
Title:
With A Little Help From My Friends
Activity:
Gapped
Practice:
Grammar - Mixed Tenses (See Vocabulary Aid-1 for details)
Skills:
Listening/Reading/Writing
INSTRUCTIONS
Construct a gapped worksheet as follows:
Omit the language points to be practised
Leave a line in the gap
Provide the following aids, if appropriate
Competent students should be instructed to complete as many gaps as possible before listening
to check their answers
Weak students should listen in order to complete the gaps.
Allow students to compare their version with their peers
Play the song as many times as is necessary at a speed to suit the students' level
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VOCABULARY AID-1 (Least Help)
THE TENSES TO USE
imperative / simple past / simple future
simple present (affirmative & interrogative) / present continuous
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VOCABULARY AID-2 (Most Help)
THE MISSING VERBS PER NUMBERED GAP
(1) sing (2) lend (3) sing (4) try (5)get (6) get (7) go (8) do (9) be (10) worry (11) feel (12)
be (13) be (14) need (15) need (16) want (17) be (18) happen (19) see (20) turn out (21) know
(22) be (23) need (24) need (25) want (26) get
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VOCABULARY AID-3
THE MISSING VERBS (INFINITIVES)
be / do / feel / get / go / happen / know / lend / need / see / sing / try / turn out / want / worry
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VOCABULARY AID-4
THE MISSING VERBS (CONJUGATED BUT NOT CONTRACTED)
am / am going / are (x2) / do I do / do I feel / do you need (x2) / do you see / does it worry / get (x3) /
happens / is (x2) / know / lend / need (x2) / sang / turn out / want (x2) / will sing / will try
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THE ANSWER KEY
(1) sang (2) Lend (3)’ll sing (4)’ll try (5)get (6) get (7)’m going (8) do I do (9) is
(10) Does it worry (11) do I feel (12) Are (13)’re
(15) need
(14) Do you need
(16) want (17)’m (18) happens (19) do you see (20) turn out
(21) know (22)’s
(23) Do you need (24) need (25) want (26) get
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LANGUAGE PRACTICE: PRONOUNS & POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
Title:
With A Little Help From My Friends
Activity:
Gapped
Practice:
Grammar - Pronouns & Possessive Adjectives
Skills:
Listening/Reading/Writing
INSTRUCTIONS
Construct a gapped worksheet as follows:
Omit the language points to be practised
Leave a line in the gap
Provide the following aids, if appropriate
Competent students should be instructed to complete as many gaps as possible before listening
to check their answers
Weak students should listen in order to complete the gaps.
Allow students to compare their version with their peers
Play the song as many times as is necessary at a speed to suit the students' level
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VOCABULARY AID-1 (the least help)
anybody / I / it / me / mine / my / somebody / you / your
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VOCABULARY AID-2
anybody (x4) / I (x16) / it (x5) / me (x2) / mine / my (x6) /
somebody (x4) / you (x11) / your (x2)
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VOCABULARY AID-3
Possessive Adjectives
my (x6) / your (x2)
Pronouns
anybody (x4) / I (x16) / it (x5) / me x2) / mine / somebody (x4) / you (x11)
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VOCABULARY AID-4 (the most help)
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Verse-1:
I / me / you / you
Chorus-1:
my / I
Verse-2:
I / it / my / you / your
Chorus-2:
anybody / I / it / somebody / you
Verse-3:
I / it / mine / you
Chorus-3:
anybody / I / it / somebody / you
Final Lines:
my / I
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - THE ANSWER KEY
1-you / 2-I / 3-you / 4-me / 5-me / 6-your / 7-I / 8-you / 9-I / 10-I / 11-my / 12-I / 13-my / 14-I / 15my / 16-I / 17-my / 18-it / 19-you / 20-I / 21-you / 22-you /
23-your / 24-you / 25-anybody / 26-I / 27-somebody / 28-it / 29-anybody / 30-I 31-somebody / 32you / 33-I / 34-it / 35-you / 36-you / 37-I / 38-you / 39-I /
40-it / 41-mine / 42-you / 43-anybody / 44-I / 45-somebody / 46-it / 47-anybody 48-I / 49somebody / 50-I / 51-my / 52-my
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LANGUAGE PRACTICE: DEFINITE/INDEFINITE ARTICLES (the/a/an/no article)
Activity:
Gapped
Practice:
Grammar - Definite/Indefinite Articles (the/a/an/no article)
Skills:
Listening/Reading/Writing
INSTRUCTIONS
Construct a gapped worksheet as follows:
Omit the language points to be practised
Leave a line in the gap
Provide the following aids, if appropriate
Competent students should be instructed to complete as many gaps as possible before listening
to check their answers
Weak students should listen in order to complete the gaps.
Allow students to compare their version with their peers
Play the song as many times as is necessary at a speed to suit the students' level
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - THE ANSWER KEY
1-none / 2-a / 3-none / 4-a / 5-a / 6-a / 7-the / 8-the / 9-none / 10-none
11-Error: Normally there would be NO article in this sentence before love
12-the / 13-the / 14-none / 15-none / 16-none / 17-a / 18-a
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FULL LYRIC VOCABULARY AIDS
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A LIST OF THE LYRICS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
all / alone / am / and / anybody / are / at / away / be / because / believe / but / by / can’t / certain / could / day /
do / does / ears / end / feel / first / friends / from / get / going / happens / help / high / how / if / in / is / it / just /
key / know / lend / light / little / love / me / mine / my / need / no / not / of / on / out / own / sad / sang / see /
sight / sing / somebody / song / stand / tell / that / the / think / time / to / try / tune / turn / up / walk / want /
what / when / will / with / worry / would / yes / you / your
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A LIST OF THE LYRICS IN NUMERICAL ORDER
2-LETTER WORDS: am / at / be / by / do / if / in / is / it / me / my / no / of / on / to / up
3-LETTER WORDS: all / and / are / but / day / end / get / how / key / not / out / own / sad / see / the /
try / yes / you
4-LETTER WORDS: away / does / ears / feel / from / help / high / just / know / lend / love / mine / need
/ sang / sing / song / tell / that / time / tune / turn / walk / want / when / what / will / with / your
5-LETTER WORDS: alone / could / first / going / light / sight / stand / think / worry/would
6-LETTER WORDS: because / cannot / little
7-LETTER WORDS: anybody / believe / certain / friends / happens
8-LETTER WORDS: somebody
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - STRESS & INTONATION
Title:
With A Little Help From My Friends
Level:
Intermediate +
Skills:
Listening, reading, writing
Activity: Gapped Text
Language Practice: Stress & Intonation
INSTRUCTIONS:
Add Information to make it easier
Remove information to make it more difficult
For this song, upper intermediate students should listen and write the words with no help or discussion.
They should then check what they have written with classmates.
Once the lyrics are completed, encourage students to sing along with the song, in order to practise the
stress and intonation.
Ask them to accompany the final 'long' notes, by singing the missing words. This will help them to
recognise words with 'long vowel sounds' which are so important in our language. Follow this exercise
with practice of long v short vowels.
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With A Little Help From My Friends
Verse – 1
What
think
...............…
sang
.................
tune?
Would
...............…
stand
...............…
walk
.................
me?
Lend
.....................
...............…
...............…
ears
try
...............…
sing
...............…
...............…
sing
.................
song,
key
................. .
Oh...
Chorus-1
.....................
by
...............…
help
...............…
friends
................. .
Mm...
.....................
high
...............…
help
...............…
friends
................. .
Mm...
I’m
...............…
try
...............…
help
.................
friends.
Verse – 2
What
do
...............…
love
.................
way?
Does
...............…
wor
...............…
you
.................
lone?
How
.....................
...............…
...............…
feel
sad
...............…
you’re
...............…
...............…
end
own
.................
................. .
day?
No...
Repeat Chorus-1
Chorus-2
.....................
need
.....................
be
...............…
bod
.......? ........…
need
.................
bod ..............
love
...............…
bod
.......? ........…
want
.................
bod ..............
love
Verse- 3
Would
lieve
...............…
love
.................
sight?
Yes,
...............…
cer
...............…
hap
.................
time.
What
.....................
...............…
...............…
see
...............…
turn
.................
light?
...............…
mine
tell
...............…
know
................. .
Oh...
Repeat Chorus-1
Repeat Chorus-2
Repeat Chorus-1
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.....................
by
help
...............…
friends
................. .
Mm...
Yes,
...............…
by
...............…
help
.................
friends,
help
.....................
...............…
...............…
friends
(long musical notes complete this section. see instructions)
GENERAL SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER PRACTICE
Practice the functions and exponents, from the song, which are shown in the language notes.
Make a list of the rhyming words in the lyrics (see Language Notes), categorise them according to their
sounds, then find other words to rhyme with them (from the dictionary, newspapers or from memory,
etc.)
Comparison of phrasal verb constructions:
verb + object + particle
verb + particle + object
verb + particle + preposition
verb + particle (no object)
Phrasal Verbs v Verbs + Prepositional phrases
Countable v Uncountable nouns (help is an uncountable noun)
Introduce your students to the famous speech from Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, as
follows:Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears;
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.
The evil that men do, lives after them,
The good is oft interred with their bones;
So let it be with Caesar. The noble Brutas
Hath told you that Caesar was ambitious;
If it were so, it was a grievous fault;
And grievously hath Caesar answered it.
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More of this speech can be found at
http://www.musicalenglishlessons.org/classics/williamshakespeare/quotes.htm
SUGGESTIONS FOR COMPOSITION OR DISCUSSION
Discussion: What qualities should a friend have?
Discuss in which type of relationships, people ...
Feel completely at ease with each other
Tread carefully
Treat each other with kid gloves
Constantly seek approval
Live with constant disapproval
etc.
Describe either of the following, including the positive and negative aspects of their relationship with you.
Different types of friends
Different members of your family
Get students to create mini dialogues, making suggestions, but ending with ‘What would the neighbours
think if we did that?’ (How about painting the outside of the house bright orange?
or Why don’t we
sunbathe nude in the garden?)
FURTHER PRACTICE: MILLING EXERCISE-1
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ACTIVITY:
Milling (using question prompts)
PRACTICE:
Reported Speech
FUNCTIONS: Giving unprepared answers & Reporting the comments of others
INSTRUCTIONS:
Give one prompt per student
Instruct students to mill and ask their question
Encourage them (preferably) to remember the answers or to take notes
Have a feedback session to enable students to report their classmates’ comments
NOTES FOR FEEDBACK TIME
The sun rises and sets every day without fail
Carrots can help you see better in the dark (Vitamin A)
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Do you sing out of tune?
(to sing out of tune = to sing off key, so the notes sound wrong and inharmonious)
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Have you ever walked out on anyone? (When? Why?)
(to walk out on someone = to leave someone permanently (if married) or to leave somewhere early, leaving
the person you were with.
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Would you like me to sing you a song or tell you a joke?
(Before asking, have a song or joke prepared)
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - How many chums have you got exactly?
(chums = friends)
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - What do you do when you have a night off from your boyfriend/girlfriend?
(to have a day off from school or work)
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Do you like being alone or does it make you feel down in the dumps?
(to feel down in the dumps = to feel sad)
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Do you get much help from your friends?
(What type of help? Practical? Physical? Financial? Psychological? Encouragement?)
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Have you ever fallen in love with anyone at first sight?
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(to fall in love at first sight = to feel very strongly about someone as soon as you meet them)
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Can you tell me one thing which happens every day without fail?
(without fail = always)
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Can you see in the dark?
What vegetable can help you see better in the dark?
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FURTHER PRACTICE: MILLING EXERCISE-2
ACTIVITY:
Milling & Matching (Suitable for testing purposes)
PRACTICE:
2nd Conditional V Simple Present Questions & Answers
SKILL:
Clear Pronunciation
INSTRUCTIONS: (For groups of 10 students)
Pre-teach all new vocabulary in this exercise
Give each student a question prompt (with a number) and a response prompt
Instruct students to mill, saying their question
The other students then say their response and decide (by themselves) whether the question and
response match or not.
Instruct students to KEEP the prompts and to sit down when they have matched up their prompts.
Check the questions and responses when everyone has finished.
If some have sat down too soon, some students will be unable to match their prompts.
DISTRIBUTION:
For 20 students, give one prompt each or divide students into two groups
For 1:1 students, use this exercise as a matching exercise
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. What would you do if I left the room now?
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I would call you back.
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. What do you do when you don’t have enough money for your bills?
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I borrow money from another account
(Idiom: I rob Peter to pay Paul)
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3. What would you do if your favourite singer walked in right now?
#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I would stand and look in amazement.
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