This document provides an overview of a lesson on pop culture music. It includes vocabulary words related to a song, instructions on using the present simple tense, the lyrics and story of the song "Love Story," and three activities for students to analyze and compose songs using the present simple tense and vocabulary from the original song. The activities involve unscrambling clues from the song lyrics, choosing a favorite part of the song and explaining why, and composing a new song in groups using vocabulary and tense from the first song.
Writing tips for students and beginning writers. It's no frills because it relies on a teacher to add context verbally. Take it, bend it, shape it any way you want.
Writing tips for students and beginning writers. It's no frills because it relies on a teacher to add context verbally. Take it, bend it, shape it any way you want.
The Past Simple tense, also called the Simple Past. The simple past is a verb tense that is used to talk about things that happened or existed before now. Imagine someone asks what your brother Wolfgang did while he was in town last weekend.
11. We use the simple present tense:
- To show a fact or something
that is always true.
- For daily routines or something
done regularly or habitually.
- To express thoughts, feelings
and states.
- For an action that is planned to
happen in the future.
12. Adding –s or –es
Verb ending -s or -es Example
in ……..
s passes
z waltzes
ch watches
add -es
sh washes
x boxes
o goes
consonant + y change y to i, then flies
add -es
vowel + y add -s says
13. Example
1. I close my eyes.
subject main verb
2. I sneak out to the garden to
see you.
subject main verb
14. How to write a song
Step 1: What do you want to
write about?
You should be able to sum up what
your song is about in one short
sentence.
15. Step 2: Creating a melody
The reason for this is that when
you have a melody sometimes the
lyrics just write themselves,
certain words have a natural
rhythm and melodic tone.
16. Step 3: Add lyrics to your melody
It's time to bring your melody to
life by adding lyrics.
19. 1. What is type of song?
2. Who is an author?
3. What is the song about?
20. Activity 1
Hidden Message Puzzle
Direction
1. Make a group of 3 people.
2. Unscramble each of the clue
word.
3. After you finished, you copy the
letter that is on the number to
write in the blank with the same
number.
All of the words are important
words from “Love Story Song.”
22. Activity 2
Favorite Part
Direction
1. Work in pair
2. Read the lyrics to the
song.
3. Choose your favorite part
and write reason “Why you
should this part?”
4. Come up with your idea
and present in front of the
class.
23. Example
I choose “Romeo save me I've
been feeling so alone, I keep
waiting for you but you never
come” because this part tells
about woman’s feeling who waits
for her lover.
24. Activity 3
Compose New Song
Direction
1. Make a group of 5 people.
2. Use 5 vocabulary below to compose
a song based on “Love Story” song by
using “Present Simple Tense”.
3. Take 15 minutes to do the activity.
4. Come up with your idea and sing a
song in front of the class.
5. Don’t forget to create your
movement.