Introduction
The following lesson has the purpose of improving grammar structure, pronunciation and vocabulary in Simple Past Tense using songs.
Task
Listen to the song and try to write the verbs in past.
Listen to the song. Think about in what tense the story is?
Level: Elemental A2 Age: 13-16 years old.
Singer: Justin Timberlake
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DksSPZTZES0
Process
ACTIVITY 1.
Listen again. Click on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DksSPZTZES0
Listen to the song again. Try to guess What type of song it is?
Did you know what the name and the author to the song are?
Did you like the song? YES/NO WHY?
- Use VOCAROO https://vocaroo.com to record your answers orally.
ACTIVITY 2.
While you listen.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Click in the link: https://es.liveworksheets.com/hv1906733al
- Listen the music “ Cry Me a River” - Justin Timberlake.
- Fill the blanks with the verb in past simple.
- Check your answers, when you are finished.
ACTIVITY 3.
In peers
WORD SEARCH PUZZLE: Cry me a river by: Justin Timberlake
Source: https://es.liveworksheets.com/bo3041803eh
INSTRUCCTIONS
- Circle the words in the puzzle. Use the word bank to see which words to find.
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WORD BANK
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1. Alone |
7. Already |
12. Baby |
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2. Boy |
8. Bridges |
13. Chance |
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3. Confused |
9. Earth |
14. Head |
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4. Honesty |
10 Love |
15. Phone |
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5. Plans |
11. River |
16. Sun |
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6. Yeah |
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ACTIVITY 4.
In groups
INSTRUCTIONS
- Read the biography of Justin Timberlake and answer the OPEN/ CLOSE questions.
- Use PATLET: https://padlet.com/domenicasarahi2015/nbm5io3imx3v5lsw to write your answers.
Biography:
Cry Me A River by: Justin Timberlake
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OPEN/ CLOSE QUESTIONS
1. Where was Justin Timberlake born? 2. When did he start his professional solo career? 3. What was the first album he released in his solo career? Name two hits. 4. When did he perform at The New Mickey Mouse Club? 5. Justin Timberlake is a singer and actor? 6. Timberlake won only one Grammy nomination?
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Evaluation
Completion of Activity 1: 1 point
Completion of Activity 2: 2 points
Completion of Activity 3: 3 points
Completion of Activity 4: 4 point
Total: 10 points
Conclusion
To conclude, this project has designed a series of activities focused on improving these contained sub-skills such as grammatical precision, pronunciation, intonation and fluency when recording themselves. All this follows the statutes proposed by the CLIL approach. Using the "Vocaroo" app. This helps a person's ability to speak at different stages of life, such as childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Since they learn real English, as well as slang used in this language songs. Also, a Puzzle-type (alphabet soup) activity has been designed to make known the vocabulary used in the song and the bibliography of the artist that is Justin Timberlake. Finally, a question bank was added for students to answer about the artist bibliography as the last activity. This song has been selected for its strong grammatical content, in addition to being the best known in these times for which the students will be familiar with it.
Credits
Ereading Worksheets. (2015). 62 School Project Ideas. https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/e-reading-worksheets/school-project-…
Proe, J. (2021). Effective Study Skills: Encouraging Good Study Habits For Teens. Your Teen Magazine. https://yourteenmag.com/teenager-school/teenager-middle-school/good-stu…