Introduction
We are going to make a listening exercise. This exercise will consist of paying attetion to the song of Pharrel Williams "Happy". Students will have to fill the missing words in the blanks.
Task
Listen to the song and try to fill the missing words of the lyrics.
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM align:center]
It might seem crazy what I’m about to say
Sunshine she’s here, you can take a _______
I’m a hot air ________ that could go to space
With the air, like I don’t care baby by the way
Because I’m _______
________ along if you feel like a room without a ________
Because I’m happy
Clap _______ if you feel like _________ is the truth
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you feel like that’s what you wanna do
Here come bad news talking this and that, yeah,
Well, give me all you got, and don’t hold it back, yeah,
Well, I should probably warn you I’ll be just fine, yeah,
No ________ to you, don’t _______ your time
Here’s why
Hey, come on
Bring me down
Can't nothing bring me down
My level's too high
Bring me down
Can't nothing bring me down
I said (let me tell you now)
Bring me down
Can't nothing _______ me down
My level's too high
Bring me down
Can't nothing bring me down
I said
Hey, come on
Bring me down… can’t nothing…
Bring me down… my level's too high…
Bring me down… can’t nothing…
Bring me down, I said (let me tell you now)
Come on
Process
First we put the video in order to make them more familiar to the vocabulary of the song.
Then we will put the video again to make a quick revision of the easiest words students know.
Finally we will put the video for third time to complete the whole lyrics.
Evaluation
When the exercise is done, we will ask to students if they have understood the meaning of the song, and then, voluntarily, students will participate to answer the questions of the missing words of the lyrics.
Conclusion
With this funny exercise, we will enrich the vocabulary of the students with words related to american slang or accent. They will enjoy doing it at the same time they learn more about the grammar structures, new vocabulary and finally they improve their listening skills in order to apply this new knowledge to real situations abroad.
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MISSING WORDS:
- BREAK
- BALLOON
- HAPPY
- CLAP
- ROOF
- ALONG
- HAPPINESS
- OFFENSE
- WASTE
- BRING