Lesson Plan: BEAUTIFUL GIRLS By SEAN KINGSTON

Exercises By Mercedes Martínez (from Tomiño in Pontevedra)

1. Complete the missing words:

say / work / over / beautiful / me / dirt /

Youre way too ______________ girl
thats why it'll never _________________
you'll have _____________ suicidal, suicidal
when you say its ____________
damn all these beautiful girls
they only wanna do your ____________
theyll have you suicidal, suicidal
when they _______________ its over


2. Complete the missing words:


together (2) / park / said / dark / love / young / clear / apart / care / heart / ourselves

see it started at the _____________
used to chill at the _____________
oh when you took my ______________
thats when we fell _______________
coz we both thought
that ___________ lasts forever (lasts forever)
they say were too _____________
to get ______________ sprung
oh we didnt __________
We made it very _____________
and they also _____________
that we couldnt last _______________ (last _____________)


3. Correct the words that are on the wrong lines AND find words with the sound /ai/:


see its very decline, girl
one of a mind
but you mush up my kind
you walk to get define
oh lord...
My baby is driving me crazy

4. Correct the words that are on the wrong lines AND find words with the sound /3:/:

youre way too beautiful girl
thats why itll never work
youll have me suicidal, suicidal
when you say its over
damn all these beautiful girls
they only wanna do your dirt
theyll have you suicidal, suicidal
when they say its over


4. Join the two parts:

1. it was back in 99
2. oh when i went away
3. and i never thought
4. and then i came out
5. oh im with my girl
6. it came out to be

a. that she wasn't the girl for me (girl for me)
b. that we was gonna see each other
c. mami moved me down south
d. for doing my first crime
e. wathing movies all the time
f. who i thought was my world


5. Complete the missing words:


dating / please / know / feeling / clever / telling / eyes / believe / losing

now we're fussin'
and now we're fightin'
____________ tell me why define
im ___________________ slightin'
and i dont _____________________
how to make it better (make it better)
youre ___________other guys
you're _______________me lies
oh i can't _______________
what im seeing with my ______________________
i'm ____________________ my mind
and i don't think its ___________ (think itsclever)


BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
By SEAN KINGSTON

You're way too beautiful girl
that's why it'll never work
you'll have me suicidal, suicidal
when you say its over
damn all these beautiful girls
they only wanna do your dirt
they'll have you suicidal, suicidal
when they say its over

see it started at the park
used to chill at the dark
oh when you took my heart
that's when we fell apart
coz we both thought
that love lasts forever (lasts forever)
they say were too young
to get ourselves sprung
oh we didn't care
we made it very clear
and they also said
that we couldn't last together (last together)

see its very define, girl
one of a kind
but you mush up my mind
you walk to get declined
oh lord...
My baby is driving me crazy

you're way too beautiful girl
that's why it'll never work
you'll have me suicidal, suicidal
when you say its over
damn all these beautiful girls
they only wanna do your dirt
they'll have you suicidal, suicidal
when they say its over

it was back in 99
watchin movies all the time
oh when i went away
for doin my first crime
and i never thought
that we was gonna see each other (see each other)
and then i came out
mami moved me down south
oh im with my girl
who i thought was my world
it came out to be
that she wasn't the girl for me (girl for me)

see its very define, girl
one of a kind
but you mush up my mind
you walk to get declined
oh lord...
My baby is driving me crazy

you're way too beautiful girl
that's why it'll never work
you'll have me suicidal, suicidal
when you say its over
damn all these beautiful girls
they only wanna do your dirt
they'll have you suicidal, suicidal
when they say its over

now were fussing
and now were fighting
please tell me why define
im feeling slighting
and i don't know
how to make it better (make it better)
you're dating other guys
you're telling me lies
oh i cant believe
what im seeing with my eyes
im losin my mind
and i dont think its clever (think its clever)

you're way too beautiful girl
that's why it'll never work
you'll have me suicidal, suicidal, suicidal...

http://www.isabelperez.com/songs/beautiful_girls.htm

Lesson Plan: Relax, Take it easy by Mika

1. Listen to the song and complete the gaps with the right words.

1st part: know, lost, help, line, took, ever, train, same, pain,
2nd part: relax (x2), scared (x4), terrified (x2), easy (x2), do, fire (x2), blame
(x2), nothing
3rd part: answer, clear, times, roads, understand, mind, scream,

1st part
______ a ride to the end of the ______
Where no one ______ goes.
Ended up on a broken ______ with nobody I ______.
But the ______ and the (longings) the ______.
(Where the dying
Now I'm ______ and I'm screaming for ______.)

2nd part
_____, take it _____
For there is ______ that we can ______.
______, take it ______
______ it on me or ______ it on you.
It's as if I'm ______.
It's as if I'm ______.
It's as if I ______.
It's as if I'm playing with ______.
______.
It's as if I'm ______.
Are you ______?
Are we playing with ______?

3rd part
Relax
There is an ______ to the darkest ______.
It's ______ we don't ______ but the last thing on my ______
Is to leave you.
I believe that we're in this ______.
Don't ______ - there are so many ______ left.

2. Listen to the song again and complete the following table with as many nouns, verbs and adjectives you can find in the text.

Nouns: ride

Verbs: goes

Adjectives: broken

3. Read the song and find a synonym for the following words:

---Word ----------------------Synonym in the song
Frightened
Smashed
Misplaced
Desires
Affliction
Yell
Accuse

4. Complete the table with the words in the box according to the vowel sound.

blame, terrified, pain, time, know, play, train, take, goes, ride, line, don't

/ai/

/ei/

/∂u/

RELAX, TAKE IT EASY
By Mika

Took a ride to the end of the line
Where no one ever goes.
Ended up on a broken train with nobody I know.
But the pain and the (longings) the same.
(Where the dying
Now I'm lost and I'm screaming for help.)
Relax, take it easy
For there is nothing that we can do.
Relax, take it easy
Blame it on me or blame it on you.
It's as if I'm scared.
It's as if I'm terrified.
It's as if I scared.
It's as if I'm playing with fire.
Scared.
It's as if I'm terrified.
Are you scared?
Are we playing with fire?
Relax
There is an answer to the darkest times.
It's clear we don't understand but the last thing on my mind
Is to leave you.
I believe that we're in this together.
Don't scream - there are so many roads left.
Relax, take it easy
For there is nothing that we can do.
Relax, take it easy
Blame it on me or blame it on you. (x4)
(Relax)
It's as if I'm scared.
It's as if I'm terrified.
It's as if I scared.
It's as if I'm playing with fire.
Relax
It's as if I'm terrified.
Are you scared?
Are we playing with fire?
Relax
Relax

http://www.isabelperez.com/songs/relax.htm

Lesson Plan: UMBRELLA By Rihanna

1. Listen to the first verse of this song and complete the gaps with the right words. What do all these words have in common? (March 14th 2008)

rain, precipitation, clouds, storms, rainy, sunshine, weather

Jay-z:(Uhhu, uhhu) ch-yeah
(Uhhu, uhhu) rihanna
good girl gone bad
(Uhhu, uhhu) take three, action
(Uhhu, uhhu) hov
Jay-z:No ............... in my .................
Let it rain, I hydroplane into fame (rihanna: ey, ey, ey)
Coming down with the dow jones
When the ............... come we gone
We roc-a-fella (rihanna: eh, eh, eh)
We fly higher than .............and g5's are better
You know me, an anticipation for ................
Stacks chips for the ..............day (rihanna: ey, ey, ey)
Jay-y-y
.................. man is back with little miss ............

Rihanna where you at

2. Listen to the third verse and complete the gaps.

heart, cars, worlds, always, magazines

You have my ______

And we'll never be ________ apart

Maybe in ___________, but you'll still be my star

Baby 'cause in the dark you can't see shiny ______

And that's when you need me there

With you I'll _______ share
because

3. Listen to the chorus and try to match the two parts of each sentence.

When the sun shines ////////////I'm-a stick it out 'til the end
Told you ////////////////////// be your friend
Said I'll always /////////////////I'll be here forever
Took an oath, //////////////////we'll shine together
Now that it's raining ////////////have each other
Know that we'll still ////////////under my umbrella
You can stand /////////////////more than ever

4. Listen to this verse and choose the right word for each gap.

These clumsy/fancy things

Will never come in between

You're apart/far of my entity/infinity

Here for entity/infinity

When the war/world has dealt its card/part

When the war/world has dealt its card/part

If the hand is heart/hard

Together we'll mend your heart/hard

because

5. Listen to this final verse and complete the gaps (the first letter and the number of letters are indicated in each gap).

You can r_ _into my arms

It's okay, don't be alarmed

Come into m_There's no d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ in between our l_ _ _

So go on and l_ _ the rain pour

I'll be all you n _ _ _ and more

because

5. Complete the table with the words in the box according to the vowel sound.

verse, heart, hard, arms, more, card, part, apart, far, storm, war, world, star, word,

/3:/ /a:/ /o:/

Ahuh Ahuh
No clouds in my storms
Let it rain, I hydroplane in the bank
Coming down with the Dow Jones
When the clouds come we gone, we Rocafella
She fly higher than weatherAnd G5’s are better, You know me,
An anticipation, for precipitation.
Stacked chips for the rainy dayJay,
Rain Man is back with little Ms. Sunshine
Rihanna where you at?
[Rihanna]
You have my heart
And we'll never be worlds apart
May be in magazines
But you'll still be my star
Baby cause in the dark
You can't see shiny cars
And that's when you need me there
With you I'll always share
Because
[Chorus]
When the sun shines, we’ll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be a friend
Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella(Ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)
These fancy things, will never come in between
You're part of my entity, here for Infinity
When the war has took it's part
When the world has dealt it's cards
If the hand is hard, together we'll mend your heart
Because
[Chorus]
When the sun shines, we’ll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be a friend
Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella(Ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)
You can run into my arms
It's okay don't be alarmed
Come into me
There's no distance in between our love
So go on and let the rain pour
I'll be all you need and more
Because
[Chorus]
When the sun shines, we’ll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be a friend
Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella(Ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)
It's raining
Ooh baby it's raining
Baby come into me
Come into me
It's raining
Oh baby it's raining




http://www.isabelperez.com/songs/umbrella.htm

Lesson Plan: Don´t know why by Norah Jones

Teacher: Adriana Vera. Song: Don’t know why.

Artist: Norah Jones. Topic: Pronunciation.

Skill: Listening. (March 3rd 2008)

Activities:

• Put the words form the chart in the correct column.

Bag – Come – drum – Fun – Hand – Has – Run – Sand – Sun.

/ae/	/^/

• Complete the song with the words from Exercise 1. Then listen to the song and check.

I waited 'til I saw the 1) __________
I don't know why I didn't 2) __________
I left you by the house of 3) __________
I don't know why I didn't 4) __________
I don't know why I didn't 5) __________

When I saw the break of day
I wished that I could fly away
Instead of kneeling in the 6) __________
Catching teardrops in my 7) __________

My heart is drenched in wine
But you'll be on my mind
Forever

Out across the endless sea
I would die in ecstasy
But I'll be a 8) __________ of bones
Driving down the road along

My heart is drenched in wine
But you'll be on my mind
Forever

Something 9) __________ to make you 10) __________
I don't know why I didn't 11) __________
I feel as empty as a 12) __________
I don't know why I didn't 13) __________
I don't know why I didn't 14) __________
I don't know why I didn't 15) __________

Don't Know Why by Norah Jones

I waited 'til I saw the sun

I don't know why I didn't come

I left you by the house of fun

I don't know why I didn't comeI don't know why I didn't come

When I saw the break of day

I wished that I could fly away

Instead of kneeling in the sand

Catching teardrops in my hand

My heart is drenched in wine

But you'll be on my mind

Forever

Out across the endless seaI would die in ecstasy

But I'll be a bag of bones

Driving down the road along

My heart is drenched in wine

But you'll be on my mind

Forever

Something has to make you run

I don't know why I didn't come

I feel as empty as a drumI don't know why I didn't come

I don't know why I didn't comeI don't know why I didn't come

http://www.isabelperez.com/songs/dontknowwhy.htm