Песни на уроках английского языка

And he fills it only halfway, and before I even argue

He ____________________ out the window at somebody coming in.

"It is always nice to see you," says the man behind the counter

to the woman who has come in. She __________________ her umbrella.

And I look the other way as they _________________ their hellos.

____________________ not to see them. Instead I pour the milk.

I open up the paper, there's a story of an actor

who had died while he was drinking. It was no one I had heard of.

And _________________ to the horoscope and __________________ for the funnies

when_____________________ someone __________________ me.

And so I raise my head. There's a woman on the outside _______________inside.

Does she see me?

No she does not really see me 'cause she sees her own reflection.

And ___________________ not to notice that she's hitching up her skirt.

And while she's straightening her stockings, her hair has gotten wet.

Oh, this rain it will continue through the morning.

As ________________ to the bells of the cathedral,

I ____________ of your voice...

And of the midnight picnic once upon a time before the rain began...

I finish up my coffee. It's time to catch the train.

 

Tom's Diner — answers in correct order

am sitting, am waiting, is looking, is shaking, are saying, I'm pretending,

I'm turning, I'm feeling, watching, looking, I'm trying, I'm listening, 

am thinking

 

3. Придумайте  свою песню (хотя бы первый  куплет), заменив некоторые слова  на свои.

Make up your own song (at least the first part) change some words on your own words:

 

I’m sitting in the morning at the diner on the corner

I’m waiting at the counter for the man to pour the coffee

And he fills it only halfway and before I even argue

He is looking out the window at somebody coming in

 

“It is always nice to see you” says the man behind the counter

To the woman who has come in, she is shaking her umbrella

And I look the other way as they are kissing their hellos

I’m pretending not to see them and instead I pour the milk

 

Вот пример одного куплета, который был придуман творческими  учениками

E.g., 

I’m sitting in the classroom at the lesson near the window

I’m looking at the teacher he is writing on the blackboard

And he says today is test work to repeat have no time

Understanding I’m not ready I’m trying to hide the book   

   1. В этом задание учащиеся должны объяснить значение этих слов по-английски:

        

Try to explain the meaning of the words:

diner — …   (café)

halfway – …  (not full)

to argue — …  (to quarrel)

funnies – … (comic strips) 

   1. После  этого учащиеся проговаривают  слова, используя построчный метод,  отрабатывая фонетику и интонацию  отдельных слов и фраз.  

        

Repeat after me!   

   1.   Затем учитель включает песню  ещё раз (фонограмму «плюс»), предложив учащимся спеть её.

        

Sing with the singer! 

   1.   В конце урока учитель, подчеркивая  важность непроизвольного запоминания,  предлагает спеть эту песню  дома самостоятельно.

        

Sing yourselves!

На последующих  занятиях эта же песня используется в качестве фонетической зарядки, тогда учащиеся поют под фонограмму «минус один». Можно провести конкурс на лучшее исполнение песни (соло, дуэтом, трио и т.д.).

Выше указанные  упражнения — это всего лишь пример той работы, которую я проводил в школе со своими учениками. Выбор же упражнений полностью зависит от темы, с которой Вы работаете, песни, которую вы используете в качестве обучающего материала.

 

 Методическая  разработка для работы над  песней “NUMB” (LINKIN” PARK)

EXERCISES TO THE SONG NUMB (LINKIN PARK)

NUMB

I’m tired of being what you want me to be,

Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface.

Don’t know what you’re expecting of me.

Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes.

(Caught in the undertone, caught in the undertone)

I’ve become so numb I can’t feel you there.

I’ve become so tired, so much more aware.

I’m becoming this, all I want to do

Is be more like me and be less like you.

Can’t you see that you’re smothering me,

Holding too tightly afraid to lose control.

Cause everything that you thought I would be,

Has fallen apart right in front of you.

(Caught in the undertone, just caught in the undertone)

And every second I waste is more than I can take.

I’ve become so numb, I can’t feel you there.

I’ve become so tired so much more aware.

I’m becoming this, all I want to do

Is be more like me and be less like you.

And I know I may end up failing, too.

But I know you were just like me

With someone disappointed in you.

I’ve become so numb, I can’t feel you there.

I’ve become so tired so much more aware.

I’m becoming this all I want to do

Is be more like me and be less like you.

I’ve become so numb, I can’t feel you there.

Is everything what you want me to be.

I’ve become so numb, I can’t feel you there

Is everything what you want me to be.

Exercise 1: What is the song about? Choose the right variant:

1. A) The boy feels energetic.

    B) The boy feels tired.

2. A) The boy wants to be himself.

    B) The boy wants to be like another person.

3. A) The girl wants the boy to go away.

    B) The girl wants the boy to be with her.

 

VOCABULARY WORK

Exercise 2: Match a word and its translation.

 

                                            

  1) numb

    a) душить

 

  2) faithless

    b) провалиться, стать неудачником

 

  3) smother

    c) разочаровать

 

  4) fail

    d) оцепеневший

 

  5) waste

    e) разуверившийся

 

  6) disappoint

    f) тратить

 

 

 Exercise 3: Match a line in A with a line in B. Then use these expressions in the sentences of your own.

 

                                                        

  A

    B

 

  1) to lose

    a) up

 

  2) under

    b) tightly

 

  3) hold

    c) pressure

 

  4) fell

    d) control

 

  5) waste

    e) a step

 

  6) end

    f) apart

 

  7) take

    g) a second

 

 

  Example: 1) Alice lost control over the situation and began to cry.

SPEAKING

Exercise 4: Make up a story about the relationship between a boy and a girl, using this song. Tell it to the partner. Compare your stories. Which story is more exciting and interesting?

Key:

Ex.1: 1. B; 2. A; 3. B.

Ex.2: 1) d; 2) e; 3) a; 4) b; 5) f; 6) c

Ex.3: 1) d; 2) c; 3) b; 4) f; 5) g; 6) a; 7) e

 

 Методическая  разработка для работы над  песней

“YELLOW SUBMARINE” (THE BEATLES)

EXERCISES TO THE SONG YELLOW SUBMARINE (BY THE BEATLES)

YELLOW SUBMARINE

In the town where I was born lived a man who sailed the sea

And he told us of his life in the land of submarines

So we sailed up to the sun till we found the sea of green

And we lived beneath the waves in our yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine

And our friends are all on board,

Many more of them live next door,

And the band begins to play

We all live in a yellow submarine

And we live a life of ease,

Everyone of us has all we need

Sky of blue and sea of green in our yellow submarine.

We all live in a yellow submarine. 

 

 

Exercise 1: Listen to the song and fill in the gaps with a word you hear:

Yellow Submarine

In the town where I was _________ (1)

_________ (2) a man who ___________(3) to sea

And he told us of his life

In the land of submarines.

So we __________ (4) on to the sun

Till we __________ (5) the sea of green.

And we lived beneath the ____________ (6)

In our yellow submarine.

We all live in a yellow submarine,

Yellow submarine, yellow submarine.

We all live in a yellow submarine,

Yellow submarine, yellow submarine.

And our friends are all aboard,

Many more of them live ____________ (7).

And the band ______________ (8) to play…

We all live in a yellow submarine,

Yellow submarine, yellow submarine.

We all live in a yellow submarine,

Yellow submarine, yellow submarine.

And we live a life of _____________ (9),

Everyone of us has all we need,

Sky of __________ (10) and sea of ____________ (11)

In our yellow submarine.

Key: 1) born; 2) lived; 3) sailed; 4) sailed; 5) found; 6) waves; 7) next door; 8) begins; 9) ease; 10) blue; 11) green.

Exercise 2: What is the song about? Tick the topics mentioned in the song:  

   1. traveling;

      

   2. environment problems;

      

   3. sea;

      

   4. water pollution;

      

   5. undersea world;

      

   6. life of a sailor;

      

   7. modern art;

      

   8. music.

        

Key: a; c; f; h

Speaking and writing.

Exercise 3: Choose one topic from Ex.2 and make a list of questions you will ask your partner. Then work in pairs and practice the dialogues.

Vocabulary and Grammar Work

Exercise 4: Put the verbs in the correct tense form:

A sailor who (live) in Boston (sail) to the sea one summer day. The weather (be) good, hot and sunny. While he (sail), he (see) many ships passing by. Suddenly he (see) a small fishing boat with two young men. They (cry):”Help us, please!” -”What’s the matter?” – asked the sailor. “We (get) lost. Where are we?”–they asked him. So the sailor (answer): “Well, my friends, (not; worry). You (be) now almost fifty km from the sea shore. It’s not so far, really.”

Key: lives/lived; sailed; was; was sailing; saw; saw; were crying; got; answered; don’t worry; are

Exercise 5: Use the song and your imagination to complete the story in writing:

A man called ____________ lived in __________. He worked as a ______________.

So one day he invited ________________ to a ________________. He was wearing _____, ____________, _________ and________. “Let’s sail to the far-away countries”, he made a suggestion. “Where to?” asked one of the men. “To ____________”, was the answer. They decided to set off on _______________ at__________________ in a _________. 

On the ____________ day of their journey they saw a ________________. So they…

    

 Методическая  разработка для работы над  песней: 

“Hotel California” (Eagles)

1. Listen to the song and fill in the gaps with a word you hear:

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair

Warm smell of colitas1 rising up through the air

Up ahead in the distance, I … a shimmering light