Using Poetry & Music

Activity 1

Do the vocabulary exercise 1 and the vocabulary exercise 2.



Activity 2





Activity 3 (in groups)

Follow these steps: go through the poems "I love the way" , "Listen to your child's stories", "Time", "A View Of a Cat", "My pig won't let me watch TV"and select one of them; look up unfamiliar words; practice reading the poem with a suitable intonation/rhythm; choose an adequate music that matches the poem; record the final version.




 Activity 4


Listen to the song "Dancing Queen" - track from the film Mamma Mia (original version by Abba)and do the listening exercise below.
1. Fill in the gaps with the missing words: swing   beat   mood   rock music   play    dance(x2)    lights    Dancing Queen    jive (x2) You can ____________, you can ______________, having the time of your life See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the Dancing Queen Friday night and the ______________ are low Looking out for the place to go Where they ________________ the right music, getting in the ______________ You come in for a king Anybody could be that guy Night is young and the music's high With a bit of _________________, everything is fine You're in the _________________ for a dance And when you get the chance... Chorus You are the ____________________, young and sweet, only seventeen Dancing Queen, feel the ________________ from the tambourine You can _______________, you can ________________, having the time of your life See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the Dancing Queen 2. Put the lines in the right order. ______And when you get the chance... ______Leave them burning and then you're gone ______You're in the mood for a dance ______Looking out for another, anyone will do ______You're a teaser, you turn 'em on Chorus Activivity 5
Before listening
Task 1 As you listen to this piece of music, you are going to imagine that you are at the cinema watching a scene from a movie on the screen.
After listening
Task 2 Tell the class what you imagined about: The scene:      Is it sad, comical, scary,...?             The characters: Who?               How many?             What relationship? The set: Where?                What? Task 3 Now in groups you are going to decide on a final story from the ideas you already have. Tips on how to write your text:-list all the actions -use the dictionary to look up for unfamiliar word -now write the story



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