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Song Journal
By Danny K. Howard, EAP Associate Director
It’s no surprise…EVERYONE loves to listen to music! The great thing about a song is that it can be very helpful in teaching you English in a fun & easy way.
Songs help you to learn English in many ways because they:
1 Give you practice with pronunciation
2 Help teach you about the “rhythm” and rhyme of English
3 Introduce new vocabulary to listeners
4 Teach you many themes on interesting topics
5 Are fun and easy for anyone to do
I remember a student who entered NIC, and her English was excellent! She told me that she learned a lot by just listening to music, so I thought this would be great to show you, too! Below is how you can do a “Song Journal.”
Materials needed:
⇒Music
⇒Access to the Internet (not necessary though)
⇒A journal
Listen to the song & answer the following questions as you listen:
| 1. |
Write one sentence about the theme or message of the song. |
| 2. |
Write at least 3 adjectives that show how you feel when you
hear the song. |
| 3. |
Write 3-5
new vocabulary words that you hear in the song. Write
the sentence or phrase that you hear with the word and a
short definition of the word. You can use the lyrics
(words to the song) for this if you want to. |
| 4. |
Rewrite a
new title for the song based on how you feel when you
hear it (your choice!). |
| 5. |
Write out
your feelings about this song in a short paragraph. |
| 6. |
If you have
the lyrics, read the words and listen again as you read
them. Lyrics are always very easy to find. Just go to
yahoo and type in “lyrics” & then the name of
the song in the search blank. |
Here’s a sample of what your page should look like:
Song
Title: “Let it Be” by the Beatles
Message: Things will get better in life in time.
3 adjectives that I feel when I hear the song: Hopeful, Cautious, Wise
| Vocabulary: |
Wisdom “speaking words of wisdom” = being wise |
| Parted “though they may be parted” = to be separated from someone |
| Whisper “whisper words of wisdom” = to speak softly |
New title: “Life Goes On”
Opinion: When I listen to this song, I feel good. I feel that even though bad things happen in life, there is still hope if we “let it be”. I think that John Lennon wants us to feel that life has a purpose or design. We cannot always control this design. But if we wait patiently, good things will happen to people who have good hearts! |
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