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The Boy and the Piano Teacher’s Notes
Video 1. Your Song 2. The Boy and the Piano
Displaytheimageonpage2(orPPTslide1).Putstudentsinpairs/threesandgetthemtofindasmanyconnec=onsastheycanbetweentheimages.Forexample,football matches and concerts o0en take place in a stadium. Alterna=vely,studentscanconnecttheimagesbyincludingtheminastory.
STEP1
AEerthreeminutesorso,stopthemandgetsomefeedback.Thentellthemthatthere’ssomethingthatconnectsallfivephotos.Displaypage3/PPTslide2andgivestudentsaminutetoworkitout.
STEP2
AnswerEltonJohnPhoto1Elton John isa formerchairmanandownerofWaMordFootballClub (theteaminyellow),andheisthehonorarylife-presidentoftheclub.Photo2ThewomaninthephotoisEllieGoulding,whorecordedacoverversionofEltonJohn’sYourSongin2010.Photo3EJoncesaidthatheowned250,000pairsofglasses.Photo4TheLionKingsoundtrackcontainssongscomposedand/orperformedbyEJ.He’salsocontribu=ngtothelive-ac=onremake,whichwillbereleasedin2019.Photo5TheperformeratthepianoisLadyGaga,whohasalsocoveredYourSong.EJlearnttoplaythepianoatanearlyage.Photo6wastakenatEltonJohn’sweddingjustaEerEdSheeranhadjusttakenEJ’sglasses.EdSheerancoveredCandleintheWind.EJ’s1997versionofthesong,whichhesangatPrincessDiana’sfuneral,isthesecondbest-sellingsingleofall=me,with33mcopiessold.ThefirstisBingCrosby’sWhiteChristmas,withanes=mated50msales.
STEP3
Say that students are going to watch Elton John performing one of his mostfamoussongsonaBri=shmusicprogramme.Playvideo1fromthebeginningto01:38.AEerwards,theytellapartnerwhichwordstheyunderstood.Nowri=ng.
STEP4
Divide the class into two groups, A and B, and give them copies of thecorrespondinglyrics(page4).Theyworktogethertocompletethegapswithanyofthewordsthattheyrememberfromthefirstlistening.Playthesongagain.
STEP5
Playvideo2fromthebeginningto02:09,andshowstudentspage6/PPTslide4tochecktheiranswers.
STEP6
Displaypage12/PPTslide10.Dividestudents intofivegroupsandassigneachgrouponeofthegiEs.TheytalktogethertodecidewhythisgiEisthebestonefortheirfriend.TheycanusetheirmobilestogoonlineandfindoutmoreabouttheirgiE,andwillneedtosummarisetheirreasonsinoneminute.
STEP7
STEP8
PairastudentfromgroupAwithonefromgroupB.Theychecktheiranswers.
STEP9
Tellstudentsthatthissongwasusedinanadvertandshowthemtheimagesonpage5/PPTslide3.Getthemtotellthestoryrepesentedbytheimagesintheordertheythinkisbest.
STEP10 Say that it’s Christmasmorning and you’ve just had a phone call froma friendwhoseChristmasDayplanshavefallenthrough.You’veinvitedthisfriendtoyourhouse and they’re arriving in an hour. You’ve realised that you don’t have apresentforthem.Youdon’twantthemtofeelleEoutwhileeveryoneisopeningtheirpresents,soyouruntothe24-hourshopandfindonlyfivethingsleEontheshelves.Showstudentstheimagesonpages7to11/PPTslides5to9.
Askstudentstocomeupwithasloganfortheadvert.etsomefeedbackandthenplaythelastfewsecondsofthevideo.Whatdidstudentsthinkoftheadvert?(IntheUK,ithasbeencri=cisedfornotbeing“Christmassy”enough.)
STEP11
Regroup the students so that each giE is represented in the new groups. EachpersonhasaminutetoexplainwhytheirgiE isthebestchoice.Onceeveryonehasspoken,theyhaveadiscussiontochoosethebestandworstgiE.FindoutwhichwasthebestandworstgiEineachgroupandthenaskthemhowwell they think they did the task. Give some feedback. Possible areas includepersuasive language, interrup=ngpolitely,agreeinganddisagreeingandtheuseofcompara=vesandsuperla=ves.Finally,saythatEllieGoulding’sversionofYourSongwasusedinthe2010JohnLewisChristmas advert. Send students the link towatch it at homeand reportbackonwhichonetheypreferredinthenextclass.
STEP12
Before the class Make copies of p4
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It’sa______________,thisfeelinginside
I’mnotoneofthosewhocaneasilyhide
Idon’thavemuchmoneybutboy______
I’dbuyabighousewherewebothcouldlive
IfI____________,butthenagainno
Oramanwhomakespo=onsinatravellingshow
Iknowit’snotmuch,butit’s_____________
MygiEismysong,andthisone’sforyou
Andyoucantell_______________________
Itmaybequitesimple,butnowthatit’sdone
Ihopeyou___’_____,Ihopeyou___‘_____
thatIputdowninwords
Howwonderful______whileyou’re__________
It’salillebitfunny,thisfeelinginside
I’mnotoneofthosewho_____________
Idon’thavemuchmoneybutboyifIdid
I’dbuyabighousewherewe_____________
IfIwasasculptor,butthenagainno
Oramanwhomakespo=onsina______________
Iknowit’snotmuch,butit’sthebestIcando
______________,and_______’_foryou
Andyoucantelleverybodythisisyoursong
Itmaybe___________,butnow______’_____
Ihopeyoudon’tmind,Ihopeyoudon’tmind
thatI______________
Howwonderfullifeiswhileyou’reintheworld
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a cat toilet training kit
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