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We wanna sing it out loud ! …and… …We gonna be proud !. Dott.ssa Anna Rullo. Wh words. WH y music ? WH at ’s special about songs ? WH ich songs to use ? WH ere to get the songs from ? HOW to use the songs ?. “I TRY TO USE MUSIC TO MOVE THESE PEOPLE TO ACT ” - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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We wanna sing it out loud!
…and… …We gonna be
proud!Dott.ssa Anna Rullo
Wh wordsWHy music?
WHat’s special about songs?
WHich songs to use?
WHere to get the songs from?
HOW to use the songs?
“I TRY TO USE MUSIC TO MOVE
THESE PEOPLE TO ACT”
(Jimi Hendrix)
“MUSIC EXPRESSES THAT WHICH CANNOT BE SAID AND ON WHICH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BE SILENT” (Victor Hugo)
…WHY?...GRAB THEIR ATTENTION!!! 1/3
Teenagers love listening to music! It’s everywhere:
radio, tv, shops, restaurants, supermarkets
They can’t live without it. Rap, Pop, Hip-Pop, Rock!
…WHY?...GRAB THEIR ATTENTION!!! 1/2
So, WHY not using their favourite songs,
singers/bands in class? Or for the youngest the
FAMILIAR NURSERY RHYMES’ TUNES?
…WHY?...GRAB THEIR ATTENTION!!! 2/2
The use of music in the classroom can make the entire learning
process more enjoyable and can stimulate BRAIN LEARNING
There are tons of things you can do to get students involved
providing preliminary material to the listening it self
…WHAT’S … special about songs
TEACHING PURPOSES 1/4
FUN…and often, as a result, they learn more
KNOWLEDGE they already know the songs but may not understand all of the lyrics…
…WHAT’S … special about songs
TEACHING PURPOSES 2/4
OPPORTUNITY TO USE THE COMPUTER to look for the lyrics at home!
Good excuse… anything to come off their books!
…WHAT’S… special about songs
TEACHING PURPOSES 3/4
LISTENING COMPREHENSION pronunciation, accent
VOCABULARY adjectives, adverbs, names, places, feelings, verbs-phrasal verbs, slang words (their favourite) idiomatic expressions
GRAMMAR CONCEPTS
…WHAT’S… special about songs
TEACHING PURPOSES 4/4
STARTING POINT for discussion
CULTURAL EXPRESSION
Scottish song Stars and
stripes
BACKGROUND TOOL during lessons and tests
…WHICH… SONGS TO USE? 1/3
The main difficulty in using songs as teaching aids lies in choosing THE MOST SUITABLE ONES!
FRIENDSHIP, GROWING UP: NURSERY RHYMES,
TRAVELLING, HOLIDAYS LIFE, LOVE…
SO MANY TOPICS!
…WHICH… SONGS TO USE? 2/3
You choose:
Listen to the songsLook at the lyrics
Clearly pronounced wordsRich and varied vocabulary
Some sort of messageNot a lot of drum work and loud
guitars
…WHICH… SONGS TO USE? 3/3
Not too fast-paced
Not obscene elements!
Not too hard or too long or you may “Kill” the song!
…WHICH…SONGS TO USE?
THEY CHOOSE 1/2
Ask the students to make their own Top Ten or Top Five
Make a chart
Have the students bring the songs to school (CDS AND LYRICS)
…WHICH…SONGS TO USE?
THEY CHOOSE 2/2
“Nothing separates the generations
more than music. By the time a child is eigh or nine, he
has developed a passion for his own music that is
even stronger than his passion for weird clothers”
(Bill Cosby)
…YOU MUST: 1/2
Choose songs that your class will want to sing and that you will have
to sing!“upbeat” lively songs better
that sad and melancholy ones Well known and popular, current
favourites Help them with a “glossary” to
reduce the load of new words
…YOU MUST: 2/2
Help them with a “glossary” to reduce the load of new
words
Explain SONG SLANG (wanna, gonna, ain’t, ya…)
Create worksheets
…WHERE…to get songs from
Use your own CDsDownload the song from the
internet and copy onto a CD Google for the lyrics
(be careful – check on more than one site or use singer’s official websites)Check EFL song websites which have recommended songs and tasks
(e.g. www.esl-lounge.com)
…HOW … to use the songs 1/3
Hand out the lyricsGo through the VOCABULARY
with them (only key words)Have them to write on each word the PRONUNCIATION (in this phase you SING slowly)
DON’T PANIC, THEY ARE ONLY
KIDS!!!!
…HOW… to use the songs 2/3
Have them to sing it with you
Play the song many times and everybody sing together
Go through the translation and have them to write it
down
…HOW… to use the songs 3/3
Play the song again and add the actions
(they “gonna” love it)Have them sing aloud
to practice pronunciation
Songs motivate stds to listen
and read in English Songs provide challeging
authentic textsSongs are great for intesive
listening
Song song song 1/2
Songs provide a great opportunity to work on and
copy pronunciation
Songs are a great way of presenting grammar or vocabolary
Song song song 2/2
Gap…but…
Don’t just gap (give some other help too)
How take advantage from the song
create worksheets 1/8
How take advantage
from the song create worksheets
2/8Find out anything interesting about the song which
YOU COULD TELL YOUR STDS OR ADD TO THE
WORKSHEET (www.songfacts.com)
Give the gapped words in a box (either put all the missing words together, or
at a low level a box with each verse) Give two similar sounding words next to
each gapThis is the way I wash my
pants/hands
How take advantage from the song
create worksheets 3/8
Give the first letter of the missing word
(two letters to make it easier)
How take advantage tfrom the song
create worksheets 4/8
Right or wrong word?a) Choose one word in every
other line that you want to swap
b) Stds decide if the words are R or W on the first
listenc) Stds correct the W words
on the second listen
How take advantage tfrom the song
create worksheets 5/8
How take advantagefrom the song
create worksheets 6/8
Gap rhyming words Make it clear which word the
gapped word rhymes with (ex: I had my change,I wanted to D )
You could leave the first letter in to make it easier
How take advantage from the song
create worksheets 7/8
Give clues
Gap chosen words but give a category so they know more or less what kind of word they are
listening for You’ll see them wearing their baggies
hurachi too (a summer clothing item)
How take advantage from the song
create worksheets 8/8
There are TONS of things you can do to get students involved providing preliminary material to the listening it self
How take advantage from the song
create worksheets
There are Many
pros Just one
cons:You will have
to SING IT FIRST!….BUT….
…ONE GOOD THINGS ABOUT MUSIC,
WHEN IT HITS YOU, YOU FEEL NO PAIN.
(Bob Marley)