Friday I'm in love by The Cure

Listen and answer:
1) What days of the week can you hear?
2) Are they in order?
3) Have you seen any spelling mistakes?
4) How does the singer feel on the different days?

• Click on the link below and practise the lyrics with a karaoke activity:

http://lyricstraining.com/play/the-cure/friday-im-in-love/UYNA9pBOAY#b7w

A Future Tense in "When I'm gone"

The singer in the video clip is certain that something's going to happen in the future. What is it?



Yeap, we use be going to when we're sure that something will happen. Have a look at the sentences below and try to fill in the blanks:


1. It's cloudy. ......................................................... rain.
2. She hasn't studied. ............................................. fail.
3. They're trying over and over again. ......................... make it!



Right now you must be ready to know whether the following statements are true or false. If false, correct them:

1. She's going on a short trip.
2. She's got two tickets.
3. On the way to her destination, she's just going to have some soft drinks.
4. She'd like to travel on her own.
5. She's leaving the day after.
6. When she leaves, nobody is going to think of her.
7. Her hair, the way she walks or talks are not particularly appealing to anybody.

SPEAKING:

a) Do you think it's a farewell song or a kind of invitation for somebody to go away with her?

b) Maybe the main idea of the song is the fact of MISSING somebody. If you had to leave your hometown, what or who would you miss? Why?

c) Are you going to miss anyone when the school year finishes?

Watch the video. What's the difference between Lennon's Christmas Carol and any of the traditional ones around the world?

The Look

- Get the lyrics of the song by clicking here.

- After listening, complete the sentences below. They can be affirmative, negative or interrogative. Guess which verb you should use:

1- She ...................................................... the look.
2- Aroa and Nico..................................... the look.
3- Toñi  ..................................................... the look.
4- I ............................................................ the look.
5- Mariano  ............................................. the look.
6- Of course, you .................................... the look.
7- We  ...................................................... the look.
8- (You / the look?)
.............................................................................. ?
9- (anybody else / the look?)
.............................................................................. ?
10- Adrián and I  ......................................... the look.

- Practise the grammar of HAVE GOT online: 

http://www.isabelperez.com/hotpot/prs_have.htm

http://www.isabelperez.com/hotpot/prn_have.htm

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You've got a friend in me

 LISTEN AND:
1) Find the sentence that expresses friendship.
2) Find a synonym for 'friend'.
3) Complete the sentence:

If he..................... got troubles, I .............................. them too.

Our friendship ..............   .......................   ......................

4) Make a one-question survey among your classmates. Get the question for the survey by simply changing the title of the song into an interrogative sentence. You only have got 3 minutes.

    ................................................................................ ?

Now start the survey. How many of your classmates are friends with you?

Karaoke: 'We Are The World' by USA artists for Africa

http://lyricstraining.com/play/usa_for_africa/we_are_the_world/UzhbW8nMVz#k6

With this song you'll see a lot of present tenses, future ones, comparative and superlative forms... Sing along and enjoy it!

KARAOKE: Human by The Killers

http://lyricstraining.com/play/the_killers/human/UlzhbW8ngl#k6

Just click on the link and sing along.

"Human" by the Killers is a one of the best choices for beginner students to practise the verb to be in context.

Holes, by Passenger

1) Listen and write down all the sentences with the verb 'have got'.
2) What do the statements with the word 'hole' mean? Rephrase them to make their meaning clear.
3) In small groups, ask each other whether you've got any holes in your hearts or your pockets.

Counting Stars - Present Perfect Continuous

Irregular Verbs Grammar Rap Song!

PRESENT CONTINUOUS: Making Arrangements - Things Happening At The Moment

Watch and complete:

...................................... wants to meet ....................................

WHAT FOR: ..................................

WHEN:          ..................................

Listen to the two friends, the dark-haired one and the blond-haired one. The former wants to meet the latter. Fill in the data of their arrangement:

DAY:              ..................................

TIME:             ..................................

PLACE:        .................................

If necessary, watch again and answer:

a) What is the dark-haired friend doing on Tuesday after lunch?

b) What is she doing on Thursday at 1:30 p.m?

c) What is the blond-haired friend doing on Thursday at 3 p.m.?

Verb Form + USE for the PRESENT + USE for the FUTURE:


Some more arrangements:

activity	Meeting Thomas
Activity suggested: Time of the activity: Place:	Meeting point. Meeting time:

1. What are they doing afterwards?

activity	Meeting Thomas
Activity suggested: Time of the activity: Place: Nearest undreground station:	Total of tickets to buy: point. Time to buy them:

1. What are they doing afterwards?
2. Who has been invited?

Look what's happening around this boy who's getting bored, poor thing!

Kiss by Prince -or The Absence Of Obligation

Pay attention at the chorus and write down two sentences showing an absence of obligation.  If necessary, you've got the lyrics below.



You don't have to be beautiful
to turn me on
I just need your body baby
From dusk till dawn
You don't need experience
To turn me out
You just leave it all up to me
I'm gonna show you what it's all about

You don't have to be rich
To be my girl
You don't have to be cool
To rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your

Kiss

You got to not talk dirty, baby
If you wanna impress me
You can't be to flirty, mama
I know how to undress me (Yeah)
I want to be your fantasy
Maybe you could be mine
You just leave it all up to me
We could have a good time

You don't have to be rich
To be my girl
You don't have 2 be cool
To rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your

Kiss

Yes
I think I wanna dance 
Gotta, Gotta
Little girl Wendy's parade
Gotta, gotta, gotta

Women not girls rule my world
I said they rule my world
Act your age, mama (Not your shoe size)
Not your shoe size
Maybe we could do the twirl
You don't have to watch Dynasty 
To have an attitude
You just leave it all up to me
My love will be your food 
Yeah

You don't have to be rich
To be my girl
You don't have to be cool
To rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your
Kiss

Plans, Intentions and Resolutions

a) Listen and take note of the decisions and intentions of this man in love.
b) Are there any of his decisions and intentions you would disagree with if you were also in love?

I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles), by the Proclaimers

When I wake up yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you
When I go out yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you

If I get drunk yes I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you
And if I haver yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you

But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walked 1000 miles
To fall down at your door

When I'm working yes I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you
And when the money comes in for the work I'll do
I'll pass almost every penny on to you

When I come home yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you
And if I grow old well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you

But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walked 1000 miles
To fall down at your door

When I'm lonely yes I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's lonely without you
When I'm dreaming yes I know I'm gonna dream
Dream about the time when I'm with you.

But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walked 1000 miles
To fall down at your door

source: http://www.lyricsondemand.com/onehitwonders/imgonnabe500mileslyrics.html

Questions with the verb to be: Are We Human, by the Killers

And with the lyrics:

1. Write down the 4 lines of the chorus in your notebook.

Are we human or are we dancer

My sign is vital, my hands are cold

      And I’m on my knees looking for the answer

      Are we human or are we dancer?
2. Listen and underline the verbs. 
3. What’s the infinitive of those verb forms?
4. Fill in the chart with those sentences from the song. Then, if the sentence is interrogative, change it into affirmative and negative.  

(+) .........................  (-)  .........................      (?) Are we human? 

(+) .........................  (-)  .........................      (?) Are we dancer?

  

(+) My sign is vital.   (-)  ......................      (?).............................

(+) My hands are cold.  (-)  ...................   (?).............................

(+) I'm on my knees       (-)  ...................   (?).............................

5. Now,  replace the underlined words by a Noun Phrase or a pronoun.

     For example:

A1) Are we human or are we dancer?

A2) Are Guillermo and I human 

B1) My sign is vital,
B2) ............  is vital 

C1) My hands are cold 
C2) ................... are cold
D1) And I’m on my knees looking for the answer 
D2) And .............. on ............. knees looking for the answer.