Lesson / English Listening & Speaking Skills
& Identifying Metaphors / Time / 45 -60 minutes / Grade Level / 2 -12
Objectives / 1. Students understand the exact meaning of Metaphors
2. Students practice speaking English in complete sentences.
3. Students can distinguish spoken words through listening skills.
Materials / Teacher / Students
Worksheets,
A karaoke version of the song “Let it Be” by the Beatles copied from Youtube.com. (Use the free program “Tube catcher” to obtain a portable copy of the music video from Youtube.com). / Worksheets
Step / Subject matter / Activities / Time Allotted / Notes
Teacher / Students
Introduction / Engage students in lesson / Greeting
Ask students questions, reviewing material from the previous lesson.
Introduce today’s song
Ask students what they know about the song, “Let it Be” and the group that performed it, the Beatles. / Greeting
Students answer the questions / 6 min. / Whole Group/
Class work
Study / Listening to song and identifying missing words / Pass out fill-in the blank worksheets to individual students.
Have students listen to the song all the way through one time without stopping.
Play the song a second time, stopping the song and asking the students what was said.
Play the song two more times. Students sing along with the song both times. This version has the words on the screen. / Students have opportunity to practice speaking English to share their knowledge of the song and its performers.
Students gain ability to listen to spoken English and draw out words and meanings being expressed. / 15-20 min / Individual
Work
Development/
Activate / Recognizing Vocabulary / Pass out word counting worksheets and copies of the song to students in pairs.
Have students count selected words that are in the song they listened to.
Provide students with spellings and meanings for some of the words in the song.
Ask students for spellings and to explain the meanings of some of the words they identify / 15-20
min / Small Group/
Paired work
Closure / Assessment
& Wrap-up / Ask students questions about the vocabulary they heard in the song:
1.Definitions
2.Synonyms and metaphors
3.Provide students with the correct answers when needed. / Students answer questions as a class
Students correct each others mistakes (peer learning)
Students are given an opportunity to express knowledge of the material covered in the lesson / 9-14
min / Whole Group/
Class work
Let it be
By John Lennon and Paul McCartney, 1969
When I find myself in ………….. of trouble, Mother Mary comes to ………,
Speaking …………… of wisdom, Let it be
And in my …………. of darkness, she is standing right in ……………. of me,
Speaking words of ………………, Let it be
Refrain:
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be,
Whisper words of wisdom, Let it be.
And when the broken hearted ………………, living in the ……………... agree,
There ………….. be an answer, Let it be.
For though they ………… be parted, there is still a ………….. that they will see,
There will be an ………………., Let it be.
Refrain:
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be,
…………………. will be an answer, Let it be.
Refrain:
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be,
…………………….. words of wisdom, Let it be.
“””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””
Refrain:
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be,
There will be an answer, Let it be.
And when the ……………. is cloudy, there is still a …………… that shines on me,
Shine until …………………………, Let it be.
I wake up to the ……………….. of music, Mother ………………. comes to me,
There will …………………… no……………………, Let it be
Refrain:
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be,
There …………………… be no …………………., Let it be.
Refrain:
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be,
Whisper …………………… of wisdom, Let it be.
Let it be
By John Lennon and Paul McCartney, 1969
When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me,
Speaking words of wisdom, Let it be
And in my hour of darkness, she is standing right in front of me,
Speaking words of wisdom, Let it be
Refrain:
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be,
Whisper words of wisdom, Let it be.
And when the broken hearted people, living in the world agree,
There will be an answer, Let it be.
For though they will be parted, there is still a chance that they will see,
There will be an answer, Let it be.
Refrain:
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be,
There will be an answer, Let it be.
Refrain:
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be,
Whisper words of wisdom, Let it be.
“””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””
Refrain:
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be,
There will be an answer, Let it be.
And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light that shines on me,
Shine until tomorrow, Let it be.
I wake up to the sound of music, Mother Mary comes to me,
There will be no sorrow, Let it be
Refrain:
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be,
There will be no sorrow, Let it be.
Refrain:
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be,
Whisper words of wisdom, Let it be.
WORD COUNT
How many times do you hear each of these words in this song?