This lesson contains 17 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.
Lesson duration is: 45 min
Items in this lesson
Are you ready?
You need:
your phone
a pen
paper
Slide 1 - Slide
Announce lesson goal:
We are going to be practicing listening today and we'll do this by listening to a song by a British singer called Anne Marie.
Slide 2 - Slide
Ask if anyone has heard of Anne Marie
She's from the UK, Essex
I had never heard of her but I went to a music festival over the summer and really enjoyed this song. I thought it would be "perfect" for a listening lesson for this class.
Glazed over? Repeat in Dutch.
Your favourite band/singer/song?
Slide 3 - Open question
ANY band (Origin of band not important)
What do you think this song is about?
Slide 4 - Open question
Ask students to think about the title. They may answer in Dutch or English (differentiate levels in the class)
Listen for the following information:
Does she want to put make-up on?
What clothing does she want to wear?
Which singer does she want to see with her family?
Slide 5 - Slide
Instruct students that they will be listening to the song and they should listen for the above information. Explain the questions in Dutch too, but end with the questions in English so that they know what to listen out for.
Ask individual students which words they should look out for
(make-up, a piece of clothing, family)
Slide 6 - Video
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Anne Marie wants to put make-up on:
A
True
B
False
Slide 7 - Quiz
"Don't feel like putting make-up on my cheeks"
What clothing does she want to wear?
Slide 8 - Open question
"Not into fancy clothes, I'm rockin' baggy jeans"
Which singer does she want to see with her family?
A
Michael Jackson
B
Justin Bieber
C
Eminem
D
Post Malone
Slide 9 - Quiz
"I wanna take my family to go and see Eminem"
Gap fill
Listen and fill in the blanks
Slide 10 - Slide
Hand out the gap fill sheet BEFORE listening to the song a third time.
Slide 11 - Video
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Check the gap fill
Slide 12 - Slide
Check with class that they filled in all the words; ask individually
Discuss in pairs:
Do you like the song?
Do you like the melody?
What do you think of the lyrics?
Slide 13 - Slide
SKIP?
If running short of time, skip this and move onto third listening with gap fill.
(Need 20 mins for rest of lesson)
Final task, choose one:
(Write about 100 words)
1. What is the song about?
2. What do you think about the song?
(give your opinion: theme/lyrics/rhythm)
Slide 14 - Slide
Depending on time:
Explain task and move to last 3 slides, then come back to this one.
Differentiation:
1. Write about the song (make use of lyrics; a descriptive paragraph)
2. For those that want to be more creative and want to give their opinion (discuss theme, lyrics, rhythm)
Schrijf 3 dingen op die je deze les hebt geleerd
Slide 15 - Open question
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Stel 1 vraag over iets dat je deze les nog niet zo goed hebt begrepen
Slide 16 - Open question
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