EL CONDOR PASA (IF I COULD)

by SIMON AND GARFUNKEL

Forest, sparrow, nail, street, hammer, snail, forest

1. Write the words from the box.

 

a)_______ b)_______ c)_______ d)_______ e)_____ f)_______

 

Match the words which are thought to be the opposites.

forest snail

sparrow nail

hammer street

Put the words for ex. 1 into this text. Listen and check.

I'd rather be a ________¹ than a _________²
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would
I'd rather be a _________³ than a ________⁴
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would

Away, I'd rather sail away
Like a swan that's here and gone
A man gets tied up to the ground
He gives the world it's saddest sound
Its saddest sound

I'd rather be a __________⁵ than a ___________⁶
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would

 

4. Think of some opposites and try to write a similar poem using I’d rather / If I could / I would.

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HOUSE

by ELTON JOHN

Грамматика и лексика:местоимения this – that (is), these – those (are); структура a place where…

Level: начальный

♫ CD track 4

Teacher’s notes

1. Bring a picture of a house (room). Refresh the usage of this – that, these – those by showing and naming the objects.

2. Tell your students to concentrate on the beginnings of the lines and fill in the gaps marked with letters with proper pronouns. Play the song. Check the answers.

3. Tell your students to concentrate on the endings of the lines and fill in the gaps marked with numbers with the words given. Play the song. First let the students check their answers with their partners. Then check.

4. Then let your students practice in showing and naming some objects using the structure This is a_____ / That is a_____ / These are the______ / Those are the_______.

5. Follow up. Pair / Group work. One student thinks of an object and describes it using where. This is a room (place, thing) where I ______ (eat, sleep, relax). The second student should guess it.

6. You may also elicit the difference between ‘It belongs to me’ and ‘They belong to me’.