High notes for lower levels Using songs to

High notes for lower levels Using songs to teach lower level ESL students by Nora Jung 1

Outline Introduction Discussion of songs Input from audience Some Internet resources Copyright Nora Jung 2009. This work is the intellectual property of the author. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the author. To disseminate otherwise or to 2 republish requires written permission from the author

ESL Adult literacy juggling act • • • Adult / Literacy Work /Play Serious pictures / Cute pictures Grammar / Easy vocabulary Available Material • Using Songs in the Classroom 3

Reasons for Using Songs in the Classroom Improve • listening skills • fluency • reading • grammar Practice • vocabulary /idioms • language point • speech patterns • pronounciation Introduce • new theme /topic • vocabulary /idioms Add • relaxed atmosphere • fun to learning 4

It's raining; it's pouring. The old man is snoring. He went to bed and bumped his head, And he couldn't get up in the morning 5

Reading / Writing & Nursery rhymes It's raining; it's pouring. The old man is snoring. He went to bed and bumped his head, And he couldn't get up in the morning 6

The Muffin Man Do you know the muffin man The muffin man, the muffin man Do you know the muffin man Who lives on Drury lane ? Yes we know the muffin man The muffin man, the muffin man Yes we know the muffin man Who lives on Drury lane http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=l. MOd 8 WADZZM http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=TWuet. FORv. OY&feature=fvw 7

A Tisket, A Tasket A-tisket, a-tasket, A green and yellow basket. I wrote a letter to my love, And on the way I dropped it, And, on the way I dropped it. A little boy picked it up, And put it in his pocket 8

Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes Head and shoulders, knees and toes, And eyes and ears and mouth and nose, Head shoulders, knees and toes. 9

Adult education for adults by adults 10

A Tisket, A Tasket A-tisket, a-tasket, A green and yellow basket. I wrote a letter to my love, And on the way I dropped it, And, on the way I dropped it. A little boy picked it up, And put it in his pocket Ella Fitzgerald - A-Tisket, A-Tasket http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=XUYp. Uogn 91 U 11

Ella Fitzgerald - A-Tisket, A-Tasket A tisket a tasket, a brown and yellow basket I sent a letter to my mommy, on the way I dropped it, yes on the way I dropped it A little girly picked it up and put it in her pocket She was trucking on down the avenue with not a single thing to do She went pick, picking all around when she spied it on the ground 12

She took it, she took it, my little yellow basket and if she doesn't bring it back I think that I will die A tisket a tasket, I lost my yellow basket and if that girly don’t return it I don’t know what I’ll do Oh dear I wonder where my basket can be? (so do we, so do we) Oh gee! I wish that little girl I could see. (so do we, so do we) 13

Oh why was i so careless with that basket of mine? That itty basket was a joy of mine A tisket, a tasket I lost my yellow basket Won’t someone help me find my basket And make me happy again (Was it green? ) No no no no (Was it red? ) No no no no (Was it blue? ) No no no no Just a little yellow basket A little yellow basket 14

Summertime – George Gershwin Summertime, And the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' And the cotton is high Oh, Your daddy's rich And your mamma's good lookin' So hush little baby Don't you cry One of these mornings You're going to rise up singing Then you'll spread your wings And you'll take to the sky But until that morning There's a'nothing can harm you With your daddy and mammy standing by Summertime, And the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' And the cotton is high Your daddy's rich And your mamma's good lookin' So hush little baby Don't you cry 15

Grammatical correctness • • gonna = going to wanna = want to gotta = got to I ain't = I am not / I'm not it ain't = it is not / it isn't 'cause = because comin’ = coming Don’t know = I don’t know 16

Let's Call the Whole Thing Off Things have come to a pretty pass Our romance is growing flat, For you like this and the other While I go for this and that, Goodness knows what the end will be Oh I don't know where I'm at It looks as if we two will never be one Something must be done: You say either and I say either, You say neither and I say neither Either, either neither, neither Let's call the whole thing off. You like potato and I like potahto You like tomato and I like tomahto Potato, potahto, tomahto. Let's call the whole thing off But oh, if we call the whole thing off Then we must part And oh, if we ever part, then that might break my heart So if you like pyjamas and I like pyjahmas, I'll wear pyjamas and give up pyajahmas For we know we need each other so we Better call the whole thing off Let's call the whole thing off. You say laughter and I say larfter You say after and I say arfter Laughter, larfter Let's call the whole thing off, You like vanilla and I like vanella You saspiralla, and I saspirella Vanilla vanella chocolate strawberry Let's call the whole thing off 17

Let's Call the Whole Thing Off Things have come to a pretty pass Our romance is growing flat, For you like this and the other While I go for this and that, But oh, if we call the whole thing off Then we must part And oh, if we ever part, then that might break my heart So if you like pyjamas and I like pyjamas, Goodness knows what the end will be I'll wear pyjamas and give up pyjamas Oh I don't know where I'm at For we know we need each other so we It looks as if we two will never be one Better call the whole thing off Something must be done: Let's call the whole thing off. You say either and I say either, You say neither and I say neither Either, either neither, neither Let's call the whole thing off. You like potato and I like potato You like tomato and I like tomato Potato, potato, tomato. Let's call the whole thing off You say laughter and I say laughter You say after and I say after Laughter, laughter after, after Let's call the whole thing off, You like vanilla and I like vanella You saspiralla, and I saspirella Vanilla, vanilla chocolate strawberry Let's call the whole thing off 18

Let's Call the Whole Thing Off Things have come to a pretty pass Our romance is growing flat, For you like this and the other While I go for this and that, But oh, if we call the whole thing off Then we must part And oh, if we ever part, then that might break my heart Goodness knows what the end will be Oh I don't know where I'm at It looks as if we two will never be one Something must be done: So if you like pyjamas and I like pyjamas, I'll wear pyjamas and give up pyjamas For we know we need each other so we Better call the whole thing off Let's call the whole thing off. You say either and I say either, You say neither and I say neither Either, either neither, neither Let's call the whole thing off. You like potato and I like potato You like tomato and I like tomato Potato, potato, tomato. Let's call the whole thing off You say laughter and I say laughter You say after and I say after Laughter, laughter after, after Let's call the whole thing off, You like vanilla and I like vanilla You saspiralla, and I saspirella Vanilla, vanilla, chocolate, strawberry Let's call the whole thing off 19

Donovan - Colours Yellow is the colour of my true love's hair, In the morning, when we rise. That's the time, that's the time, I love the best. Blue is the colour of the sky, In the morning, when we rise. That's the time, that's the time, I love the best. Green is the colour of the sparkling corn, In the morning, when we rise. That's the time, that's the time, I love the best. Mellow is the feeling that I get, When I see her, m-hmm, When I see her, oh yeah. That's the time, that's the time, I love the best. Freedom is a word I rarely use, Without thinking, m-hmm, Without thinking, oh yeah. Of the time, of the time, When I've been loved. 20

Suppertime by Johnny Cash Many years ago in days of childhood I used to play till evening time would come Still winding down that old familiar pathway I hear my mother call at setting sun Come home come home it's suppertime the shadows lengthen fast Come home come home it's suppertime we're going home at last Some of the fondest memories of my childhood are woven around suppertime When mother used to call from the back steps of the old home place Come on home now son it's suppertime my how I'd love to hear that once again But you know time has woven for me a realization of truth that's even more thrilling That someday we'll be called up to gather around the supper table up there For the greatest suppertime of them all with our Lord I can almost hear the call now coming from the portals of heaven Come home son it's suppertime come on home Come home come home. . . Come home come home it's suppertime the shadows lengthen so fast Come home come home it's suppertime we're going home at last 9 21

500 Miles - Peter, Paul & Mary If you miss the train I’m on, you will know that I am gone You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles, A hundred miles, a hundred miles, You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles. Lord I’m one, lord I’m two, lord I’m three, lord I’m four, Lord I’m 500 miles from my home. 500 miles, 500 miles Lord I’m five hundred miles from my home. Not a shirt on my back, not a penny to my name Lord I can’t go home this way This way, this way, Lord I can’t go home this way. If you miss the train I’m on you will know that I am gone You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles. 22

500 Miles - Peter, Paul & Mary If you miss the train I’m on, you will know that I am gone You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles, A hundred miles, a hundred miles, You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles. Lord I’m one, lord I’m two, lord I’m three, lord I’m four, Lord I’m 500 miles from my home. 500 miles, 500 miles Lord I’m five hundred miles from my home. Not a shirt on my back, not a penny to my name Lord I can’t go home this way This way, this way, Lord I can’t go home this way. If you miss the train I’m on you will know that I am gone You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles. 23

You. Tube - Broadcast Yourself Yesterday- The Beatles +lyrics http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Fs. Lj 8 blq. Sg. Q Beatles - Yesterday with lyrics http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=SOpak. Qubmn. I 500 Miles - Peter Paul and Mary http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=bw. B 2 A 9 HHa. CU Five Hundred Miles with lyrics http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=i. X 7 b 9 t. Who. Kg&feature=related 500 miles - The Hooters http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=tf. K 5 pxa. Ro. QA 500 miles with lyrics *** http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Rynxm_GQEs. I Popsicle Toes (Michael Franks ukulele cover) http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Peq. Opg 0 pc. Jk 24

Donovan – Colours http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=GX 3 Anheflt. M http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=XNw 4 Mk. J 9 d. D 4 Scarborough Fair with lyrics - Hayley Westenra http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=90 ISC 1 Al. Ex. Q Ella Fitzgerald "SUMMERTIME" George Gershwin 1968 http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Ao. Pl. Ae 23 Ruo Sam Cooke - Summertime(w/ Lyrics) http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=v. WFJLUBwp. SY Wonderful world (Sam Cooke) http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=2 KTFo. MJi 3 u. E Johnny Cash - Suppertime THP 1958 http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=6 w 2 lz. Q 7 tgjg&feature=Play. List&p=5 C 636 E 6 B 558 B 48 F 1&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=12 25

Some Internet resources ESL Through Music http: //www. forefrontpublishers. com/eslmusic/index. htm Musical English Lessons International http: //www. musicalenglishlessons. org/popsongs/index. htm Azar. Grammar. com Classroom Materials http: //www. azargrammar. com/materials/index. html Song for Teaching http: //www. songsforteaching. com/esleflesol. htm English Grammar Songs http: //www. songsforteaching. com/grammarpunctuationspelling/nouns. htm 26

using songs in the esl classroom http: //www. esl-lounge. com/songstop. shtml ESL Songs, Lyrics, and Books http: //www. eslpages. com/eslsongs. htm Learn a Song http: //www. manythings. org/songs/ TESL: Songs http: //iteslj. org/links/TESL/Songs/ BBC - CBeebies - Something Special - Songs http: //www. bbc. co. uk/cbeebies/somethingspecial/songs/ Songs Learn. English Kids - British Council http: //www. britishcouncil. org/kids-songs. htm 27