Chapter three: exemplification
3.1 Exemplar unit: descriptive analysis
It is proved that songs are truly important in teaching
English. Then it is necessary for teachers to be conscious that when they use
songs in their classes they make the class livelier and catch by the way
students `interest. This is the very reason why no teacher should neglect
songs.
3.2 Unit outline:
Lesson plan
Date: May
10th, 2010 School:
CEM Keur Momar Sarr
Level: 4th
form
Number of students: 50
Boys: 30
girls: 20
Level proficiency:
mixed ability class
Nature of activity:
listening comprehension
Timing: 1hour
Materials: tape,
handouts, chalk, board......
Objective: at the end
of this lesson students should be able to:
Know vocabulary related to
homelessness
Write about homelessness
Song: Another day in paradise by Phil
Collins
She calls out to the man on the street
«Sir, can you
...................... me?
It's cold and I've nowhere to sleep
Is there
....................... you can tell me?»
He walks on, doesn't look back
He pretends he can't hear
her
He starts to whistle as he crosses the street
She's ...............
to be there
Oh, think twice, it's just another day for
For you and me in
paradise
Oh, think twice, it's just another day
For you, you and me in
paradise
Just ................... about it
She calls out to the man on the street
He can see she's been
cryin'
She's got blisters on the soles of her feet
She can't
.................. but she's tryin'
Oh, just think twice, it's just another day
For you and me
in paradise
Oh, yes think twice, it's just another day
For you, you and
me in paradise
Just think about it, just think about it
Oh Lord, is there nothing more anybody can do?
Oh Lord,
there must be .......................... you can say
You can tell from the lines on her face
You can see that
she's been there
.................. been moved on from every place
`Cause
she didn't fit in there
Oh, yes think twice, it's just another day
For you and me in
paradise
Oh, yes think twice, it's just .................... day
For you,
you and me in paradise
Just think about it, just think about it
It's just another day
For you and me in
....................
It's just another day
For you and me in paradise
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Pre-listening 20mn
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Teacher asks students to brainstorm on Phil Collins by telling
where he lives and the issues that he raises in his songs
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While-listening 20mn
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Teacher gives students the gapped text and then students
listen the song to the tape and fill in the gaps
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Post-listening 20mn
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Students are asked to work in group to propose solutions to
solve the problem of homelessness in Senegal in the coming rainy seasons
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