5. Unscramble the Song
Print multiple copies of the lyrics to a popular song. Cut the lyrics into small sections or, for more advanced students, into individual words. Divide the class into teams. Give each team a set of cut up lyrics.
Play the song as many times as needed while teams race to unscramble the lyrics and paste them together in the correct order. Bonus points to you if you can play the song and sing it yourself. Your students would love that!
Many ESL students credit their language acquisition to pop culture media like movies and songs. Bringing popular music into the classroom is a great way to engage students in this group activity. In addition, each student in the group has to use careful listening skills and employ precise word order, especially if you choose a fast song or one with commonly misheard lyrics.
Once students have completed the task, you can begin to incorporate more advanced English instruction around musical vocabulary, by teaching words like bridge, chorus and hook.
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