LISTENING: SONG LYRICS

LESSON OVERVIEW

Name of lesson plan activity: Listening and learning

Skill focus: Listening

Teacher Name: Rizki Fitriyani

Organization/school name: Pradipta Junior High School

Target students: Ages 12–13

Materials used in class: worksheets, speaker, LCD, laptop

LESSON OBBJECTIVES

◗ To develop the skill of listening for gist and specific information in the context of the song ‘Enchanted’ by Taylor Swift

◗ To develop oral fluency and expand vocabulary

LESSON PLAN

Instructions for teaching the lesson:

◗ Teachers can learn the meaning of the songs from the spotify podcast

◗ To set the context of the lesson, play the song using speakers and share a screen through LCD that shows the lyrics and it means

◗ Nominate learners to share their thoughts after listening to the song

◗ Pre-teach vocabulary ‘enchanted’ and ‘vacancy’

Give sentences in context to decide the meaning

- She is enhanced by the flowers displayed in front of the shop

- After his brother left, he felt a vacancy

◗ Complete Activity 1 and 2 (Git tasks), ask the learners to listen to the song.

◗ Play only the required portions. Activities should be completed one by one and learner-centered feedback and confirmations of answers should be given at the end of each activity.

◗ The lesson should end with a spoken activity where learners can freely express their opinion about the different ideas expressed in the song.

Activities

Activity 1

These are the first lines of the song ‘Enchanted’, the song co-written by Taylor Swift

(copyright 2010 Big Machine Records, LLC). The teacher is to sing the first part of the song,

as below, while the class works individually completing the lines (answers in bold):

There I was again [tonight]

Forcing [laughing], faking smiles

Same old tired, [lonely] place

Walls of insincerity

Shifting eyes and [vacancy]

Vanished when I saw you're [face]

All I can say is it was [enchanting] to meet you

Activity 2

The lines of the song given below are jumbled up. As you listen, put them in the right order by numbering

them 1–6 (answers in bold).

[6] Like passing notes in secrecy

[2] Across the room your silhouette

[4] The playful conversation starts

[1] Your eyes whispered, “Have we met?”

[5] Counter all your quick remarks

[3] Started to make its way to me

* Please note that if you use a recording of this song in your class, you should obtain the required copyright permissions.

MATERIALS

1. Spotify: for teachers

https://open.spotify.com/show/5RLWWIS8iu6si7kyceJcC0?si=3gL9BesyQsaTWDKX6NRiJg&utm_source=copy-link

2. YouTube: for class

https://youtu.be/LH7iF8rLHak