IF I WERE A BOY

This the lesson plan your classmate Gloria has designed for you. By working with these exercises you wil be practicing conditional sentences (grammar), vocabulary and listening comprehension.

1-Listen to the song and complete the gaps. 

2-Choose the conditional phrases indicating  what type of conditional sentences they are. 

3- Translate the song aloud.

4-Sing the song together.

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If I were a boy even  for a day
I'd roll out of bed in the morning
And throw on  I wanted
And go drink beer with the guys

And  after girls
I'd  it with who I wanted
And I'd never get  for it
'Cause they stick up for me

If I were a boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I'd be a better man

I'd listen to her
'Cause I know how it hurts
 you lose the one you wanted
'Cause he's  you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

If I were a boy
I would turn off my phone
 everyone it's broken
So they'd  that I was  alone

I'd put  first
And  the rules as I go
'Cause I know that she'd be faithful
Waiting for me to come home, to come home

If I were a boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I'd be a better man

I'd listen to her
'Cause I  how it hurts
 you lose the one you wanted
'Cause he's taking you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

It's a little too late for you to come back
Say it's just a mistake
Think I'd forgive you like that
If you thought I would wait for you
You thought wrong

But you're just a boy
You don't understand
And you don't understand, oh
How it feels to love a girl
 you  you were a better man

You don't listen to her
You don't care how it hurts
Until you lose the one you wanted
'Cause you're  her for granted
And  you had got destroyed
But you're  a boy

If I were a richman.

1.  SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE SONG

 "If I Were a Rich Man" is a song from the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof. It was written by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock. The song is performed by Tevye, the main character in the musical, and reflects his dreams of glory.

Through the first two verses, Tevye dreams of the material comforts that wealth would bring him. Tevye first considers the enormous house he would buy and the needless luxuries he would fill it with, including a third staircase "leading nowhere, just for show," then the poultry he would buy to fill his yard.

Tevye switches his attention to the luxuries in which he would shower his wife, Golde, in the third verse. He talks of servants to alleviate her workload, fancy clothes for her pleasure, and mountains of food. The song is sung in the same comedic style.
Then Tevye starts lamenting his place in the community as a lowly milkman, and considers the esteem and importance that wealth would bring him.
In the final verse, Tevye considers his devotion to God. He expresses his sorrow that the long working hours he keeps prevents him from spending as much time in the synagogue as he would like, and how wealth would allow him to spend less time working and more time praying and studying Torah.

A repeated phrase throughout the song, "all day long I'd bidi-bidi-bum," is often misunderstood to refer to Tevye's desire not to have to work. However, the phrase "bidi-bidi-bum" is a reference to the practice of Jewish prayer

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HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR LISTENING SKILLS

Hi everybody!
I think this article from the BBC Learning English may be quite interesting especially for those who really want to get better at English.

Improving your listening skills

A question from Margarida Dourado in Brazil:

My problem is listening and understanding what people say when they are talking. Could you give me some tips to improve my listening skills? Thanks a lot.

CLICK here if you want to know the answer 

Cash Machine

Source: lessonstream.org

Kidspay

Please, download the document and bring it to the classroom.
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Money

LISTENING COMPREHENSION: MONEY 

Listen to the conversation by clicking on the "Play Audio" button and answer the questions. Click the "Final Score" button to check your quiz.     Spending Money (from www.esl-lab.com)

Now listen again and fill in the blanks. Spending Money II

Now try this one:

  Paul and Katia discuss the difficulty of lending money to friends. Remember you will find the exercises on the right hand side of the screen (Quiz 1 and Quiz 2).

Friends and Money (from www.elllo.org)

And yet another one. In this Audio Slide Quiz you will listen to Anita discussing things she wastes money on and how to prevent it. Before listening read the instructions carefully.

Wasting Money (from www.elllo.org) 

Now listen again and fill in the blanks.

 MONEY: VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES

Click on this link and read the list of words related to money.

Money

And now a money crossword.      Crossword

Put the letters in the correct order to make money words.

Money, money, money

READING COMPREHENSION: MONEY

OPENING AN ACCOUNT

Read the text and choose the correct answer for each question.
If your answer is correct you will see "Correct!". If your answer is incorrect you will see "Sorry! Try again".
After answering each question click on the OK button.You have 5 minutes to complete the exercise.

 Opening an account

SONG: PRICE TAG

Do you think this is true?

Why is everybody so obsessed?
Money can't buy us happiness
Can we all slow down and enjoy right now
Guarantee we'll be feeling
Alright.

I think this is a great song to make you think. Listen to Jessie J's song and complete the song.



Firstly, you have to choose a level among the ones given (below the song). Then listen to Jessie J's song and fill in the blanks. If you write an incorrect word in one of the gaps the song will stop. Click on the help button and read the instructions to learn how to listen to the last line again or how to jump to the next word if you don't understand one of them. 

Price Tag

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