Arbeitsblatt: Song Sk8ter boi (by Avril Lavigne)

Lesson plan time content 5 Collect the homework. 5 Introduction: Put slide 1 on the OHP. Let the pupils guess about who this girl is. Ask questions like: How old is she? What might be most important in her life? Tell them she is singer and ask them what kind of music she might perform. What is she singing about? Explain their homework. Hand out worksheet 1. The students listen to the song and try to fill in the missing words. Then they listen second time. What is the song about? 10 5 Collect the right answer for each gap. If something isnt clear to the pupils, listen again. 5 Explain crucial words the class doesnt understand. Have them first guess the meaning. 15 Hand out worksheet 2. The pupils answer the questions about the song on their own. Homework: The pupils try to find information about the singer by using Google. aim material • It is important to collect the homework regularly because then the pupils take their homework more seriously. • Have fun by imaging the girls life • Its preparation for listening to the song • The pupils get interested in the song we will be listening to • The pupils enhance their listening skills by filling the gaps • They are at the same time able to get the idea what the content of the song is • The students should be able to understand the missing words • If not, they have another chance to listen and catch the right word • They know how well they did and maybe start to train their comprehension skills at home • The pupils need to understand the text before they can answer questions about it • The pupils dont need to understand each single word! • They have deeper look at the song • They get used to figure out expressions in song • They reflect what the songwriter wanted to say with the song • They know how to find information on the computer • They can work with google • They are able to find useful information on the internet • Slide 1 • Copies of worksheet 1 • CD with the song Sk8ter boy by Avril Lavigne • Copies of worksheet 2 Slide (Picture: 31.10.2006) Worksheet 1 Sk8er boy by Avril Lavigne He was , she was Can make it any more obvious? He was punk, she ballet What more can say? He wanted her, shed never tell, secretly she him as well But all of her stuck up their nose, they had problem with his baggy. Chorus: He was boy, she said see you later boy He wasnt enough for her She had pretty face, but her head was up in space She needed to come back down to Five years from now, she sits at feeding the baby, she all She turns on , guess who she sees? Skater boy rocking up MTV She calls up her friends, they already, and theyve all got to see his show She tags along, stands in the crowd looks up at the that she turned down Chorus: He was boy, she said see you later boy He wasnt enough for her Now he, slamming on his Does her pretty see what he worth 2x Sorry, but you missed out Well tough luck that boy mine now We are more than just good This is how the ends Too bad that you couldnt see See the man that could be There is more than meets the see the that is inside line 1 line 8 line 12 line 20 line 24 He just , and Im just Can make it any more obvious? We are in , havent you heard how we each others world? line 32 Im with the skater boy, said see you boy Ill be backstage after the Ill be at the studio singing the we wrote about girl he used to 2x line 36 (Song text from the booklet of Lavigne, Avril: Sk8ter boi. In: Let Go) Worksheet 2 Questions about the song Sk8er boy Answer the questions on your own. 1. Have look at the title. What stands the 8 for? Why are sometimes numbers used and not letters? For example in text messages ( SMS). 2. Read the first verse. Why didnt the girl start relationship with the boy? 3. Read the chorus. What do the expressions her head was up in space and come back down to earth mean? Try to explain! 4. Have look at verse two. What do you think: How does she feel at the end of the verse when she looks at him? 5. Look at the third verse (begins at line 24). Who is singing the song? 6. What does the sentence There is more than meets the eye mean? (Line 30) Explain! 7. Read from line 32 till the end. What happened between the skater boy and the speaker? 8. What will the song be about which is mentioned at the end of the song? 9. Underline all verbs in the past simple!