James Blunt - You`re Beautiful

Lesson Plan Topic: Beauty & Physical Attractiveness Level: Intermediate; Advanced Materials: Pictures; notebook; projector; screen; worksheets for students Aim: to learn to identify the features of connected speech in the song “You`re Beautiful” by James Blunt Pre-Listening Activities 1. Brainstorming The teacher writes the word “BEAUTY” on the blackboard and asks the students to name their associations with this word. BEAUTY 2. Questions The teacher hangs the pictures on the blackboard and tries to make the students talk about the topic of the lesson, using the following questions:  Do you think that they are beautiful? Why? Why not?  What is beauty for you?  How often do you think about beauty?  What are the most important features, when determining someone`s beauty?  What do you think about beauty contests?  How would the world be different if we never considered beauty? Source: http://www.esldiscussions.com/b/beauty.html While-Listening Activities The teacher asks the students to listen to the song “You Are Beautiful” by James Blunt two times very carefully. Before listening he gives them 1 Made by Vladislav // spacefrog@list.ru worksheets with the lyrics. While they are listening to the song they circle the right word / words. Post-Listening Activities 1. Checking of the Work The students change their worksheets with a partner and check their work. 2. Connected Speech The students look at the song`s lyrics and try to find the features of connected speech. 3. Connected Speech – Reading Practice The students practice reading the verses of the song, paying attention to the features of connected speech. Homework The students choose any verse from the song and practice “shadowing” technique. Reflection 1. Questions The students complete the sentences on the cards and then read aloud them in the class:  Now I can / know ________________________________________.  During today`s lesson I ____________________________________. 2 Made by Vladislav // spacefrog@list.ru