Goear in the class

Goear is a great site which allows you to listen to music while you are surfing on the net or cooking or checking homework. It can also be used in the classroom. You don’t have to download every song that you want to use in the class. It also works well on the class blogs. Instead of assigning students with drilling, using songs as activities will be more effective.

I love using songs very much. They are wonderful for listening activities. They are great as pre-writing activities. They can be used as starters for class discussions.

And here is one for Dido’s Thank You

 Pre-listening

When do you thank people?

Why do you thank them?

How do you thank them?

FILL IN WITH A CORRECT WORD

missed    home        clouds      reminds     cold      door      clue

My tea’s gone —————, I’m wondering why
I got out of bed at all
The morning rain —————– up my window
and I can’t see at all
And even if I could it’d all be grey,
but your picture on my wall
It —————- me that it’s not so bad,
it’s not so bad

I drank too much last night, got bills to pay,
my head just feels in pain
I——————-the bus and there’ll be hell today,
I’m late for work again
And even if I’m there, they’ll all imply
that I might not last the day
And then you call me and it’s not so bad,
it’s not so bad and

I want to thank you
for giving me the best day of my life
Oh just to be with you
is having the best day of my life

Push the door, I’m —————- at last
and I’m soaking through and through
Then you hand me a towel
and all I see is you
And even if my house falls down,
I wouldn’t have a ———————-

Because you’re near me and

I want to thank you
for giving me the best day of my life
Oh just to be with you
is having the best day of my life.

1. How is her mood?

2. What went wrong?

3. Why is she grateful?

After listening:

Write a thank you song for somebody whom you’ve hurt.

Write a thank you note to somebody who is a great support for you.