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A Note to Teachers:
The following packet includes the lyrics, vocabulary, and blank template for the song “Hey Jude” by The Beatles.
The worksheets can be used in whatever way you think fits your students. Songs cultivate listening comprehension skills
and allow students to work with real life material. Songs can also be a nice break from the usual curriculum. I find that
students are much more likely to sing English songs outside of class than, say, chant their vocabulary list. Songs
encourage memory and right-brain thinking. Here in Taiwan it is very common for schools to put on shows for the
parents and/or as a marketing gimmick, so having a repertoire of songs your class knows and loves can be a great
advantage.
When preparing for a show or using songs as more of a fun and motivational activity, the lyrics can be printed for
students to listen to, learn and sing. For more advanced students, the vocabulary list can be used as they listen to and
decipher the words of the song and fill in the blank template on their own. If the song is too fast, most media players on
a computer will let you slow the speed down. After each time I play the song I go around and highlight each correct
word. Students then erase incorrect words and try again. With my most advanced students, I hold a discussion after
deciphering the song in which they must tell me what they think the song means, pulling details from the lyrics to
support their answer. As a possible writing assignment, students can express their opinions in a rev iew of the song.
This song is a classic that is always on the karaoke list and is kid-friendly. In my opinion, using a song is best either
at the very beginning or very end of the class period. I find that when using a song in the middle of the class stu dents
become exhausted if they have to listen to the song too many times in a row. At the beginning of class, starting the song
right on time helps ensure that students will feel motivated to be in their seats with their pencils ready. You can even
reward prepared students with points or a treat. In the same way, you could award a prize for the first person or team to
completely decipher the song. Maybe you could give points for each correct word they decipher that day, or for every
time they reach a multiple of five or ten words. Late students will feel some pressure to be on time because they won’t
want to miss their chance to add words to their template. If you have students with an attitude who don’t care if they
are late, I recommend making a rule such as “no points for a team until the whole team is seated and ready.” You will find
that motivated students who care about prizes will quickly reprimand their classmates, and peer pressure sometimes
accomplishes what you can’t do with your mere authority as a teacher. If it’s a class where students can’t help but arrive
late (because of bus schedules or whatever issues) it gives a grace period where English is happening but you haven’t
launched into the lesson of the day yet. If your students enjoy listening to songs you can also use it as a reward at the
end of class to motivate them. If they finish all their work or meet some other criteria (like a certain level of points for
the day, or a lack of black marks for discipline), you will take the last five or ten minutes of class to play the song through
and check for correct words.
I hope you enjoy these materials and find them useful! If you notice any mistakes or would like to make
suggestions or additions, feel free to email me at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Heidi Alford
"Hey Jude"
The Beatles
Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
Hey Jude, don't be afraid
You were made to go out and get her
The minute you let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better
And any time you feel the pain,
Hey Jude, refrain
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders
For well you know that it's a fool
who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder
Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah
Hey Jude, don't let me down
You have found her, now go and get her
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
So let it out and let it in,
Hey Jude, begin
You're waiting for someone to perform with
And don't you know that it's just you,
Hey Jude, you'll do
The movement you need is on your shoulder
Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah yeah
Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her under your skin
Then you'll begin to make it better
better better better better better…
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude…
[fade out]
Hey Jude
The Beatles
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a
afraid
and
any
bad
be
begin
better
by
can
carry
colder
cool
do
don't
down
feel
fool
for
found
get
go
have
heart
her
hey
his
in
into
is
it
it’s
Jude
just
know
let
little
made
make
making
me
minute
movement
need
now
out
on
perform
pain
plays
refrain
remember
sad
skin
so
someone
song
start
take
that
time
to
shoulder
shoulders
start
the
then
under
upon
well
were
who
with
world
you
you’ll
your
you’re
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Na na na na na
na na na na Yeah
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Better, better, better, better, better, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
a
afraid
and
any
bad
be
begin
better
by
can
carry
colder
cool
do
don't
down
feel
fool
for
found
get
go
have
heart
her
hey
his
in
into
is
it
it’s
Jude
just
know
let
little
made
make
making
me
minute
movement
need
now
out
on
perform
pain
plays
refrain
remember
sad
skin
so
someone
song
start
take
that
time
to
shoulder
shoulders
start
the
then
under
upon
well
were
who
with
world
you
you’ll
your
you’re
