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SONG ACTIVITY – LIKE I’M GONNA LOSE YOU

Name:Group:Date://1.Matcheachexpressiontoonepicturebelow.(a)brokenheart (c)intheblinkofaneye (b)splitsecond (d)totakeforgranted

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2.Inpairs,orallycompletethestatements.(a)Therearescenesfromthemoviesthateverybrokenheartknows,forexample…(b)Ifwerememberedmoreoftenthatwecanlosesomebody,wecould…(c)Wecanmakethemostofourlivesinmanyways,forexample…(d)Whensomeonetakessomethingforgranted,itcouldbebadbecause…3.Listentothesong“LikeI’mgonnaloseyou”,byMeghanTrainor,andcirclethewordthat

completesthelinesineachcase.(a)Weweresleeping/walkingonmoonlightandyoupulledmeclose

(b)Iwokeupintears/painwithyoubymyside

(c)AndIrealized:no,we’renotpromisedforever/tomorrow

(d)I’mgonnaholdyoulikeI’msayinggoodbye/farewell

(e)Intheblinkofaneye,justawhisper/breathofsmoke

(f)SoI’llkiss/missyoulonger,baby,anychancethatIget

(g)I’llmakethemostofthedays/minutesandlovewithnoregrets/limits

(h)Usewhatwegotbefore/afterit’sallgone

(i)SoI’mgonnaloveyouwhile/likeI’mgonnaloseyou

(j)’Causewe’llneverknowwhenwe’llrunoutoflove/time

(k)Whereverwe’restanding,Iwon’ttake/fakeyouforgranted

(l)I’mgonnalove/loseyoulikeI’mgonnalove/loseyou


Name:Group:Date://4.Whatthemescanyourelatetothesong?Check.[]LOVE[]FRATERNITY[]FEAR[]WORK[]PRIDE

[]WAR[]FUTURE[]COLLABORATION[]CARE[]AFFECTION

5.Ingroups,discussthemeaningofthelinesbelowandwritedownyourideas.

We’llneverknowwhenwe’llrunoutoftimeSoI’mgonnaloveyoulikeI’mgonnaloseyou

6. Answerwith your group: do you think the song is relatedonly to romantic love?Why?

Whynot?7.Inyouropinion,whichpicture(s)canberelatedtothesong?Check.

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byMeghanTrainor

TEACHER’SNOTESTargetaudience(age):EnsinoFundamental2,8ºe9ºanoseEnsinoMédio.Aim:workingwithvocabulary,expressionsandcollocationsrelatedtothethemeofthesong(enjoyingtimearoundtheonesyoulove),answeringquestionsthathelpthecomprehensionofthelyricsandhavingfunbysingingthesongandwatchingthevideo.Duration:50min.Organization:individualworkoringroups(teacher’schoice).Material:worksheets.Preparation:make copies of theworksheet (1 per student) and check thewebsitewith thesong.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-MBfn8XjIUProcedure:Pre-listening(activities1and2)

• Warmup students by asking themwhat reallymatterswhenwe love someone. Talkaboutloveinamoregeneralsense,notonlyromantic.Includealsofamilyandfriends.Makesuretheymentionthetimespenttogetherwiththesepeopleandattitudesthatshowtheirfeelings,likesmallactsofkindnessandotherstheymaythinkof.

• Handouttheworksheets.• Beforelisteningtothesong,tellstudentsthey’regoingtoworkwithsomevocabulary

fromthelyrics.• 1.Askstudentstodoactivity1andchecktheiranswers.• 2.While students are doing the activity orally, walk around the room helping and

monitoringthegroups.Listening(activity3)

• 3.Askstudentstodoexercise3whiletheylistentothesong.• Ifpossible,playthevideowiththesongandcheckwhatstudentsunderstoodfromthe

lyrics.• Checkanswers.

Afterlistening(activities4,5,6,and7)• 4-5-6.Allowsometimeforstudentstodoactivities4,5and6andmonitortheiroral

production.• 7.Afteranalyzingthepictures,askstudentstochoosetheonesrelatedtothesongand

comparewithapartner.Wrapupactivity

• Studentssingalongwiththevideo.Answers:1.c,d,a,b.2.Answerswillvary.3.(a)walking;(b)tears;(c)tomorrow;(d)goodbye;(e)whisper;(f)kiss;(g)minutes-regrets;

(h)before;(i)like;(j)time;(k)take;(l)love-lose.4.Answerscanvary,butmayinclude:love,fear,future,care,affection.5.Groupdiscussion.6.Groupdiscussion.7.Answerswillvary,butmayinclude:(a);(b);(e);(f).