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Song and Poem Review Speaking

Practice your speaking with the discussion topic below.


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Vocabulary for speaking: Opinions, Interrupting, Fillers, Linkers.


English Idioms related to music!




by AlexESLvid also at: Engvid.com with plenty of other teachers.






Keyboard




The Keyboard by Richard Vaughan of Vaughan Systems at: VaughanTV on Youtube.

Speaking about these songs: Bad Medicine, Angie, Another Brick in the Wall, American Pie.


Bands Quiz

Boston.com Band Names Quiz - Do you think you know about Rock and Roll?

Speaking about Rudyard Kipling's "IF":




Read first: If by Rudyard Kipling Analysis, Rudyard Kipling on Wikipedia. Also, listen to these recordings: Ready by Annie Coleman, By Chip in Florida (both for Librivox.org)

Title Student's recording Teacher's recording
Steven talking about Rudyard Kipling's "If" (21 min.) Aug. 31, ´08.   Content


Speaking about "More Trouble Every Day":

First, listen to Frank Zappa More Trouble Every Day on Youtube, or Youtube, Wikipedia, Lyrics on LyricsFreak.com.
Title Student's recording Teacher's recording
What Steven thinks of "More Trouble Every Day" by Frank Zappa (7.03) June 15, ´08.   Content

Speaking about "Maggie's Farm":

First, listen to Bob Dylan Maggie's Farm on Youtube, Wikipedia, Only a Pawn on Youtube, Lyrics on bobdylan.com.
Title Student's recording Teacher's recording
What Steven thinks of "Maggie's Farm" by Bob Dylan (17.17) June 3, ´08.   Content


Speaking about "The River":

First, listen to Bruce Springsteen Youtube, Springsteenlyrics.com. I also talk about Bruce Springsteen here.
Title Student's recording Teacher's recording
What Steven thinks of "The River" by Bruce Springsteen (12.29) June 2, '08.   Content


I'm Nobody! Who Are You? by Emily Dickinson:




Video by The Daily English Show


What kind of movies do you like?:




A conversation with an entertainer:




Real English Topical Clip B (49) - Sophia sings Etta James


Walt Whitman "O Captain! My Captain!" Poem Animation Movie:




Poetry Animations on Youtube - Poem about the death of Abraham Lincoln (The Ship represents the United States. See the poem here: O Captain


Conjunction Junction:




ABC Video from 1973, see: Schoolhouse Rock on Wikipedia. See also: Conjunctions on Wikipedia.

Here are the lyrics so you can sing along!
Conjunction Junction, what’s your function?
Hooking up words and phrases and clauses.
Conjunction Junction, how’s that function?
I got three favorite cars
That get most of my job done.
Conjunction Junction, what’s their function?
I got “and”, “but”, and “or”,
They’ll get you pretty far.

[spoken] “And”:
That’s an additive, like “this and that”.
“But”:
That’s sort of the opposite,
“Not this but that”.
And then there’s “or”:
O-R, when you have a choice like
“This or that”.
“And”, “but”, and “or”,
Get you pretty far.

[sung] Conjunction Junction, what’s your function?
Hooking up two boxcars and making ‘em run right.
Milk and honey, bread and butter, peas and rice.
Hey that’s nice!
Dirty but happy, digging and scratching,
Losing your shoe and a button or two.
He’s poor but honest, sad but true,
Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

Conjunction Junction, what’s your function?
Hooking up two cars to one
When you say something like this choice:
“Either now or later”
Or no choice:
“Neither now nor ever”
Hey that’s clever!
Eat this or that, grow thin or fat,
Never mind, I wouldn’t do that,
I’m fat enough now!

Conjunction Junction, what’s your function?
Hooking up phrases and clauses that balance, like:
Out of the frying pan and into the fire.
He cut loose the sandbags,
But the balloon wouldn’t go any higher.
Let’s go up to the mountains,
Or down to the seas.
You should always say “thank you”,
Or at least say “please”.

Conjunction Junction, what’s your function?
Hooking up words and phrases and clauses
In complex sentences like:
[spoken] In the mornings, when I’m usually wide awake, I love to take a walk through the gardens and down by the lake, where I often see a duck and a drake, and I wonder, as I walk by, just what they’d say if they could speak, although I know that’s an absurd thought.

Conjunction Junction, what’s your function?
Hooking up cars and making ‘em function.
Conjunction Junction, how’s that function?
I like tying up words and phrases and clauses.
Conjunction Junction, watch that function.
I’m going to get you there if you’re very careful.
Conjunction Junction, what’s your function?
I’m going to get you there if you’re very careful.
Conjunction Junction, what’s your function?
I’m going to get you there if you’re very careful.


Lolly Lolly Lolly get your adverbs here:




ABC Video from 1973, see: Schoolhouse Rock on Wikipedia. See also: Adverbs on Wikipedia.

Hmmmmm… hmmmmm… hmmmmm!!!
Ready pop? Yep. Ready son? Uh-huh.
Let’s go! Let’s go!
One! two! Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, get your adverbs here,
Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, got some adverbs here,
Come on down to Lolly’s, get the adverbs here!
You’re going to need, if you write or read, or even think about it.
Lolly Lolly Lolly, get your adverbs here, got a lot of lolly, jolly adverbs here.
Anything you need and we can make it absolutely clear…
An adverb is a word, (That’s all it is! and there’s a lot of them.)
That modifies a verb, (sometimes a verb and sometimes)
It modifies an adjective, or else another adverb,
And so you see that it’s positively, very, very, necessary.
Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, get your adverbs here,
Father, son, and Lolly selling adverbs here,
Got a lot of adverbs, and we make it clear,
So come to Lolly! (Lolly, Lolly, Lolly).
Hello, folks, this is Lolly, Sr, saying we have every adverb in the book,
So come on down and look.
Hello folks, Lolly, Jr here.
Suppose your house needs painting, how are you going to paint it?
That’s where the adverb comes in.
We can also give you a special intensifier, so you can paint it very neatly or rather sloppily.
Hi! Suppose you’re going nut-gathering;
your buddy wants to know where and when. Use an adverb and tell him!
Get your adverbs! Use it with an adjective, it says much more,
Anything described can be described some more,
Anything you’d ever need is in the store,
And so you choose very carefully every word you use.
Use it with a verb, it tells us how you did,
Where it happened, where you’re going, where you’ve been.
Use it with another adverb – that’s the end.
And even more…
How, where, or when, condition or reason,
These questions are answered, when you use an adverb.
Come and get it!
Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, get your adverbs here,
Quickly, quickly, quickly, get those adverbs here.
Slowly, surely, really learn your adverbs here.
You’re going need ‘em if you read ‘em,
If you write or talk or think about ‘em … Lolly! (Lolly, Lolly, Lolly)
Announcer: If it’s an adverb, we have it at Lolly’s!
Bring along your old adjectives, too, like slow, soft, and sure.
We’ll fit ‘em out with our “L-Y” attachment,
And make perfectly good adverbs out of them!
(Get your adverbs here!) Lots of good tricks at Lolly’s so come on down.
(Lolly, Lolly, Lolly!) Adverbs deal with manner, place, time,
(Lolly, Lolly, Lolly!) Condition, reason,
(Father, son, and Lolly) Comparison, contrast
(Lolly, Lolly, Lolly) Enrich your language with adverbs!
(Lolly, Lolly, Lolly) Besides, they’re absolutely free!
(Lolly, Lolly, Lolly) At your service! Indubitably!



Speaking about "Streets of Philadelphia":

First, listen to Bruce Springsteen Youtube, Springsteenlyrics.com. I also talk about Bruce Springsteen here.
Title Student's recording Teacher's recording
What Steven thinks of "Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen (5.49) June 2, '08.   Content


Speaking about "Serenade":

(By request) First, listen to Dover Dover, Lyrics, Dover on Wikipedia
Title Student's recording Teacher's recording
What Steven thinks of Serenade by Dover (2.19)   Content


Speaking about "White Flag":

First, listen to White Flag White Flag, Lyrics, Dido on Wikipedia
Title Student's recording Teacher's recording
What Steven thinks of White Flag by Dido (5.23)   Content

Speaking about "Earth Song":

First listen to: Earth Song by Michael Jackson Lyrics, Song on Youtube. This topic is related to Speaking about Global Warming.

Minnesottan's for Global Warming (M4GW) song:

Have a look at this activitiy page : M4GW and write about it here. This Lower-Intermediate level English activity is courtesy of M4GW, which is a duo of humorous pro-global-warming "activists" from Minnesota. This topic is related to Speaking about Global Warming.

Other good songs for you to listen to and comment on:

Canciones para aprender inglés





I answer the questions below in this video. Why don't you have a look at the vocabulary list below before you watch the video?


Possible questions to discuss:

Music – Short List of questions 1
1) Talk about different types of musical instruments and what differentiates them.
2) Can you play a musical instrument?

    • If you can play a musical instrument, what do you play? If not, what musical instrument would you play if you could learn one?
    • How long have you been playing?
    • Are you good at it? Have you ever performed in front of an audience?
    • Can you read music?
    • Explain more.

3) Talk about the different types of music and what differentiates them. Mention instruments, the feelings produced by the music, etc.
4) What is your favorite type of music? Why?
5) What is your least favorite type of music? Why?

You might also talk about certain other problems and their solutions – like the problem of “satanic” characters such as Marilyn Manson or certain heavy metal singers, or how about extreme violence in music such as in some rap songs and so on? Or how about the relationship between drugs and music? Feel free to use plenty of examples.




Music Wordle (Using Wordle.net)


Vocabulary - Genres

  • Reggae - Bob Marley
  • Rock and Roll - Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen
  • Classical (not "classic") - Beethoven, Bach
  • Pop - Boy George, George Michael
  • Country - Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton
  • Folk - Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel
  • World Music - Music from all over the world - Ladysmith Black Mambazo from South Africa, Flamenco from Spain (Camaron)
  • Opera - Pavorotti, Placido Domingo
  • Jazz - Louis Armstrong
  • New Age music or ambient music - Mike Oldfield, Enya, Oscar Lopez, Kitaro
  • Blues - B.B. King, Eric Clapton
  • Techno - Moby
  • Heavy metal or hard rock - Metallica, AC/DC, Kiss
  • Gospel music - spiritual music, hymns


  • Most frequent Instruments

  • electric guitar / guitarist / lead guitarist
  • bass guitar
  • drums / drummer
  • trumpet
  • trombone
  • piano
  • keyboard
  • saxophone
  • violin / violinist
  • flute / flute player
  • harmonica


  • Categories of Instruments

  • String Instruments - guitar, violin
  • Wind instruments - pipe organ, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and saxophone.
  • Brass Instruments - french horn, trumpet, trombone and tuba.
  • Percussion Instruments - drum, cymbal, xylophone, marimba, triangle, bells, tambourine and wood block.


  • Other Music Vocabulary

  • composer / composition / compose / songwriter
  • singer / lead singer
  • beat
  • rhythm
  • loud / soft
  • melody / harmony
  • chorus / choir / choral
  • soprano / alto / tenor / bass - choir voices
  • soundtrack
  • performance / gig / concert / festival
  • program - the booklet of the entire concert
  • to release a cd
  • record label - Polygram, BMG, Sony
  • records / cds / cassettes
  • track on an album / cd
  • a hit
  • a song / a tune
  • to blow (on) a trumpet, etc.
  • to play, pick or strum a guitar
  • to bang on drums
  • drumsticks

  • Make your own diagram like this one:



    I Blame Poetry on Youtube

    Michael Jackson

    List of Music Styles on Wikipedia

    Musical Instrument vocabulary on Wikipedia

    Musical Instrument vocabulary on Saber Ingles .com.ar

    Musical Instrument Activity on ESL Gold

    Musical Instrument on Many Things.org

    Music Questions on ITESLJ

    Music Vocabulary on Visual Dictionary online (Thanks for the info Antonio.)

    Music on Quotations page, Poetry on Quotations page,
    Imagination on Quotations page.

    Music Vocabulary pdf on GCSE Vocabulary

    Music Vocabulary pdf on kqed.org

    Music Vocabulary pdf on ghz.cz

    Music Vocabulary on Bangerst Music

    Poem Hunter

    Music on Wikipedia, List of Music Topics on Wikipedia, Music Topics on Visiwiki.

    Other resoures:

    More speaking activities:

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