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Born in the USA: listening but not hearing
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nickpellatt



Joined: 08 Dec 2006
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 6:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sashadroogie wrote:


I think that any activity that uses music of any description and which is NOT just a lyric gap-fill is to be applauded.

Ura for Johnslat!


I have a few music lessons in my resume of 'standard nick lessons'. I prefer sequencing activities to gap-fills though. I have a nice Beyonce 'If I were a boy' lessons which leads into conditional statements, and songs are also good for identifying collocations and phrasal verbs too.

I may add a 'Born in the USA' lesson now though...I also didnt realise it wasnt a patriotic song. The fact it isnt leads into some interesting discussion topics with the right group of students.
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gaijinalways



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 4:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've done similar things with some Red Hot Chilli Pepper songs with the advanced classes I have. Students often misinterpret lyrics, and it is easy to listen to the instrumental part of a song and the refrain more than the main lyrics.

Personally I am not much of a Springsteen fan, and preferred his jamming with the E street band. Many of his songs are blue collar work types, so it is a bit surprising that this song is a bit more than that.

REM does a song concerning Vietnam agent orange usage entitled 'Orange Crush', (though to be honest I like their song 'Losing my religion' more). Some people thought this was about the popular soft drink!
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