Fun with Connor Franta
When I Was Your Man by Bruno Mars - Video
Some of my students are big fans of Bruno Mars and we had a great lesson today working on comprehension and vocabulary exercises from the song "When I Was Your Man" (WIWYM).
Here are a few resources to help you do the same:
and general vocabulary.
- Download the WIWYM crossword puzzle FR NL
- Take a short listening comprehension quiz.
- Read the song lyrics.
When I Was Your Man - Lyrics
"When I Was Your Man"
Same bed but it feels just a little bit bigger now
Our song on the radio but it don't sound the same
When our friends talk about you, all it does is just tear me down
'Cause my heart breaks a little when I hear your name
It all just sounds like oooooh…
Mmm, too young, too dumb to realize
That I should've bought you flowers
And held your hand
Should've gave you all my hours
When I had the chance
Take you to every party
'Cause all you wanted to do was dance
Now my baby's dancing
But she's dancing with another man
My pride, my ego, my needs, and my selfish ways
Caused a good strong woman like you to walk out my life
Now I never, never get to clean up the mess I made, ohh…
And it haunts me every time I close my eyes
It all just sounds like oooooh…
Mmm, too young, too dumb to realize
That I should've bought you flowers
And held your hand
Should've gave you all my hours
When I had the chance
Take you to every party
'Cause all you wanted to do was dance
Now my baby's dancing
But she's dancing with another man
Although it hurts
I'll be the first to say that I was wrong
Oh, I know I'm probably much too late
To try and apologize for my mistakes
But I just want you to know
I hope he buys you flowers
I hope he holds your hand
Give you all his hours
When he has the chance
Take you to every party
'Cause I remember how much you loved to dance
Do all the things I should have done
When I was your man
Do all the things I should have done
When I was your man
Our song on the radio but it don't sound the same
When our friends talk about you, all it does is just tear me down
'Cause my heart breaks a little when I hear your name
It all just sounds like oooooh…
Mmm, too young, too dumb to realize
That I should've bought you flowers
And held your hand
Should've gave you all my hours
When I had the chance
Take you to every party
'Cause all you wanted to do was dance
Now my baby's dancing
But she's dancing with another man
My pride, my ego, my needs, and my selfish ways
Caused a good strong woman like you to walk out my life
Now I never, never get to clean up the mess I made, ohh…
And it haunts me every time I close my eyes
It all just sounds like oooooh…
Mmm, too young, too dumb to realize
That I should've bought you flowers
And held your hand
Should've gave you all my hours
When I had the chance
Take you to every party
'Cause all you wanted to do was dance
Now my baby's dancing
But she's dancing with another man
Although it hurts
I'll be the first to say that I was wrong
Oh, I know I'm probably much too late
To try and apologize for my mistakes
But I just want you to know
I hope he buys you flowers
I hope he holds your hand
Give you all his hours
When he has the chance
Take you to every party
'Cause I remember how much you loved to dance
Do all the things I should have done
When I was your man
Do all the things I should have done
When I was your man
- Bruno Mars
How to use Quizlet
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| The Thinker by Auguste Rodin |
1.) Flashcards - to learn and practice new vocabulary and grammar
2. ) Learn - to learn and practice new vocabulary and grammar
3.) Speller - to develop oral comprehension and spelling skills (just type what you hear!)
4.) Scatter - to learn having fun learning with a drag and drop matching game (so how fast are you?!)
5.) Test - to test your knowledge of the material using different questions types e.g. multiple choice, true false, written answers, etc.
6.) Space Race - to have fun learning with a game that will really give your English spelling skills a test !
Animals
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| The Monkey by Franz Marc |
Basic Vocabulary
- Farm animals
- House pets
Carnival of Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns
- Carnival of Animals Quizlets available in FR, NL, and RO
- Animal picture quiz with illustrations made by my students
- Carnival of Animals Puppet Show A student video project (3-6 years)
- The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Fruits & Vegetables
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| Rudolf II as Vertumnusdd by Guiseppe Arcimbaldo |
Anyone who has declared someone else to be an idiot, a bad apple, is annoyed when it turns out in the end that he isn't.
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/f/friedrichn397510.html#m9TgPACQzPkORZ1U.99
"Anyone who has declared someone else to be an
idiot, a bad apple, is annoyed when it turns out in the end that he isn't. " - Friedrich NietzscheRead more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/f/friedrichn397510.html#m9TgPACQzPkORZ1U.99
Vocabulary & Idioms
Anyone who has declared someone else to be an idiot, a bad apple, is annoyed when it turns out in the end that he isn't.
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/f/friedrichn397510.html#m9TgPACQzPkORZ1U.9Vocabulary Exercises
- Fruit & vegetables - FRRead more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/f/friedrichn397510.html#m9TgPACQzPkORZ1U.9Vocabulary Exercises
- Fruit & vegetables - NL
- Fruit idioms with Josephine Baker
Vocabulary Basics
Animals
Body
Clothes
Colours
Countries
Family
Food & Drinks
Home
Places in Town
Professions & Work
School
Time (Days, Months etc)
Transport
Game word vocabulary
Here are some quizlets and other exercises on the vocabulary words from the games we play in class.
Zingo
Hunger Games
A group of my students requested a reading comprehension exercise based on an extract from the popular book by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games.
As part of this, we worked together to make quizlets using vocabulary (all verbs) taken from the opening pages of the text.
Learn some Hunger Games vocabulary with our quizlets ! FR NL
The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
I know Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly
Listening Exercise for Beginners (6-10)
This is a great video to use with children between 6-10 to develop listening and speaking skills. Ask the children to listen carefully to the video and be ready to repeat in order all of the animals that the old lady swallows.
The video is also useful for building animal related vocabulary. The nine animals which the old lady swallows include a fly, spider, bird, cat, dog, pig, goat, cow and horse.
You may also find my animal picture matching worksheet useful with this video. Enjoy !
School
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| The Problem We All Live With by Norman Rockwell.
The painting is an iconic image of the USA civil rights movement. It
depicts six year old Ruby Bridges on her way to an all-white public school during
the period of racial desegregation in the 1960’s.
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"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." - Dr Seuss
School vocabulary
Things to Eat & Drink
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| Campbells Soup Can by Andy Warhol |
"What's great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca-Cola, and you can know that the President drinks Coke. Liz Taylor drinks Coke, and just think, you can drink Coke, too." - Andy Warhol on consumerism.
Here are some things to eat & drink
- Fruits & Vegetables
- Drinks FR NL
About Time
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| The Three Ages of Woman by Gustave Klimt |
“Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.”
- Dr Seuss
- Days of the week FR NL
- Months FR NL
- Seasons and Holidays FR NL
Zingo
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| Zingo by ThinkFun |
I use the game to teach the verb "to have"along with some basic vocabulary e.g. "I have cat" or if you prefer UK style "I have got a cat !" It can also be used to practice the verb "to be" e.g. "It's a cat."
I have put together a few quizlets to help kids learn and practice the vocabulary alongside playing the game.
At the moment you can choose from four language combinations:
Zingo EN-FR
Zingo EN- NL
Zingo EN - ES
Zingo EN - IT
You can also visit the ThinkFun website to play their online version of Zingo as well as GNU The Three Letter Learning Game.
Hilaire Belloc
Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc was an Anglo-French writer and historian. He was one of the most prolific writers in England during the early twentieth century.
I am a huge fan of Belloc's "Cautionary Tales for Children" which is a collection of humorous short stories about what happens to naughty children.
I have used two of the poems from this collection extensively with my ESL students : Jim Who Ran Away From His Nurse and Was Eaten by a Lion and Matilda Who Lied and Was Burned to Death.
Beginner level students have learned the texts through mime and have written, illustrated and recorded their own adapted versions. More advanced & intermediate students have worked directly with the text on comprehension and vocabulary exercises.
Jim Who Ran Away From His Nurse and Was Eaten by a Lion
Matilda Who Lied and Was Burned to Death
Jim who ran away from his nurse and was eaten by a lion - 4
Though very fat he almost ran
To help the little gentleman.
``Ponto!'' he ordered as he came
(For Ponto was the Lion's name),
``Ponto!'' he cried, with angry Frown,
``Let go, Sir! Down, Sir! Put it down!''
The Lion made a sudden stop,
He let the Dainty Morsel drop,
And slunk reluctant to his Cage,
Snarling with Disappointed Rage.
But when he bent him over Jim,
The Honest Keeper's Eyes were dim.
The Lion having reached his Head,
The Miserable Boy was dead!
He let the Dainty Morsel drop,
And slunk reluctant to his Cage,
Snarling with Disappointed Rage.
But when he bent him over Jim,
The Honest Keeper's Eyes were dim.
The Lion having reached his Head,
The Miserable Boy was dead!
When Nurse informed his Parents, they
Were more Concerned than I can say:--
His Mother, as She dried her eyes,
Said, ``Well--it gives me no surprise,
He would not do as he was told!''
His Father, who was self-controlled,
Bade all the children round attend
To James's miserable end,
And always keep a-hold of Nurse
For fear of finding something worse.
Were more Concerned than I can say:--
His Mother, as She dried her eyes,
Said, ``Well--it gives me no surprise,
He would not do as he was told!''
His Father, who was self-controlled,
Bade all the children round attend
To James's miserable end,
And always keep a-hold of Nurse
For fear of finding something worse.
- by Hilaire Belloc & illustrated by Tracy's ESL students
Jim who ran away from his nurse and was eaten by a lion by Hilaire Belloc
There was a boy whose name was Jim;
His friends were very good to him.
They gave him tea, and cakes, and jam,
And slices of delicious ham,
And chocolate with pink inside
And little tricycles to ride,
And read him stories through and through,
And even took him to the zoo--
But there it was the dreadful fate
Befell him, which I now relate.
For I have often told you so--
That children never are allowed
To leave their nurses in a crowd;
Now this was Jim's especial foible,
He ran away when he was able,
And on this inauspicious day
He slipped his hand and ran away!
He hadn't gone a yard when--Bang!
With open jaws, a lion sprang,
And hungrily began to eat
Now, just imagine how it feels
When first your toes and then your heels,
And then by gradual degrees,
Your shins and ankles, calves and knees,
Are slowly eaten, bit by bit.
No wonder Jim detested it!
No wonder that he shouted ``Hi!''
The Honest Keeper heard his cry,
Though very fat he almost ran
To help the little gentleman.
``Ponto!'' he ordered as he came
``Ponto!'' he cried, with angry Frown,
``Let go, Sir! Down, Sir! Put it down!"
The Lion made a sudden stop,
He let the Dainty Morsel drop,
And slunk reluctant to his Cage,
Snarling with Disappointed Rage.
But when he bent him over Jim,
The Honest Keeper's Eyes were dim.
The Lion having reached his Head,
The Miserable Boy was dead!
When Nurse informed his Parents, they
Were more Concerned than I can say:--
His Mother, as She dried her eyes,
Said, ``Well--it gives me no surprise,
He would not do as he was told!''
His Father, who was self-controlled,
Bade all the children round attend
To James's miserable end,
And always keep a-hold of Nurse
For fear of finding something worse.
Illustrated by Tracy's ESL students
Present perfect : how to form it when to use it
How to form the present perfect
The present perfect is formed with the auxiliary verb to have plus the past participle.
When to use the present perfect
Related Topics & Exercises
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