ESL WORKSHEET - Tina Turner

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

MUSIC ICON TINA TURNER

PASSES AWAY AT 83

LinguaHouse
May 26, 2023

Level: Mixed Levels (B1-B2; B2-C1)
Type of English: General English
Tags: Sound and Music; Entertainment; Breaking News; Celebrities and Historical Figures; 16-18 Years Old; 13-15 Years Old; 18+ Years Old; Video Talk
Publication date: 05/26/2023

Sadly, the queen of rock and roll passed away. To pay tribute to Tina Turner, this breaking news worksheet features a video and an article about the popstar. The lesson starts with a fun quiz about the icon and, after doing some vocabulary and comprehension tasks, students will see some of her most famous lyrics, practicing rhyme and pronunciation. They then role play an interview with the singer, and discuss some questions about their favorite act and tunes (by Edward Alden).

CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in American English (L4).
CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in American English (L5).
CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in American English (L4).
CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in American English (L5).
CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English (L4).
CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English (L5).
CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English (L4).
CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English (L5).
CLICK HERE to download/watch the video 1.

VIDEO 1

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT

News Reporter: Tina Turner, sometimes nicknamed the queen of rock ‘n’ roll, died on Wednesday at the age of 83.
A representative said the legendary singer died peacefully after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht, near Zurich, Switzerland. Known for her chart-topping song “What’s Love Got to Do With It?”, in which she called love ‘a second-hand emotion’, Turner epitomized 1980’s style and often strutted red carpets with her spiky blonde hair, a short skirt and stiletto heels.
In an interview from 1996, Turner was asked how she kept fit:
Tina Turner: “Just to get it out of the way, I’ll just tell you that everyone is now going to the gyms and exercising and carrying on and it is said that it’s good for your health. All of us yelling and, and I’ve been singing and traveling and dancing for 35 years. So, I think that my work has taken care of all of my aerobic classics. So that’s the answer to that one, alright?”
News Reporter: Turner won six of her eight Grammy Awards in the 1980s. Years later in 2008, Turner and Beyoncé performed together at the Grammys.
Beyoncé: “Tina rocks! She is absolute best, it’s something that I’ve been wanting to do for years and it actually happened. It’s amazing when those moments come to life.”
News Reporter: Ike Turner was the person to discover Tina at the age of 17 when she grabbed the mic at a St. Louis club in 1957. He gave her the stage name Tina Turner before the two married in Mexico. The superstar left Ike Turner in 1976 and was forthcoming about the abuse she suffered from her former husband during their marital and musical partnership in the 1960s and 1970s. Their divorce was finalized in 1978. Private Dancer, from 1984, went on to become Turner’s biggest album, the capstone of her career that saw her sell more than 200 million records in total. In 1985 Turner met German music executive, Irwin Bach. Years later, she married him, relinquishing her US citizenship and becoming a citizen of Switzerland.
She battled a number of health problems after retiring and then faced family tragedies with the death of two sons. Tina Turner is survived by Bach and two sons of Ike’s that she adopted.

VIDEO 2

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/music-icon-tina-turner-passes-away-at-83. Accessed on May 26, 2023. © 2008–2023 LinguaHouse.com. All rights reserved.

TINA (1939-2023) - A Farewell to an Icon

TINA TURNER DIES AT 83

Tina Turner morre aos 83 anos

Adir Ferreira
YouTube Channel
May 24, 2023

Na última quarta-feira, 24 de maio de 2023, Anna Mae Bullock, conhecida mundialmente como TINA TURNER, ícone do rock'n'roll, nos deixou. Em homenagem a essa magnífica cantora, o professor Adir Ferreira gravou uma videoaula na qual ele fez a leitura de um trecho da reportagem do site da CNN (confira AQUI o texto na íntegra), com comentários em português. Assista à aula abaixo e, em seguida, aprecie a versão da cantora de um clássico de Al Green.

TINA TURNER

“LET’S STAY TOGETHER”

Written by Al Green
Performed by Tina Turner
Produced by Martyn Ware and Greg Walsh
Released on November 7, 1983 in the UK, and in January 1984 in the US
From the 1984 Capitol Records album Private Dancer

Let me say that since, baby

Since we've been together

Ooh, loving you forever is all I need

Let me be the one you come running to

I'll never be untrue

Oh, baby let's

Let's stay together

Loving you whether, whether

Times are good or bad, happy or sad

I'm so in love with you

Whatever you want to do

Is alright with me

You make me feel so brand new

I want to spend my whole life with you

Let me say that since, baby

Since we've been together

Ooh, loving you forever is all I need

Let me be the one you come running to

I'll never be untrue

Oh baby, let's

Let's stay together

Loving you whether, whether

Times are good or bad, happy or sad

Good or bad, happy or sad

Why, oh tell me

Why do people break up?

Ooh then turn around and make up

I just can't deceive

You'd never do that to me

Would you baby?

'Cause being around you

Is all I see

So baby

Let's, we oughta stay together

Loving you whether, whether

Times are good or bad, happy or sad

Let's, whoo (let's stay together) stay together

Loving you whether, whether

Times are good or bad, happy or sad

Never need to chase off with me, oh baby

Let's (let's stay together) stay together

Loving you whether, whether

Good or bad, happy or sad

Good or bad, happy or sad

Let's try to stay together

Loving you whether, whether

Good or bad, happy or sad

PERSONNEL

• Tina Turner – lead vocals
• Gary Barnacle – saxophone
• Glenn Gregory – background vocals
• Rupert Hine – percussion
• Frank Ricotti – percussion
• Ray Russell – guitar
• Martyn Ware – programming, electronic drums, arrangements, background vocals
• Greg Walsh – programming, arrangements
• Nick Plytas – piano, synthesizer

PRODUCTION

• Greg Walsh – producer & engineer
• Martyn Ware – producer
• Walter Samuel – engineer
• Alan Yoshida – mastering
• Akira Taguchi – compilation producer
• Sam Gay – creative director
• Roy Kohara – art direction
• John O'Brien – design
• Peter Ashworth – photography
• Roger Davies – management
• Chip Lightman – management

℗ 1983, 1984 Capitol Records, Inc. All rights reserved.
℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company (remastered). All rights reserved.

BOB THE CANADIAN - Sign In X Sign Up

LEARN THE ENGLISH PHRASES

“SIGN UP” AND “SIGN IN”

BOB THE CANADIAN
YouTube Channel
May 26, 2023

Read along Bob’s notes to practice your English and to learn the phrases SIGN UP and SIGN IN. 😎

In this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the phrase sign up. When you sign up for something, it means that you want to do it and the person organizing it is asking for people to write their names down on a piece of paper, or maybe to send their name in via the computer, maybe an email or an online form. At school, sometimes there are sports at lunchtime and students and teachers can play if they want to, but you need to sign up. The day before or the week before they start playing basketball or volleyball or whatever the sport is they usually have a sign up sheet and you can sign up to play that sport. I don't normally do this, although last year I did play a little bit of baseball. I signed up (past tense) to play baseball. It was quite enjoyable. I hadn't played baseball for a very long time.

The other phrase I wanted to teach you today is the phrase sign in. Now, this is similar to log in if you're talking about a computer or something like your email. I have to sign in to check my email. When I turn my computer on, I need to sign in. I can also say log in. I need to log in to check my email. I need to log in once I turn my computer on. And it simply means to enter your username and your password. But we also use this for paper and pen things as well. My mom now lives in a retirement home. When I go to visit my mom, I need to sign in when I get there. They actually have a book at the entrance and I need to write my name and the time that I arrive and here's a bonus I need to sign out as well when I leave. I need to kind of write down what time I leave.

So, to review, when you sign up for something, it means you put your name on a piece of paper or you give your name to someone who's organizing something. You sign up because you want to do that thing, and when you sign in, you can either sign in to a computer or a piece of software or a website or your email, or you can sign in like I described at an old age home or another place like that where they need to see your name when you get there.

Enjoy the video! 😉

⌛ Be sure to watch the video TWICE today and ONCE tomorrow! 👍

BOB THE CANADIAN - Being Busy

AN ENGLISH LESSON

ABOUT BEING BUSY

BOB THE CANADIAN
YouTube Channel
Apr. 18, 2023

In this English lesson, Bob will help you learn some common English phrases that we use when talking about being busy. These aren't just different ways to say you are busy. They are the phrases you would use to talk about getting things done when you're busy. They are phrases that will help you have great English conversations while explaining to someone how busy you are.

In this free English lesson, you'll learn phrases like: baby steps, every little bit counts, one step at a time, one day at a time, and many more!

Enjoy the video! 😉

⌛ BOB'S TIP: Always watch the video three times. Twice today with English subtitles on, and once tomorrow with the English subtitles off. This will reinforce the English you have learned!

ENGLISH ATPC - Early Years - 22mai2023

ATPC - ANOS INICIAIS - CMSP

ENGLISH - LÍNGUA INGLESA

ENGLISH IN THE WORLD

A Língua Inglesa no mundo

22 de maio de 2023

ATPC de Língua Inglesa, anos iniciais, realizada em 22 de maio de 2023 e transmitida pelo Centro de Mídias da Educação de São Paulo. Os slides dessa ATPC encontram-se AQUI.

ESL WORKSHEET - Animals and Nature

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

ANIMALS AND THEIR BODIES

LinguaHouse
May 25, 2023

Level: Pre-Intermediate (A2-B1)
Type of English: English for Teenagers
Tags: Animals; Nature; Parts of the Body; Forming Questions; 10-12 Years Old; 13-15 Years Old; 16-18 Years Old; Video Talk; Vocabulary and Grammar
Publication date: 05/25/2023

In this lesson, the students learn and practice vocabulary used to name and describe animal body parts. The new vocabulary is used in descriptions of animal movement, feeding habits, and behavior. Additionally, the lesson analyzes and encourages students to practice various types of subject questions (by I. Rybak).

• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio in British English.

AUDIO TRANSCRIPT

1. Reindeer have hooves with two toes.
2. Dogs have paws with claws at the end.
3. Birds that swim have feet with a web between their toes, they are called webbed feet.
4. Monkeys have hands which they can use to do a lot of things. They are very similar to human hands.
5. This is a bear’s paw with sharp and strong claws at the end.
6. Many animals have tails at the end of their bodies. Tails can look very different. This is a horse’s tail.
7. Fish use fins to swim in water. Some of the fins are on the top part of their body. This is a shark’s fin.
8. Fish also have tails at the end of their bodies. This is a shark’s tail.
9. Seals use flippers to swim, and sometimes to walk on land too. A flipper has bones inside and is much harder and stronger than a fin.
10. This Scottish cow has huge horns.
11. All birds have beaks, but toucans’ beaks are really big and also very colorful.
12. The albatross have the largest wings of all birds. They can measure up to 12 feet.

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT

Narrator: And now it’s time for some more “amazing animals”! Number 8,999: the amazing eastern grey kangaroo! Or macropus giganteus...
Kangaroo: Yeah, you got that right!
Narrator: Um, actually it means “gigantic large foot”.
Kangaroo: Oi mate!
Narrator: In fact, they have two gigantic feet.
Kangaroo: Two... I thought I had three!
Narrator: No, that’s your tail!
Kangaroo: Ohhh! Narrator: They’re found down under! On the eastern side of Australia.
Kangaroo: Too right mate, we’re everywhere! Mobs of us!
Narrator: They’re extremely adaptable and enjoy nibbling on grass, which is why they love this golf course...
Kangaroo: Don’t you mean this “hop-stacle” course?
Narrator: Some say there are too many of them!
Kangaroo: Keep your “hop-pinion” to yourself, mate!
Narrator: The male kangaroos can be taller than most adult humans.
Kangaroo: Yeah. I’m bigger than you, let’s fight!
Narrator: In fact, when the girls...
Kangaroo: Sheilas!
Narrator: Sorry, sheilas are around, they’re ready to fight for their attention.
Female kangaroo: Oh, crikey Debbie, check him out.
Narrator: The males use their strong...
Kangaroo: Feet?
Narrator: No, tails to balance and their big...
Kangaroo: Tails?
Narrator: No, feet!
Kangaroo 2: Aww, I think I’m just gonna sit this one out!
Narrator: Meanwhile the females are very busy looking After their babies or “joeys”. Sometimes they can be looking after three all at once! And because they are marsupials, they have a convenient pouch to carry their young.
Joey: Mommy, there’s lots of crumbs in here!
Mom kangaroo: Oh Joey, stop being such a pouch potato!
Narrator: There might be millions of these bouncing beasts, but the eastern grey kangaroo is a...
Kangaroo: True blue Aussie!

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/english-for-teenagers/animals-and-their-bodies. Accessed on May 25, 2023. © 2008–2023 LinguaHouse.com. All rights reserved.

ESL WORKSHEET - Homes, Rhymes and Songs

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

OUR HOME

LinguaHouse
May 25, 2023

Level: Elementary (A1-A2)
Type of English: English for Kids
Tags: Rhymes and Songs; Homes and Buildings; In the Home; Playing Games; Singing Songs; 7-9 Years Old
Publication date: 05/25/2023

The focus of this lesson is vocabulary related to homes and in particular bedrooms. Learners listen or watch a song about home(s), develop their understanding of the vocabulary using different practice activities in spoken and written form. The lesson concludes with a vocabulary game to consolidate their understanding (by Jeannette Corbett).

CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in American English.
CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in American English.
CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio of “My Home Song” in AmE.
CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio of “Home” in AmE.
CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio of “Game Time” in AmE.
CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English.
CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English.
CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio of “My Home Song” in BrE.
CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio of “Home” in BrE.
CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio of “Game Time” in BrE.

AUDIO TRANSCRIPTS

My home song

My apartment is ace,
And this is my room,
It's my cool space,
And my bedroom,
Come on! Come on!
Learn about my room!

Which words do you know?
Now look around slow.
There is my big bed,
Where I rest my head
My room is tidy... 'coz I care,
My white closet is spare,
And my bedside table is there.

Come into my house,
To see my cool bedroom,
It's my chill space,
And my blue room,
Come on! Come on!
Learn about my room!

Which words can you guess?
Look around to guess,
There's my chair and desk,
Where I study for tests,
There are some long drawers,
Yeah! And for my dinosaurs,
In my toy box on the floor!
Come into my house,
Come into my house...

Home

1) toy box;
2) drawers;
3) bed;
4) house;
5) bedside table;
6) apartment;
7) c (closet);
8) desk and chair;
9) bedroom

Game Time

Listen to the example.
House… It’s number 4.
Now, you try! (pause)
Chair (pause)
Desk (pause)
Drawers (pause)
Bed (pause)
Apartment (pause)
Closet (pause)
Bedroom (pause)
Toy box (pause)
Bedside table (pause)

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/english-for-kids/our-home. Accessed on May 25, 2023. © 2008–2023 LinguaHouse.com. All rights reserved.