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Songs by Elvis Presley – listening, vocabulary and grammar activities

You’ll never walk alone

text:

When you walk through a storm hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark.
At the end of a storm is a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark.
Walk on through the wind,
Walk on through the rain,
Tho' your dreams be tossed and blown.
Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone,
You'll never, ever walk alone.

Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone,
You'll never, ever walk alone.

Activity:
-divide students into pairs,
-ask them to complete different parts of the text without listening to the song,
-students compare their texts in groups of four
-students listen to the original version of the song and compare it with their texts; while listening they can also look at the original text of the song
-explain new vocabulary

Gr.I.
When you walk through a storm..........
And don't be ..........
At the end of a storm..........
And the sweet silver..........
Walk on..........
Walk on..........
Tho' your dreams..........
Walk on, walk on..........
And you'll never..........
You'll never,..........

Walk on, walk on with..........
And you'll never..........
You'll never,..........


Gr.II.
..........hold your head up high
..........afraid of the dark
..........is a golden sky
..........song of a lark
..........through the wind
..........through the rain
..........be tossed and blown
..........with hope in your heart
..........walk alone
..........walk alone

..........hope in your heart
..........walk alone
..........ever walk alone

My way

text:

And now the end is near
So I face the final curtain
My friend, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I've traveled each and every highway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way
Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exception
I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
Oh, and more, much more than this
I did it my way
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you know
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall
And did it my way
I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fails, my share of losing
And now as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say, not in a shy way
Oh, no, no not me
I did it my way
For what is a man, what has he got
If not himself, then he has not
To say the words he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way

Activities:
1. Ask students to separate the continuous text of the first verse of the song into words; play the verse so that they can check their answers

Andnowtheendisnear
SoI acethefinalcurtain
MyfriendI'llsayitclear
I'llstatemycaseofwhichI'mcertain
I'velivedalifethat'sfull
I'vetraveledeachandeveryhighway
And moremuchmorethanthis
Ididitmyway

2. Ask ss to write the verbs into Past Simple Tense and divide them into regular and irregular; then ask them to complete the rest of the song with proper verbs; play the song so that ss can check the answers

verbs: be, can, see, must, do, take, spit, cry, stand, eat, face, plan, bite
regular:
irregular:

Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I ..... what I ..... do
And ..... it through without exception
I ..... each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
Oh, and more, much more than this
I ..... it my way
Yes, there ..... times, I'm sure you know
When I .....off more than I.....chew
But through it all when there ..... doubt
I ..... it up and ..... it out
I ..... it all and I ..... tall
And .....it my way
I've loved, I've laughed and .....
I've had my fails, my share of losing
And now as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think I ..... all that
And may I say, not in a shy way
Oh, no, no not me
I .....it my way
For what is a man, what has he got
If not himself, then he has not
To say the words he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I ..... the blows
And ..... it my way

3. Ask ss to read the definitions and find the words in the text of the song.

-to go down on one or both knees; to be in this position
-to become less strong
-a feeling of sadness about sth that cannot now be changed
-to have to deal with sth unpleasant
-a feeling of uncertainty
-to break up food in your mouth with your teeth before you swallow it
-to say or write sth, often formally
-a main road

4. Ask ss to read the sentences and decide if they are true or false, according to the song.

-The author is unhappy with his life.
-He regrets lots of his deeds.
-If he could he would have changed a lot in his life.
-For the author it’s important not to be ashamed of yourself and your life.
-He always managed to overcome problems and difficulties in his life.
-He is satisfied because he lived his life the way he wanted.

Who am I

text

When I think of how He came so far from glory
Came to dwell among the lowly such as I
To suffer shame and such disgrace
On Mount Calvary take my place
Then I ask myself this question
Who am I?

Who am I that The King would bleed and die for
Who am I that He would pray not my will, Thy Lord
The answer I may never know
Why He ever loved me so
But to that old rugged cross He'd go
For who am I?

When I'm reminded of His words
I'll leave Him never
If you'll be true I'll give to you life forever
Oh I wonder what I could have done
To deserve God's only Son
To fight my battles until they're won
For who am I?

Who am I that The King would bleed and die for
Who am I that He would pray not my will, Thy Lord
The answer I may never know
Why He ever loved me so
But to that old rugged cross He'd go
For who am I?
But to an old rugged cross He'd go for, who am I?

Activities
1. Give students some facts from the singer’s life so that they could guess who the singer is.
(born on January 8, 1935, Tupelo, Mississippi; 1948 moves with parents to Memphis, 1954 starts career; starred in 33 films; received Grammy Awards 3 times; died on 16 08 1977 in Graceland his mansion in Memphis; called the king of rock’n’roll)

2. Play the song and ask ss how does it make them feel, you can write some adjectives describing feelings on the blackboard.

3. Students work with the lyrics:
- students reorder the letters to make words (nouns), there are definitions to help them,
- students complete the lines with the words
- ss listen to the song to check their answers

nqoeutis:..........-a sentence or phrase that asks for an answer
rgsdieac:..........-the state of not being respected by other people
amesh:..........-the guilty feeling that you have when you think that you’ve done sth morally wrong
tmnuo:..........-a mountain
rglyo:............-fame or honour

When I think of how He came so far from ......
Came to dwell among the lowly such as I
To suffer ......and such ......
On ......Calvary take my place
Then I ask myself this ......
Who am I?

4. While listening students are to reorder the lines of the next verse into a correct order

The answer I may never know
For who am I?
But to that old rugged cross He'd go
Why He ever loved me so
Who am I that The King would bleed and die for
Who am I that He would pray not my will, Thy Lord

5. Students are to complete the text with verbs (the first letter is given), then they listen to the song to check their answers.

When I'm reminded of His words
I'll l....... Him never
If you'll b........ true I'll g........ to you life forever
Oh I w........ what I could have done
To d..........God's only Son
To f.......... my battles until they're won
For who am I?