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THE SINGING CHALLENGE

LETS PLAY WITH ENGLISH SOUNDS !

WAR CHILD
(lyrics by Emmanuel Jal and Clinton Outten)

You will be practicing the PHONEM IC CHART through a Human Rights song study.

First , check the meaning of some basic words with the help of the DEFINITIONS
Identify the word behind the symbols, then write it down next to the corresponding definition.

/s/ /tat()l/

/im/ /mesd/

/lrks/ /v(r)s /

/lan/ /ram/

/krs/

a- a series of words written in a row.

b- the name of a book, poem, film or song .
c- the words of a song .
d- a group of words or sentences that form one section of a poem or song.
e- a piece of music with words that you sing .
f- the part of a song that does not change and is repeated several times .
g- a word that ends with the same sound as another word.
h- the main subject of something such as a song.
i- the main idea that you want people to remember from a song.
 Lets play with sounds !

a- Before you listen, take a look at some lyrics and find the rhymes.

MY - BROTHER - HEAR - HEART - FIGHT CUTTING - PAIN - HANDLE LIFE - THERE STRUGGLE PLEASE - WAR

LIGHT - CARE - KNIFE - SANE CANDLE SEE CRY MOTHER DARK - SAW - JUNGLE - HIDING FEAR

b- Match the lyrics with their phonetic transcription.

1- survived a- /hat/
2- die
b- /rt/
3- forced
4- right c- /ples /
5- nations d- /w(r)ld /
6- father
e- /tald/
7- child
8- believe f- /bliv /
9- death g- / s(r)vavd /
10- heart
h- /da /
11- word i- /f (r)/

12- place j- /ne()nZ/

k- /f(r)st/
13- world
l- /de/

m- /w(r)d /
n-