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The purpose of this article is to describe the advantages that the song brings and the
techniques used in educational purposes through song.
• Activate the schema and background knowledge of the song’s main theme
• The students listen to the song and complete the assigned task.
• Students analyze new vocabulary and discuss the lyrics and songwriter’s intended
meaning.
2. The Gap Fill
• Usually used in EFL Song Activity
• The students listen once or twice and fill in the blanks with the words they hear
• Trusting their ears more than their lexical or grammatical knowledge
3. The Double Gap Fill – Reenergizing the Old Stand by
• Modification
• Procedures
o Step 1 : Pre-Listening
o Step 2 : Pre-Listening
4. Seven Dynamic Song Activities
a. Activity 1 : Song Pictures
Activity :
• Warm up
• Procedure
• Post-Listening
• Extension
b. Activity 2 : Re-Order it
Level : Low to intermediate
Tip : For lower-level students, you may play the song once before the
students do the activity.
Procedure :
b. Hand out the sheet with the definitions, or write the chart on the board
c. Have students guess each word from the definition and write their answers
in the Guess column
d. Play the song and have students write down the correct words in the
Actual Word column as they hear them
Preparation : Prepare a handout of the song lyrics where key words have been
changed to similar-sounding words
Activity : 1. Warm up
2. Procedure
Variation : To make this activity more challenging, ask students if they can
guess the original word before they listen, using context or rhyming clues as a guide
Preparation : Select a song and divide each line into two parts or clauses
Distribute the colored card and complete with the correct ending.
Preparation : Choose 12–20 vocabulary words or phrases and write each one
on an individual card
Variation and extension for higher-level students: Listen and Sort and Gap Fill
• Step 1
• Step 2
• Step 3
Procedure
Follow-up activity
5. Conclusion :
1. There are many creative and dynamic ways to adapt music and song for the
classroom.
2. Teachers can strengthen that connection by using creative activities that make
listening to songs both entertaining and educational for English language
learners.