Today I taught Classes 310 and 314 the song "The End of the World." We were reviewing English questions and wh- noun clauses. This beautiful song contains both patterns.
The following is the handout I gave.
The End of the World
Skeeter Davis
Why does the sun go on __________?
Why does the ________ rush to shore?
Don't they know it's the end of the world,
‘Cause you don't ________ me anymore?
Why do the birds go on ____________?
Why do the _________ glow above?
Don't they know it's the end of the world?
It ended when I _________ your love.
I wake up in the morning and I wonder
Why everything's the same as it was.
I can't understand, no I can't understand
How life goes on the way it does.
Why does my heart go on________?
Why do these _______ of mine cry?
Don't they know it's the end of the world?
It ended when you said ___________.
First, I sang, stopped at the missing word,and asked the students to give me the word. This part is interesting. And they did quite a good job. Then we sang along with the CD. I asked them to pay attention to the underlined sentences while they were singing.
If we had had more time, I would have had them do the transformation practice--adding "I can't understand" or "I don't know" before each quesiton. For example, I can't understand why the sun goes on shining.
After the singing, I asked them, "It's a beautiful song, isn't it?" They answered, "Yes." So they practiced how to answer a tag question, also a grammar point we reviewed today.
Then I told them my purpose of teaching songs is to let them feel the beauty of English. I believe once they are enchanted by the beauty of English, they can't stop learning. To me, the affective domain plays the most important part in one's learning.
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