LESSON PLAN FOR TEACHERS/ HOME TASK ACTIVITY FOR STUDENTS :) Enjoy! MUSIC TO AID STUDIES!

BRANDI CARLILE - DOWNPOUR:

VERB TENSE / METAPHOR AND SIMILIES :

What is a metaphor?

What is a similie?

Can you provide me with any good examples?


Listening:

⦁ Listen to the song and then write down as much as you heard.

⦁ What tenses did you hear?

⦁ Was the singer clear enough to understand well?


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Now listen again and read the lyrics as you listen – you can sing along for practice!

Listen closely for these parts of pronunciation:

Elision (losing sounds)
Linking (adding or joining sounds between words)
Assimilation (changing sounds)

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LYRICS:

I'm like the rain in a downpour
I wash away what you long for
And I wave goodbye with the sun in my eyes
But I wish I could be there tonight

I'm like the wind in the canyon
I'm there then I'm gone in a second
And you're growing older in peace where you're at
I wish I could be there for that
But I've moved on like a rolling stone
In a crowded room I'm alone

And I'm like the rain in a downpour
And I wash away what you long for
I wave goodbye with the sun in my eyes
I wish I could be there tonight, oh, oh, yeah

You're like the tide in the deep blue
'Cause you're always there when I need you
And when you need someone to carry you through
I'm gonna be there for you, I'm gonna be there for you

Post listening comprehension:

Let's discuss elision and linking / assimilation - Can you provide me with some examples? Look at the text for further help!

What was the reason for the song? What did the singer mention/main idea?

⦁ What do you think the song is about? Read the comments below, aloud - then decide what you think!


General Comment -
This is a song about missing home and wanting everyone to know what regardless, there is still a part of you that is there when you are gone.

General Comment -
I think its a reflective song about death and dying.

General Comment -
I just saw her in concert and she said she wrote it for her parents' 25th anniversary because she wasn't going to be able to be there for the celebration. She actually ended up being able to make it. She sang the song for a couple who requested it because it was their anniversary. Very sweet!



EXERCISE: Metaphors and similies:

Listen again and add in the words:

I'm ___________ the wind in the canyon
I'm there then I'm ________________
And you're growing older in peace ___________
I wish I could be there for that
But I've moved on __________________
In a crowded room __________________


You're like the ______________________
'Cause you're always there when I need you
And when you need someone to ______________





NOW LET’S LOOK AT THE VOCABULARY:


Specific Meangings

Here are some specific WORD DEFINITIONS from the song:


But I've moved on - phrasal verb -  go or cause to leave somewhere.

Like a rolling stone - similie - to move quickly in a direction - to leave.

I'm like the rain in a downpour
I wash away what you long for - To literally take away/eliminate the wishes /desires of someone - like rain that has the ability to wash clean the earth.

I'm like the wind in the canyon
I'm there when I'm gone in a second - similie - the wind is unseen, sometimes heard - so her coming and going is so swift / sudden - she compares it to the wind.

You're like the tide in the deep blue - Another similie - Tides vary on timescales ranging from hours to years due to numerous influences. So this would mean that her parents/ the person of whom she sings - comes and goes as the gravitational pull desires ( the singer is the gravitational pull. She calls - like the moon, and they are there.)

And when you need someone to carry you through - idiomatic/ metaphorical meaning - carry someone through (something) - to make it possible for someone to deal successfully with a difficult or unpleasant situation





LISTENING AGAIN! :

Listen again and complete the sentences.

________the rain in a downpour
____________what you long for
And I wave goodbye with the sun in my eyes
But I wish I could be there tonight

_____________in the canyon
I'm there then I'm gone in a second
And you're growing older in peace where you're at
_____________there for that
But ____________on like a rolling stone
In a crowded room I'm alone

And _____________in a downpour
And I wash away what you long for
I wave goodbye with the sun in my eyes
_______________there tonight, oh, oh, yeah

You're __________in the deep blue
'Cause you're always there when I need you
And when you need someone _________________
I'm gonna be there for you, I'm gonna be there for you.

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Rounding off and discussion:

What have you learnt from todays lesson? Can you give me some examples of similies from the song?

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