A LESSON PLAN: Teacher: Mohammed I El Asri School year: 2011 – 2012 Class Level: Intermediate and Upper Materials: Handouts, VAs, CD player, CD ROM, and Classroom Topic(s) of the lesson • • • • • • Interpreting the song Russian Roulette (Rihanna) I- Language Learning aims: The learners are asked to match words with definitions read the text aloud highlight keywords in a text answer questions listen to a song and fill in the missing words find appropriate questions Pre-listening: Match the words in column A with those in column B to make collocations Russian Roulette By: Rihanna Take a breath, take it deep …………… (1) yourself, he says to me If you play, you play for keeps Take a ………….…(2) , and ………….… (3) to three I’m sweating now, moving slow No time to ……… ….(4), my turn to ………… (5) [Chorus ] And you can see my ………… … (6) beating You can see it through my ………… ………(7) And I’m terrified but I’m not leaving Know that I must pass this ………….….……(8) So just pull the ……………… ……(9) Say a ……………….…… (10) to yourself He says close your eyes Sometimes it helps And then I get a (11) thought That he’s here means he’s never ………… … (12) COLUMN A COLUMN B take yourself calm a test pass a breath pull the chance say the trigger get a prayer IIWhile Listening: Task 1: Listen to the song and fill in the gaps with the words from the box trigger – scary – value – think – prayer – chance – lost – flashes – test – chest – heart – go – count – calm – gun Task 2: Read these definitions and decide which concepts/words are meant It is a potentially lethal game of chance in which participants place a single bullet in a revolver: A small projecting tongue in firearm that, when (Chorus) pressed by the finger, actuates the mechanism that discharges the weapon: -As my life …………… … (13) before my eyes Thinking and speculating deeply: -I’m wondering: “will I ever see another sunrise?” Words which you say to God: -So many won’t get the ………….…(14) to say goodbye Shine with a sudden bright light: -But it’s too late too pick up the ……….(15) of my life (Chorus) Song Evaluation Criteria Tick (√) YES or NO 10 Is this song memorable? Does it have useful English? Is it easy to sing? Is it easy to explain? Is it tied up to your lives/fantasies? Does it stimulate emotions? Does it make you want to dance? Does it relate to your age? Is it suitable to your English level? Would you recommend listening to this song? YES NO Task 3: Answers these questions in your own words Why is the Russian roulette a dangerous game? In your opinion, why does the speaker play this game? What shows that the speaker is terrified? Will the speaker ever see another sunrise? Did she shoot herself? How you know that? IIIPost listening: Task 1: What does the speaker mean by the following? “That he’s here means he’s never lost” “My life flashes before my eyes” “It’s too late to pick up the value of my life” Task 2: A Singing Contest Choral Duet Individual