Teach English Creatively: Word Definitions & Memory Game With Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero!
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This document outlines a song-based lesson plan for English language teaching centered on Taylor Swift's song 'Anti-Hero.' The 45-50 minute plan includes activities like discussing the artist, listening to the song, completing worksheets, and playing a memory game based on the music video. The lesson is designed for online instruction but can be adapted for face-to-face teaching.
![Language level: B1+/B2
Learner type: All ages
Skills: listening, writing, speaking, reading
Topic: Word definitions, feelings
Materials: genially presentation, pdf worksheet
(normal and editable), Youtube video
Duration: 45 - 50 min
Downloadable materials: none
DESCRIPTION:
In this new song-based lesson plan for English language teaching featuring the
lyrics and music video for Anti-Hero by Taylor Swift, Students talk about the
singer, describe pictures, listen to the song intro, choose the photo that best
represents the feeling of the song, work with a worksheet in which they read
word definitions and find the words in the lyrics of the song, watch the music
video and play a memory game with questions about the video.
OBS: This lesson plan was made for ONLINE TEACHING, but it can be modified
for face-to-face instruction, as well.
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Teach English Creatively: Word Definitions & Memory Game With Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero!
- 1. Language level: B1+/B2 Learner type: All ages Skills: listening, writing, speaking, reading Topic: Word definitions, feelings Materials: genially presentation, pdf worksheet (normal and editable), Youtube video Duration: 45 - 50 min Downloadable materials: none DESCRIPTION: In this new song-based lesson plan for English language teaching featuring the lyrics and music video for Anti-Hero by Taylor Swift, Students talk about the singer, describe pictures, listen to the song intro, choose the photo that best represents the feeling of the song, work with a worksheet in which they read word definitions and find the words in the lyrics of the song, watch the music video and play a memory game with questions about the video. OBS: This lesson plan was made for ONLINE TEACHING, but it can be modified for face-to-face instruction, as well. [030 - 22] Like Follow Subscribe songactivityfactory.com Photo by Toglenn (Glenn Francis)
- 2. Step 4 (15 min) Worksheet with List of word definitions and lyrics Students read the lyrics again, find the words being defined, and complete the list with them. answers: STEP-BY-STEP LESSON PLAN Step 2 (3 min) Genially Presentation Link Slide 01. With 3 pictures. Students describe the pictures. songactivityfactory.com Step 1 (5 min) Students say what they know about Taylor Swift and if they like her songs or not and why. Tell them that Taylor Swift has become the first artist in history to claim every slot in the top 10 of the US singles chart. She overtakes Drake, who held the previous record of nine top 10 singles in September 2021. Before him, the Beatles scored eight top 10s in 1964. WOW! Step 3 (5 min) Slide 02. Tell students they are going to listen to one of Taylor’s songs intro (about 1 min) and choose 1 photo from the three that best represents it. Play the song intro. Have students share their ideas and explain their choices. Step 5 (15 min) MEMORY GAME! Divide students into 2 groups and tell them you’re going to play the music video for the song Anti-Hero by Taylor Swift, and they must pay attention to all the details for a Memory Game of questions about it! Play the music video for them. VIDEO LINK Questions: 1 - Where is Taylor at the beginning of the video,which room? (kitchen) 2 - What’s she eating? (Eggs, broccoli and bacon) 3 - How many shots of tequila do the two Taylors drink the first time? (6 - 3 each) 4 - What’s written on the black board? (Everyone will betray you) 5 - How many people are eating in the dining room when giant Taylor arrives? (5) 6 - What are they drinking? (red wine) 7 - What’s Taylor’s son wearing around his neck at her funeral? (headphones) 8 - Which animal appears in Taylor’s funeral photo? (cat)
- 3. 9 - How much money does she leave her children? (13 cents) 10 - What kind of house do they discuss at the funeral? (beach house) The team with more points in the end is the winner! Step 6 (5 min) Play the music video again. Have students comment on it (saying what they thought about it, which part they liked the most, etc) to finish the activity, Transcript of the funeral scene: ♪“SHE’S LAUGHING UP AT US FROM HELL!” ♪ - WHAT?? WHAT DOES IT SAY? - IT'S THE WORST - BUT WHO GOT THE BEACH HOUSE!? - SHE’S HAVING IT TURNED INTO A F*CKING CAT SANCTUARY - WHAT!? CATS DON'T EVEN LIKE THE BEACH - WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF THE ASSETS? - I FLEW ALL THE WAY HERE FROM IBIZA - TO MY CHILDREN, I LEAVE 13 CENTS. - CURSES, SCREAMS OF PROTEST. - WAIT. WAIT. YOU GUYS. THERE’S PROBABLY A SECRET ENCODED MESSAGE THAT MEANS SOMETHING ELSE! -YEAH, YEAH, YEAH THAT'S WHAT MOM WOULD ALWAYS DO. “PS: THERE IS NO SECRET ENCODED MESSAGE THAT MEANS SOMETHING ELSE. LOVE, TAYLOR” -GREAT, WELL GOOD JOB CHAD. YOU FINALLY PUSHED IT TOO FAR. -WHAT ARE YOU IMPLYING BY THAT? -I THINK SHE'S IMPLYING THAT YOU HAVEN'T HESITATED TO TRADE ON MOM'S NAME - EXCUSE ME ? -UMMM, DO YOU NOT REMEMBER YOUR BOOK ‘GROWING UP SWIFT’ AND YOUR STUPID PODCAST 'LIFE COMES AT YOU SWIFTLY' WHICH I'M PRETTY SURE YOU ARE RECORDING FOR ON YOUR PHONE RIGHT NOW -CHAD, COME ON! AT HER FUNERAL CHAD -OKAY WELL WHY DON'T YOU GO CRY ABOUT IT AT THE COUNTRY CLUB THAT YOU NAME DROPPED MOM TO GET INTO, PRESTON. -AND KIMBER YOU ARE LITERALLY WEARING HER CLOTHES RIGHT NOW. -NO, I'M NOT. -THAT’S FROM THE FEARLESS TOUR, 2009. -OKAY, WELL YOU KNOW WHAT, WE WERE VERY, VERY CLOSE. I MISS HER. -THEY WERE SO CLOSE. -OKAY, I'M JUST GONNA SAY IT, I THINK SHE KILLED HER. -YOU’VE GONE TOO FAR. -KIMBER WAS THE LAST ONE WITH HER!! SHE DIDN’T FALL OFF THAT BALCONY!! SHE WAS PUSHED. -NOOOO!!! YOU MONSTER!!! That’s it for this week! I hope this activity is helpful and enjoyable! SUBSCRIBE to SAF’s YOUTUBE CHANNEL! FOLLOW SAF on TWITTER! Happy teaching! :) Márcia Bonfim SUBSCRIBE to FREE MUSIC CHANNEL (Copyright Free Music for Teachers!) FACEBOOK LINKEDIN Click HERE to know how! Are your students ENGAGED and EAGER to LEARN ENGLISH? Or just bored and unmotivated? Do you use songs creatively in your class? Or just the same old gap fill worksheet? Do you want to be more creative in your teaching? Would you like to use songs in a meaningful way and grab your students' attention?