Sunday, May 11, 2008

So Long It's Been Good to Know You

So Long It's Been Good to Know You Lesson

So Long It’s Been Good to Know You
by Woody Guthrie This version was adapted by the Weavers

1. I've sung this song, but I'll sing it again,
Of the people I've met and the places I've seen.
Of some of the troubles that bothered my mind
And a lot of good people that I've left behind, saying:

CHORUS
So long, it's been good to know yuh;
So long, it's been good to know yuh;
So long, it's been good to know yuh.
What a long time since I've been home,
And I've gotta be driftin' along.

2. The sweethearts sat in the dark and they sparked.
They hugged and they kissed in that dusty old dark.
They sighed and they cried and they hugged and they kissed,
But instead of marriage they talked like this: Honey,

CHORUS

3. I went to your family and asked them for you.
They all said, “Take her. Oh, take her, please do!
She can’t cook or sew, and she won’t scrub your floor.”
So I put on my hat and tip-toed out the door, saying,

CHORUS

4. I walked down the street to the grocery store.
It was crowded with people both rich and both poor.
I asked the man how his butter was sold.
He said, “One pound of butter for two pounds of gold.” I said,

5A. The telephone rang. It jumped off the wall,
That was the preacher, a-makin' his call.
We’re waitin’ to tie the knot.
You’re getting married. Believe it or not!

(5B. The telephone rang. It jumped off the wall,
That was the preacher, a-makin' his call.
He said, "Kind friends, this may be the end.
You have your last chance at salvation from sin!")


6A. The church was jammed and the church, it was packed,
The pews were all crowded from the front to the back
A thousand friends waited to kiss my new bride,
but I was so anxious, I rushed her outside.

(6B. The church, it was jammed and the church, it was packed,
The pews were all crowded from the front to the back
That the preacher could not read a word of his text,
So he folded his specs, took up a collection, Sayin')

CHORUS
1. What words in the chorus mean: I have to go. or Gotta go


2. What are the present perfect verbs in the first verse?

a. _____________________________
b. _____________________________
c. _____________________________
d. _____________________________

3. Why are the present perfect verbs the correct verbs for this first verse?


4. In the 2nd verse, what are all the past tense verbs?
a. _____________________________
b. _____________________________
c. _____________________________
d. _____________________________
e. _____________________________
f. _____________________________
g. _____________________________
5. Why are these past tense verbs the correct verbs for this 2nd verse?


6. What does “sparked” mean in this verse?


7. “instead of ” is used when you want to tell an alternative idea.

Can you use “instead of” in a sentence?
The “of” is like a preposition, so you’ll have to follow “of” with a noun. For example,
I’ll have onion rings instead of French fries.
We went to Disneyland instead of Lake Tahoe.
Instead of swimming, we just walked along the beach.

8. In verse 3, why did he go to her family? (Answer in a complete sentence.) __________________________________________________________

9. Why did he leave? (in verse 3) Answer in the past tense, please.




10. What’s the difference between these two sentences: (Use the words either and both in your answers.)
“She can’t cook or sew.” _____________________________________________
“She can cook and sew.” _____________________________________________

11. Why do we use “or ” in “She can’t cook or sew?”
For example: We don’t come to school on Saturdays or Sundays.
I won’t eat meat or chicken because I’m a vegetarian.

12. Can you write your own example of a negative sentence using “OR” ?

13. What is a preacher ? Can you give me a synonym? ________________________________________________________________________
14. “jammed” and “packed” are adjectives. What’s another word in verse #6 that means the same thing? __________________________________
15. In verse #6, what are the pews ? ________________________________________________________________________
16. Also in verse #6B, what is the preacher’s “text”? It’s his______________.
17. What is another word for “specs” [spectacles]?

18. What is “the collection.” _________________________________________



19. We use “can” (“could” in the past) to say we are not able to do something. For example:
I can’t drive. = I am not able to drive.
I can speak both Mandarin and Cantonese. =
I am able to speak both Mandarin and Cantonese.
When I was young, I could walk 5 miles and not get tired.
Today I am not able to walk even 1 mile.

How do we say “He could not read” in another way?
He_______________________________________________________
20. Now you write two sentences, one using “can or could + base form of a verb.______________________________________________________________

and another sentence using to be able to
_______________________________________________________________________
21. Can you tell me something you cannot do.

22. What phrase in verse #5A mean “to get married”? ___________________
23 Why do you think the groom was anxious to take his bride outside?
_______________________________________________________________________

24. What words rhyme?
a. ____________ sort of rhymes with again.
b. mind rhymes with _______________
c. sparked sort of rhymes with _______________
d. kissed sort of rhymes with _______________
e. you rhymes with _______________
f. floor rhymes with _______________
g. store rhymes with _______________
h. sold rhymes with _______________
i. wall rhymes with _______________
j. end sort of rhymes with _______________
k. packed sort of rhymes with _______________
l. text sort of rhymes with _______________

Thursday, May 8, 2008

"M" is for the Million Things She Gave Me

"M" is for the Million Things She Gave Me Lesson

MOTHER (1914)
words by Howard Johnson
music by Theodore Morse

"M" is for the million things she gave me,
"O" means only that she's growing old,
"T" is for the tears she shed to save me,
"H" is for her heart of purest gold;
"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
"R" means right, and right she'll always be,
Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER,"
A word that means the world to me.


1. This is a song built on an ACROSTIC.

Acrostic poems are easy to write, and some of the easiest acrostic poems use names. Let’s pretend your name is Joe.

J
O
E

Now think of a word or a phrase that describes you that begins with the letter J. Then think of a word or phrase that begins with O. Finally, think of a word or phrase that begins with E. Here's what your acrostic poem might look like:


Jolly
Outgoing
Excellent

Try this: Write your first name vertically and pick some adjectives that describe you.








2. What are the subjects and verbs in this song?

Subject Verb Tense

1. _________________ ________________ ______________
2. _________________ ________________ ______________
3. _________________ ________________ ______________
4. _________________ ________________ ______________
5. _________________ ________________ ______________
6. _________________ ________________ ______________
7. _________________ ________________ ______________
8. _________________ ________________ ______________
9. _________________ ________________ ______________
10. _________________ ________________ ______________
11. _________________ ________________ ______________
12. _________________ ________________ ______________
13. _________________ ________________ ______________

3. What rhymes with what?

a. “old” rhymes with _______________
b. “right” rhymes with ______________

4. What phrase means “to cry.” __________________________

5. What phrase means “she would give you anything she could”.


6. What phrase means “Nothing is more important than this. This is the most important thing to me.” _________________________________________________

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Anything You Can Do

Anything You Can Do

Anything You Can Do Lesson

ANYTHING YOU CAN DO
(from the musical ANNIE GET YOUR GUN )
words and music by Irving Berlin

I'm superior, you're inferior.
I'm the big attraction, you're the small.
I'm the major one, you're the minor one.
I can beat you shootin', that's not all.


1. [Annie:] Anything you can do I can do better.
I can do anything better than you
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!

2. [Frank:] Anything you can be I can be greater.
Sooner or later I'm greater than you.
[Annie:] No, you're not.
[Frank:] Yes, I am.
[Annie:] No, you're not.
[Frank:] Yes, I am.
[Annie:] No, you're not.
[Frank:] Yes, I am. Yes I am.



3. [Frank:] I can shoot a partridge with a single cartridge.
[Annie:] I can get a sparrow with a bow and arrow.
[Frank:] I can live on bread and cheese.
[Annie:] And only on that?
[Frank:] Yes.
[Annie:] So can a rat.

4. [Frank:] Any note you can reach I can go higher.
[Annie:] I can sing anything higher than you.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.

(5. [Annie:] Anything you can buy I can buy cheaper.
I can buy anything cheaper than you.
[Frank:] Fifty cents.
[Annie:] Forty cents.
[Frank:] Thirty cents.
[Annie:] Twenty cents.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!)

6. [Frank:] Anything you can say I can say softer.
[Annie:] I can say anything softer than you.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!


7. [Frank:] I can drink my liquor faster than a flicker
[Annie:] I can do it quicker and get even sicker.
[Frank:] I can open any safe.
[Annie:] Without being caught?
[Frank:] You bet. [Of course, sure]
[Annie:] That's what I thought (you crook!)

8. [Frank:] Any note you can hold I can hold longer.
[Annie:] I can hold any note longer than you.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!
[Frank:] No, you can't -- Yes, you can!

(9. [Annie:] Anything you can wear I can wear better.
In what you wear I'd look better than you.
[Frank:] In my coat.
[Annie:] In your vest.
[Frank:] In my shoes.
[Annie:] In your hat.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!)

10. [Frank:] Anything you can say I can say faster.
[Annie:] I can say anything faster than you.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't,
[Annie:] Yes, I can,
[Frank:] No,you can't,
[Annie:] Yes, I can,
[Frank:] No, you can't,,
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!

11. [Frank:] I can jump a hurdle.
[Annie:] I can wear a girdle.
[Frank:] I can knit a sweater.
[Annie:] I can fill it better.
[Frank:] I can do most anything
[Annie:] Can you bake a pie?
[Frank:] No.
[Annie:] Neither can I.

12. [Frank:] Anything you can sing I can sing sweeter.
[Annie:] I can sing anything sweeter than you.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Oh, yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't, can't, can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can, can, can, can.
[Frank:] No, you can't,
[Annie:] Yes, I can.

13. [Annie:] Anything you can sing, I can sing louder
I can sing anything louder than you
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!

(14. [Annie:] Anything you can buy, I can buy cheaper
I can buy anything cheaper than you
[Frank:] Fifty cents
[Annie:] Forty cents
[Frank:] Thirty cents
[Annie:] Twenty cents
[Frank:] No you can't
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!

15. [Frank:] I could be a racer, quite a steeplechaser
[Annie:] I can jump a hurdle even in my girdle
[Frank:] I can open any safe
[Annie:] Without being caught?
[Frank:] Yes
[Annie:] That's what I thought.

16. [Annie:] Anything you can dig, I can dig deeper.
I can dig anything deeper than you.
[Frank:] Thirty feet.
[Annie:] Forty feet.
[Frank:] Fifty feet.
[Annie:] Sixty feet.
[Frank:] No you can't
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!


17. [Annie:] Anyone you can lick, I can lick faster
I can lick anyone faster than you
[Frank:] With your fist
[Annie:] With my feet
[Frank:] With your feet
[Annie:] With an axe
[Frank:] No you can't
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!

18. [Annie:] Any school where you went I could be master
I could be master much faster than you.
[Frank:] Can you spell?
[Annie:] No I can't
[Frank:] Can you add?
[Annie:] No I can't
[Frank:] Can you teach?
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!)



1. What is this song about?

2. What 2 phrases in the song means “I can win in a contest with you”?
(Hint: Look at the 17th verse, too)

______________________________and_______________________________________
3. What’s the opposite of “superior”? __________________________________
4. What’s the opposite of “major”? ____________________________________
5. What words rhyme?
a. inferior rhymes with ___________________________
b. all rhymes with ___________________________
c. cartridge rhymes with ___________________________
d. flicker rhymes with ____________and _________________and _____________
e. thought rhymes with ___________________________
f. girdle rhymes with ___________________________
g. sweater rhymes with ___________________________
h. pie rhymes with ___________________________
i. race rhymes with ___________________________
i. caught rhymes with ___________________________
i. faster rhymes with ___________________________

Comparisons of adjectives are made in English by telling what is different.
Write two sentences using the comparative under each picture.

1. one-syllable adjectives ADD ER + THAN
short and tall
Bob Joe
a.__________________________________________________________________

b. _________________________________________________________________


2. adjectives ending in “y” CHANGE THE “Y” to “i” and add “er” + “than”.


pretty and ugly
Betty Martha
a.__________________________________________________________________

b. _________________________________________________________________




3. 2 or more syllable adjectives ADD MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN



beautiful and expensive
the necklace the ring

a.__________________________________________________________________

b. _________________________________________________________________

4. Some irregular comparisons must be memorized.

adjective comparison

good better

bad worse

far farther

a.__________________________________________________________________

b. _________________________________________________________________


5. What comparisons are used in this song? (in each verse)
1. I can do anything better than you.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.


6. What’s the difference between the responses?:

A: I can do anything better than you.
B: No, you can’t.
A: Yes, I can.

A: I am better than you.
B: No, you aren’t.
A: Yes, I am.

6. In verse 2, what phrase mean “at some time in the future, now or a long time from now”? __________________________________

7. Also in verse 2, what word means “famous”? ________________________

8. In verse 3, what are “sparrows” and “partridges”? ____________________

9. In verse 3, what does “I can live on bread and cheese” mean?



10. What is the insult that Annie says in verse 3?

Annie insults Frank by saying, _______________________________________________

11. What is the meaning of “lick” in this song? _____________________________

12. You write what you would say.

A: I can’t (don’t know how to) fix my toilet.
B: Neither can I.
(I can’t either.)

A: Bill can’t come to the party.
B: __________________________


A: My friend can’t cook very well.
B: ___________________________________

13. Now change the verb to “to be”.

A: I am not coming to your party.
B: Neither am I.
(I’m not either or Me, (n)either.)

A: I am not ready to talk to my boss.
B: ______________________________________

A: She is not a good cook.
B: _____________________________

14. Now change the verb to “have, speak, understand, . . .”
in the present tense.

A: I do not have enough time to do my homework.
B: Neither do I.

A: I do not speak English very well.
B: _______________________________________

A: Betty does not understand all the words.
B: _______________________________________

15. Now change the verb to past tense.

A: I did not have enough time to do my homework.
B: Neither did I.

A: I did not have a good time at her party.
B: ________________________________

A: My friend didn’t go to that party.
B: _________________________________________

A: ______________________________________
B: Neither did my husband.