Friday, April 25, 2008

I know an Old Lady

I Know an Old Lady Lesson

I Know An Old Lady
Traditional folk song sung by Burl Ives

I know an old lady who swallowed a fly, 1.
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a spider, 2.
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.


I know an old lady who swallowed a bird, 3.
Now how absurd to swallow a bird!
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a cat, 4.
Now fancy that, to swallow a cat!
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a dog, 5.
What a hog, to swallow a dog!
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a goat, 6.
She just opened her throat and swallowed a goat!
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a cow, 7.
I don’t know how she swallowed a cow?!
She swallowed the cow to catch the goat,
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a horse, 8.
She's dead, of course!!
1. What word from the song means “ate without chewing.” _____________
2. What word means “I don’t know for sure”? ______________________
3. What insects and animals did she swallow?
a. She swallowed ____ _________.
b. ____ _______________________
c. ____ _______________________
d. ____ _______________________
e. ____ _______________________
f. ____ _______________________
g. ____ _______________________
h. ____ _______________________

4. What word means “to move like a snake”? _______________________
5. What word means “to shake”? ________________
6. What word means “the act of touching a part of the body, so as to cause involuntary twitching movements or laughter”? _____________
7. What word means “weird or strange”? ______________________
8. What phrase of surprise means “Wow, I can’t believe it!”?
_________________________________________
9. What phrase means “You are a pig. You eat too much”?
_________________________________________
10. What’s another phrase that means “swallowed”?
_________________________________________
11. What word means “to be amazed, don’t know how it is possible”?
_________________________________________
12. What happened to the old lady after she swallowed the horse?
_______________________________ (What’s the past tense of die ?)
13. What phrase means “for sure or certainly”? ____________________
14. Can you answer the following questions with “Of course” in a sentence of your own? For example, A: Can you help me with my homework?
B: Of course I can.

A: Will you be here in school tomorrow?
B: Of course I will.

A: Are you taking the bus?
B: Of course I am.

A: Did you watch TV last night?
B: Of course I did.

A: _______________________________________________________________________

B: ______________________________________________________________________
15. What rhymes with what?

a. _______________ and ___________________ rhyme with fly
b. ___________________ rhymes with spider.
c_______________ and ___________________ rhyme with tickled d.___________________ rhymes with bid
e.___________________ rhymes with cat
f.___________________ rhymes with dog
g.___________________ rhymes with goat
h.___________________ rhymes with cow
i.___________________ rhymes with horse


16. Is this a serious or silly song?

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Gati©2008

I Know an Old Lady

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Forever Young

Forever Young Lesson

FOREVER YOUNG by Bob Dylan

1.
May God bless and keep you always,
May your wishes all come true,
May you always do for others
And let others do for you.
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung,
May you stay forever young,
Forever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young.

2.
May you grow up to be righteous,
May you grow up to be true,
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you.
May you always be courageous,
Stand upright and be strong,
May you stay forever young,
Forever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young.

3.
May your hands always be busy,
May your feet always be swift,
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift.
May your heart always be joyful,
May your song always be sung,
May you stay forever young,
Forever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young.

1. In the first verse, how many wishes does the singer have? _____
Write your sentences with “wants” ____ to do something.

a. May God bless and keep you always,
The singer wants God to bless and keep you always

b. May your wishes all come true,
He/She wants ____________________________________________

c. May you always do for others
And let others do for you.
_______________________________________________________________
d. May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung,
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

e. May you stay forever young

_______________________________________________________________

f. What word means the “steps of a ladder”?
________________

In the 2nd verse how many wishes does the singer have? _____
g. May you grow up to be righteous,
__________________________________________________________
h. May you grow up to be true,
__________________________________________________________
i. May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

j. May you always be courageous,
__________________________________________________________

k. Stand upright and be strong,
__________________________________________________________

l. What word means “ a person who does moral and right things”?
__________________________

In the 3rd verse1, how many wishes does the singer have? _____
m. May your hands always be busy,
___________________________________________________________

n. May your feet always be swift,

_____________________________________________________________
o. May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift.

_____________________________________________________________
p. May your heart always be joyful,

_____________________________________________________________
q. May your song always be sung,

_____________________________________________________________

r. What phrase means “to be active and creative”? _______________________________________________________
s. What phrase means “to be physically in good shape”? _____________________________________________________
t. What word means “very fast”? _________________

u. What phrase means “when things go wrong, you don’t fall apart”? ____________________________________________________

v. What phrase means “people will talk about you and remember you long after you die”? ______________________________

w. What phrase means “you will never grow old (at least in your mind)? _____________________________________________________

4. What are the rhymes in this song? What parts of speech are they?

a. true rhymes with ___________________________ adjective
b. rung rhymes with ___________ and ____________ _________
c. strong sort of rhymes with ____________________ _________
d. swift rhymes with ___________________________ __________

Monday, April 7, 2008

Qué Será Será

Qué Será Será Lesson

Que Será Será

[Doris Day sang this Oscar-winning song in 1956]

1
When I was just a little girl
I asked my mother, what will I be
Will I be pretty, will I be rich
Here's what she said to me.

CHORUS
Que será, será,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Que será, será
What will be, will be.

2
When I grew up and fell in love
I asked my sweetheart what lies ahead
Will we have rainbows, day after day
Here's what my sweetheart said.

CHORUS

3
Now I have children of my own
They ask their mother, what will I be
Will I be handsome, will I be rich
I tell them tenderly.

CHORUS










Please find the subjects and verbs in this song and list them according to tense.

1. Subject Present Tense
a. Here is
b.
c.
d.
e.
f


2. Subject Past Tense
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

3. Subject Future Tense
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h

4. What language is Qué será? and What does it mean?
__________________________ _____________________________

5. What word in the song is a metaphor (a word symbol) for “good times” ?
___________________

6. When the mother says, she tells them “tenderly,” what’s a synonym for this word? __________________________