Monday, April 7, 2008
You've Got a Friend Lesson
You’ve Got a Friend Carole King 1971
When you’re down and troubled
And you need some loving care
And nothing, whoa nothing is going right.
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest nights.
You just call out my name,
And you know wherever I am
I’ll come running, to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer, or fall,
All you‘ve got to do is call
And I’ll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
You’ve got a friend.
If the sky above you
Should turn dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind should begin to blow,
Keep your head together and call my name out loud now
Soon I will be knocking upon your door.
You just call out my name and you know wherever I am
I’ll come running to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer or fall
Now all you got to do is call
And I’ll be there, yes I will.
Hey, aint it good to know that you’ve got a friend?
When people can be so cold.
They’ll hurt you and desert you.
They’ll take your soul if you let them.
but don’t you let them.
You just call out my name and you know wherever I am
I’ll come running running running to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer, or fall,
Hey now, all you’ve got to do is call.
and, I’ll be there, yes, I will
You’ve got a friend.
You’ve got a friend.
Aint it good to know you’ve got a friend.
Aint it good to know aint it good to know, aint it good to know, yeah, yeah,
You’ve got a friend.
1. What words in the song means “unhappy”? ___________and _____________
2. The word, “Whoa” is used when you’re riding a horse and you want him to stop.
Sometimes it is used in a song instead of “OH.”
3. “Your darkest nights” are those nights when you feel ___________________
4. What phrase in the song says that I will come to you at anytime you call me?
___________________________________________________________
5. What other bad signs of weather will make you feel sad?
if the sky__________________________________________________________
if the north wind ____________________________________________________
6. When people are not kind and they hurt you, according to this song, they are _______________ .
7. What word means “leave you by yourself”? ___________________________
8. What words rhyme with what?
a. care rhymes with ______________________
b. right almost rhymes with ________________________
c. again almost rhymes with ____________
d. fall rhymes with __________________
e. clouds almost rhyme with _____________ and _____________
f. hurt rhymes with __________________
9. aint is non-standard English for I’m not. or it isn’t
a. In the song, it says, “Aint it good to know you have a friend?
What is correct English for this sentence?
b. Some people use this for street talk. “I aint comin’ back until late.”
What is correct English for this sentence? ___________________________________________________________
When you’re down and troubled
And you need some loving care
And nothing, whoa nothing is going right.
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest nights.
You just call out my name,
And you know wherever I am
I’ll come running, to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer, or fall,
All you‘ve got to do is call
And I’ll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
You’ve got a friend.
If the sky above you
Should turn dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind should begin to blow,
Keep your head together and call my name out loud now
Soon I will be knocking upon your door.
You just call out my name and you know wherever I am
I’ll come running to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer or fall
Now all you got to do is call
And I’ll be there, yes I will.
Hey, aint it good to know that you’ve got a friend?
When people can be so cold.
They’ll hurt you and desert you.
They’ll take your soul if you let them.
but don’t you let them.
You just call out my name and you know wherever I am
I’ll come running running running to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer, or fall,
Hey now, all you’ve got to do is call.
and, I’ll be there, yes, I will
You’ve got a friend.
You’ve got a friend.
Aint it good to know you’ve got a friend.
Aint it good to know aint it good to know, aint it good to know, yeah, yeah,
You’ve got a friend.
1. What words in the song means “unhappy”? ___________and _____________
2. The word, “Whoa” is used when you’re riding a horse and you want him to stop.
Sometimes it is used in a song instead of “OH.”
3. “Your darkest nights” are those nights when you feel ___________________
4. What phrase in the song says that I will come to you at anytime you call me?
___________________________________________________________
5. What other bad signs of weather will make you feel sad?
if the sky__________________________________________________________
if the north wind ____________________________________________________
6. When people are not kind and they hurt you, according to this song, they are _______________ .
7. What word means “leave you by yourself”? ___________________________
8. What words rhyme with what?
a. care rhymes with ______________________
b. right almost rhymes with ________________________
c. again almost rhymes with ____________
d. fall rhymes with __________________
e. clouds almost rhyme with _____________ and _____________
f. hurt rhymes with __________________
9. aint is non-standard English for I’m not. or it isn’t
a. In the song, it says, “Aint it good to know you have a friend?
What is correct English for this sentence?
b. Some people use this for street talk. “I aint comin’ back until late.”
What is correct English for this sentence? ___________________________________________________________
Wonderful World Lesson
WONDERFUL WORLD
1
If we could consider each other, a neighbor, a friend, or a brother.
it would be a wonderful, wonderful world.
It would be a wonderful world.
2
If each little boy had fresh milk each day,
a warm home to live in, and a place to play,
it would be a wonderful, wonderful world.
It would be a wonderful world.
3
If there were no poor and the rich were content,
If strangers were welcome wherever they went
If everyone knew what true brotherhood meant,
it would be a wonderful, wonderful world.
It would be a wonderful world.
4
If each working man had enough time to play,
If each homeless soul had a good place to stay,
it would be a wonderful, wonderful world.
It would be a wonderful world.
5
If all of us heed to what this song does teach,
remember to practice as well as to preach
It could be a wonderful world. Oh yes.
It could be a wonderful world.
1. What phrase in the song means “think about others before thinking about ourselves”? __________________________________________________
2. What phrase means “enough to eat”? ____________________________
3. What word is a synonym for “happy to have enough”? ________________
4. What word means “a shared feeling that everyone can get along with everyone”? _____________________________________________
5. What phrase says we all need some “time off from work”?
6. What do homeless people need? _______________________________
7. What word means “pay attention”? ________________________________
8. What advice do you think “Practice what you preach” means?
(Choose a or b?)
a) I tell you to do one thing but I do another thing.
For example, I tell you NOT to smoke, but I smoke anyway.
b) I tell you to follow my example and do what I say.
For example, I tell you NOT to smoke and I don’t smoke.
9. What words rhyme?
a. other rhymes with __________________
a. day rhymes with __________________
a. content rhymes with _____________ and _________________
a. play rhymes with __________________
a. teach rhymes with __________________
10. This song is about a future wonderful world that would be possible
if people were different and had a more loving attitude.
You write your own sentences.
Past tense in IF clause, WOULD/COULD in main clause.
a. If I could _______________________________ ,
______________________________________________________ .
WERE in the IF clause, WOULD/COULD in the main clause.
b. If I were ________________________________ ,
_______________________________________________________
1
If we could consider each other, a neighbor, a friend, or a brother.
it would be a wonderful, wonderful world.
It would be a wonderful world.
2
If each little boy had fresh milk each day,
a warm home to live in, and a place to play,
it would be a wonderful, wonderful world.
It would be a wonderful world.
3
If there were no poor and the rich were content,
If strangers were welcome wherever they went
If everyone knew what true brotherhood meant,
it would be a wonderful, wonderful world.
It would be a wonderful world.
4
If each working man had enough time to play,
If each homeless soul had a good place to stay,
it would be a wonderful, wonderful world.
It would be a wonderful world.
5
If all of us heed to what this song does teach,
remember to practice as well as to preach
It could be a wonderful world. Oh yes.
It could be a wonderful world.
1. What phrase in the song means “think about others before thinking about ourselves”? __________________________________________________
2. What phrase means “enough to eat”? ____________________________
3. What word is a synonym for “happy to have enough”? ________________
4. What word means “a shared feeling that everyone can get along with everyone”? _____________________________________________
5. What phrase says we all need some “time off from work”?
6. What do homeless people need? _______________________________
7. What word means “pay attention”? ________________________________
8. What advice do you think “Practice what you preach” means?
(Choose a or b?)
a) I tell you to do one thing but I do another thing.
For example, I tell you NOT to smoke, but I smoke anyway.
b) I tell you to follow my example and do what I say.
For example, I tell you NOT to smoke and I don’t smoke.
9. What words rhyme?
a. other rhymes with __________________
a. day rhymes with __________________
a. content rhymes with _____________ and _________________
a. play rhymes with __________________
a. teach rhymes with __________________
10. This song is about a future wonderful world that would be possible
if people were different and had a more loving attitude.
You write your own sentences.
Past tense in IF clause, WOULD/COULD in main clause.
a. If I could _______________________________ ,
______________________________________________________ .
WERE in the IF clause, WOULD/COULD in the main clause.
b. If I were ________________________________ ,
_______________________________________________________
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Under the Boardwalk Lesson
UNDER THE BOARDWALK
(Resnick/Young)
When the sun beats down
And burns the tar up on the roof,
And your shoes get so hot
You wish your tired feet were fireproof.
Under the boardwalk
Down by the sea
On a blanket with my baby
Is where I'll be.
(Under the boardwalk) Out of the sun.
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be having some fun.
(Under the boardwalk) People walking above.
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be making love.
(Under the boardwalk, boardwalk)
From the park you'll hear
The happy sound of a carousel
You can almost taste the hot dogs
And french fries they sell
Under the boardwalk
Down by the sea, yeah
On a blanket with my baby
Is where I'll be.
(Under the boardwalk) Out of the sun.
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be having some fun.
(Under the boardwalk) People walking above.
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be making love.
(Under the boardwalk, boardwalk)
Oh, under the boardwalk
Down by the sea
On a blanket with my baby
Is where I'll be.
(Under the boardwalk) Out of the sun
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be having some fun
(Under the boardwalk) People walking above
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be falling in love
(Under the boardwalk, boardwalk)
1. What is that black stuff that roofers use when putting on a new roof?
_____________________
2. When something won’t burn in a fire, it is said to be what? __________
3. What’s the long wooden walkway near the ocean called? ____________
4. Where is there a boardwalk in the Bay Area?
5. What are the rhymes in this song?
a. roof rhymes with ___________________
b. sea rhymes with ___________________
c. carousel rhymes with ___________________
c. sun rhymes with ___________________
d. above rhymes with ___________________
6. What verbs are used in this song? Tell their subjects and their tenses
SUBJECT VERB TENSE
a. ___________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________________________
d. ___________________________________________________________________
e. ___________________________________________________________________
f. ___________________________________________________________________
g. ___________________________________________________________________
h. ___________________________________________________________________
i. ___________________________________________________________________
j. ___________________________________________________________________
k. ___________________________________________________________________
l. ___________________________________________________________________
7. What prepositions are in the song. What prepositional phrase do they introduce?
a. under under the boardwalk
b. up on up on the roof
c. _________________ _____________________________________
d. _________________ _____________________________________
e. _________________ _____________________________________
f. _________________ _____________________________________
g. _________________ _____________________________________
h. _________________ _____________________________________
I. _________________ _____________________________________
j. _________________ _____________________________________
8. Can you write three sentences using three prepositional phrases?
a. ___________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________________________
Gati©2008
(Resnick/Young)
When the sun beats down
And burns the tar up on the roof,
And your shoes get so hot
You wish your tired feet were fireproof.
Under the boardwalk
Down by the sea
On a blanket with my baby
Is where I'll be.
(Under the boardwalk) Out of the sun.
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be having some fun.
(Under the boardwalk) People walking above.
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be making love.
(Under the boardwalk, boardwalk)
From the park you'll hear
The happy sound of a carousel
You can almost taste the hot dogs
And french fries they sell
Under the boardwalk
Down by the sea, yeah
On a blanket with my baby
Is where I'll be.
(Under the boardwalk) Out of the sun.
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be having some fun.
(Under the boardwalk) People walking above.
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be making love.
(Under the boardwalk, boardwalk)
Oh, under the boardwalk
Down by the sea
On a blanket with my baby
Is where I'll be.
(Under the boardwalk) Out of the sun
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be having some fun
(Under the boardwalk) People walking above
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be falling in love
(Under the boardwalk, boardwalk)
1. What is that black stuff that roofers use when putting on a new roof?
_____________________
2. When something won’t burn in a fire, it is said to be what? __________
3. What’s the long wooden walkway near the ocean called? ____________
4. Where is there a boardwalk in the Bay Area?
5. What are the rhymes in this song?
a. roof rhymes with ___________________
b. sea rhymes with ___________________
c. carousel rhymes with ___________________
c. sun rhymes with ___________________
d. above rhymes with ___________________
6. What verbs are used in this song? Tell their subjects and their tenses
SUBJECT VERB TENSE
a. ___________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________________________
d. ___________________________________________________________________
e. ___________________________________________________________________
f. ___________________________________________________________________
g. ___________________________________________________________________
h. ___________________________________________________________________
i. ___________________________________________________________________
j. ___________________________________________________________________
k. ___________________________________________________________________
l. ___________________________________________________________________
7. What prepositions are in the song. What prepositional phrase do they introduce?
a. under under the boardwalk
b. up on up on the roof
c. _________________ _____________________________________
d. _________________ _____________________________________
e. _________________ _____________________________________
f. _________________ _____________________________________
g. _________________ _____________________________________
h. _________________ _____________________________________
I. _________________ _____________________________________
j. _________________ _____________________________________
8. Can you write three sentences using three prepositional phrases?
a. ___________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________________________
Gati©2008
Sunshine on my Shoulders Lesson
SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS
By John Denver, Mike Taylor, Dick Kniss
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry.
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely.
Sunshine almost always makes me high.
If I had a day that I could give you,
I’d give to you a day just like today.
If I had a song that I could sing for you,
I’d sing a song to make you feel this way.
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry.
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely.
Sunshine almost always makes me high.
If I had a tale that I could tell you,
I’d tell a tale sure to make you smile.
If I had a wish that I could wish for you,
I’d make a wish for sunshine all the while.
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry.
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely.
Sunshine almost always makes me high.
Sunshine almost all the time makes me high.
Sunshine almost always . . .
1. What does “sunshine” do to the singer?
a. Sunshine ______________________________________________
b. Sunshine ______________________________________________
c. Sunshine ______________________________________________
2. How does the sunshine look in the water? ____________________
3. What word in the song means “feel terrific”? _______________________
4. The singer is thinking about four things he/she would like to give his/her lover. . . what are these things?
a. __________________________
b. _________________________
c. __________________________
d. __________________________
5. What is another word for “tale”? ________________________
6. What words rhyme with what?
a. cry rhymes with _______________
b. today rhymes with ___________________
c. smile rhymes with ________________________
7. “almost” can be used when it means 99% out of 100%
a. $2.99 is almost ________________
b. 2:55 is almost _________________
c. I have two more sentences to write. I am almost _________________ . d. She fell down the stairs and almost ______________ her leg.
e. Sunshine almost ___________ makes me high, not always,
but almost always.
f. Now you write your own sentence using ALMOST.
_______________________________________________________
Words by John Denver, Music by John Denver, Dick Kniss and Mike Taylor
G C G C G C G C
|: Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.
G C G C Am7 D7
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
G C G C G C G C
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely.
G C G C G C G C
Sunshine almost always make me high
G Am7 Bm C G Am7 Bm C
1) If I had a day that I could give you
2) If I had a tale that I could tell you
G Am7 Bm C Am7 D7
1) I'd give to you a day just like today.
2) I'd tell a tale sure to make you smile.
G Am7 Bm C G Am7 Bm C
1) If I had a song that I could sing for you.
2) If I had a wish that I could wish for you.
G Am7 Bm C G Am7 Bm C
1) I'd sing a song to make you feel this way. :|
2) I'd make a wish for sunshine all the while. CODA
CODA
G C G C G Am7 Bm C
Sunshine almost all the time makes me high.
G C G C G Am7 Bm C G
Sunshine almost always.
By John Denver, Mike Taylor, Dick Kniss
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry.
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely.
Sunshine almost always makes me high.
If I had a day that I could give you,
I’d give to you a day just like today.
If I had a song that I could sing for you,
I’d sing a song to make you feel this way.
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry.
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely.
Sunshine almost always makes me high.
If I had a tale that I could tell you,
I’d tell a tale sure to make you smile.
If I had a wish that I could wish for you,
I’d make a wish for sunshine all the while.
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry.
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely.
Sunshine almost always makes me high.
Sunshine almost all the time makes me high.
Sunshine almost always . . .
1. What does “sunshine” do to the singer?
a. Sunshine ______________________________________________
b. Sunshine ______________________________________________
c. Sunshine ______________________________________________
2. How does the sunshine look in the water? ____________________
3. What word in the song means “feel terrific”? _______________________
4. The singer is thinking about four things he/she would like to give his/her lover. . . what are these things?
a. __________________________
b. _________________________
c. __________________________
d. __________________________
5. What is another word for “tale”? ________________________
6. What words rhyme with what?
a. cry rhymes with _______________
b. today rhymes with ___________________
c. smile rhymes with ________________________
7. “almost” can be used when it means 99% out of 100%
a. $2.99 is almost ________________
b. 2:55 is almost _________________
c. I have two more sentences to write. I am almost _________________ . d. She fell down the stairs and almost ______________ her leg.
e. Sunshine almost ___________ makes me high, not always,
but almost always.
f. Now you write your own sentence using ALMOST.
_______________________________________________________
Words by John Denver, Music by John Denver, Dick Kniss and Mike Taylor
G C G C G C G C
|: Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.
G C G C Am7 D7
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
G C G C G C G C
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely.
G C G C G C G C
Sunshine almost always make me high
G Am7 Bm C G Am7 Bm C
1) If I had a day that I could give you
2) If I had a tale that I could tell you
G Am7 Bm C Am7 D7
1) I'd give to you a day just like today.
2) I'd tell a tale sure to make you smile.
G Am7 Bm C G Am7 Bm C
1) If I had a song that I could sing for you.
2) If I had a wish that I could wish for you.
G Am7 Bm C G Am7 Bm C
1) I'd sing a song to make you feel this way. :|
2) I'd make a wish for sunshine all the while. CODA
CODA
G C G C G Am7 Bm C
Sunshine almost all the time makes me high.
G C G C G Am7 Bm C G
Sunshine almost always.
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