Cartoon song worksheet

Song   Cartoon Song         Language  Spanish Translation by    Angela  Link:   Step 1 Get the song mp3 and print this worksheet. Review song in native language twice to understand general story, try to imagine a short movie in your mind.   1 (Chorus)  coro  2 I was thinking    |    the other day yo estaba pensando              el otro dia   3 What if cartoons   |    got saved? *si los dibujos                      fueran salvados   4 They'd start singing praise  Empezarían cantando alabanza    5 In a whole new way  De una forma totalmente nueva.   6 Yeah,   |    I was thinking   |    the other day yea                     estaba pensando         el otro dia* 7 What if cartoons got saved? si los dibujos fueran salvados   8 They'd start singing praise Empezarían cantando alabanza   9 In a whole new way de una forma totalmente nueva*** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Fred and Wilma Flintstone sing  ya-ba-daba-lujah Fred y Wilma picapiedra cantan .............****************   11 Scooby-doo and Shaggy  ...  scooby-do-be-lujah * Scooby y Shaggy cantan.............                                y         **  12 And the Jetson's dog named Astro .... ra-ra-ru-jah Y el perro de Jetson llamado   13 (CHORUS) CORO 14 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ...  cowabunga-lujah, dude Las jóvenes mutantes tortugas ninja                             colegas    15 Then there's Kermit the Frog here,  singing hi-ho-la-lujah Entonces viene la rana Frog aquí cantando   16 And that little bald guy, Elmer Fudd  ...  hawewujah, uh Y el pequeño tío calvo Elmer Fudd   17 (CHORUS) CORO  18 Oh that big ol' Moose   |    and his friend Rocky,   ba-ya-ca-bujah y ese gran viejo ratón                             y su amigo         Rocky...............................   19 And our favorite bear named Yogi, hi-a-baa-lujah Y nuestro oso favorito llamado Yogi  20 And there's all those   |    little blue guys Y todos esos                                           pequeños tios azules   21 And they'd sing..   la-la-lalalala-lalala-lujah *Y ellos cantarían.........................   22 Oh, how 'bout Beavis,    |   and that other guy ... Nah! y que me dices the BEAVIS                   y el otro tio NAH*   23 Now there's a point   |    to this looney tune   Ahora hay una cosa ...................para éste looney tune(no traslation for looney tunes? 24 I'm not an animaniac,    |   but there's a lot of praising to do No soy un dibujo animado                         pero hay muchas alabanzas que hacer*   25 And cartoons weren't made for that, y los dibujos no fueron echos para eso.*  26 It's our job.   |    Oh, yeah es nuestro trabajo           oh si   27 So let's sing   |    hallelujah (repeat)asique cantemos                 28 Let's sing hallelujah... (repeat) vamos a cantar    ..................REPETIR.**      Note: The underlined "grey" words are proper English nouns or special words that should be pronounced phonetically as written and should not be translated to native language. Note: The underlined words are non-standard English. Here are some notes (by line number) about them:6 yeah- slang for yes 7 saved - in this song it refers to a religious meaning of being rescued from the penalty of sin 10 all underlined words are to be left as written they should not be translated 14 dude - friendly term for addressing each other in American youth culture 18 ol' - poetic form of old 22 'bout - slang for about 22 Nah - slang for No 23 looney tune - 1. crazy song  2. name of American cartoon series 24 animaniac - slang for animation maniac  (crazy for cartoons) 26 yeah - slang for yes 27 hallelujah - transliteration for praise God Please feel free to post further questions at the original song posting on www.myeslfriends.com    Step 2 Come to class and recite the English lyrics with your coach.  Circle the words he/she says were not perfect. Sing the song 25 times carefully mimicking the circled words.   1       2         3        4        5        6        7        8       9       10      11      12      13      14     15      16      17      18      19      20       21      22      23     24      25   Step 3 Complete exercise 1 (below) filling in the missing words.   Exercise 1.      Fill in the blanks   ___I________   was thinking the other day .What if ___cartoons________  got saved? . They'd start singing ___praise________ . In a whole new ___way_______ .Yea, I was thinking the other _day_________. What if ____cartoons______ got saved?. They'd start singing praise__________. In a whole ___way_______ __________ Fred and Wilma Flintstone singya-ba-daba-lujah Scooby-doo and Shaggyscooby-do-be-lujah And the ___Jetson's dog _______ __________ named Astrora-ra-ru-jah Step 4  Record yourself reading the words and recircle the imperfect words (or class recital). Sing or speak the words with the mp3 another 25 times but pretend that you are in a movie performing the parts with real people.   1       2         3        4        5        6        7        8       9       10      11      12      13      14     15      16      17      18      19      20       21      22      23     24      25  Step 5 Complete exercise 2 (below) filling in the missing words with funny and crazy words.  It must not make sense.  Then read it a few times trying to imagine the new story.    Exercise 2 Fill in new words (nouns + adjectives)   ___________   was thinking the other day .What if ___________  got saved? . They'd start singing ___________ . In a whole new __________ .Yea, I was thinking the other __________. What if __________ got saved?. They'd start singing __________. In a whole __________ __________ Fred and Wilma Flintstone singya-ba-daba-lujah Scooby-doo and Shaggyscooby-do-be-lujah And the __________ __________ named Astrora-ra-ru-jah   Step 6 Get the Q&A mp3 Come to class and recite the English questions and answers (below)  with your coach. Circle the words he/she says were not perfect. Speak the song and Q&A's 25 times (with the mp3) carefully mimicking the circled words.   1       2         3        4        5        6        7        8       9       10      11      12      13      14     15      16      17      18      19      20       21      22      23     24      25      Questions and answers  (remember to practice simo-speak)     2 When were you thinking?   Just the other day.   3 What kind of book would contain cartoons?   Probably a comic book.   4 Do cartoons sing?   Sure, not often, but I have heard them sing.   5   Why would they sing praise?   Maybe they would praise their creator for making them.   Isn't that silly?   Cartoons are known for being silly.    10  Who are the Flintstones?   They are caveman cartoons from the 1960s.   11 Who is Scooby-doo?   He's a dog owned by a character called Shaggy.   Is Shaggy a real name?   It is both the man's name and a good description of him, long unkempt hair.   15  Who is Kermit the Frog?   You must be kidding!  Everyone knows the Muppets.   Didn't Kermit have a big hit song?   Yes, it was "Rainbow Connection", another song with Karaoke ESL.    18 What was the name of Rocky's friend?   Bullwinkle the Moose.   20 Who were the little blue guys?   Smurfs!   21 Is it disrespectful for cartoons to sing praise songs?   I don't know but that is the singer's point.   What do you mean?   He says that it is our job to sing praise, not cartoons.   So is this song and the idea of cartoons singing praise stupid?   I don't think so, I think kids learn through cartoons and both could find joy in it.   Do you smile, when you sing praise?   Oh yes, a very big smile.        Song title: The Cartoon Song By:  Chris Rice   (Chorus)  I was thinking the other dayWhat if cartoons got saved?They'd start singing praiseIn a whole new way Yea, I was thinking the other dayWhat if cartoons got saved?They'd start singing praiseIn a whole new way Fred and Wilma Flintstone singya-ba-daba-lujah Scooby-doo and Shaggyscooby-do-be-lujah And the Jetson's dog named Astrora-ra-ru-jah CHORUS Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlescowabunga-lujah, dude Then there's Kermit the Frog here,singing hi-ho-la-lujah And that little bald guy, Elmer Fuddhallelujah, uh CHORUS Oh that big ol' Moose and his friend Rocky,ba-ya-ca-bujah And our favorite bear named Yogi,hi-a-baa-lujah And There's all those little blue guysAnd they'd sing..la-la-lalalala-lalala-lujah Oh, how 'bout Beavis, and that other guy*Nahhh* Now there's a point to this looney tuneI'm not an animaniac, but there's a lot of praising to doAnd cartoons weren't made for that,It's our job. Oh, yeah So let's sing hallelujah (hallelujah)hallelujah (hallelujah)hallelujah (hallelujah) Let's sing hallelujah... (Let's sing hallelujah)hallelujah (hallelujah)   Step 7 Recite (rehearse) questions and answers with a friend.   Step 8 Come to class and participate in conversation about the song.  Remember to have some opinions and ideas about why you liked this song.     Karaoke ESL blog post for class recording, additional information and exercises:  http://myeslfriends.com/wordpress/2011/01/26/cartoon-song/ Wikipedia post  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoons_(song) YouTube link  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWFJ_rykyA4    Classes all Karaoke ESL classes  http://www.wiziq.com/class/search.aspx?qry=kesl all by George http://www.wiziq.com/class/search.aspx?qry=machlan Home page links:  http://myeslfriends.com/wordpress/category/kesl/ www.myESLfriends.com  Techniques  Left Brain filters and Right Brain learning Speed (normal or faster) Simultaneous Repetition (song and simo-speak) Body Movements (expressions, hands-arms-etc., dance,pantomime) Passion (feel it, excitement, voice inflection...) Voice: song, whisper, yell, beat/cadence, sarcasm-funny Twext (subliminal messages) Smile (should be enjoyable) Story think about the word-movie (once upon a time...) Out LOUD... no benefit to system without using voice Play  (not study) find someone to play together LET GO!!!!  no rules, no pressure, allow right brain to do it's own thing