Red River Valley worksheet

Song   Red River Valley                     Language Mandarin Translation by    Yan   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 From this valley     |      they say     |     you are going 村庄的                                          人们都说                      你要离开        2 We will miss    |      your bright eyes    |      and sweet smile 我们将怀念                          你明亮的眼睛                                   和甜蜜的微笑   3 For they say    |      you are taking    |      the sunshine 他们说                                 你带来了                                      灿烂的阳光                                               4 That  brightens    |      our pathway     |      a while 它照亮了                                        我们的路途                       曾经   5 Won't you think    |      of the valley    |      you're leaving 难道你不想念                                   这红河谷吗                         你离开以后  6 Oh how lonely,    |      how sad    |      it will be? 哦那是多么地孤独                         多么地悲伤              这应该是    7 Oh think of the fond heart    |      that you're breaking 哦想起这颗爱慕之心                                        曾经被你伤害过的  8 And the grief    |      you are causing    |      to me 这个悲伤                                是你引起                             带给我的   9 (Chorus) 合唱   10 Come and sit    |      by my side    |      if you love me 请过来坐在                                我的旁边                        如果你爱我   11 Do not hasten    |      to bid me adieu 不要匆忙                                          和我说再见  12 But remember    |      the Red River Valley 只要你记住                                    这座红河谷   13 And the man    |      that has loved you    |      so true 还有那牛仔                                  深爱着你的那个                  真心地  ------------------------------------------------------------------------14 I have promised    |      you darling,    |      that never 我答应你                                             亲爱的                              永不   15 Will a word    |      from my lips,     |     cause you pain 是不是我的话                          从我嘴里说出的                  让你感到痛苦    16 And my life,    |      it will be    |      yours forever 而我的生命                                它将属于                     你的永远   17 If you only    |      will love me again 只要你                                    再爱我一次  18 (Chorus) 合唱      Note: The underlined words are non-standard English. Here are some notes (by line number) about them:7 that - grammatically not required, probably used to keep the melody flow 11 bid me adieu - more common phrase = say goodbye 11 adieu - French word but common enough to be used in English conversation 12 Red River Valley - proper noun capitalized, it is an actual place 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   From this __________  they say  __________  are going  We will miss your bright  __________  and sweet  __________ For they say you are taking the  __________   That  brightens our  __________   a while   Won't you think of the  __________  you're leaving Oh how lonely, how sad it will be?  Oh think of the fond  __________ that you're breaking And the grief you are causing to me (Chorus)Come and sit by my  __________ if you love meDo not hasten to bid me adieu   But remember the Red  __________  __________  And the  __________ that has loved you so true I have promised you  __________ , that never    Will a  __________ from my  __________ , cause you pain   And my  __________ , it will be yours forever   If you only will love  __________ again   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)   From this __________  they say  __________  are going  We will miss your bright  __________  and sweet  __________ For they say you are taking the  __________   That  brightens our  __________   a while   Won't you think of the  __________  you're leaving Oh how lonely, how sad it will be?  Oh think of the fond  __________ that you're breaking And the grief you are causing to me (Chorus)Come and sit by my  __________ if you love meDo not hasten to bid me adieu   But remember the Red  __________  __________  And the  __________ that has loved you so true I have promised you  __________ , that never    Will a  __________ from my  __________ , cause you pain   And my  __________ , it will be yours forever   If you only will love  __________ again   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)     1 Where is she going?   From this valley, they say she is going.   2 What will we miss?   Her bright eyes and sweet smile.   Have you tasted her smile?   No, it is a metaphor for something that is pleasing.   Can you say a sour smile?   I suppose, but a better slang for that would be, "a sour puss".   4 Can a smile brighten a path?   No, but it can make a journey lighter and more enjoyable.   Why does he ask her to think of the valley?   He hopes to make her feel guilty.   Isn't that cruel, putting a "guilt trip" on her.   Yes, but we want her to stay.   Line 6-8 sounds like he is a whiny bore!   He is in love, this is a "cowboy's lament".   Lament?   A sad song or petition.   11 What does, "bid me adieu" mean?   It means to "say goodbye".   Isn't that a French word, adieu?   Yes it is, but it is understood by most Americans.   But, would a real cowboy say, adieu?   Women like French words, they're considered romantic.   Is this a real cowboy song?   It does sound kind of sappy, but yes.   Sappy?   It is a slang word for mushy.   Mushy?   It's another slang word for romantic love talk.   Can we stop talking about a sappy, mushy, love-sick cowboy?   Sure.      Song title: Red River Valley By:  Unknown   From this valley they say you are goingWe will miss your bright eyes and sweet smileFor they say you are taking the sunshineThat  brightens our pathway  a while Won't you think of the valley you're leavingOh how lonely, how sad it will be?Oh think of the fond heart that you're breakingAnd the grief you are causing to me (Chorus)Come and sit by my side if you love meDo not hasten to bid me adieu But remember the Red River ValleyAnd the man that has loved you so true------------------------------------------------------------------------I have promised you darling, that never Will a word from my lips, cause you pain And my life, it will be yours forever If you only will love me again (Chorus)  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/2010/11/07/red-river-valley/ Free MP3  http://www.archive.org/details/RedRiverValley-AmericanFolkSong-PerformedByGrantR.Barrett Wikipedia post http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_River_Valley_(song)  YouTube link  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOFVrDAnrGc    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