Twinkle

Song Twinkle, Twinkle, little star Language Japanese Translation by Rummy 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 Twinkle, Twinkle, | little star, きらきら小さな星2 How I wonder | what you are. 　　　　あなたは　だれかしら3 Up above | the world | so high, 世界の向こうで　とても高い4 Like a diamond | in the sky. 空にある　ダイアモンドのよう5 Twinkle, Twinkle, | little star, きらきら小さな星6 How I wonder | what you are. 　　　　あなたは　だれかしら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 Twinkle, Twinkle, little _______, How I wonder what you are. Up above the ________ so high, Like a _________ in the _______. Twinkle, Twinkle, little _______, How I wonder what you are! 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 1516 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) Twinkle, Twinkle, little _______, How I wonder what you are. Up above the ________ so high, Like a _________ in the _______. Twinkle, Twinkle, little _______, How I wonder what you are! 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) What is Twinkle? Twinkle is a little star. What was Twinkle above? Twinkle was above the world. What is Twinkle like? Twinkle is like a diamond in the sky. Is Twinkle a big star? No, Twinkle isn't a big star but, it's a little star. Is Twinkle below the world? No, Twinkle isn't below the world, it's above the world. 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/2010/04/12/twinkle-twinkle/MP3 Audio http://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B2E4MF3f5t4gMTMwNDdkZWUtMmQwOC00YTFhLTk4MDUtYjIyZjgyZTIyNTU4&hl=en Wikipedia post http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinkle_twinkle_little_star Youtube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0-MKaX7x-Q Funny Youtube Indian Desi style http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmdAF4ihedM 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