This land is your land

Song This Land is Your Land (original 1944) Woody Guthrie Language Translation by Merve 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) (koro) 2 This land is | your land, | this land is | my land Bu toprak senin toprağın, bu toprak benim toprağım 3 From California | to the New York island Kaliforniya'dan New york adasına 4 From the Redwood Forest | to the Gulf Stream waters Redwood Forest'tan Gulf Stream sularına 5 This land | was made | for you and me. Bu toprak yapıldı senin ve benim için 6 As I was walking | that ribbon of highway Ben yürüyorken o uzun ve dar ana caddeyi 7 I saw above me | that endless skyway Üstümde gördüm o nihayetsiz uçak yolunu 8 I saw below me | that golden valley Altımda gördüm o altın vadiyi 9 This land | was made | for you and me. Bu arazi yapıldı senin ve benim için 10 (repeat chorus) (koro tekrarlar) 11 I've roamed and rambled | and followed | my footsteps Gezdim dolaştım ve takip ettim ayak izlerimi 12 To the sparkling sands | of her diamond deserts Parıdıyan kumlarına onun elmas çöllerinin 13 While all around me | a voice was saying Etrafımda bir ses diyordu 14 This land | was made | for you and me. Bu toprak yapıldı senin ve benim için. 15 (repeat chorus) ( Koro tekrar eder) 16 When the sun | came shining, | and I was strolling Nezaman ki güneş parlıyordu ve ben dolaşıyordum 17 And the wheat fields | waving | and the dust clouds | rolling Ve buğday tarlaları sallanıyordu ve toz bulutları yuvarlanıyordu 18 As the fog | was lifting, | a voice was saying, Kurbağa kalkarken, bir ses diyordu, 19 This land | was made | for you and me. Bu toprak yapıldı senin için ve benim için 20 (repeat chorus) ( koro tekrar eder)NOTE: aditional verses on MP3 are from a later version. You can find those on Wikipedia Note: The underlined "grey" words are proper English nouns 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: 3 ... two states within the USA 4 ... two regions in the USA 7 skyway -air lane (path that airplanes use) 11 + 12 ... poetic phrasing, simply translate word for word 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 This land is your ________, this land is _____ _____ From _____________ to the ________ ________ island From the Redwood __________ to the Gulf Stream __________ This land was made for you and me. As I was walking that ribbon of _____________ I saw above me that endless ___________ I saw below me that _________ __________ This land was made for you and me. I've roamed and rambled and followed my ____________ To the ___________ __________of her diamond ____________ While all around me a ____________ was saying This land was made for you and me. When ______ _______came shining, and I was strolling And the ____________ fields waving and the ___________clouds rolling As the _______ was lifting, A _______ was saying, This land was made for you and me. 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 5Complete 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) This land is your ________, this land is _____ _____ From _____________ to the ________ ________ island From the Redwood __________ to the Gulf Stream __________ This land was made for you and me. As I was walking that ribbon of _____________ I saw above me that endless ___________ I saw below me that _________ __________ This land was made for you and me. I've roamed and rambled and followed my ____________ To the ___________ __________of her diamond ____________ While all around me a ____________ was saying This land was made for you and me. When ______ _______came shining, and I was strolling And the ____________ fields waving and the ___________clouds rolling As the _______ was lifting, A _______ was saying, This land was made for you and me. 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 What is the chorus? The chorus is the part of the song that repeats. 2 Who's land is this? This land is your land and my land. Does it belong to both of us? Yes, this land is our land. 3 Where's California? California is on the West coast of the USA. Is New York an island?No, it isn't an island, but part of it is on an island. 4 What kind of trees are in the Redwood Forest? Redwood trees are in the Redwood Forest. Duh! Are they small trees? No, they aren't small but very large and old. 6 Were you walking on a ribbon? No, on a strip of a highway. 8 Is the valley made of gold? No, but it may look the color of gold. Are the trees golden in color? Maybe, or the trees are of great value to me. 11 How could you say that you travel without a destination? I could say that I've roamed and rambled. 12 What makes sand sparkle? Sand sparkles when it reflects light. 17 What kind of fields wave? Wheat fields wave when the wind blows. 18 How do we described the fog clearing? We say, "The fog is lifting." 19 Who made the land for you and me? I think, ___________ did. 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/2010/05/01/this-land-is-your-land/Free MP3 http://www.archive.org/details/AnthonyBowmanThisLandIsYourLand China MP3 https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B2E4MF3f5t4gMDI0MTQzOGEtMjM5NS00OGMwLWFiOWMtNmNhN2Q5ZDdhN2M5&hl=en Wikipedia post http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Land_Is_Your_Land YouTube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaI5IRuS2aE Youtube Link with lyrics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeMLaQTwIgU Classes all Karaoke ESL classes http://www.wiziq.com/class/search.aspx?qry=kesl all by Georgehttp://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