Song Puff the Magic Dragon Language Mandarin Translation by Sean Chang + Victor 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 Puff, | the magic dragon | lived by the sea Puff 這一隻神奇的龍住在海邊2 And frolicked in | the autumn mist | in a land called Honah Lee, 他嬉戲在秋天的迷霧在Honah Lee 3 Little Jackie Paper | loved that rascal Puff, Jackie Paper 喜歡調皮的Puff 4 And brought him strings | and sealing wax | and other fancy stuff. Oh 他帶了繩子封口漆以及其它有趣的東西.. 喔5 (Chorus) **************** 6 Puff, | the magic dragon | lived by the sea Puff 這一隻神奇的龍住在海邊7 And frolicked | in the autumn mist | in a land called Honah Lee, 在Honah Lee 他嬉戲在秋天的迷霧中8 Puff, | the magic dragon | lived by the sea Puff 這一隻神奇的龍住在海邊9 And frolicked | in the autumn mist | in a land called Honah Lee. 在Honah Lee 他嬉戲在秋天的迷霧中------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 Together | they would travel | on a boat with billowed sail 他們一起坐船乘風破浪去旅遊11 Jackie kept a lookout | perched on Puff's gigantic tail, Jackie 在Puff'巨大的尾巴上不停的張望12 Noble kings and princes | would bow | whene'er they came, 至高無上的國王和王子當他們來時也必須要對他們行禮13 Pirate ships | would lower their flags | when Puff roared out | his name. Oh! 當Puff 大聲咆嘯著他的威名，海盜們也必須降下他們的旗子。14 (Chorus) **************** 15 A dragon lives forever | but not so little boys 龍可以長生不老， 但男孩則不行。16 Painted wings | and giants' rings | make way for other toys. 畫出的翅膀和巨人的戒指，以及其他各種玩具17 One grey night it happened, | Jackie Paper came no more 在一個灰色的夜晚， Jackie Paper 沒有再出現18 And Puff that mighty dragon, | he ceased his fearless roar. ** Puff 這支巨大無比的龍收起了他無畏的吼叫19 His head was bent in sorrow, | green scales fell like rain, 他的頭哀傷低低垂著綠鱗如雨水般的掉落20 Puff no longer went to play | along the cherry lane.Puff 從此不再去櫻桃小徑玩耍21 Without his lifelong friend, | Puff could not be brave, 失去了他一生的摯友Puff不再勇敢22 So Puff that mighty dragon | sadly slipped into his cave. Oh! 於是Puff這支巨大無比的龍哀傷的回到他的洞穴23 (Chorus) 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: 12 when'er -poetic form of whenever 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 Puff, the ________ _________lived by the ________ And frolicked in the autumn ___________ in a ___________called Honah Lee, Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff, And brought him ___________ and ___________ ___________ and other fancy stuff. Oh Puff, the magic ___________ lived by the ___________ And frolicked in the autumn ___________ in a land called Honah Lee, Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist in a ___________ called Honah Lee. Together they would travel on a ___________ with billowed sail Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff's gigantic ___________, Noble kings and ___________ would bow whene'er they came, Pirate ___________ would lower their ___________ when Puff roared out his name. Oh! A dragon lives forever but not so ___________ ___________ Painted wings and giants' ___________ make way for other ___________. One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more And Puff that ___________ ___________, he ceased his fearless roar. His ___________ was bent in sorrow, ___________ ___________ fell like rain, Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane. Without his lifelong ___________ Puff could not be brave,So Puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his ___________. Oh! 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. Puff, the ________ _________lived by the ________ And frolicked in the autumn ___________ in a ___________called Honah Lee, Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff, And brought him ___________ and ___________ ___________ and other fancy stuff. Oh Puff, the magic ___________ lived by the ___________ And frolicked in the autumn ___________ in a land called Honah Lee, Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist in a ___________ called Honah Lee. Together they would travel on a ___________ with billowed sail Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff's gigantic ___________, Noble kings and ___________ would bow whene'er they came, Pirate ___________ would lower their ___________ when Puff roared out his name. Oh! A dragon lives forever but not so ___________ ___________ Painted wings and giants' ___________ make way for other ___________. One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more And Puff that ___________ ___________, he ceased his fearless roar. His ___________ was bent in sorrow, ___________ ___________ fell like rain, Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane. Without his lifelong ___________ Puff could not be brave, So Puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his ___________. Oh! Step 6 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 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 25Questions and answers (remember to practice simo-speak) 1 What was Puff? Puff was a magic dragon. Where did he live? He lived by the sea. Which sea? I don't know. It's not important. 2 What does frolicked mean? Frolicked means to play. 3 Can you love a "rascal"? Yes, if it is harmless trouble the rascal gets into. 4 What would a dragon do with string, wax and stuff? Probably play and make things with them. What is "fancy" stuff? Cool things you like to have. 7 What is mist? I think it is like fog, but not exactly. 10 Did they really travel on a boat? Possibly, but I think it was pretend travel. 11 What did Jackie look for? I'm not sure, maybe adventures. 12 What does when'er mean? It is the poetic form of whenever? Can I say when'er? Only if you are speaking poetically. 13 Why do they lower their flags? To show respect or submission to Puff. 14 Do dragons live forever? It depends on the type of dragon. 17 Was the night really grey? No, the color sets a mood for the story. 18 Why did Puff stop roaring? Because Jackie stopped coming. 21 Why can a dragon not be brave.Even dragons need love and friendship to be healthy. Really? Sure, everyone knows that! So, why tell such a sad story? It is an allegory about leaving childhood behind. So, what happened to Puff? I think he found another child to play with. 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/2010/05/26/puff-the-magic-dragon/MP3 Audio go to blog post (above) Wikipedia post http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puff,_the_Magic_Dragon YouTube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wik2uc69WbU 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