Ingeniously funny and catchy song with lots of useful language. This lesson is a regular favourite for kids and adults alike and easy to teach.
In order to make the most of the language, I've included several follow-up activities which you can return to in subsequent classes.
Optional Warmer
Introduce the topic of The Darwin Awards, get students to rank the activities on Slide 3 (see ppt. below) in terms of stupidity.
Play the Song.
You may choose to pause during each chorus, to recap what each of the characters did.
Go Through the PowerPoint Gap-Fill Activities.
The Powerpoint below has 3 sets of questions based on the song, each a little trickier than the last.
On each slide you can play the relevant part of the song by clicking on the speaker in the bottom right-hand corner.
If you're teaching online, try giving the PowerPoint to your students directly via email or whatever sharing platform you use. This allows them to take control and stronger or weaker pairs can work with different difficulty levels. Because the song is entertaining, you'll probably find they genuinely want to learn it and you can give them more control over the activity.
Follow up 1
Project the image on Slide 23 on the whiteboard. Students throw a ball at the board and have to identify the action for whichever character they hit in order to claim it for their team.
Follow up 2
Use the grid on slide 25 to play noughts and crosses (TicTacToe/Line of 3). Students have to identify the dumb deed in order to claim the square for their team.
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