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Activity with Akon´s hit "Lonely". It includes: - a listening for gist activity - work on the difference between "only" and "lonely" and other words from the song- questions to generate a small chat- a drill for elementary students (somewhere, anywhere, nowhere; something, anything, nothing; somebody, anybody, nobody) - idioms with "own" for advanced students- teacher's guide

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AkonAkonLonelyLonely

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Click-on SummaryClick-on Summary

• While-Listening activity

• Classcheck while-listening

• Vocabulary: “lonely” and “call my own”

• Lonely or Only?

• Conversation

• Nobody drill

• Idioms

• Teachers’ guide

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Listen to the song and Listen to the song and answer:answer:

• How does he feel?How does he feel?

• Why does he feel that way?Why does he feel that way?

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Check with part of the Check with part of the lyrics.lyrics.

I'm so lonely (so lonely),I'm so lonely (so lonely),I'm Mr. Lonely (Mr. Lonely)I'm Mr. Lonely (Mr. Lonely)

I have nobody (I have nobody)I have nobody (I have nobody)To call my own (to call my own) girlTo call my own (to call my own) girl

• How does he feel? How does he feel?

He feels lonely.He feels lonely.

• Why does he feel that way? Why does he feel that way?

Because he has nobody to call his own.Because he has nobody to call his own.

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What do they mean?What do they mean?

• ““Lonely”:Lonely”:

(a)(a) unhappy because you’re not with other peopleunhappy because you’re not with other people

(b)(b) unique; very different from other peopleunique; very different from other people

(c)(c) single and free as a birdsingle and free as a bird

• ““Call my own”:Call my own”:

(a)(a) remember the person’s name without any helpremember the person’s name without any help

(b)(b) consider something/somebody yoursconsider something/somebody yours

(c)(c) have somebody as a pethave somebody as a pet

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LonelyLonely or or OnlyOnly??

• I don’t have a girlfriend. I feel _________.I don’t have a girlfriend. I feel _________.• You’re the ________ woman for me.You’re the ________ woman for me.

• I don’t have any brothers or sisters. I’m an I don’t have any brothers or sisters. I’m an ______ child.______ child.

• Her parents don’t care about her, so she Her parents don’t care about her, so she gets __________ all the time.gets __________ all the time.

• I have _______ one thing to tell you: it’s over.I have _______ one thing to tell you: it’s over.

lonelylonelyonlyonly

onlyonly

lonelylonely

onlyonly

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Discuss.Discuss.

1)1) Do you ever feel lonely? Why?Do you ever feel lonely? Why?

2)2) What do you do to feel better?What do you do to feel better?

3)3) Do you have anybody to keep you Do you have anybody to keep you company?company?

4)4) What are the pros and cons:What are the pros and cons:

- of having a partner?of having a partner?

- of not having one?of not having one?

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Nobody, anybody or Nobody, anybody or somebody?somebody?

- Do you have ___________ to love?- Do you have ___________ to love?

- No, I have __________. - No, I have __________. - No, I don’t have _________. - No, I don’t have _________. - Yes, I have ______________. - Yes, I have ______________.

- Are you independent? Do you need - Are you independent? Do you need _______?_______?

anybodyanybody

anybodyanybody

nobodynobody

somebodsomebodyy

anybodyanybody

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Nothing, anything or something?Nothing, anything or something?

- Do you have ___________ to do tonight?- Do you have ___________ to do tonight?

- No, I have __________ to do. - No, I have __________ to do. - No, I don’t have _________ to do. - No, I don’t have _________ to do. - Yes, I have ______________ to do. - Yes, I have ______________ to do.

- Do you know _______ about your teacher?Do you know _______ about your teacher?

- Are you going to do _______ tonight?Are you going to do _______ tonight?

anythinganything

anythinganything

nothingnothing

somethingsomething

anythinganything

anythinganything

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Nowhere, anywhere or Nowhere, anywhere or somewhere?somewhere?

- Do you have ___________ to live?- Do you have ___________ to live?

- Yes, I have ______________ to live. - Yes, I have ______________ to live. - No, I don’t have _________ to live. - No, I don’t have _________ to live. - No, I have __________ to live. - No, I have __________ to live.

- Are you going _________ on your holidays?- Are you going _________ on your holidays?

anywhereanywhere

anywhereanywhere

nowherenowhere

somewheresomewhere

anywhereanywhere

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In pairs, discuss the meaning In pairs, discuss the meaning of the idioms in yellow.of the idioms in yellow.

1)1) I don't aspire to anything very grand - I just want a I don't aspire to anything very grand - I just want a place I canplace I can call my owncall my own..

2)2) I like living I like living on my ownon my own..

3)3) I did my buttons up I did my buttons up all on my ownall on my own, Mummy!, Mummy!

4)4) You actually like modern jazz, do you? You actually like modern jazz, do you? Each to Each to their owntheir own..

5)5) Josie can Josie can hold her own (ground)hold her own (ground) in any argument. in any argument.

6)6) "Where have you been?" ""Where have you been?" "Mind your own Mind your own businessbusiness!" (= !" (= MYOBMYOB))

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Match the definitions to the Match the definitions to the idioms.idioms.

1)1) call my owncall my own

2)2) on my ownon my own

3)3) (all) on my own(all) on my own

4)4) Each to their ownEach to their own

5)5) hold her own hold her own (ground) (ground)

6)6) Mind your own Mind your own business (MYOB)business (MYOB)

( ) alone

( ) without any help

( ) to be as successful as other people or things in a situation

( ) to consider something as belonging to you

( ) used to tell someone in a rude way that you do not want them to ask about something private

( ) used to say that everyone likes different things

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• What idioms did you learn? What idioms did you learn? call my owncall my ownon my ownon my own

(all) on my own(all) on my ownEach to his/their own. Each to his/their own. hold her own (ground)hold her own (ground)

Mind your own business!Mind your own business! (= MYOB) (= MYOB)

• How many of those idioms can you put into a How many of those idioms can you put into a single short dialogue? single short dialogue?

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Teachers’ guideTeachers’ guide

• The 3rd slide is a while-listening task. You can leave the The 3rd slide is a while-listening task. You can leave the questions on the board.questions on the board.

• After they listen to the song, they check their answers in After they listen to the song, they check their answers in pairs with the help of the lyrics on slide 4.pairs with the help of the lyrics on slide 4.

• Work with vocabulary for lower levels with slides 5 and 6. Work with vocabulary for lower levels with slides 5 and 6. • Finish up with slide 7, a small-group conversation task.Finish up with slide 7, a small-group conversation task.• Cultura/Young 3 teachers can use the verse “I have Cultura/Young 3 teachers can use the verse “I have

nobody” to conduct a short substitution drill on slides 8-10 nobody” to conduct a short substitution drill on slides 8-10 (lesson B3). Use the first dialogue to elicit the rule, and (lesson B3). Use the first dialogue to elicit the rule, and have pairs do a similar dialogue with the question as a have pairs do a similar dialogue with the question as a prompt. prompt.

• Advanced groups may work with idioms with “own” on Advanced groups may work with idioms with “own” on slides 11-13.slides 11-13.

• Credits: http://dictionary.cambridge.org for the example Credits: http://dictionary.cambridge.org for the example sentences and definitions on slides 11 and 13. sentences and definitions on slides 11 and 13.

Please report any broken links or mistakes.Please report any broken links or mistakes.