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/6CD?6D9!F9G9FH! Beginnei - Pie-inteimeuiate (A1: A2)!
/96EC9E!A4I9: Teens: Auults!
*879H! Su minutes!
)JA8G8A4: Listening foi uetail!
*>I8JH! Nusic!
/6CD?6D9: Piesent continuous: 0uestion anu ieplies: Intonation!
K6A9E86FB: viueo: Woiksheet!


HEYYOU!WHATSONGAREYOULISTENINGTO?(byJamieKeddie)

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Decidehowyouaregoingtodisplaytheclipinclass.Possibilitiesinclude:

Mobiledevice (Forone-to-onesituations)
Laptop,desktop,tabletcomputer (Forsmallgroups)
Computer,projector+screen (Forlargerclasses)

Dontforgettheloudspeakers.

IfyoudonthaveInternetaccessinclass,youcoulddownloadorcapture
thevideofromYouTube.Usewww.savevid.comorasimilarsite.Note,
however,thatindoingso,youwillbebreachingYouTubesTermsofUse.
Doyoulistentomusiconthestreet?
Whatequipmenttoyouuse?(mp3player,mobilephone,etc.)
Wheredoyouwearearphonesorheadphones?
Whatareyoulisteningtoatthemoment?
Note:Likescissors,clothesandsunglasses,thewordsheadphonesand
earphonesareuncountableplurals.

Preparation,materialsandequipment

1. Forthisactivity,youwillneedavideotitledHeyyou!Whatareyou
listeningto?ToaccessthevideoonYouTube,clickonthefollowinglink:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvHRUY0tBcs

2. Foreachstudent,makeacopyoftheworksheetonpage5.

Lessonplan

1. Ifpossible,showstudentsapairofearphonesorheadphonesandteach
themthewords.

2. Askstudentsthefollowingquestions:


HEYYOU!WHATSONGAREYOULISTENINGTO?(byJamieKeddie)

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NoteI:Question(a)soundsverystrangeinthissituation.Ifwesubstitute
thewordsongformusic,itwouldmakesense(Heyyou!Whatmusicdoyou
listento?):Thispresentsimplequestionwouldservetoenquireaboutthe
listenersmusicaltastesingeneral.

NoteII:Thisisanopportunitytoillustratethesemanticsofthepresent
continuous.

Happeningrightnow:Seequestion(b)above.
Happeningaroundaboutnow:Seefourthquestiononpage2,
step2.

Examples:

Peoplearesurprised.
Peopledontheartheman.
Peopleignorehim.
Peoplestopandspeak.
Peoplethinkthattheyhavemisunderstoodthequestionand
say,What?
Peoplesay,SorryIcanthearyou!
Peoplesay,Imnotlisteningtoasong.Imlisteningtothe
radio.

3. TellstudentsthattheyaregoingtoseeaYouTubevideoinwhichaman
withacamerastopspeoplewhoarewearingheadphonesinthestreet.
Writethefollowingquestionsontheboardandaskstudentstopredict
whichoneheasks:

a. Heyyou!Whatsongdoyoulistento?
b. Heyyou!Whatsongareyoulisteningto?

4. Askstudentstosuggestpossiblereactionsverbalornonverbalfrom
thepeopleonthestreet.Writeallideasontheboard.

5. Giveoutcopiesoftheworksheetonpage5.Makesurethatstudents
understandthelisteningtask.Seenoteonintonationbelow.


HEYYOU!WHATSONGAREYOULISTENINGTO?(byJamieKeddie)

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Note:Atthisstage,youmaywanttodrilltheutterancesinthetableto
clarifymeaning.Differentintonationpatternscanresultindifferent
functions.ConsidertheutteranceWhatsthat?

Therepliesthatarenotheardintheclipare:

Excuseme?
Whatdidyousay?
Whyareyouasking?
YouwanttoknowwhatsongImlisteningto?

6. Playthevideoclip.

7. Letstudentscompareanswers.

8. Goovertheanswers.Ifnecessary,playtheclipagain,makinguseofthe
pausebuttontostopandstart.

Followup

Referstudentstothevideosothattheycanaccessitathome.Setthemthe
followingquestionsforhomework:

Whichpersonintheclipdoyoulikethebestandwhy?
Whichpersonintheclipsurprisedyouthemostwiththeirmusicaltaste?
Why?
Didyouhearanyotherusefullanguageinthevideo?Whatwasit?
Howmanypeoplehadtolookattheirmp3playerstoanswerthe
question?Describethem.
Howmanypeoplerefusedtoanswerthequestion?Describethem.

Intonationpattern

Function
Whatsthat? Riseatend Whatdidyousay?Ididnthear
you.
Whatsthat? Fallatend Idontknowwhatthatis.Can
youidentifyitforme?

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Filmmakei Ty Cullen stops people in the stieet who aie weaiing heauphones. Be
asks them what song they aie listening to.

Watch the viueo. Listen caiefully. Which of the following ieplies uo you *not*
heai.



Replies
I heaiu it !
I uiun't heai it "

"Buh."
"What."
"What song am I listening to."
"What's that."
"I'm soiiy."
"Excuse me."
"You want to know what song I'm listening to."
"I'm listening to . by ."
"Right now I'm listening to ."
"I uon't know. Bolu on. Let me see."
"What uiu you say."
"Why aie you asking."
"I !"# listening to ."
"Right now I listen Buffalo Soluiei"
"It's not a song" (= I am listening to the iauio)
"You'ie welcome!"

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