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EFL/ESL WORKSHEETS (By Bibi Baxter) FOR SERIOUS
STUDY USING LYRICS FROM "SONGS FOR THE LADY IN
WHITE" (The
following sample exercises can be used with/without the recorded music) |
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THE CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE
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EFL/ESL WORKSHEETS (By Bibi Baxter) FOR SERIOUS
STUDY USING LYRICS FROM "SONGS FOR THE LADY IN
WHITE"
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THE SET CONTAINS
(overview)
- 78 ESL/EFL Worksheets (to be added
to this website later this year)
- Pedagogic notes per title
- Suggestions for further practice per
title
- Brief historical notes per title
FURTHER DETAILS
TITLES: 1-The Lady Dressed In White, 2-The Kestrel, 3-Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy, 4-The
Watercress Girl, 5-When The Sun Shines, 6-Moon So High, 7-The May Carol, 8-May
Love Song, 9-Candlelight Fishermen, 10-The Blacksmith, 11-The Stixwold Harvest
Song, 12-Hopping Down In Kent PRACTICE: Listening Skills,
Language Points (see below), Differing styles of English (samples) LEVEL:
Some exercises are either suitable for pre-intermediate students, or can
be adapted for this level; however, the majority of the worksheets
are more appropriate for intermediate, upper-intermediate and advanced
levels. The vocabulary and constructions are varied and
challenging. SUBJECTS: The range of subjects covered by
the lyrics of the songs vary:- traditional jobs, appreciation of nature, love,
environmental destruction
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THE WORKSHEETS
OVERVIEW OF LISTENING PRACTICE
WORKSHEETS PER TITLE
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1-The Lady Dressed In White
- Adverbs
- Mixed Tenses
- Nouns
- Paraphrasing (Poetic, Olde Englishe, Regional
English v Modern Spoken English)
- Prepositions
- Sequencing
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2-The Kestrel
- Articles (Definite v Indefinite v None)
- Gerund v Past Participle v Infinitive
(with/without TO)
- Mixed Tenses
- Nouns
- Paraphrasing (Poetic, Olde Englishe, Regional
English v Modern Spoken English)
- Prepositions
- Sequencing
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3-Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy
- Adjectives
- Articles (Definite v Indefinite v None)
- Gerund v Past Participle v Infinitive
(with/without TO)
- Mixed Tenses
- Nouns
- Paraphrasing (Poetic, Olde Englishe, Regional
English v Modern Spoken English)
- Prepositions
- Sequencing
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4-The Watercress Girl
- Adjectives
- Articles (Definite v Indefinite v None)
- Gerund v Past Participle v Infinitive
(with/without TO)
- Mixed Tenses
- Nouns
- Paraphrasing (Poetic, Olde Englishe, Regional
English v Modern Spoken English)
- Prepositions
- Sequencing
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5-When The Sun Shines
- Mixed Tenses
- Nouns
- Paraphrasing (Poetic, Olde Englishe, Regional
English v Modern Spoken English)
- Sequencing
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6-Moon So High
- Articles (Definite v Indefinite v None)
- Mixed Tenses
- Nouns
- Paraphrasing (Poetic, Olde Englishe, Regional
English v Modern Spoken English)
- Prepositions
- Sequencing
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7-May Carol
- Gerund v Past Participle v Infinitive
(with/without TO)
- Mixed Tenses
- Nouns
- Paraphrasing (Poetic, Olde Englishe, Regional
English v Modern Spoken English)
- Pronouns & Possessive Adjectives
- Sequencing
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8-May Love Song
- Infinitive
(with/without TO)
- Mixed Tenses
- Nouns
- Paraphrasing (Poetic, Olde Englishe, Regional
English v Modern Spoken English)
- Prepositions
- Pronouns & Possessive Adjectives
- Sequencing
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9-Candlelight Fishermen
- Adjectives v Adverbs
- Mixed Tenses
- Paraphrasing (Poetic, Olde Englishe, Regional
English v Modern Spoken English)
- Pronouns & Possessive Adjectives
- Sequencing
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10-The Blacksmith
- Adjectives
- Gerund v Past Participle v Infinitive
(with/without TO) (sample)
- Mixed Tenses
- Nouns
- Paraphrasing (Poetic, Olde Englishe, Regional
English v Modern Spoken English) (sample)
- Prepositions
- Pronouns & Possessive Adjectives
- Sequencing
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11-The Stixwold Harvest Song
- Mixed Tenses
- Nouns
- Paraphrasing (Poetic, Olde Englishe, Regional
English v Modern Spoken English)
- Sequencing
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12-Hopping Down In Kent
- Adjectives
- Gerund v Past Participle v Infinitive
(with/without TO)
- Mixed Tenses
- Nouns
- Paraphrasing (Poetic, Olde Englishe, Regional
English v Modern Spoken English)
- Prepositions
- Pronouns & Possessive Adjectives
- Sequencing
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TWO SAMPLES FROM THE
TRADITIONAL SONG SET
"SONGS FOR THE LADY
DRESSED IN WHITE" |
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THE BLACKSMITH
By Alan Austen
EXERCISE: 1
PRACTICE:
Gerund v Past Participle v Infinitive (with/without TO)
Verse 1
If
you go down to the village forge all on a winters day,
Youll
(1)
the blacksmith (2)
there so hard
(3)
his pay.
Chorus
Of
all the trades in England, if I could (4)
but one,
The
blacksmith I would (5)
me boys, until me time is
(6)
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Verse 2
The
early morn, he lights the fire and starts the daily toil,
With
a plough (7)
and hoe to (8)
; a heavy horse
(9)
.
Repeat
Chorus
Verse 3
The
blacksmith, hes a jolly chap, as you can plainly (10)
;
There
aint a man in all the land, whos quite as clever as he.
Repeat
Chorus
Verse 4
Though
maids despise his dirty skin (and) his clothes all tattered and torn,
When
hes (11)
with that red-hot iron, hes better than any
lord
Repeat
Chorus
Verse 5
Now
when the days works (12)
, to the tavern he will
(13)
Hell
(14)
there a-(15)
of the nut brown ale before
a big log fire
Repeat
Chorus
Until
me time is (16)
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be / do / drink
/ earn / end / fix / have / mend / retire / see / shoe / sit / work
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1-see
/ 2-work / 3-earn / 4-have / 5-be / 6-do. / 7-fix / 8-mend / 9-shoe /
10-see /
11-work
/ 12-end / 13-retire / 14-sit / 15-drink / 16-do
The
answer key
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THE BLACKSMITH
By Alan Austen
EXERCISE: 2
PRACTICE:
Comprehension
LANGUAGE:
Paraphrasing,
where necessary, to create current-day spoken English
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Verse 1
If you go down
to the village forge all on a winters day,
(1)
Youll
see the blacksmith working there so hard to earn his pay.
(2)
Chorus
Of all the
trades in England, if I could have but one,
(3)
The
blacksmith I would be me boys, until me time is done
(4)
Verse 2
The early morn, he lights the fire and starts the daily
toil,
5)
With
a plough to fix and hoe to mind; a heavy horse to shoe.
(6)
Repeat
Chorus
Verse 3
The blacksmith, hes a jolly chap, as you
can plainly see;
(7)
There
aint a man in all the land, whos quite as clever as he.
(8)
Repeat
Chorus
Verse
4
Though maids
despise his dirty skin his clothes all tattered and torn,
(9)
When
hes working with that red-hot iron, hes better than any lord
(10)
Repeat
Chorus
Verse 5
Now when the
days works ended, to the tavern he will retire
(11)
Hell
sit there a-drinking of the nut brown ale before a big log fire
(12)
Repeat
Chorus
Until me time is
done.
(13)
The
answer key
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THE BLACKSMITH
By Alan Austen
PEDAGOGIC NOTES
OTHER
WORKSHEETS
AVAILABLE FOR THIS SONG
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1.
PARAPHRASING
2.
SEQUENCING
3.
NOUNS (Proper Nouns, Compound Nouns, Common
Nouns)
4.
TENSES (Simple Present (Active & Passive) / Present
Continuous / Simple Future) *
5.
PRONOUNS & POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES (he / his /
I / me / who / you)
6.
GERUND v INFINITIVE (with/without) v PAST PARTICIPLE *
7.
PREPOSITIONS
(before / down / in / of / on / to / until /
with) *
8.
ADJECTIVES (better
/ big / clever /
daily / dirty / early / heavy / jolly / log fire
/ nut-brown / red-hot / tattered / torn / village)
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SPECIFIC LANGUAGE NOTES
1.
Typical Regional and/or Uneducated Grammatical Errors:
a.
The use of me instead of my
b.
The use of aint meaning is not
2.
Vocabulary: A
forge is the Blacksmiths workshop;
it also refers to the fire in which he heats the metal. To forge means to hammer heated metal into shape.
These days, to forge is more commonly used in
connection with the making of counterfeit money.
3.
Constructions to mention or exploit:
a.
Conjunctions: if
/and /as / though
b.
First conditional (Verse 1)
c.
Second conditional
(Chorus)
d.
With something to do (talking about expected tasks)
(Verse 2/Line 2)
e.
The use of simple present for regular habit
(Verse 2/Line 1)
f.
The use of the future tenses when talking about predictable habit, (Verse 5)
eg: Hell
sit there a-drinking
MEANING: Inevitably,
he'll be sitting there drinking, as always
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KEY TO
EXERCISES |
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PARAPHRASING
1-If
you go down to the village forge on a winters day,
2-Youll
see the blacksmith there, working there very hard to earn his
living
3-If
I could choose one trade out of all the trades in England,
4-I
would like to be a blacksmith until the day I die
5-
Early in the morning, he lights the fire and starts workl,
6-With
a plough to fix and (a) hoe to mind; a heavy horse to shoe.
(hoe is both singular and plural, so would not require
a if plural)
7-
The blacksmith is a jolly chap, as you can plainly see;
8-
There isnt a man anywhere whos as clever as he is.
9-Though
young women dont like his dirty skin and his torn and
tattered clothes.
10-When
hes working with that red-hot iron, hes better than any
lord
11-When
work is over for the day, he goes to the tavern/pub
12-He
generally sits in front of the big log fire, drinking brown
ale
13-Until
the day I die
2.
NOUNS
1-village
forge / 2-winter / 3-day / 4-blacksmith / 5-pay / 6-trades /
7-England / 8-blacksmith / 9-boys / 10-time / 11-morn /
12-fire / 13-toil / 14-plough / 15-hoe / 16-horse /
17-blacksmith / 18-chap / 19-man / 20-land / 21-maids /
22-skin / 23-clothes / 24-iron / 25-lord / 26-day / 27-work /
28-tavern / 29-ale / 30-log fire
/ 31-time
3.
TENSES
1-go
/ 2-ll see / 3-is done / 4-lights / 5-starts / 6-s /
7-aint (isnt) / 8-s / 9-despise / 10-s working /
11-s / 12-s ended / 13-will retire / 14-ll sit /
15-is done
4.
PRONOUNS & POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
1-you
/ 2-You / 3-his / 4-I / 5-I
/ 6-me / 7-me / 8-he / 9-he / 10-you / 11-who / 12-he / 13-his
/ 14-his / 15-he / 16-he / 17-he / 18-He / 19-me
5.
GERUND v INFINITIVE (with/without TO) v PAST PARTICIPLE
1-see
/ 2-working / 3-to earn /
4-have / 5-be / 6-done. / 7-to fix / 8-mend / 9-to shoe /
10-see / 11-working / 12-ended / 13-retire / 14-sit /
15-drinking / 16-done.
6.
PREPOSITIONS
7.
ADJECTIVES
1-village
/ 2-early / 3-daily / 4-heavy / 5-jolly / 6-clever / 7-dirty /
8-tattered / 9-torn / 10-red-hot / 11-better / 12-nut-brown /
13-big / 14-log
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FOLLOW-UP
SUGGESTIONS
(No
key is given)
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1.
Ask students to categorise the words from the lyrics as
follows:
PEOPLE, THINGS, PLACES, ACTIONS, TIME INDICATORS
2.
Brainstorm typical tasks of a blacksmith, then discuss
the processes employed by him to carry them out.
3.
Discuss how dangerous a blacksmiths job is.
How does it compare with other dangerous jobs?
4.
Discuss job preferences and realities;
then compare these with dream jobs.
Discussion
topics can be used as suggestions for composition
NOTABLE
SPELLING DIFFERENCES: categorise
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THE
MUSIC & WORDS ARE BY ALAN AUSTEN & ARE AVAILABLE ON CASSETTE |
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