Song Assignment: Dock of The Bay - Opinion (A2)

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This lesson contains 16 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.

Lesson duration is: 15 min

Items in this lesson

Slide 1 - Slide

Read the lyrics
Unknown words?
Answer the questions
Information
Listen to the track
Answer the question
Listen again
Write your opinion

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Slide 3 - Slide

https:

Slide 4 - Link

Which words are
unknown to you?

Slide 5 - Mind map

Look up the unknown words and type out their translations for example: sitting = zitten

Slide 6 - Open question

Where do you think
this story takes place?

USA

Ireland

Europe

Slide 7 - Quiz

Slang = sittin'/waitin' → Originates from Jazz music

Most rappers/singers nowadays use slang in their songs

Examples of slang:

gimme / lemme give me / let me
gonna / wanna going to / want to
coulda / woulda could have / would have

Slide 8 - Slide

'Georgia to the Frisco Bay' 'Frisco' = San Fransisco

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Slide 11 - Video

Would you say this song is:
happy or sad?

Happy

Sad

Slide 12 - Quiz

Try to find the emotion in the song

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Slide 14 - Video

Write your opinion why you think the song is sad/happy.
It must be around 150-300 words
Use examples from the lyrics:

I think it's sad because he sings about...
I think it's happy because he sings about...

Write your opinion on the next slide

Slide 15 - Slide

• Write your opinion why you think the song is sad/happy.

• It must be around 150-300 words

• Use examples from the lyrics:

I think it's sad because he sings about...

I think it's happy because he sings about...

Slide 16 - Open question