Ka-Ching - Shania Twain

 I used this song top introduce the idea of money with my teens, there are several useful money collocations. There are words taken out and a mix of the chorus :)

Ka Ching – Shania Twain

We live in a greedy little ..........
That teaches every little boy and ..........
To earn as much as they can ..........
Then turn around and
Spend it ..........
We've created us a credit card ..........
We spend the money that we don't ..........
Our religion is to go and blow it ..........
So it's shoppin' every Sunday at the ..........

chorus

Can you hear it ring

With lots of money and things

A lot more than we had before

It makes you wanna sing

Lots of diamond rings

So take me to the nearest store

It's such a beautiful thing - ka-ching

The happiness it brings

You'll live like a king

All we ever want is more

When you're broke go and get a ..........
Take out another mortgage on your ..........
Consolidate so you can ..........
To go and spend some more when
You get ..........

chorus

Let's swing
Dig deeper in your pocket
Oh, yeah, ha
Come on I know you've got it
Dig deeper in your wallet
Oh

Chorus to end

girl

home

mess

all

possess

bored

foolishly

afford

world

possibly

mall

loan

Worksheets here

Jungle Rock - Hank Mizell

For past simple and continuous - worksheet to follow!

Decisions - Should I stay or should I go

To introduce the topic of decisions with some useful informal language too!

Should I stay or should I go – The Clash

Darling you got to let me ..........
Should I stay or should I .......... ?
If you say that you are ..........
I'll be here till the end of ..........
So you got to let me ..........
Should I stay or should I .......... ?

It's always tease tease ..........
You're happy when I'm on my ..........
One day is fine, and next is ..........
So if you want me off your ..........
Well come on and let me ..........
Should I Stay or should I .......... ?

Chorus

Should I stay or should I go now?
Should I stay or should I go now?
If I go there will be trouble
And if I stay it will be double
So come on and let me know

This indecision's bugging ..........
If you don't want me, set me ..........
Exactly whom I'm supposed to ..........
Don't you know which clothes even fit .......... ?
Come on and let me ..........
Should I cool it or should I .......... ?

Split

Chorus

Should I cool it or should I blow?

Should I stay or should I go now?
If I go there will be trouble
And if I stay it will be double
So you gotta let me know
Should I stay or should I go

back

be

black

blow

free

Go

go

go

knees

know

know

know

know

me

me

mine

tease

time

Worksheet here

Jealous Guy - Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music

I used this as a practise activity for past simple and continuous. Note the song is much longer than I usually use but you can cut it off at about 3.25

Jealous Guy – Roxy Music

I .................................... (dream) of the past
And my heart .............................. (beat) fast
I ........................ (begin) to lose control (x2)

I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy

I ....................................... (feel) insecure
You might not love me anymore
I ......................................... (shiver) inside (x2)

I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy

I ................................ (try) to catch your eye
I ........................... (think) that you was tryin' to hide
I .................................. (swallow) my pain (x 2)

I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy

Worksheet here

Monster Mash - Bobby Pickett and the Cryptkickers

I used this song to introduce the idea of mythical creatures with a higher level teen group. Also a lot of examples of past simple and past continnuous for lower levels. (And the vid is good!)



Link to worksheet here
 

Monster Mash – Bobby Picket and the Crypt-kickers

I was working in the lab, late one night

For my monster from his slab, began to rise

When my eyes beheld an eerie sight

And suddenly to my surprise

He did the mash, he did the monster mash
The monster mash, it was a graveyard smash
He did the mash, it caught on in a flash
He did the mash, he did the monster mash

The ghouls all came from their humble abodes

To get a jolt from my electrodes

To the master bedroom where the vampires feast

From my laboratory in the castle east

They did the mash , they did the monster mash
The monster mash, it was a graveyard smash
They did the mash , it caught on in a flash
They did the mash , they did the monster mash

The zombies were having fun

The party had just begun

The guests included Wolfman

Dracula and his son

With their vocal group, 'The Crypt-Kicker Five'

The coffin-bangers were about to arrive

The scene was rockin', all were digging the sounds

Igor on chains, backed by his baying hounds

They played the mash, they played the monster mash
The monster mash, it was a graveyard smash
They played the mash, it caught on in a flash
They played the mash, they played the monster mash

"Whatever happened to my Transylvania Twist?

Out from the coffin', Drac's voice did ring

Seems he was troubled by just one thing

Opened the lid and shook his fist and said

Then you can mash, then you can monster mash The monster mash and do my graveyard smash Then you can mash, you'll catch on in a flash Then you can mash, then you can monster mash

It's now the mash, it's now the monster mash
The monster mash, and it’s a graveyard smash
It's now the mash, it caught on in a flash
It's now the mash, it's now the monster mash
 

Now everything's cool, Drac's a part of the band

For you, the living this mash was meant too

When you get to my door, tell them Boris sent you

And my Monster Mash is the hit of the land