(Students Activity Sheet ) Date:

THE SINGING CHALLENGE

LETS PLAY WITH ENGLISH SOUNDS !

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will be practicing the PHONEMIC CHART through songs.

Before you listen, take a look at some lyrics and find the rhymes. BED - RAN - TONIGHT - CARE - TWILIGHT - MORNING KING - TRY - CALL - NEED SEEM - FIGHT SHOWING MY FALL HEAD FAN NIGHT ANYWHERE - RING

Before you listen, match the lyrics with their phonetic transcription. crazy light jeans wake bright face yeah close burn breathe heart maybe abcdefghijkl/fes/ /brt/ /b n/ /br / /lat/ /klz/ /wek/ /kez/ /meb/ / d nz/ / je / /hat/

Use what you have learnt and your logic and try to identify some 2012 hits . a- /k l/ /m/ /meb/ d-/gd/ /t m / e- /t / /kl z / m/ /p/ b- / s / /z/ /lv / /t n/ c- /skaf l / g- /dnt/ / wek/ /

f- /p nses/ / v/

h- /p pl( ) / / h lp/ / / /p pl( ) /

Here are the names of the famous singers you will be listening to written in phonetics. Can you guess their names? The pictures will help you!

a- /kldple/ e- / l/ /st /

b- /del/

c- /lks/ /kle/

d- / wl / /a/ /m/ / krs / /

f-/rhn/ g- /kal / /re/ /depsn/ h- /ks / /bra n/ imatn/ k- /b d /

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THE PHONEMIC CHALLENGE ! Listen to the songs and complete the listening tasks. CHALLENGE N1 :

Circle the words you actually hear!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4cNdbhFhHk BIRDY "People help the People"

God knows what is hiding in those [ sick / weak ] and drunken[ hearts / hats ] Guess he [ kissed / kiss] the girls and made them [ try / cry ] Those Hard-faced [ queens / dreams ] of misadventure [ Bob / God ]knows what is [ diving /hiding] in those weak and sunken[ lives / eyes ] Fiery [ thrones / blonds ] of muted [ angels/evils ] Giving [ long/love ] but getting [ something /nothing ] [ dark / back] People [ blend /help ] the people And if you're homesick, [ give/gave ] me your [ hand / band] and I'll [ mould / hold] it People help the people And nothing will [ drag / crack] you [ brown /down] Oh and if I had a [ break /brain], Oh and if I had a [ brain/ friend] I'd be [ old / cold] as a stone and rich as the [ fool /school] That [ burned / turned] all those [ fool / good] hearts away

 CHALLENGE N2 : Fill in the blanks . Can you have the last word ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7HmzwI67ec

Good Time CARLY RAE JEPSEN

by OWL CITY FT.

Woke up on the right side of the , What's up with this Prince song inside my ? Hands up if you're down to get down , Cuz it's always a good . Slept in all my clothes like I didn't , Hopped into a cab, take me . I'm in if you're down to get down , Cuz it's always a good. Good morning and good , I wake up at . It's gonna be alright we don't even have to , It's always a good Woah-oh-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh-oh It's always a good Woah-oh-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh-oh We don't even have to try, it's always a . !

CHALLENGE N3 :

DIAMONDS by RIHANNA

Write down the lyrics from the box under the symbols corresponding to the pronunciation of the vowel sounds. Listen to the song to help you identify the different sounds .

shine beautiful sea bright- happy likeDIAMONDS by RIHANNAyou- see star light a I in become tonight first -sight diamond knew hold the- sky shooting- right sun - one- saw rays alive me choose -eye- away life youre - find vision - your
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 Shine bright like a diamond Shine bright like a diamond Find light in the beautiful sea I choose to be happy You and I, you and I Were like diamonds in the sky Youre a shooting star I see A vision of ecstasy When you hold me, Im alive Were like diamonds in the sky I knew that wed become one right away Oh, right away At first sight I left the energy of sun rays I saw the life inside your eyes So shine bright, tonight you and I Were beautiful like diamonds in the sky Eye to eye, so alive Were beautiful like diamonds in the sky