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How to Use the Song Activities
(These instructions are taken from my Spanish 1 songs packet.)

These activity sheets are designed to supplement listening to and class discussion of authentic songs. I introduce a
new song every one or two weeks, and we often spend 10 minutes at the end of class on the weekly song. However,
you have total flexibility in how to use these sheets! They are editable, and you can change whatever you like.

The songs are taken from my Spanish 1 Authentic Songs Post. I also have blog posts on teaching with authentic songs.
In this packet, the songs are listed alphabetically; on my blog you can find them sorted by theme. Some songs have
great videos, and for some I stick to the lyrics video.

Here’s a typical week with a song, in my classes.

DAY 1
Listen to the song, with a version that shows the lyrics. The first time, we just listen, enjoy and get a feel for the music. I
play it again, this time stopping to highlight key ideas or phrases. I ask questions about what the words mean, and
make connections. (Do you like to dance, too?)

DAY 2
I hand out the sheets and we write down the “Frases importantes.” We might discuss them for a moment. Then we
listen to the song, again, paying attention to those phrases. If there is word that’s frequently repeated, I might have
them start the cloze activity, listening just for that word.

DAY 3
We do the cloze activity (filling in the lyrics). You can do this with or without showing the lyrics video, depending on the
difficulty of the song.

DAYS 4 & 5
We use the listening, reading, look-and-search-for activities. Friday can be a dance day, or a day that you let the
students choose a previous song to listen to for fun.

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 Vivir mi vida (Marc Antony)
Frases importantes
Coro: (Coro)
Define, then listen to the song
and fill in the blanks:
Voy a ________________, voy a Voy a ________________ el
________________ momento vivir ________________
________________ ________________ para entender el destino
la la la la voy a ________________ el silencio
reír ________________
voy a ________________ voy a para encontrar el camino
________________
escuchar ________________
________________ ________________ (Coro 2, Coro)
la la la la [x2]
Voy a ________________ voy a bailar ________________
A veces llega la lluvia ________________
para limpiar las heridas pa´qué ________________, pa’ que llorar ________________
a veces sólo una gota ________________
puede vencer la sequía empieza a soñar, a reír sufrir ________________
voy a ________________, voy a
Coro 2: ________________
mi vida ________________
siente y baila y goza
Y para qué ________________, pa’ que la vida es una sola
(Voy a = I’m going to)
qué Voy a ________________ voy a
(Pa’ que = para que = for what/what for)
si duele una pena, se olvida ________________ vive, sigue,
y para qué ______________ pa’ qué siempre pa’lante, no mires
Buscar
si así es la vida, hay que vivirla pa’tras
la la le (Coro)
This song has a bit of a YOLO-feel to it.
Can you re-read the lyrics and highlight
at least 5 different examples of this?

voy a bailar vivir mi vida llorar reír

Dibuja, escuchar, y marcar: illustrate each phrase in the box below it. Then, fold the paper along the dotted lines so
you can only see the drawings. Listen to the song, and put a check in the box when you hear that phrase.

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Vivir mi vida por Marc Antony

Dibuja, escucha, y marcar: illustrate each phrase in the box below it. Then, fold the paper along the dotted lines so you
Frases importantes

voy a escuchar el
Coro: (Coro)

silencio
Define, then listen to the song and

can only see the drawings. Listen to the song, and put a check in the box when you hear that phrase.
Voy a ________________, Voy a ________________ el
fill in the blanks:
voy a ________________ momento
________________ para entender el
________________ la la la destino
la voy a ________________ el
vivir ________________

voy a ________________ silencio

voy a ________________ para encontrar el reír ________________
________________ camino

llorar
________________ la la la escuchar ________________
la [x2] (Coro 2, Coro)

bailar ________________
A veces llega la lluvia Voy a ________________
para limpiar las heridas voy a ________________
llorar ________________
a veces sólo una gota pa´qué ________________,
puede vencer la sequía pa’ que ________________
sufrir ________________

vivir mi vida
empieza a soñar, a reír
Coro 2: voy a ________________,
voy a ________________ mi vida ________________
Y para qué siente y baila y goza
________________, pa’ qué que la vida es una sola (Voy a = I’m going to)
si duele una pena, se Voy a ________________
olvida voy a ________________ (Pa’ que = para que = for
y para qué vive, sigue, siempre
what/what for)

______________ pa’ qué pa’lante, no mires

voy a bailar
si así es la vida, hay que pa’tras
Buscar
vivirla This song has a bit of a
la la le (Coro) YOLO-feel to it. Can you re-read
the lyrics and highlight at least 5
different examples of this?

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