Michael Joseph Jackson was an American singer, a songwriter, a

producer, a dancer, a choreographer, an actor and a businessman. He was

the seventh of nine children. He was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary,
Indiana, an industrial suburb of Chicago. His mother was called Katherine
Jackson and his father, Joseph Jackson. When he was a child, he sang with
his brothers, but he started a solo career in 1971. His best album was Thriller.
Michael popularized several physically complicated dance moves, such as the
robot and the moonwalk. He got married twice, first in 1994 and again in
1996 and he had three kids called Prince Jackson I, Prince Jackson II and
Paris. One of them was born to a surrogate mother.
His personal life generated significant controversy. His changing appearance
was noticed from the early 1980s, with changes to the shape of his nose and to
the color of his skin drawing media publicity. He had been scheduled to
perform 50 sold-out concerts to over one million people in London, which he
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he suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles,
California on June 25, 2009.

03. Write ( T ) True or ( F ) False according to

01. Complete the gaps according to the text. everything you have watched or listened about
Michael Jackson.
Name
Born 1. ( ) He came from a rich family.
Died 2. ( ) He was a member of the Jackson 5.
Occupations 3. ( ) Thriller was his best album.
Children 4. ( ) He was accused of child sexual abuse.
Parents 5. ( ) He didn’t popularize dance moves.
Album 6. ( ) He had two sons and one daughter.
Dances moves 7. ( ) He had a good relationship with his
father.
8. ( ) His father disciplined him so hard.
02. Take a look at the table and complete. 9. ( ) Jackson was diagnosed with vitiligo.
10.( ) The vitiligo partially lightened his skin.
11.( ) The structure of his face didn’t change.
VERB SIMPLE PAST TRANSLATION 12.( ) He wasn’t abused by his father.
Be Ser / Estar 12.( ) Michael's career will be over.
Be born Nascer
Sing
Get married Got married
Have Ter
Generate Gerar
Suffer Sofrer
Imply Implied
Call Called
Notice Notar
Popularize Popularizar
Perform Performed 05. Use your creativity and make a poster
Start Começar
about Michael Jackson. (Work in Group)
MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON

heart face why heart face why

race try fear race try fear
sorrow slow space sorrow slow space
cry grace place (2) cry grace place (2)
love tears tomorrow love tears tomorrow
lie soul glow lie soul glow

There's a place in your 1. _________ There's a place in your 1. _________

And I know that it is 2. ___________
And this place could be
Much brighter than 3. ____________
And if you really 4. _________
You'll find there's no need to 5. ____________
In this place you'll feel there's no hurt or
6._____________.
There are ways to get there
If you care enough for the living
Make a little 7. _____________
Make a better 8. ___________ ...
And I know that it is 2. ___________
And this place could be
Much brighter than 3. ____________
And if you really 4. _________
You'll find there's no need to 5. ____________
In this place you'll feel there's no hurt or
6._____________.
There are ways to get there
If you care enough for the living
Make a little 7. _____________
Make a better 8. ___________ ...

(Chorous) (Chorous)

Heal the world Heal the world

Make it a better 9. _____________. Make it a better 9. _____________.
For you and for me For you and for me
And the entire human 10. _______________. And the entire human 10. _______________.
There are people dying There are people dying
If you care enough for the living If you care enough for the living
Make it a better place Make it a better place
For you and for me For you and for me

x x
If you want to know 11. _____________
There's love that cannot 12. __________
Love is strong
It only cares of joyful giving
If we try we shall see
In this bliss we cannot feel
Fear or dread
We stop existing and start living
Then it feels that always
Love's enough for us growing
Make a better world
Make a better world ...
If you want to know 11. _____________
There's love that cannot 12. __________
Love is strong
It only cares of joyful giving
If we try we shall see
In this bliss we cannot feel
Fear or dread
We stop existing and start living
Then it feels that always
Love's enough for us growing
Make a better world
Make a better world ...

X X
And the dream we were conceived in
Will reveal a joyful 13. ___________
And the world we once believed in
Will shine again in 14. ____________
Then why do we keep strangling life
Wound this earth, crucify its 15. ____________
Though it's plain to see
This world is heavenly
Be god's 16. ______________...
We could fly so high
Let our spirits never die
In my heart I feel you are all my brothers
Create a world with no 17. _______________
Together we'll cry happy 18. ______________
See the nations turn their swords into plowshares
(We do)
We could really get there
If you cared enough for the living
Make a little space
To make a better place
And the dream we were conceived in
Will reveal a joyful 13. ___________
And the world we once believed in
Will shine again in 14. ____________
Then why do we keep strangling life
Wound this earth, crucify its 15. ____________
Though it's plain to see
This world is heavenly
Be god's 16. ______________...
We could fly so high
Let our spirits never die
In my heart I feel you are all my brothers
Create a world with no 17. _______________
Together we'll cry happy 18. ______________
See the nations turn their swords into plowshares
(We do)
We could really get there
If you cared enough for the living
Make a little space
To make a better place
 ORAL PRACTICE:
Write the words on the board and ask your students to look at
the bank words and write the word with seems rhythm.
1. heart
2. love HEART TOMORROW TRY SPACE PLACE
3. tomorrow
4. try
5. cry
WHY FACE SOUL FEAR
6. sorrow
7. space
8. place
9. place
10. race
11. why
12. lie HEART TOMORROW TRY SPACE PLACE
13. face
Love Sorrow Cry Place Race
14. grace
15. soul
16. glow WHY FACE SOUL FEAR
17. fear Lie Grace Glow Tear
18. tears

"Think about the generations and they say: We want to

make it a better place for our children and our
children's children. So that they know it's a better
world for them; and think if they can make it a better
place."
 LESSON PLAN:
“Michael Jackson Biography
(Simple Past)”
* Content Area: Intermediate students

* Objectives: -To develop the students skills (listen, speak and read);

- To know about past actions;

- To know about Michael and the way that he used his song to talk about important things;

* Class Organization: The chairs will be in pairs;

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* Pre-Lesson Preparation: - All students will take a look at the table, listen to the words and find the words
with the same sound. (15 minutes)

* Revision of the Vocabulary:- ( war, sickness, bombs, worry, global warming, pollution, etc…);(5 minutes)

* Dynamic time: The students will listen to the song and complete the gaps with the correct words. After that,
they will take a look at the poster and link it with the song. (20 minutes)

* Review of the prior lesson: - The teachers will review the grammar. Then, they will read Michael Jackson’s
biography and answer some questions about it. (30 minutes)

* Correction time: The teacher will correct the exercise. (10 minutes)

* Work in group: - The teacher’ll divide the class in four or five groups and give them some pictures, so,
they’ll make a poster about Michael. They should use the learned vocabulary.(30 minutes)

* Oral Parctice: Did Michael…? (Yes, he did. / No, he didn’t.) Make question from the text. (10 minutes)

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*Materials: photocopied activity, CD player, CD, Big Poster, flashcards, etc…

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Make these bookmarker and give them when the class finish.
Enjoy it!!!!! (Teacher Ellen)