TEARS IN HEAVEN Would you know my name if I saw you in heaven? Would it be the same if I saw you in heaven? I must be strong and carry on, ‘Cause I know I don’t belong here in heaven. Would you hold my hand if I saw you in heaven? Would you help me stand if I saw you in heaven? I’ll find my way through night and day, ‘Cause I know I just can’t stay here in heaven. Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees. Time can break your heart, have you begging please, begging please. Beyond the door there’s peace I’m sure, And I know there’ll be no more tears in heaven Would you know my name if I saw you in heaven? Would it be the same if I saw you in heaven? I must be strong and carry on, ‘Cause I know I don’t belong here in heaven. ‘Cause I know I don’t belong here in heaven.                                                                         ERIC CLAPTON Activities 1 Before listening to the song I am going to ask the students what kind of things come to their minds when they read the title- Tears in Heaven. “Is it a sad song? What do you expect to hear in the song?”. After talking about the title I will say that I will give some information about the song after listening to it. I will explain why Eric Clapton wrote this song, because it is a very special song. 2 After talking about the title, I will give a sheet to the students. On the sheet some parts of the song which are written with “If type 2” will be written both with Will/Would and both in present and past tense. I will instruct the students to circle the right ones by listening to the song. Before playing the cassette I will tell the students to think about the words in italics. “What do you think will be the right forms, will or would?” Since the students won’t be able to know the pattern of “If type 2” , they will probably choose “will” and the words in present tense. After getting their answers, I won’t say anything but play the cassette. Read the lyrics of the song Tears in Heaven. While listening, circle one of the words in italics according to your listening.                                               TEARS IN HEAVEN Will/Would you know my name if I see/saw you in heaven? Will/Would it be the same if I see/saw you in heaven? I must be strong and carry on, ‘Cause I know/knew I don’t/didn’t belong here in heaven. Will/Would you hold my hand if I see/saw you in heaven? Will/Would you help me stand if I see/saw you in heaven? I’ll find my way through night and day, ‘Cause I know/knew I don’t/didn’t belong here in heaven. Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees. Time can break your heart, have you begging please, begging please. Beyond the door there’s peace I’m sure, And I know there’ll be no more tears in heaven. Will/would you know my name if I see/saw you in heaven? Will/Would it be the same if I see/saw you in heaven? I must be strong and carry on, ‘Cause I know/knew I don’t/didn’t belong here in heaven. ‘Cause I know/knew I don’t/didn’t belong here in heaven. 3 After we finish with listening to the song, the students maybe confused, because they will probably see this new pattern for the first time. Now I will give them some information about the song. I will say that Eric Clapton wrote this song after he lost his 4-year old son. He was in such a grief that he wanted to express his feelings by writing this song. He knows that he can’t go to heaven and see his son, so he says “Would you know my name if I saw you in heaven?”. He knows that it is impossible for now. Then, I will explain that we use these forms when we are talking about unreal things, the things  which have no possibility to happen. 4 In this activity, I will write a word that is frequently repeated in the song, for example “heaven”. I will ask the students how many times this word is repeated in the song, and how they felt about it. 5 In this activity I will want the students to turn the sentences which are in the question form into affirmative sentences. For example, they will say: If I saw you in heaven, you would know my name. If I saw you in heaven, it would be the same. If I saw you in heaven, you would hold my name. If I saw you in heaven, you would help me stand. 6 After this activity, I will have the students make sentences using the If Type 2 pattern, and by using their imagination they are going to create interesting sentences. For example, they will say/write:           If you went to Uranus, would you visit my grandfather?             If I saw you on the moon, would you guide me?            If I saw you in the hell, I would help you.            If I went on a trip to the Jupiter, I would send you a postcard.  7 The students may draw a picture of the song after or before listening to the song. If they draw the picture before listening to the song, they can draw about their expectations about the song using the title. If they draw it after listening to the song, they can draw about how they felt about the song. Maybe they can draw pictures both before and after listening to the song, then we compare the pictures and see if our expectations are fulfilled. My aim by using these activities is to present the “If type 2” pattern. This will be very enjoyable I think, though the song is a sad one.  I think the students will enjoy it, because it is from real life. So, the students will be able to relate it to their own lives, and comprehend it better. And by seeing both Type 1 and Type 2 in the text, they will be able to compare them.    Submitted by: Esra Altunkol      e-mail: altunkol_e@lycos.com