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| YESTERDAY Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away, Now itlooks as though they here to stay Oh, I believe in yesterday Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be, There is a shadow hanging over me, Oh, yesterday came suddenly Why she had to go I don't know, She wouldn't say I said something wrong now I long for Yesterday Yesterday, love was such and easy game to play, Now I need a place to hide away Oh, I believe in yesterday Why she had to go I don't know, She wouldn't say I said something wrong, now I long for Yesterday Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play Now I need a place to hide away Oh, I believe in yesterday by The Beatles Before Listening Activity 1 : The teacher writes the title of song on the board and then s/he has the students in pairs make guesses about what the song is and write them down on a piece of paper. Activity 2 : The teacher gives the students some words related with the song. 1.yesterday 2.trouble 3.game 4.love 5.to hide away 6.to believe in 7.place 8.to hang over 9.shadow For Example : Marry saw a man yesterday and she fell in love with him suddenly. She believed that the man also loved her...etc. While Listening Activity 3 : In this section, the teacher firstly divides the students in four groups and each groups answers one passage of the song.Then, The teacher gives the students a worksheet and s/he wants them to fill in the blanks using the words that are given below. The song will be played twice. WORKSHEET Fill in the blanks with the words given below. 1-far away 2-long for 3-hide away 4-used to be 5-had to 6-believe in 7-believe in 8-hanging over 9-had to go 10-easy game YESTERDAY Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so ............. Now it looks as though they are here to stay Oh, I ............ yesterday. Suddenly, I'm not half the man I............. There is a shadow .............. me, Oh, yesterday came suddenly. Why she ............. go I don't know She would'nt say I said something wrong, now I .............. Yesterday. Yesterday, love was such an .............. to play Now I need a place ................ Oh I .............. yesterday. Activity 4 : At this time, the teacher asks the students which word mostly repeated in the song. Sample answers are yesterday and suddenly. After Listening : In this section, the teacher asks some comprehension questions about the song. Activity 5 : These are sample of questions. 1- How does the singer feel? 2- What happened to make him feel like this? 3- What do you think will happen next? 4- What is the relationship between the people in the song? |