1. ElCondor Pasa

2. Match the pictures with their namesB C A
1- Snail
2- Nail
3- Swan
4- Hammer
5- sparrow E D

3. Now check your answers
sparrow
Snail
Swan
Nail
Hammer

4. Match the words with their definitions:
A- a big white sea-bird.
B- a small slow-moving animal.
C- a small bird that sings
beautifully.
D- a small thin piece of metal with
a sharp point and a flat head.
E- a tool with a head used for
breaking things, driving nails etc…
1- Snail
2- Nail
3- Swan
4- Hammer
5- sparrow

5. 1- Snail 2- Nail 3- Swan 4- Hammer 5- sparrow Now check your answers
A- a big white sea-bird.
B- a small slow-moving animal.
C- a small bird that sings
beautifully.
D- a small thin piece of metal with
a sharp point and a flat head.
E- a tool with a head used for
breaking things, driving nails etc…
1- Snail
2- Nail
3- Swan
4- Hammer
5- sparrow

6. Now, listen and put the different parts of the song in the right order:

7. El condor Passa A B C D E F Away, I’d rather sail away
Like a swan that’s here and gone.
I’d rather be a sparrow than a snail.
Yes, I would, if I could I surely would.
I’d rather feel the earth beneath my feet.
Yes, I would if I only could, I surely would.
I’d rather be a hammer than a nail.
Yes, I would, if I only could, I surely would.
I’d rather be a forest than a street.
Yes, I would if I could, I surely would.
A man gets tied up to the ground.
He gives the world its saddest sound, its saddest sound. A B C D E F

8. El condor Passa A B C D E F Away, I’d rather sail away
Like a swan that’s here and gone.
I’d rather be a sparrow than a snail.
Yes, I would, if I could I surely would.
I’d rather feel the earth beneath my feet.
Yes, I would if I only could, I surely would.
I’d rather be a hammer than a nail.
Yes, I would, if I only could, I surely would.
I’d rather be a forest than a street.
Yes, I would if I could, I surely would.
A man gets tied up to the ground.
He gives the world its saddest sound, its saddest sound. A B C D E F

9. Now, listen and check your answers:

10. El condor Passa I’d rather be a sparrow than a snail.
Yes, I would, if I could I surely would.

11. I’d rather be a hammer than a nail.
Yes, I would, if I only could, I surely would.

12. Away, I’d rather sail away
Like a swan that’s here and gone.

13. A man gets tied up to the ground.
He gives the world its saddest sound,
its saddest sound.
glue

14. I’d rather be a forest than a street.
Yes, I would if I could, I surely would.

15. I’d rather feel the earth beneath my feet.
Yes, I would if I only could, I surely would.
By: Paul Simon and Art Garefuncle.

16. Now look at the song and say what is the expression mostly repeated?
I’d rather be …
It is of course:
Preference :it means : I prefer
What does it express?

17. Now, look at these images from the song
sparrow
snail
I’d rather be a
Than a
Why does he prefer to be a sparrow and not a snail?

18. Now, look at these images from the song
nail
hammer
I’d rather be a
Than a
Why does he prefer to be a hammer and not a nail?

19. Now, look at these images from the song
street
forest
I’d rather be a
Than a
Why does he prefer to be a forest and not a street?

20. I’d rather feel the earth beneath my feet.
Why does he want the earth to
be under his feet?

21. What is the picture about?
Ah! Ah!
Match the picture with the right sentence in the song.
glue

22. Now, write four sentences expressing your prefernces as we have in the song:
I’d rather ……………. Than………………