ElCondor Pasa

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

Now check your answers sparrow Snail Swan Nail Hammer

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

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

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

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

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

Now, listen and check your answers:

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

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

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

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

I’d rather be a forest than a street. 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. By: Paul Simon and Art Garefuncle.

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?

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?

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?

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?

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

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

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