Daniel by Elton John

Target group: S2 Lesson Plan 1. Teacher asks pre-listening questions on students’ family members. (3 minutes) 2. Teacher plays the song once. Explain the meaning of any difficult words. (4 minutes) 3. Students listen to the song once, while filling in the gaps. (3 minutes) 4. Teacher checks to see if students have filled in the right words and plays the song again. (4 minutes) 5. Students are asked to interview Daniel. (Pair work) (5 minutes) 6. Students write a paragraph about Daniel. (Group work). (8 minutes) 7. Students present their paragraphs to the class. (8 minutes)

Brief Introduction   In this song, Daniel is going to Spain on a plane. He bids farewell to his younger brother. His younger brother misses Daniel so much. Everybody says Spain is attractive. Daniel thinks Spain is the best place in the world. He has been there many times. His younger brother is not reluctant to part from him. Daniel has had a very bad experience. His eyes are blind. But his younger brother thinks Daniel can see more than he. He thinks Daniel is a star in the sky. Everybody wants Daniel to be a hero, but all he wants is to be left alone. So he takes off for Spain to get away from it all. His younger brother misses Daniel and would like him to come back home.

Daniel by Elton John Daniel is travelling tonight on a _______ I can see the red tail lights heading for _______ Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my _______ They say Spain is pretty though I've never ______ Well Daniel says it's the _______ place that he's ever seen Oh and he should know, he's been there enough Lord I miss Daniel, oh I miss him so _______ Daniel my brother you are older than _______ Do you still _______ the pain of the scars that won't heal Your eyes have died but you see more than I Daniel you're a star in the face of the _______ Daniel is travelling tonight on a _______ I can see the red tail lights heading for _______ Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my ______ Oh God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my ______

Daniel by Elton John Daniel is travelling tonight on a plane I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes They say Spain is pretty though I've never been Well Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen Oh and he should know, he's been there enough Lord I miss Daniel, oh I miss him so much Daniel my brother you are older than me Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal Your eyes have died but you see more than I Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky Daniel is travelling tonight on a plane I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes Oh God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes

Exercise for students: An interview with Daniel: Questions: 1    What are you doing tonight? _______________________________________________________ 2    Where are you heading for? ________________________________________________________ 3    What is your hobby? 4     How many brothers do you have? 5    Is your brother younger or older than you? 6    Has your brother ever been to Spain? ______________________________________________________ 7.   Why do you like Spain? 8    How do you feel the scars? 9 What about your character? Are you happy or sad? 10  What does your brother think of you?

An interview with Daniel Questions:    1. What are you doing tonight? I am travelling.      2. Where are you heading for? Spain.        3.  What is your hobby? Travelling.       4. How many brothers do you have? One.        5.  Is your brother younger or older than you? Younger.        6  Has your brother ever been to Spain? No.       7  Why do you like Spain? It is the best place in the world./It is pretty.       8  How do you feel the scars? I still feel pain of the scars that never heal. 9 What about your character? Are you happy or sad? I am sad. 10. What does your brother think of you? He thinks I am the star in the sky./I can see better than him.

Daniel loves ____________________________________. Writing Daniel Daniel loves ____________________________________. He usually _______________ to ____________________. He likes Spain because ____________________________. He has _________________________________________. He feels ________________________________________. His brother thinks ________________________________.  

Writing Daniel loves travelling. He usually travels to Spain. He likes Spain because he thinks it is the best place in the world. He has scars. He feels pain of the scars that never heal. He has one younger brother. His brother thinks he is the star in the sky. /he can see better than him.  

Reference Song lyrics and material are from HEINEMANN ELT HITS(1988) published by Macmillan Heinemann English Language Teaching., ISBN 0 435 251015 2. Jodi Summers Dorland Rena, Ltd.

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