The Singing Contest2016 Superhero Song (2)

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THE SINGING CHALLENGE

LET’S PLAY WITH ENGLISH SOUNDS ! 

You will be practicing the PHONEMIC CHART through a song. 

  Before you listen, take a look at some lyrics and find the rhymes. FLY - MAN - DARK- HERO - AIR– STORES- RUSHING - MADE - HERE - CREATION – NIGHT – COUNT - LEAP THERE -LIGHT –INNOVATION – SKY –GROUND– MEAN – PLAN – START - SHORES- ZERO – FEAR –TAMETRY - LIGHTNING

 Before you listen, match the lyrics with their phonetic transcription.

1- leap 2- sky 3- born 4- write 5- creation 6- building 7- ideas 8- lightning

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/haːʳt/ /aɪˈdɪəz/ / θɔːts/ /wɜː(r)ld / /ˈbɪldɪŋ/ /liːp / /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ /kriˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ /raɪt/ /skaɪ/ /bɔː(r)n/ /ˈpiːp(ə)l/

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 THE PHONEMIC CHALLENGE ! Listen to the songs and complete the listening tasks.

LEARN THE

SONG N°1

by Tim McMorris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOkfQMJFwUw  CHALLENGE N°1 :  Fill in with the missing words  or  Circle the words you actually hear! 

I want to …………………………… over …………………………… Want to …………………………… over the [shores – sharks - chairs ] …………………………… the people from the …………………………… ……………………………

the

[books – crooks - cooks ]

who,

[rob – broke]

the…………………………… ……………………………my name upon the…………………………… and when you

[call – fall - count ]me

……………………………

[than– then]a

…………………………… ……………………………

I’ll be ……………………………

lightning

…………………………

……………………………

[through– though]

the,

air

 CHALLENGE N°2 :  Put the lyrics back to order !

Ignition – zero – start – so – to - count  ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Want – a – be – hero – I - to – just – super 

………………………………………………………………………………………… Swirled - fearless - with – emotions - thoughts 

…………………………………………………………………………………………

World – want – saves - the – the- I – to – man - be - who  ……………………………………………………………………

 CHALLENGE N°3 :  Can you fill in the blanks with the missing words 

The…………………………… is full of …………………………… …………………………… ………………… we …………………………… But he is

just

up a ……………………………

……………………………

[full – cool]

And………………… we ……………………………

, …………………………….. a ……………………………

 CHALLENGE N°4 : the rhyming words ?

 Can you find the last words and/ or

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With new ideas and …………………………… Man still cannot tame …………………………… And though I’m told I’ll never …………………………… That doesn’t mean that I won’t …………………………… (Repeat Chorus)

LEARN THE



SONG N°2

by Mariah Carey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE-7wsOYZNw

 CHALLENGE N°1:  Circle the words you actually hear! 

(Verse 1) There's a

[zero – hero - heroine]

if

you look

inside your

[hurt –heart ]

, You don't have to be There's

an

[afraid – astray - late ]

[emblem – answer - gangster],

if you

into And the

of your

[shores – songs - sorrow]

 CHALLENGE N°2:

(Chorus)

hero – along – then – comes – and- a 

………………………………………………………………………………………………….. on – strength – the – carry – with - to 

………………………………………………………………………………………… your - aside - you – and – cast – fears 

…………………………………………………………………………………

you are.

[ peach– reach - fetch ] [bowl – song - soul],

that you know will

away .

 Put the chorus back to order !

what

[melt – felt - met ]

you – you – survive - know – and -can  ……………………………………………………………… feel – like -gone –hope –when–is- so- you -  …………………………………………………………………………………………… strong– inside– look – you – be- and  ………………………………………………………………………………………… finally - ‘ll - truth – the – see – you - and  ………………………………………………………………………………… lies – hero –you - a – in- that  ………………………………………………………………

 CHALLENGE N°3:  Tick the vowel or consonant sound you actually hear !

(Chorus)

(Verse 2) It's a long

[/ɒ / - /ʌ/ ] road

[ /əʊ/ -

when you face [/aɪ / - /eɪ / ]

/ɑʊ/];

,

the world

[/ɜː/ - /ə/ ]

/ɑʊ/]

a hand

alone

[

/əʊ/ - /ɑʊ/];

No one reaches out you to hold You can find

[ /əʊ/ -

[ /əʊ/ -

for

[/æ / - /ɑː/ ]

/ɑʊ/]

[/aɪ / - /eɪ / ]

love [/ɒ / - /ʌ/ ] if

you search

[/ɜː/ -

/ə/ ] within yourself

And then disappear



[/ e / - /ə/ ] the emptiness you felt

...

[/ɪə / - / iː / ]

Can you identify the

[/e / - / ə / ] will

Super Powers the song

refers to ?

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According to you , what was the song

the meaning

written for ? What is the message /

behind the lyrics ? 

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Can you identify the

Super Powers the song

refers to ?

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According to you , what was the song

the meaning

written for ? What is the message /

behind the lyrics ? 

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Can you identify the

Super Powers the song

refers to ?

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According to you , what was the song

the meaning

written for ? What is the message /

behind the lyrics ? 

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