Lemon Tree by Fool's Garden
This is a funny and catchy song to review the Present Continuous tense plus some vocabulary.My students performed it at the end of the year ceremony; they enjoyed a lot since they prepared all the necessary stuff to do it on stage!Hope you like it!
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LEMON TREE by Fool’s Garden - Activities
1- Listen to the song. Don’t worry about the missing or the underline words.
I…… here in a boring room, It’s just another rainy Sunday afternoon I……. my time, I got nothing to do I…… around, I……. for you But nothing ever happens, and I wonder. I…… around in my car, I…... too fast, I…… too far, I’d like to change my point of view I feel so lonely, I…… for you But nothing ever happens, and I wonder. I wonder how, I wonder why Yesterday you told my about the blue, blue sky And all that I can see is just (a) Another yellow lemon tree. I…………………………………. (x 5 times) around And all that I can see is just another lemon tree. I…... here, I miss the power I’d like to go out ……. a shower but there’s a heavy cloud inside my head I feel so tired, put myself into bed Where nothing ever happens, and I wonder. Isolation is not good for me Isolation, I don’t want to sit on a lemon tree. I…… around in a dessert of joy Baby anyhow I’ll get another toy And everything will happen, and I wonder. Chorus
Take Drive Hang Turn Step Sit Waste Wait
2- The underline words belong to the following groups. Can you place them? Can you add more words or expressions? abcdefgWeather conditions Days of the week Means of transportation Moods / States Colours Parts of the body Objects found in a bedroom
3- Now listen again and fill in the blanks with the missing words from the box
above in the correct verb tense. Then answer these questions: a- What verb tense is used most of the time? b- What do you use it for? c- How is it formed? 4- Dramatize the song with your classmates.
1- Listen to the song. Don’t worry about the missing or the underline words.
I…… here in a boring room, It’s just another rainy Sunday afternoon I……. my time, I got nothing to do I…… around, I……. for you But nothing ever happens, and I wonder. I…… around in my car, I…... too fast, I…… too far, I’d like to change my point of view I feel so lonely, I…… for you But nothing ever happens, and I wonder. I wonder how, I wonder why Yesterday you told my about the blue, blue sky And all that I can see is just (a) Another yellow lemon tree. I…………………………………. (x 5 times) around And all that I can see is just another lemon tree. I…... here, I miss the power I’d like to go out ……. a shower but there’s a heavy cloud inside my head I feel so tired, put myself into bed Where nothing ever happens, and I wonder. Isolation is not good for me Isolation, I don’t want to sit on a lemon tree. I…… around in a dessert of joy Baby anyhow I’ll get another toy And everything will happen, and I wonder. Chorus
Take Drive Hang Turn Step Sit Waste Wait
2- The underline words belong to the following groups. Can you place them? Can you add more words or expressions? abcdefgWeather conditions Days of the week Means of transportation Moods / States Colours Parts of the body Objects found in a bedroom
3- Now listen again and fill in the blanks with the missing words from the box
above in the correct verb tense. Then answer these questions: a- What verb tense is used most of the time? b- What do you use it for? c- How is it formed? 4- Dramatize the song with your classmates.
