ESL Eurovision Lesson Plan with Song + Writing + Speaking Game

Students write Eurovision-themed interview questions and role-play a singer interview, then complete a separate song-lyrics listening activity.
Grades
Grade 12, High School
Pages
13
File type
PDF
Preparation
Print ready

Updated Apr 25, 2024

Subject
ELA, Foreign Languages, Creative Arts, Vocabulary, Language Development
Topic
Eurovision, Song
Resource types
Presentations, Teacher Tools, Games, Activities
Preparation
Print ready
Standards
L.5.4

Product description

From the author

This Fantastic Teens ESL Eurovision Song Contest Activity is Great to stimulate English Learning within Newcomers or any English Second Language Student. Ideal participants for this Activity are Foreign Languages Students at High School. This Product can also be Great for any ESL Centers Abroad.

This Stimulating Teens ESL Lesson includes:

  • - a brief Introduction to the Eurovision Song Contest and how it works

  • - 1 Speaking Game (Interview and Singer interview) with 12 Flashcards with prompts to help the "interviewer" develop the questions

  • - 1 Song Activity ("Love Love Peace Peace" by Mans Zemerlow and Petra Mede) with Worksheet (QR Code-Linked Song) with lyrics with missing words and sentences to fill

  • - 1 writing activity with 3 Prompts for Essay

PS: for the Speaking Activity, let your ESL Students fish more than 1 Card to create more interesting questions

This Fun Learning Eurovision Song Contest ESL Activity is generic. It can be done any year (it refers to NO specific edition)

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This Teaching Resource is PDF with 13 pages.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Develop interview questions from one or more topic cards

  • Listen for missing words in a song

  • Write an imaginative account of attending Eurovision using the supplied essay prompts

Teaching tips

  • Use the opening illustrated pages to introduce the contest before listening

  • Preview the QR-linked recording and provide access to audio

  • Cut out the twelve topic cards and model an interview question before pair work

Skills covered

  • Listening for detail in a song gap-fill

  • Question formation using twelve topic cards

  • Imaginative writing about an invented visit to Eurovision

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

Which song does the listening worksheet use?

Love Love Peace Peace by Måns Zelmerlöw and Petra Mede. The gap-fill occupies three pages; access the recording separately through the supplied QR link.

How do the cards support speaking?

The twelve cards suggest topics such as song language, inspiration and stage performance. The interviewer develops questions and the partner answers in the role of a singer.

What writing activity is included?

Three prompts guide an imaginative essay about attending Eurovision, the countries supported and a memorable event. Provide separate writing paper.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • L.5.4

Core concepts

  • Listening comprehension

  • Question formation

  • Speaking practice

  • Vocabulary in context

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