Songs with foods in their lyrics. A2 level

Topic/Task: Songs with foods in their lyrics

Portfolio task: Interculturality through listening.

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You will evaluate your linguistic competence in a skill: listening. This activity is prepared for a A2 level

The specific learning goals you have to get,  related to interculturality  are:

Having interest in the details of other cultures, such as daily life (food, drink, festivals, etc.)

Being tolerant with a different culture, regardless of your own moral and ethic convictions.

Promoting interest and respect to different eating habits.

Listening

General descriptor A2

Provided they speak slowly and clearly, and the sound quality is very good...

I can understand phrases and the highest frequency vocabulary related to areas of most immediate personal relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local area, employment). I can catch the main point in short, clear, simple messages and announcements.

Specific descriptor:

I can understand some parts of songs I listen to on the radio or TV.

Descriptors of interculturality

Reflect with the help of these descriptors about your intercultural competence and what you can do to improve it.We enhance in red the two descriptors you need to evaluate in this task. All the portfolio , and as a consequence , the intercultural reflection is presented as  a process,  which may include your changes as you grow older and get to know other cultures. So, remember to write the date.

Activities:

The activities with the song are suggested for two different levels:

A2 students may go through the listening, but also with the teacher´s guidance can have a reflection in their own mother language.

Advanced students may also go through the listening, but the reflection process should be in English.

• Activity for the lowest level:

1. Listen and complete the missing parts of the song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=n6Jds2NURkc

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Cheeseburger in Paradise Jimmy Buffet Tried To Amend My Carnivorous Habits Made It Nearly Seventy Days, Losin' Weight Without Speed, Eatin' Sunflower Seeds, Drinkin' Lots Of Carrot Juice And Soakin' Up Rays But At Night I'd Have These Wonderful Dreams Some Kind Of Sensuous Treat Not--------------, Fettuccini, Or Bulgur----------------, But A Big Warm Bun And A Huge Hunk Of ---------------- Cheeseburger Is Paradise Heaven On Earth With An Onion Slice Not Too Particular, Not Too Precise I'm Just A --------------------In Paradise I Like Mine With ----------------And--------------------, Heinz Fifty-seven And -----------    -----------------   ------------- Big Kosher Pickle And A Cold Draft Beer Well, Good God Almighty, Which Way Do I Steer For My --------------------In Paradise Heard About The Old Time Sailor Men, They Eat The Same Thing Again And Again Warm --------------And ------------They Say Could Raise The Dead Well, It Reminds Me Of The Menu At A Holiday Inn But Times Have Changed For Sailors These Days When I'm In Port I Get What I Need Not Just Havanas Or --------------Or----------------------, But That American Creation On Which I Feed! Cheeseburger Is Paradise Medium Rare With ---------------Be Nice Not Too Particular, Not Too Precise I'm Just A ------------------In Paradise I Like Mine With Lettuce And Tomato Heinz 57 And ---------------  ------------------  ---------------- Big Kosher Pickle And A Cold ------------   ----------------- Well, Good God Almighty Which Way Do I Steer For A Cheeseburger In Paradise Makin' The Best Of Every Virtue And Vice Worth Every Damn Bit Of Sacrifice To Get A Cheeseburger In Paradise To Be A Cheeseburger In Paradise I'm Just A Cheeseburger In Paradise

2. Suggested reflection:

Before answering the questions read the translation of the song in your own language. 


We include the Lyrics and the Spanish version 

Answer the following questions:

1. What is the most typical American food according to the song?
2. What is the most typical food in your own country? Ask several partners. Do they all agree?
3. Do all the people in a country like the same foods?
4. Do you like foods from other countries? Which ones? Do you think these foods are better/ worse that the ones in your country or they are just different?
5. Which food do you think is the most popular in the world? From which country does it come from?

 Evaluation

By María Caballero Cobos