Using song as a means of reinforcement in teaching English to SMU students - Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Repository

APPENDICES

APPENDICES

This section presentsthe suggestedsongs as a reinforcement in teaching English
together rvith a little background of the songs. Teachers are free to choose any
techniques of presenting the songs as previously described in chapter 3. These
techniquesare not prescriptive,teacherscan adjustthem rvith the students'skills.

A. MY IIEART \VTLL GO ON
This song is the original soundtracktheme from "Titanic" the

Background

movie.This songis inspiredby the sinking of Titanic on Apnl l4'r'.
1912.The song is composedby JamesHomer and Will Jennings
and perfomed by CelineDion. "My Heart Will Go On" is abouta
girl who has to move on with her life after the death of her beloved
bovfriend.

Suggestions

:

Teacherscan use the song to reinforce the students' ability in
identifying and understandingthe tense (Simple presenl tense)
found in the lyrics. For example, teachers ask the students to
identify the lyrics u'hich containthe tenseby underlining them.

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Underline the lvrics that show simple nresenttens,e!

My Heart Will Go On

Every night in my dreams,I seeyou I feel you
That is how I knorv you, go on
Far acrossthe distance,and spacesbehveenus
you havecometo shou,you, go on

Near, far, whereveryou are

I be.lievethat the heart doesgo on
Once more you open the door
And you'li hear in my heart and my heart will go on and on

Love can touch us one time
And last for a life tirne
And neverlet go till we're gone

Love r.vasrvhen I loved you
One true time, I hold to
In rny life rve'll alrvaysgo on

You're herethere'snothingI fear
And I knou'that rny heart will go on
We'll stayforeverthis way
You are safe in rny heart and rny heart rvill go on and on

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B. NOWANDFOREVER

andperformedby RichardMarx. It's about
Background : This songis composed
a manrvhovowsto a girl that he u'ill ahvaysbe theretbr her through
and strength.This man hasdoneso manyrnistakesin his
rveakness
life but the girl alwaysforgiveshim. The girl's devotionfinally
rrakeshirn realizethatsheis histruelove.

Suggestions

:

'feachers

can reinforce the students' ability in identifying the parts

of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs) from the misstng
words of the lvrics.
Teachers can also ask the students to find the meaning of the
missins rvordsto enrich their vocabularies.

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Fill in the missingwords and i&ntify the part of speechof those wordsl
Now And Forever
W h e n e v el 'rm ( l )
Frorn the battles that ragein rry head
You make senseof madness
When my (2)

... .hangsby a thread

I loserly rvaybut still you seemto (3)
Nor.vand forever
I will be your man

S o m e t i m eIsl u s t ( 4 ) . . . . . . . . . . y o u
Too caught up in me to see
I'm hoiding a fortune
That (5)...

..hasgivento me

i'11trv"to (6)...... ..... you eachandeveryway I can
Norv and forever
I rvill be your i7). . , . .

Now I can rest my worries
A n d a l * a y sb e ( 8 1 . . .
That I rvon't be alone anylnore
lf I'd only(9).:...,you werethereall thetime
All this time

Until the day the oceandoesn'ttouchthe (10)...
Norv and forever
I will be your man

C. YESTERDAY
Background

:

This song is performedby The Beatlesand written by John

LennonandPaul McCartney.It is aboutthe srveetmemorybetrveen
the singerandhis girlfiiend that happenedin the past.Unfortunately,
the love storybetweenboth of
the memoryis torn apartnow because
themis over.

Suggestions

:

Teacherscan use this song to reinforce the students' structure of

Simple PastTenseby identifying rnistakesof the words in the lyric.

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found in
Yesterdav

Yesterday
All my trouble seemsso far awaY
Norv it looks asthough they're here to stay
Oh I believein yesterday

Suddenly
I'm not half the man I useto be
There's a shadowhanglng over me
Oh yesterdaycome suddenlY

Why shehave to go
I don't know
Shervouldn't say
I say somethingwrong
Now I long for yesterday

Yesterday

Love is such an easy gameto PlaY
Now I need a place to hide arvaY
Oh I believe in yesterdaY

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D. WHEN YOU LOVE SONIEONE
:

Background

This songis composedand performedby the Canadian Singer

Brvan Adams himself. "When You Love Someone"tells that a
person rvill do an1'thing if he loves solreone. He will sacrif.ice
everything he's got for the sakeof love.

Suggestions :

Teacherscan reinforceihe studentsability'in speakingEnglishb-v

askingthem to retellthe storyof the lyics. Besidesthat the students
canbuild up their vocabularyby finding out the meaningof difficult
wordsin the lyric.

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Find ou
using your own words:

I the sto

ifficult wo

When You Love Someone
When you love someone.you'll do anyhing
You'll do all the crazythingsthat you can't explain
You'll shoot the moon, put out the sun
When you love someone

You'll denythe truth, believea lie

There'll be timesthat you'll believeyou can really fly
But your lonely nights,havejust begun
When you love someone

When you love someone,you'Il feel it deepinside
And nothingelsecan everchangeyour mind

\A4renyou want someone.rvhenyou need someone
When you love someone

When you love someone,you'li sacrifice
You'd give it everythingyou got
And you won't think twice

You'd risk it all, no matterrvhatmay come
When you love someone
You'll shootthe moon, put out the sun
When you love someone

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E. TEARSINHEAVEN
Background :

by Eric Clapton."Tearsin
andperlormed
This songis composed

Heaven" is dedicatedtohis son, Conor.In late 1990,Conor, hts son
by ltalian model Lori Del Santo,fell from forty nine storiesfrom Del
Santo's Manhattan high-rise apartment to his death. Eric Clapton
receivedGrammv Award for "Tears in Heaven" in 1992.

Suggestions :

Teacherscan reinforcethe students'ability in developingtheir

in the lyrics.
the scrambledsentences
listeningpowerby rearranging

from verse 2 and 5!
Tears in Heaven
Would you knorv my name,if I sarv1''ouin heaven?
Would it be the same,if I sawyou in heaven?
I must be strong and caITVon
'CauseI know I don't belongherein heaven

Would you hold my hand,if I saw you in heaven?
CauseI knorv I just can't stay here in heaven
I'11find my way, throughnight and daY
"Would you help me stand,if I sarvyou in heaven?

Time can bring you dorur, time can bend your knees
Time can break your heart,have you begging please
Begging please

Beyondthe door,There'speaceI'm sure
And I know there'll be no more, tears in heaven

"CauseI know, I don't belonghere in heaven... Would it be the same,if I saw you in heaven?
Would you knorvmy name,ill saw you in heaven?
I must be strong and carry on

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F. TO WIIERE YOU AB.E
Background .

This songis composedby RichardMarx and perfbrmedby Josh

Groban, a famous talented artist found by David Foster. "To Where
You Are" is abouta manrvho is longingfor his love becausethe girl
he lovesis passedarvay.

Suggestions :

the
Teacherscan reinforcethe students'ability in understanding

meaningof the songby discussinga lot of informationwhich the
studentscan get from the lyrics by asking them simple questions
relatedto the song.Thiskind ofrvay is alsovery usefulto enaourage
andto motivatethemto speakin English.

Listen to the song carefullv and answer the teacher'squestionsrelated to the
information that vou can get from the song!

To Where You Are

Who can say for certain, maybeyou're still here
I feel you all around me
Your memoriesso clear

Deep in the stillness,I can hearyou speak
You still an inspiration
Can it be

That you are mine, forever iove
And you are watching over me, from up above
Fly rne up to where you arebeyondthe distant star
I wish upon tonight to seeyou smile
if only for a u'hile to knorv you're there
A breath away is not far to where you are

Are you gently sleeping,here inside my dream
And isn't faith believing
A11porver can't be seen

As my heart holds you
Just one beat away
I cherish all you gave, everyday

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'Causeyou
are mine, forever love
Watching me, from up above
And I believethat angelsbreathe
And that love rvill live on andneverleave

I knorv you'Il there
A breathawayis not far
To rvhereyou are

Note :
Teacherscan developtheir own questionsbasedon the story in the song such
"What do you think about the singer's feeling?", "What do you think the song
abouf', etc.

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G. FEELS LIKE HOME
Background

by ChantalKreviatzuk,
andperformed
: Thissongis cornposed
singer."FeelsLike Home"tellsabouta girl who
theCanadian
andherloveones.
missesherhomeland

Suggestions

. Teacherscan reinforce the studentsabilig" in identifying the
partsof speechin the lyrics by fill in the missingrvords.

FeelsLike Home
Somethingin your(1)

makesme wanna lose myself

Makes me wanna losemyself, in your ams
There's sornethingin your voice, makesmy heart(2) ... ..... fast
Hope this feeling last the rest of my life
'[f

you knerv a1lorvme my life has been

And I know I've beenso (3) .....
And ifyou knew
I rvantedsomeoneto (4). . ... ... along
And changemy life the u'ay you've done

It feelslike hometo me
It feelslike hometo me
It fee'lslike I'm on theway back (5) ... ... I comefrom
ft feels like home to me
It feels like I'm on ttrehack rvhereI (6)

A window (7) .. . . . . .. down in long dark peak
And the sirene ring in the night
'causeI
haveyou herewith me
But I'm all right
And I can ahnost(8)

through the dark there is iight

If you knerv horv much this my home-mademeansto me
And how long I've waitedfor your (9) .. ... .
And If vou knerv horv happv you are making me
I never( 10)....... thatI loveanyoneso much

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H. YOU'RE THE INSPIRATION

Background

: This songis composedand performedby PeterCetera, former
memberofTheEagles.lt tellsabouta specialpersonrvhohasbeen
in hislife.
the singer'sinspiration

Suggestion

: Teacherscanreinforcethe studentsability in u'riting by retelling
the storyofthe song.

You're The InsPiration

You know our love rvasmeantto be
The kind of love that lasts forever
And I needyou herewith me
From tonight until the end of time

You should know, everYwhereI go
You're always on mY mind
In my heart, in nry soul

You're the meaning in mY life
You're the inspiration
You bring feel into mY life
You're the insPiratron
Wanna have you near me
I rvannahaveyou hearme saYtng
No one needsyou more tha.nl qeedyOu

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And I know
Yes I know that it's plain to see
We're so in love rvhenrve'retogether
And I know that 1 need 1'ouhere with me
From tonight until the end of time

You should know, everywhereI go
Always on my mind
In my heart,in my soul

I. YOU'RE STILL TTIE ONE

Background

: This song is cornposedand perfbrmed by Shania Trvain. A
female singer from Canadian.It tells about a girl's devotion to
her boyfriend. Though both of them have already been in
weaknessesand strengthsbut they are neverbe apart.

Suggestion

: Teacherscan reinforce the students' listening skill by asking
them to rearrangethe scrambledlyrics of the song.

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You're Still The One

We knervwe'd get theresomeday
We rnighta took the long wav
Looks like we made it
Look how far we've comemy babv

They said,I bet they'll nevermake it
But just look at us holdingon
We're still togetherstill going strong

You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I rvantfor life
You're stilt the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kissgoodnight

I'm glad we didn't listen
Ain't nothingbetter
Look at what u'e would be missrng
We beat the odds together

I'm so glad we madeit
Look how far we've comemYbabY

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J. I'N{ ALTVE
Background

. This song is composed by Kristian Lundin and Andreas
Carlsson."l'm Alil'e" is pcrformedby thc famousCanadian
female singer,Celine dion. It tells about a girl ivho is very
happy to have someone specia.lwho alwa)s suppor-tsher
ivhenevershc's in up and do\tll situation.

Suggestions

Teacherscan reinforce the students'abiliqvin understanding
the Simple PresentTenseby underlining the mistakesof the
uords foundin the lyrics.

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I got rvings to fly
Oooh I'm alive
When you called on r.ne
When I hear you breathe
I get rvings to fly
I felt that I'm alive

When you blessthe day
I lust drift away
Ali my u'orries die
I'm glad that l'm alive

You've set my hearton fire
Filled me with love,mademe a woman
On clouds above
I couldn't get much higher
My spirit take flight
'CauseI'm alive

When you call on me
Wlren t heardyou breathe
I get wings to flY
I feel that I'm alive

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When you reach for me
Raisingspiritshigh
God knew that

That I'11be the one standingby
Throughgood and throughtrying times
And it's only begun
I can't wait for the rest of my life

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