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Here are the lists of songs and movies based on a few themes that can be useful, in teaching English. Learn in a fun way!

SONGS

Friendship                                                                                    

Lenka - Trouble is a Friend with Lyrics                                                  

Song For A Friend:  Jason Mraz

Graduation: Vitamin C

Prettiest Friend - Jason Mraz

You're Beautiful: James Blunt

Don’t you remember: Adele

Viva Forever: Spice Girls

Family                                               













Mariah Carey: Hero

Because you loved me: Celine Dion

I will always love you: Whitney Houston

A Song For Dad - Keith Urban

Through The Eyes Of My Father: Brianna Haynes

Train: Hey Soul Sister

Daughters: John Mayer

                                                                  Environment

Michael Jackson: Heal the World

Earth Song : Micheal Jackson

                                                      
Self-encouragement

Welcome to my life: Simple Plan

Yolanda Adams: I believe

Christina Aguilera: Beautiful

Independent Women (Charlie's Angels): Destiny's Child

Celine Dion: A New Day Has Come

Spice up your Life: Spice Girls

Breakaway: Kelly Clarkson

MOVIES

Friendship

How to Train Your Dragon (2010) - The story centers around a Viking teenager named Hiccup, who lives on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life.

Shrek (2001) - "Only a true friend would be that truly honest."

Marley and me (2008) - American comedy-drama film about the titular dog, Marley.

Family

The last song (2010) - A story about father and daughter’s love.

Lovely Bones (2009) - American supernatural drama film directed by Peter Jackson.

Environment

Free Willy (1993) - The story of Keiko, everyone's favorite whale.

Gorillas in the Mist (1988) - Sigourney Weaver plays Dian Fossey in her work to save the mountain gorillas of Rwanda.

Avatar (2009) - Avatar is a 2009 American epic science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron.

Self-encouragement

Rudy (1993)  : About a huge football fan who always wanted to play for the Notre Dame Football team. He is told he is too small for the game but he perseveres on.

Boys don’t cry (1999) - A story about the courage to be who you truly are in the midst of horrible opposition.

Oliver Twist (2005) - Based on Charles Dickens movie about a young orphan boy and the troubles he finds as he tries to survive in a harsh world.

We went Outdoor!!

   Word choices : Clean, Rubbish, Government, Risk, River, Community, Oil, Beach

 

 

Last few weeks, we were asked to play this game. Those were the words that we managed to find in the newspapers. Later, we were asked to come up with topic sentences using hse words, on preserving the sea.

 

Topic Sentences

 

 

1. Government and community come together to keep the beach free from rubbish.

 

2. River became cleaner when there is no oil spillage.

 

3. Marine lives can be preserve when the sea is clean.


Reflection
In my personal opinion, I find this activity very interesting. It was carried out outside classroom, thus it gives this game another alternative of carrying it out. This activity is also very helpful as the students are also having fun aside from their learning process in theories. :)

Expanding a Text Message.

Original message:
"Jeevy wake up!"

Expanded:

Her head feels so heavy she can't even lift it from her white, fluffy pillow. Her deep sleep was disturbed by the sound of birds chirping. As loud as they were screaming turbulently. She feels irritated and looks around the room half-consciously. She startled when her eyes caught up to one of the post-its she pasted on her wall. She has a library induction to be attended! She grabbed her phone hastily and texted her friend, Jeeivita right afterwards. A bundle of nervousness travels down her whole body. She grabbed her towel quickly and rushed for bath.

Group: Jeevy, Nabila, Stennia

Describe a place in UMS!

Location : Stadium of Sports Complex ,University Malaysia Sabah

See	Taste	Smell	Feel	Hear
students, lecturers, dancers, chairs, grass, sport attire, speakers, dark sky, lights	-	freshly-cut grass	cooling, thirsty	musics, students talking, microphone feedbacks.

Let's Describe!!

Face   

                                      

Gorgeous

Charming

Round

Dreamy

Wanly (looks sad)

Unreadable

Sullen (unhappy)

Glowering (angry)

Beatific (happy)

Brooding (worry)

Expressionless

Eyes

Sleepy

Wide-eyed

Shiny

Weary

Beady (small, round)

Doe-eyed (big, attractive)

Pop-eyed (stick out)

Sunken (ill, old)

Rheumy (sick)

Piggy (small, not attractive)

Lidded (eye half closed)

Nose

Big

Snub

Beaky

Pointed

Hooded (nostril pointed down)

Aquiline (hooked like beak)

Small

Cute

Roman nose (nicely shaped)

Wavy (after injury-Boxer’s)

Button nose (babies)

Lips

Tight-lipped

Soft

Attractive

Thin

Glistening

Warm

Sexy

Pouty

Wet

Pursed-lips (concentrating)

Full

                              

Complexion

Tanned

Bronzed (attractive brown)

Albino

Pasty (pale, unhealthy)

Rosy (pinkish)

Swarthy (dark)

Fair

Sallow (yellow, unhealthy)

Ruddy (red, healthy)

Pallid (very pale)

Florid (red)

                                   

Hand

Sweaty

Shaky

Firm

Rough

Cold

Soft

Big-knuckled

Thin

Scrawny

Blue-veined

Check

Chubby

Plum

Blushing

Glowing

Radiant

Loathsome

Hollow

Glorious

Dimpled

Curved

Body

Sexy

Slim

Muscular

Tough

Curvy

Fit

Flabby (poor muscle tone)

Plump

Slender (thin but healthy)

Tattooed

Accessories / Clothes/ Shoes  

Elegant	Conservative
Presentable	Modest
Scruffy (untidy)	Comfy
Baggy	Inexpensive
Striking	Tall
Clingy	Ladylike
Skimpy	Youthful
Sloppy (loose)	Eclectics
Sleeveless	Classy
Washable	Stylish

Places

Market	Village	Haunted House	Busy City	Beach/riverside
wet, dry, noisy, crowded, dirty, smelly	clean, peaceful, serene	quiet, scary, dark, huge, old	noisy, dirty, dusty, polluted, crowded	peace, beautiful, nice

Talking about THESIS statement and TOPIC sentences..

Thesis Statement
There are many causes of motor vehicle accidents such as drunk driving, distracted driving and also bad weather condition.

Topic Sentences
1.    One of the main causes of motor vehicle accidents is drunk driving.
2.    Other than that, distracted driving also contribute to the causes of motor accidents.
3.    In addition, bad weather condition can also causes motor vehicle accidents.

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Note:  Thesis statement (the MAIN IDEA of the whole essay)

Topic sentences (focused idea in EACH paragraph)