I'm A Believer | Song Lesson

I'm A Believer | Song Lesson is a fun, music-based activity designed for A2 learners. Using the popular Shrek hit "I'm A Believer" by Smash Mouth, students practice past simple forms, expand their vocabulary, and develop listening and speaking skills through engaging, interactive tasks.

How to Use

1. Lead-In Discussion

   • Start by asking students about their favourite songs and experiences with music in movies.

2. Pre-Teaching Vocabulary

   • Introduce key words and phrases from the song to ensure understanding.

3. Listening & Completing Lyrics

   • Play the song and have students fill in missing lyrics.
   • Focus on identifying past simple verbs in the lyrics.

4. Role-Play

   • Students create short dialogues where they are interviewers and their partners are guests.

5. Past Simple Practice

   • Highlight verbs from the song and practise forming positive, negative, and question forms. Match the present simple verbs with their past forms.

6. Speaking Questions

   • Encourage students to discuss personal experiences using the questions provided.

7. Home Assignment

   • Students can write a short paragraph about their favourite movies, incorporating vocabulary and past simple verbs from the lesson.