By Natalia GuerreiroStudent: ____________________Teacher: ____________________

“Material Girl"

Some boys (1)ssik me, some boys (2)ghu meI think they're O.K.If they don't give me proper (3)cdeirtI just (4)lkaw away

They can beg and they can pleadBut they can't see the (5)ghilt, that's right'Cause the boy with the cold hard (6)achsIs always Mister Right, 'cause we are

[Chorus:]

Living in a material (7)drolwAnd I am a material (8)ligrYou know that we are living in a material (7)drolwAnd I am a material (8)ligr

Some boys romance, some boys slow (9)acdenThat's all right with meIf they can't raise my interest then IHave to let them be

Some boys try and some boys lie butI don't let them playOnly boys who save their penniesMake my rainy (10)ayd, 'cause they are

[chorus]

Living in a material world (material)Living in a material world[repeat]

Boys may come and boys may goAnd that's all right you seeExperience has made me (11)cihrAnd now they're after me, 'cause everybody's

[chorus]

A material, a material, a material, a material world

Living in a material world (material)Living in a material world[repeat and fade]

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Read the lyrics and answer.

1) Does she like rich or poor boys?2) What does Mister Right mean?3) “We are living in a material world”. Do you agree?4) Are you materialistic?5) Is money very important in a relationship?

Use the words to make questions in the dialogue. Then role play.Material Girl: have/car?Boy: Yes, a very nice car.MG: have/house?Boy: Yes, a very big house. MG: have/lots of money?Boy: Yes, I’m very rich.MG: what/phone number?Boy: Oh, I don’t have a telephone.

Teacher’s Guide

Target: adult or teenage beginnersAim: show beginner students they already know some English; practice “do you have”

Material: - A handout per student- Madonna’s “Material Girl” song or videoclip

Procedures:1. Hand out the sheets. Use the first item as a model. Read the scrambled word (ssik) and say it’s

not correct. Perform the action (kiss) and elicit the word. Teach the command “unscramble”. Then ask them to find the corresponding picture and number it. Students pair up and carry on the task.

2. Play the song/video clip so they can check their answers. You may need to pre-teach “chorus”. Class check.

3. Go over the 5 questions with them, working with meaning and drilling the pronunciation of “materialistic”. With weaker groups, do this as a whole group activity. Stronger groups can ask the questions in trios. Class check.

4. Tell students they will be actors. Elicit the question in the first line (“do you have a car?”). Pair sts up and have them role play the dialogue.

Answer Key:(1)ssik - kiss (2)ghu - hug(3)cdeirt - credit(4)lkaw - walk(5)ghilt - light (6)achs - cash(7)drolw - world(8)ligr - girl(9)acden - dance(10)ayd - day(11)cihr – rich

1) The rich ones.2) The perfect man for a woman/another man3) Answers will vary.4) Answers will vary.5) Answers will vary.

Material Girl: Do you have a car? MG: Do you have a house?MG: Do you have lots of money?MG: What’s your phone number?

Hug - 2

Cash - 6Day - 10

Girl - 8

Kiss - 1World - 7

Walk - 4

Credit (card) - 3

Dance - 9

Light - 5

Rich - 11