opposites song free activity ebook
DESCRIPTION
A free 42-page book of teaching materials to accompany "The Opposites Song" by www.naturalenglish.org. It includes a variety of word games and fun activities to help children practise the vocabulary in enjoyable and interesting ways.TRANSCRIPT
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
This is a free resource book to accompany the “Opposites Song” by
www.naturalenglish.org.
The song is available to watch on our YouTube channel
www.youtube.com/naturalenglishorg
If you like this video, please help us to promote it in one or more of the following ways:
1. “Like” it on YouTube (click the thumb once until it goes green)
2. Leave a comment under the video 3. Add it to your “favorites”
4. Subscribe to our YouTube channel 5. Share it with your friends
Thank you!
I hope that you and your students enjoy working with this song.
I would love to hear how you get on, so please leave a comment under the video if you have anything to share. You can also email me at:
Best wishes, Tamsin
2
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
CONTENTS 3 – 4 Song lyrics 5 Vocabulary list x 66 (to print and cut out) 6 – 7 Pairs activity – Students help each other
to fill in the spaces 8 – 13 Draw a line to link the pairs activity x 6 (one for each
verse) 14 – 19 Wordsearches x 6 (one for each verse) 20 – 27 84 full-color pairs of matching cards, ready to print… 28 – 37 Bingo (40 different cards + calling card and Teacher’s
Tips) 38 Other ideas (including drama, art, mime, and singing) 39 – 42 Photography credits
3
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
The Opposites Song
Big, small Short, tall These are opposites Day, night Left, right These are opposites Up, down Touch the ground! Low, high Touch the sky! Fast, slow Stop, go Push, pull Empty, full (CHORUS) Opposites make the world go round World go round World go round Opposites make the world go round Living in harmony On, off Hard, soft These are opposites Hot, cold Young, old These are opposites Near, far Ha, ha, ha! Old, new
Boo, hoo! Dull, bright Heavy, light Girls, boys Silence, noise [CHORUS] Fat, thin Lose, win These are opposites Father, mother Sister, Brother These are opposites Boring, fun Run, run! Healthy, ill Stand still! Catch, throw Yes, no King, queen Dirty, clean [CHORUS]
Dark, light Wrong, right These are opposites Square, round Lost, found These are opposites Summer, winter Whisper, whisper!
4
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
In, out Shout, shout! Strong, weak Listen, speak Stay, leave Give, receive [CHORUS] Early, late Curly, straight These are opposites Quiet, loud Humble, proud These are opposites Shallow, deep Fast asleep! Real, fake Wide awake! Valley, peak Hide, seek Break, mend Beginning, end [CHORUS]
White, black Front, back These are opposites
Village, city Ugly, pretty These are opposites Ceiling, floor Shut the door! Stamp, tiptoe Open the window! Good, bad Happy, sad Wet, dry Hello, goodbye [CHORUS]
5
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
66 pairs of opposites… Print (on colored card if possible), laminate (if you intend to reuse them) and cut up to make individual cards. Students match the opposites in pairs or small groups.
big small fat thin early late short tall lose win curly straight day night father mother quiet loud left right sister brother humble proud up down boring fun shallow deep
ground sky run stand still asleep awake low high healthy ill real fake fast slow catch throw valley peak stop go yes no hide seek push pull king queen break mend
empty full dirty clean beginning end on off dark light white black
hard soft wrong right front back hot cold square round village city
young old lost found ugly pretty near far summer winter ceiling floor
ha ha ha boo hoo whisper shout shut open old new in out stamp tiptoe dull bright strong weak good bad
heavy light listen speak happy sad girls boys stay leave wet dry
silence noise give receive hello goodbye
6
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
A) Work with someone who has a “B” sheet. Can you match the opposites?
big catch short yes day square left lost up summer
ground whisper low in fast strong stop listen push stay
empty give on early
hard curly hot quiet
young humble near shallow
ha, ha, ha asleep old real dull valley
heavy hide girls break
silence beginning white stamp front good
village happy ugly wet
ceiling hello shut
7
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
B) Work with someone who has an “A” sheet. Can you match the opposites?
sky far boys goodbye throw noise full peak boo hoo high winter floor proud pull leave old tall bad open go weak pretty down light city found cold small shout awake round speak straight sad tiptoe soft slow late receive bright new out off right deep back seek mend dry night black no end loud fake
8
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
Can you link the pairs? (Verse 1)
big night
up sky
day small
low go
short full
ground high
left right
push pull
stop down
fast slow
empty tall
9
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
Can you link the pairs? (Verse 2)
on old
dull off
silence new
young light
near far
ha ha ha cold
old noise
hard boys
heavy soft
girls bright
hot boo hoo
10
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
Can you link the pairs? (Verse 3)
fat
ill
yes thin
father brother
king stand still
boring clean
run throw
healthy queen
catch win
lose fun
sister mother
dirty no
11
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
Can you link the pairs? (Verse 4)
whisper light
wrong right
listen round
in found
square winter
summer shout
stay out
give weak
strong speak
dark leave
lost receive
12
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
Can you link the pairs? (Verse 5)
break late
real straight
hide awake
humble proud
shallow end
asleep loud
curly fake
valley peak
quiet seek
early mend
beginning deep
13
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
Can you link the pairs? (Verse 6)
white sad
shut back
good city
ugly dry
hello floor
front open
stamp tiptoe
village black
happy bad
wet pretty
ceiling goodbye
14
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
Opposites Wordsearch (Verse 1)
big small low high short tall fast slow day night stop go left right push pull up down empty full
ground sky
15
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
Opposites Wordsearch (Verse 2)
on off old new hard soft dull bright hot cold heavy light
young old girls boys near far silence noise
ha ha ha boo hoo
16
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
Opposites Wordsearch (Verse 3)
fat thin healthy ill lose win catch throw
father mother yes no sister brother king queen boring fun dirty clean
run stand still
17
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
Opposites Wordsearch (Verse 4)
dark light in out wrong right strong weak square round listen speak
lost found stay leave summer winter give receive whisper shout
18
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
Opposites Wordsearch (Verse 5)
early late real fake curly straight valley peak quiet loud hide seek
humble proud break mend shallow deep beginning end asleep awake
19
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
Opposites Wordsearch (Verse 6)
white black stamp tiptoe front back good bad
village city happy sad ugly pretty wet dry
ceiling floor hello goodbye shut open
20
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
84 pairs of matching cards, ready to
print…
The following images can be printed onto white card or photographic paper, then
laminated and cut out, to make a matching or memory game.
Depending on the thickness of your card, you may need to back the cards with another
piece of paper (colored if possible), so that students can’t see the image when the cards
are upside-down.
1. Cut each card in half (to make 168 separate cards). Students work together to
put them in matching pairs.
2. When students are familiar with the cards and how they match, place all cards
(or a selection of pairs that you want to work with) face down. Students take it
in turns to turn over two cards. If they don’t match, cards must be replaced to
the same place they were found. When a student turns over a matching pair
he/she keeps the cards and can turn over another two cards. The student(s) with
the most pairs at the end are the winners.
For example:-
&
…are cut out separately and need to be matched together.
Note: You will need a large table for students to play this. Alternatively, if you have a clean floor or a
nice rug (and students are happy to sit on the floor), this is probably the best place to play the game.
21
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
22
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
.
23
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
24
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
25
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
.
26
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
27
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
.
28
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
BINGO x 40 different cards (1)
ha ha ha stop summer ground listen young strong square give
(2)
early fast young hot stay curly
heavy old empty
(3)
ha, ha, ha big fast low in left
summer hot square
(4)
strong yes whisper summer early in ground on girls
(5)
stay shut listen ground young lost short near yes
29
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
(6)
listen push summer young shut empty
in catch strong
(7)
ugly hot near catch curly strong big stamp shut
(8)
in stop low up young whisper
ugly ceiling heavy
(9)
ugly short ground whisper listen summer
near village catch
(10)
strong yes empty ground short square
hot stop ceiling
30
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
(11)
ground curly in dull stamp yes shut fast on
(12)
ceiling give summer ha ha ha push up
curly strong hot
(13)
fast ceiling curly old lost in give summer shut
(14)
lost near stay girls up stamp
catch hard on
(15)
summer short day big hard up dull lost early
31
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
(16)
ground yes ceiling listen lost up stamp empty strong
(17)
strong in square hard shut hot big on push
(18)
big curly ugly yes square whisper hot give short
(19)
big stay village near yes stop catch lost push
(20)
old left fast day shut short
ground whisper in
32
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
(21)
up early square old village ceiling
near strong short
(22)
ceiling big stay give young lost fast hot strong
(23)
strong shallow short ugly old catch day yes curly
(24)
on low stay strong empty wrong
fast catch old
(25)
fast whisper stay stamp early catch
yes up day
33
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
(26)
summer low fast ground stop ha ha ha square near village
(27)
early listen stamp push silence in old up village
(28)
big low ugly fast short ceiling shut good catch
(29)
old listen on hot summer hard
near day up
(30)
on empty yes early ha ha ha day shut ceiling listen
34
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
(31)
in old left dark ugly push shut strong square
(32)
fast left ceiling stamp hard good stop big whisper
(33)
short stamp old stay fast catch near ha ha ha on
(34)
ugly ceiling listen hot square curly shut in summer
(35)
stop strong listen stay early push hot ceiling silence
35
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
(36)
short stamp old on give day
early listen hot
(37)
silence square stamp strong hot listen young fast village
(38)
lost yes square sister summer shut stay up fast
(39)
stamp shut big whisper left yes shallow summer day
(40)
ha ha ha stay catch push shut yes father lost strong
36
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
Bingo Call card (These could also be used for quiz questions) 1.The opposite of small
(Answer: big) 23. The opposite of thin
(Answer: fat) 45. The opposite of late (Answer: early)
2.The opposite of tall (Answer: short)
24. The opposite of win (Answer: lose)
46. The opposite of straight (Answer: curly)
3.The opposite of night (Answer: day)
25. The opposite of mother (Answer: father)
47. The opposite of loud (Answer: quiet)
4.The opposite of right (Answer: left)
26. The opposite of brother (Answer: sister)
48. The opposite of proud (Answer: humble)
5.The opposite of down (Answer: up)
27. The opposite of fun (Answer: boring)
49. The opposite of deep (Answer: shallow)
6.The opposite of sky (Answer: ground)
28. The opposite of stand still (Answer: run)
50. The opposite of awake (Answer: asleep)
7.The opposite of high (Answer: low)
29. The opposite of ill (Answer: healthy)
51. The opposite of fake (Answer: real)
8.The opposite of slow (Answer: fast)
30. The opposite of throw (Answer: catch)
52. The opposite of peak (Answer: valley)
9.The opposite of go (Answer: stop)
31. The opposite of no (Answer: yes)
53. The opposite of seek (Answer: hide)
10.The opposite of pull (Answer: push)
32. The opposite of queen (Answer: king)
54. The opposite of mend (Answer: break)
11.The opposite of full (Answer: empty)
33. The opposite of clean (Answer: dirty)
55. The opposite of end (Answer: beginning)
12.The opposite of off (Answer: on)
34. The opposite of light (Answer: dark)
56.The opposite of black (Answer: white)
13.The opposite of soft (Answer: hard)
35. The opposite of wrong (Answer: right)
57.The opposite of back (Answer: front)
14.The opposite of cold (Answer: hot)
36.The opposite of round (Answer: square)
58.The opposite of city (Answer: village)
15.The opposite of old (Answer: young)
37.The opposite of found (Answer: lost)
59.The opposite of pretty (Answer: ugly)
16.The opposite of far (Answer: near)
38.The opposite of winter (Answer: summer)
60.The opposite of floor (Answer: ceiling)
17.The opposite of boo hoo (Answer: ha ha ha)
39.The opposite of shout (Answer: whisper)
61.The opposite of open (Answer: shut)
18.The opposite of new (Answer: old)
40.The opposite of out (Answer: in)
62.The opposite of tiptoe (Answer: stamp)
19. The opposite of bright (Answer: dull)
41.The opposite of weak (Answer: strong)
63.The opposite of bad (Answer: good)
20.The opposite of light (Answer: heavy)
42.The opposite of speak (Answer: listen)
64.The opposite of sad (Answer: happy)
21.The opposite of boys Old (Answer: girls)
43.The opposite of leave (Answer: stay)
65.The opposite of dry (Answer: wet)
22.The opposite of noise (Answer: silence)
44.The opposite of receive (Answer: give)
66. The opposite of goodbye (Answer: hello)
37
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
Bingo: Teacher’s Tips
1. Give each student or pair of students a bingo card. (If you have
enough students, pair work will make this more enjoyable and
relaxing for the students. Pair stronger and weaker students
together.)
2. Demonstrate how to play.
i) Draw an empty bingo card grid (3 x 3) on the board.
ii) Ask students: “What is the opposite of dry?” Elicit “Wet”.
Write “WET” on the card.
iii) Write HELLO in another empty space. Ask what question you
need. Elicit, “What is the opposite of GOODBYE?”
iv) Ensure all students understand how to play before starting.
Give other examples if necessary.
3. Give students time to think about and discuss what questions they
need to listen for.
4. When everyone is ready, choose a clue at random to read out. (e.g.
Numbers 1 – 66 could be on bits of paper in a hat.)
5. Students who have the relevant word cross it off the card. (Make a
note of the clues you have read out so that later you can check the
winning card.)
6. The first student(s) to tick off all 9 words shout “Bingo!” and they
are the winners. If students are enjoying the game you can continue
to find 2nd and 3rd place.
38
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
Other ideas for how to teach opposites…
1. PREPARATION
Before playing the song, generate interest by asking students to
suggest opposites they know already. Help them understand what
“opposites” are, by drawing a happy and sad face on the board.
Write ideas on the board.
2. MIME GAME
One student goes to the front. Teacher shows student a picture
card from the song. Student has to MIME what’s on the card. The
other students, in two teams, have to shout out the opposite of the
activity. The correct answer gets one point.
3. VOCABULARY BUILDING
Be aware that students may suggest alternatives to the words
included in the song. Encourage this and accept suitable synonyms
where appropriate. For example, “humble” could be “modest”,
“ground” could be “earth”, “new” could be “modern”, “beginning” could
be “start” and there are further alternatives that might come up.
4. POSTER
Students could make a class poster including as many of the
opposites in the picture as they can. After they have drawn pictures
they can label it and display it in the classroom as a reminder.
5. SING ALONG
Give lyric sheets to the students. Students (and teacher) sing along
together.
6. PERFORMANCE
If your students are confident and like drama activities, get them to
make a performance of the song using mime, props, costume and
showing the words in action. If it goes well, invite another class or
teacher(s)/parents/friends, to watch the finished song.
39
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
Photography credits…
Finally, I would just like to again thank the photographers who made
their work available for this project, either through Creative
Commons or via email. Their details follow here:
40
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
41
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
42
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
Printable/Photocopiable.
I hope you find the “Opposites Song” and this eBook useful. If you
have any comments or suggestions, please email me at:
Wishing you fun, creative and successful learning!
Sincerely,
Tamsin