ACTIVIDAD PARA 2º BACHILLERATO: "THE SOUND OF SILENCE"

Esta actividad fue una de las prácticas que me enseñaron durante mi estancia en Brighton, cuando participaba en el curso “Aspects of Teaching and Learning English”. En su momento me pareció muy interesante y decidí ponerla en práctica durante el curso con mis estudiantes de 2º de Bachillerato.
Dejo aquí las habilidades y metodología trabajada, para todos aquellos que deseen utilizarlas con sus estudiantes.

Activity: “The Sound of Silence”
Subject: English
Course: A Levels-2nd year
Skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing
Grouping: whole-class, in pairs and individually
Material resources: computer, music videos, internet connection, hand-outs with lyrics of the song.
Methodology:

• 1st activity: watching  a music video of the song “ the sound of silence” by Simon and Garfunkel and another music video of the song by the American band “Disturbed”.
• 2nd activity: reading the lyrics of the song “the sound of silence” (individually and in turns).
• 3rd activity: looking up unknown words from the lyrics of the song in pairs and/ or individually. Internet resources: wordreference.com, linguee.com
• 4th activity: discussion about the meaning of the song.
• 5th activity: translation of some resources on the meaning of the song.
• 6th activity: brainstorming. Use of the video as a brainstorming tool to write down ideas on the meaning of the sound of silence.  (individually).
• 7th activity: writing. What does “The Sound of Silence” mean to you? Write down a composition of about 200 words.