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Billy Idol ´Rebel Yell´ song-based activity
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Billy Idol 'Rebel Yell'
I. Ask questions about Billy Idol:
His real name's William Michael Albert Broad
He was born on 30 November 1955
He's 54.
He comes from the UK.
He's English.
He can play the guitar.
II. Listen to the song and do the tasks:
Look and write in missing words:
Last
a little
came dancin' to my
Last
a little
Came pumpin cross my
She said "Come on
I got a licence for
And if it expires pray help from above"
Put in correct order (from 1 to 5):
CHORUS
In the midnight hour babe- "more, more, more"
In the midnight hour she cried- "more, more, more"
More, more, more.
With a rebel yell- "more, more, more"
With a rebel yell she cried- "more, more, more"
Listen and write in missing words:
She don't like
, she won't sit and
But when I'm
and lonely she
me to bed
What set you free and
you to be me babe
What set you free I
you hear by me
Because
CHORUS
Choose correct words:
He lives in his
owe /
own
heaven
Collects it to go
for /
from
the seven eleven
Well he's out all night to collect a
far/
fare
Just so long, just so long it don't mess up his
hair/
here.
I walked the ward
with /
to
you, babe
A thousand miles with you
I dried your tears
of /
with
pain, babe
A million times
with/
for
you
I'd sell my
soil/
soul
for you babe
For money to
buy /
burn
with you
I'd give you all, and have
none /
no
, babe
Just, just, justa, justa to have you
here /
hear
by me
Because
CHORUS
Oh yeah little baby
she want more
More, more, more, more, more (x2)
III. Wordsearch. Find these words: rebel, yell, pray, expire, midnight, slavery, collect, ward.
IV. Crossword.
1
2
3
4
5
6
The clues:
1.
A
person who is opposed to the political system in their country and tries to change it using force, or a person who shows their disagreement with the ideas of people in authority or of society by behaving differently.
2.
T
he spiritual part of a person which some people believe continues to exist in some form after their body has died, or the part of a person which is not physical and experiences deep feelings and emotions.
3.
I
n some religions, the place, sometimes imagined to be in the sky, where God or the gods live and where good people are believed to go after they die, so that they can enjoy perfect happiness.
4.
If something which lasts for a fixed length of time expires, it comes to an end or stops being in use.
5.
T
he activity of having
slaves
or the condition of being a
slave.
6.
T
o shout something or make a loud noise, usually when you are angry, in pain or excited.
The answer is:
.
What part of speech is it?
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
V. Sum-up.
Each student has to say one word which (s)he remebers from the song (you may ask your students to create sentences with those words to make sure that they know their meanings).
