Falling Slowly – Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová – Notes

Activity types: Vocabulary, listening for specific words, gap fill

Level: Intermediate

Grammar Focus: Word Formation

• Notes: This song is included in the soundtrack of the 2007 Irish film Once , directed by John Carney. It won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Original Song. There is a worksheet for the film available on www.tuneintoenglish.com. ______

1. Give each student a folded copy of the worksheet and ask them to work on Activity 1, individually or in pairs/groups. They have to try to form new words according to the instructions. Don’t correct at this stage. In a weak class or at a lower level you can tell them to ignore the instructions for the verb part – they will hear them later. This is also a good dictionary training activity.

KEY:

1. CHOICE 8. PLAY 2. FOOL 9. REACT 3. HOPEFUL 10. SING 4. KNOW 11. SLOWLY 5. MEANT 12. SUFFERED 6. MOOD 13. SINKING 7. PAINT 14. WON

2. Play the song. Ask students to listen for the words from the previous activity and tick them as they hear them.

KEY: See complete version of the song

3. Feedback, then students unfold the page and fill in the gaps with the missing words, based on their answers to the previous activity and context.

4. Play the song again. Students check their answers in pairs or in groups, then correct in open class and sing together!

GRAMMAR FOCUS: Word Formation. Students elicit how they can form words in English by adding suffixes (-y, -ly , -er , -ful , -ish , -tion , -ing , etc.). Sometimes spelling changes ( sing-song ). Some words may not change (e.g. hope ).

This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only Activity © Tune into English 2012 – www.tuneintoenglish.com Worksheet written by Prof. Mena Bianco, Naples

 Falling Slowly – Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová 

Activity 1. Form new words according to the instructions given:

1. CHOOSE (verb –> noun) ______choice______2. FOOLISH (adjective –> verb, present simple, 3rd per. pl.) ______3. HOPE (noun/verb –> adjective) ______4. KNOWLEDGE (noun –> verb, base & pres. simple, 3rd per. pl.) ______5. MEANING (noun –> verb, past participle) ______6. MOODY (adjective –> noun) ______7. PAINTING (noun – verb, past participle) ______8. PLAYFUL (adjective –> verb, base) ______9. REACTION (noun –> verb, base) ______10. SONG (noun –> verb, imperative and base) ______11. SLOW (adjective –> adverb) ______12. SUFFERING (noun –> verb, past participle) ______13. SINK (verb –> adjective) ______14. WINNER (noun –> verb, past simple) ______FOLD ______

Activity 2. Complete the song with the answers from the previous activity:

I don't ______you Take this ______boat and point it home But I want you We've still got time All the more for that Raise your ______voice Words fall through me You have a ______And always ______me You've made it now And I can't ______And games that never amount Falling ______, ______your melody To more than they're ______I'll ______along Will ______themselves out No, woah Take this ______boat and point it home Took it all I played the cards too late We've still got time Now you’re gone Raise your ______voice You have a ______You'll make it now

Falling ______, Eyes that ______me And I can't go back And ______that take me and erase me And I'm ______black Well, you have ______enough And warred with yourself It's time that you ______

This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only Activity © Tune into English 2012 – www.tuneintoenglish.com Worksheet written by Prof. Mena Bianco, Naples

Falling Slowly – Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová - Complete

I don't know you But I want you All the more for that Words fall through me And always fool me And I can't react And games that never amount To more than they're meant Will play themselves out

Take this sinking boat and point it home We've still got time Raise your hopeful voice You have a choice You'll make it now

Falling slowly Eyes that know me And I can't go back And moods that take me and erase me And I'm painted black Well, you have suffered enough And warred with yourself It's time that you won

Take this sinking boat and point it home We've still got time Raise your hopeful voice You have a choice You've made it now

Falling slowly Sing your melody I'll sing along

No, woah Took it all I played the cards too late Now you’re gone

This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only Activity © Tune into English 2012 – www.tuneintoenglish.com Worksheet written by Prof. Mena Bianco, Naples