/ Cheap Thrills – Sia – Notes /
° Activity types: Speaking (talking about weekends), listening for specific information, gap fill
° Level: Intermediate
° Language focus: Informal English
° Notes: This is a song by Australian artist Sia, recorded for her seventh studio album, This Is Acting (2016). A version featuring Jamaican dancehall performer Sean Paul was released as a single, becoming Sia’s first U.S. Number One. ______
1. Ask students how they usually spend their weekends. What do they usually do on Friday or Saturday night? Do they go out? Do they ever go dancing? What are their plans for next weekend? What are they doing/going to do?
2. Explain they are going to listen to the first part of a song about weekends. Students have to listen carefully to be able to answer some comprehension questions after.
3. Play the first part of the song including the first chorus. Then ask students:
1. Which day of the week is it? 2. What does the singer turn on? 3. What does she have to put on? 4. What’s the only thing she needs? 5. What hasn’t she got? 6. Who/what does she have? 7. What doesn’t she need?
4. At this stage don’t correct students’ answers. Then play the second part of the song. Ask students to listen carefully to answer more questions.
8. Which day is it? 9. What does she have to paint? 10. What does she have to put on?
5. Give students the worksheet and ask them to do Activity 1.
6. Students can complete the song (Activity 2) according to their answers to the previous activity and context.
7. Play the song again. Students check their answers in pairs or in groups.
8. Correct in open class, play the song again and sing together!
Keys: 1/8 F/G – 2 H – 3/10 A/I – 4 D – 5 J – 6 C – 7 E – 9 B
Informal English: You can point out in the song there are some informal expressions such as I don’t need no money (= I DON’T NEED ANY MONEY or I NEED NO MONEY ), gotta (= I‘VE GOT TO) , ain’t (= HAVEN’T).
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Activity 1. Match the questions with the appropriate answers.
1. Which day of the week is it? A. MAKE UP 2. What does the singer turn on? B. NAILS 3. What does she have to put on? C. BABY 4. What’s the only thing she needs? D. DANCE FLOOR 5. What hasn’t she got? E. MONEY 6. Who/what does she have? F. SATURDAY 7. What doesn’t she nedd? G. FRIDAY 8. Which day is it? H. RADIO 9. What does she have to paint? I. HIGH HEELS 10. What does she have to put on? J. CASH
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Activity 2. Complete the song with the answers from Activity 1
Come on, come on, turn the ______on It's ______night and I won't be long Gotta do my hair, I put my ______on It's ______night and I won't be long Til I hit the ______Hit the ______I got all I need No I ain't got ______I ain't got ______But I got you ______
Chorus: Baby I don't need dollar bills to have fun tonight (I love cheap thrills) Baby I don't need dollar bills to have fun tonight (I love cheap thrills) I don't need no ______As long as I can feel the beat I don't need no ______As long as I keep dancing
Come on, come on, turn the ______on (I love cheap thrills) It's ______and I won't be long (I love cheap thrills) Gotta paint my ______, put my ______on It's ______and I won't be long I don't need no money Til I hit the ______As long as I can feel the beat Hit the ______I don't need no money I got all I need As long as I keep dancing No I ain't got ______Oh, oh I ain't got ______But I got you ______Repeat Chorus
Repeat Chorus La, la, la, la, la, la (I love cheap thrills) [x4]
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Come on, come on, turn the radio on It's Friday night and I won't be long Gotta do my hair, I put my make up on It's Friday night and I won't be long Til I hit the dance floor Hit the dance floor I got all I need No I ain't got cash I ain't got cash But I got you baby
Chorus: Baby I don't need dollar bills to have fun tonight (I love cheap thrills) Baby I don't need dollar bills to have fun tonight (I love cheap thrills) I don't need no money As long as I can feel the beat I don't need no money As long as I keep dancing
Come on, come on, turn the radio on It's Saturday and I won't be long Gotta paint my nails , put my high heels on It's Saturday and I won't be long Til I hit the dance floor Hit the dance floor I got all I need No I ain't got cash I ain't got cash But I got you baby
Repeat Chorus
(I love cheap thrills) (I love cheap thrills)
I don't need no money As long as I can feel the beat I don't need no money As long as I keep dancing Oh, oh
Repeat Chorus
La, la, la, la, la, la (I love cheap thrills) [x4]
This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only Activity © Tune into English 2016 – www.tuneintoenglish.com Worksheet written by Prof. Mena Bianco, Naples