Thank you for all the great feedback last time
What about this (very rough demo) for the stationery song?
UPDATE: This song is now finished and you can find it on vol. 13!
I was going to add in “What’s this? / What are these?” but it got too complicated with the “this/that” and “these/those” so figured just the “This is my …. “line would be easiest to teach?
Plan is to then follow it up with another, separate song for “May I borrow”
e.g. (Excuse the very bad demo singing!)
I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments. If you like them I can get them properly recorded for you, or if not I can always pop back to the drawing board!
Thanks!
P.S. There’s also a “Daily Routines” song in the VIP forum, help us to make that one better too!
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Hi Richard!
For the first time…in years I have to say that…’m sorry but I didn’t like the first song (This is my….) it isn’t Genki…. I find it a bit boring.
However I did like the second one…though you sing it like I would (badly out of tune! I think the kid actually enjoy my terrible singing voice…they like to laugh about it.)
Have a nice day!
Nena
Thanks Nena!
Yep I think my lack of enthusiasm for these songs is showing through! 🙂
No worries, it took me five years to get the Superhero song as good as it is now!
we’re all counting on your genkinesss!!!!!
Nena
Hello!
I think the first song is OK and when you add animated pictures it will be Genki. I thought about the stationery having faces, arms and legs and doing somersaults, headstands, cartwheels. I think it’ll be fun.
I do really need this grammar so please let it exist.
Hi Richard,
I think that you’re on the right track. I definitely would play these songs only for the initiated. It’s not material to introduce people to the program, but by the time you’re learning complicated phrases like “may I borrow your . . .” they’re allready used to the formula, and a song always helps people learn stuff better than simple repition. I think that Irina said it best: We really need this grammar so please let it exist! 🙂
Thanks for the support!:)
Does this mean I can buy myself a shiny new synthesizer to try and make it genkier (and easier, and better)?????
Now just remember, a new synthysizer does NOT a better singer make! Try singing it a key or two lower, it really isn’t in your voice range. Ah what the hay, splurge and buy yourself a new synth. It’ll make you sing better. 😉
🙂
I was thinking…..maybe it’s the way you’re saying it! What might be the circumstance where you would find yourself saying this?
Maybe you could try, “This is MY pencil”, with the emphasis on the MY!
You could have a character realising another character is using their classroom item…..at the end, the ‘unauthorised user’ could say “Sorry!” and the owner could say, “That’s okay, we can share!” 🙂 )
Hi Tony, funnily enough I came to the same conclusion! http://genkienglish.net/teaching/help-please-whats-your-favourite-craft-lesson The permission idea is a good one.
OK, new update to the “May I borrow …” song. This time with repeat after me style (easier to teach) and a proper vocal!
What do you think?
Still coming up with new ideas for the first one!
A few graphics, just in case any of you need to use the song ASAP!
Hello!!
I was thinking that stationary is not an easy or motivating topic to teach. And I suggest to use “May I borrow your pencil?” or similar for the following purpose.
Cooperative learning. In groups of 2 or more have students share stationary even one piece of paper. They can draw the animals under the sea with only one pencil, one rubber or eraser, etc. So they have to use the language. Just a suggestion.