If I Had a Million Dollars

Исполнитель: Barenaked Ladies (канадская инди-рок группа)
Название: If I Had a Million Dollars 
Грамматическая цель: Second Conditional (If I had..., I would buy...), повторение лексики по теме «Shopping» и «Food».

1. Гипербола и юмор: Текст смешной и абсурдный («купил бы любовь, или дорогой кетчуп»), что очень нравится ученикам .

2. Повторяемость: Припев построен на одном и том же грамматическом шаблоне, который повторяется раз 15. Запоминается на ура.

3. Энергия: Песня быстрая, но слова разборчивые.

Текст для распечатки (отрывок с множеством примеров):

If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you a house (I would buy you a house)
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you furniture for your house (Maybe a nice chesterfield or an ottoman)

If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you a K-Car (A nice Reliant automobile)
If I had a million dollars, I'd buy your love.

If I had a million dollars
I'd build a tree fort in our yard
If I had a million dollars
You could help, it wouldn't be that hard

If I had a million dollars
We wouldn't have to walk to the store
If I had a million dollars
We'd take a limousine 'cause it costs more

If I had a million dollars
I'd buy you a green dress (But not a real green dress, that's cruel)

Chorus:
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you some art, a Picasso or a Garfunkel
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you a monkey... haven't you always wanted a monkey?

Как отрабатывать:

• Задание: «What would you buy if you had a million dollars?» Составить 5 предложений по модели песни.

• Грамматический нюанс: Обратите внимание на разговорное сокращение I'd = I would.

• Работа в паре – задать вопросы и ответить на них(по аналогии песни)

• Творческая часть – нарисовать свой wish list и презентовать его в группе

• Перефразировать вопрос и ответить на него «What would you buy if you had a million rubles?»

• Ответить на дополнительный вопрос – “Why would you buy this thing?”