Monday, July 16, 2018

My Shadow by Robert Louis Stevenson (1885): Poems ESL Listening

(TESOL Worksheets--Poems ESL Listening)
Transcript: drivedocspub Homework: docs, pub Quizlet HERE
Video HERE




My Shadow by Robert Louis Stevenson (1885): poems

Video: https://youtu.be/xVhdkAKtkFo

Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_6tomfr


Suggested Use:

Step 1: Look at the vocabulary. Check any words that you don’t know in your dictionary.

Step 2: Listen to the video. (Listen only.  Don’t look at the poem yet).

Step  3: Practice the vocabulary on Quizlet 

Step 4: Watch the video again.  This time look at the poem. Read and listen at the same time.

Step 5: Practice the vocabulary on Quizlet again 

Step 6: Listen one last time.  The last time, don’t look at the poem. 


Vocabulary

arrant, as, asleep, ball, bed, behind, beside, buttercup, coward, dew, fast, fast asleep, fool, funny, grow, heel, India rubber, jump, jump into, lazy, make a fool of, none, notion, nursie, ought to, play, proper, rise, rubber, shadow, shame, shine, shoot, sleepy, sleepy head, slow, stay, stay behind, stick, stick to someone, sun, tall







My Shadow by Robert Louis Stevenson (1885): poems

I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, 

And what can be the use of him is more than I can see. 

He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head; 

And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed. 


The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow— 

Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow; 

For he sometimes shoots up taller like an India-rubber ball, 

And he sometimes gets so little that there's none of him at all. 


He hasn't got a notion of how children ought to play, 

And can only make a fool of me in every sort of way. 

He stays so close beside me, he's a coward you can see; 

I'd think shame to stick to nursie as that shadow sticks to me! 


One morning, very early, before the sun was up, 

I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup; 

But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head, 

Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.


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Vocabulary

arrant - used to say how bad something is:

He dismissed the rumours as arrant nonsense.


as - in the same way:

This year, as in previous years, tickets sold very quickly.


asleep - to be sleeping:

The children are asleep.


ball - a round object that you throw, kick, or hit in a game, or something with this shape:

This is a tennis ball.


bed - piece of furniture that you sleep on:

She was lying in bed when I arrived.


behind - at or to the back of someone or something:

Close the door behind you.


beside - next to someone or something, or very near them:

She knelt beside his bed.


buttercup - a small, bright yellow flower


coward - someone who is not brave and tries to avoid dangerous or difficult situations


dew - drops of water that form on surfaces outside during the night


fast - moving, happening, or doing something quickly:

Computers are getting faster all the time.


fast asleep - sleeping deeply

I was fast asleep.


fool - a stupid person:

I was a fool to trust him.


grow - to develop and become bigger or taller as time passes:

Children grow very quickly.


heel - the back part of your foot


India rubber - natural rubber


jump - to push your body up and away from the ground using your feet and legs:

The children were jumping up and down with excitement.


jump into - to move somewhere suddenly and quickly:

She jumped into a taxi and rushed to the station.


lazy - Someone who is lazy does not like working or using any effort:

He's too lazy to make his bed in the morning.


make a fool of - to try to make someone look stupid intentionally:

She was always trying to make a fool of me in front of my friends.


none - not any:

None of them smoke.


notion - an idea or belief:

The notion of sharing is unknown to most two-year-olds.


nursie - a childish way to refer to a "nurse" mainly as a term of address. (In old English, "nurse" is someone who takes care of children.)


ought to - used to say or ask what is the correct or best thing to do:

We ought to tidy up before we go.


play - If children play, they enjoy themselves with toys and games:

She likes playing with her dolls.


proper - correct or suitable:

Please put those books back in the proper place.


rise - get up


rubber - a strong material that bends easily, originally produced from the juice of a tropical tree, and used to make tyres, boots, etc


shadow - a dark area made by something that is stopping the light:

The tree had cast (= made) a long shadow.


shame - a feeling of being embarrassed and guilty about something bad that you have done:

He was filled with shame.


shine - If a surface shines, it reflects light, and if you shine it, you make it reflect light:

She polished her shoes until they were shining.


shoot - to move somewhere very quickly:

She always shoots across the road without looking.


shoot up - To increases very quickly:

Prices will shoot up by 25%.


sleepy - feeling tired and wanting to go to sleep:

The heat had made me sleepy.


sleepy head - A very tired person

Hey now sleepy head, it's time for you to go to bed.


stay - to continue to be in a place, job, etc and not leave:

The weather was bad so we stayed at home.


stay behind - to not leave a place when other people leave:

I stayed behind after class to speak to the teacher.


slow - moving, happening, or doing something without much speed:

I'm making slow progress with the painting.


stick - to become joined to something or to make something become joined to something else, usually with a substance like glue:

The stamp wouldn't stick to the envelope.


stick to someone - to stay very close to someone and follow them wherever they go

Moore stick close to the race leader until the last lap.


sun - the large, bright star that shines in the sky during the day and provides light and heat for the Earth:

The sun rises in the East and sets in the West.


tall - having a greater than average height:

He's tall and thin.

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