Monday, July 09, 2018

Help by Shel Silverstein (1996) : Poems ESL Listening

(TESOL Worksheets--Poems ESL Listening)
Transcript: drivedocspub
Homework Worksheet: docs, pub  Quizlet HERE
Video HERE, 2nd Video HERE






Help by Shel Silverstein (1996): poems


Video: https://youtu.be/I7nFfbLIPfM

Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_5rrsb5


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

bend, damage, favor, graduate, guarantee, guess, holler, horn, hurt, insurance, owe, owe someone a favor, promise, save, scratch, should, still, stuck, tool, tree, unicorn, wash, wildwood

Help by Shel Silverstein (1996): poems

I walked through the wildwood, and what did I see

But a unicorn with his horn stuck in a tree,

Crying, “Someone please help me before it‘s too late.”

I hollered, “I’ll free you.” He hollered back, “Wait--

How much will it hurt? How long will it take?

Are you sure that my horn will not scratch, bend, or break?

How hard will you pull? How much must I pay?

Must you do it right now or is Wednesday okay?

Have you done this before? Do you have the right tools?

Have you graduated from horn-saving school?

Will I owe you a favor? And what will it be?

Do you promise that you will not damage the tree?

Should I close my eyes? Should I sit down or stand?

Do you have insurance? Have you washed your hands?

And after you free me--tell me what then?

Can you guarantee I won’t get stuck again?

Tell me when. Tell me how.

Tell me why. Tell me where….”

I guess that he’s still sitting there.


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Match the missing words to the blanks.  Then watch the video to check your answers

Video: https://youtu.be/I7nFfbLIPfM


Word bank

again, break, hands, okay, school, tree, wait


Help by Shel Silverstein 

I walked through the wildwood, and what did I see

But a unicorn with his horn stuck in a (1)______________,

Crying, “Someone please help me before it‘s too late.”

I hollered, “I’ll free you.” He hollered back, “(2)______________

How much will it hurt? How long will it take?

Are you sure that my horn will not scratch, bend, or (3)______________?

How hard will you pull? How much must I pay?

Must you do it right now or is Wednesday (4)______________?

Have you done this before? Do you have the right tools?

Have you graduated from horn-saving (5)______________?

Will I owe you a favor? And what will it be?

Do you promise that you will not damage the tree?

Should I close my eyes? Should I sit down or stand?

Do you have insurance? Have you washed your (6)______________?

And after you free me--tell me what then?

Can you guarantee I won’t get stuck (7)______________?

Tell me when. Tell me how.

Tell me why. Tell me where….”

I guess that he’s still sitting (8)______________.

answers:

Help by Shel Silverstein 

I walked through the wildwood, and what did I see

But a unicorn with his horn stuck in a (1)tree,

Crying, “Someone please help me before it‘s too late.”

I hollered, “I’ll free you.” He hollered back, “(2)Wait--

How much will it hurt? How long will it take?

Are you sure that my horn will not scratch, bend, or (3)break?

How hard will you pull? How much must I pay?

Must you do it right now or is Wednesday (4)okay?

Have you done this before? Do you have the right tools?

Have you graduated from horn-saving (5)school?

Will I owe you a favor? And what will it be?

Do you promise that you will not damage the tree?

Should I close my eyes? Should I sit down or stand?

Do you have insurance? Have you washed your (6)hands?

And after you free me--tell me what then?

Can you guarantee I won’t get stuck (7)again?

Tell me when. Tell me how.

Tell me why. Tell me where….”

I guess that he’s still sitting (8)there.

Vocabulary

bend - to become curved, or to make something become curved:

The trees were bending in the wind.


damage - to harm or break something:

Many buildings were damaged in the storm.


favor - something that you do to help someone:

Could you do me a favor please?


graduate - to complete your education successfully at a university, college, or, in the US, at school:

He graduated from Cambridge University in 2006.


guess - used when you think that something is probably true or likely:

I've known her for about 12 years, I guess.


holler - to shout or call loudly


horn - one of the hard, pointed growths on the heads of cows, goats, and some other animals


hurt - If a part of your body hurts, it is painful:

My eyes really hurt.


insurance - an agreement in which you pay a company money and they pay your costs if you have an accident, injury, etc:

He has travel insurance.


owe - to have to give something to someone because they deserve it:

I think I owe you an apology.


owe someone a favor - feel you should do something to help someone because they have done something to help you: 

I'll ask Steve. He owes me a favor.


promise - to say that you will certainly do something or that something will certainly happen:

She promised to write to me every week.


save - MAKE SAFE

to stop someone or something from being killed or destroyed:

He was badly injured, but the doctors saved his life.


scratch - to make a slight cut or long, thin mark with a sharp object:

I scratched myself on the roses.


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

He should have gone to the doctor.


still - CONTINUING

used to say that something is continuing to happen now or that someone is continuing to do something now:

He's still here if you want to speak to him.


stuck - NOT MOVE

not able to move anywhere:

My car got stuck in a ditch.


tool - EQUIPMENT

a piece of equipment that you use with your hands in order to help you do something:

I haven't got the correct tools to cut the metal.


tree - a tall plant with a thick stem that has branches coming from it and leaves:

They went under a tree to shelter from the rain.


unicorn - an imaginary white horse with a horn growing from the front of its head


wash - CLEAN YOURSELF

to clean part of your body with water and soap:

Have you washed your hands?


wildwood - an uncultivated wood or forest that has been allowed to grow naturally.

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