Roger was a Razor Fish by Al Pitman (1980): Poems ESL Listening

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

Roger Was a Razor Fish by Al Pitman (1980): poems

Video: https://youtu.be/MxfTbws1NaM

Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_6uvdpv

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

as, catfish, face, fee, fish, head, razor, razorfish, sea, sharp, shave, whiskers

Names

Calvin, Roger

Roger Was a Razor Fish by Al Pitman (1980): poems

Roger was a razor fish

As sharp as he could be

He said to Calvin Catfish

“I’ll shave you for a fee.”

“No thanks,” said Calvin Catfish

“I like me like I be.”

And with his whiskers

On his face

He headed out to sea.

Vocabulary

as - used to compare two things, people, amounts, etc:

He's not as tall as his brother.

catfish - a fish with a flat head and long hairs around its mouth that lives in rivers or lakes

face - the front part of the head where the eyes, nose, and mouth are:

She's got a long, thin face.

head - to move in a particular direction:

They headed back to the shore.

fee - an amount of money that you pay to do something, to use something, or to get a service:

We couldn't afford to pay the lawyer's fee.

fish - an animal that lives only in water and swims using its tail and fins (= thin, triangular parts):

Are there any fish in the pond?

razor - a piece of equipment with a sharp blade used for removing hair from the face, legs, etc

razorfish - A common name used for three unrelated groups of fishes

sea - a large area of salt water:

I'd like to live by the sea.

sharp - having a very thin or pointed edge that can cut things:

Don't cut yourself with that sharp knife.

shave - to cut hair off your face or body:

You need to shave your legs.

whisker - one of the long, stiff hairs that grows around the mouths of animals such as cats

whiskers - hairs growing on a man's face