Dance of the Dolphins by Joan Stimson: Poems ESL Listening

(TESOL Worksheets--Poems ESL Listening)

Homework Worksheet: docs, pub, Quizlet HERE
Video HERE, 

Dance of the Dolphins by Joan Stimson: poems

Video: https://youtu.be/7bFtjMFhrS8

Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_6u91yy

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

arch, blow, blow bubbles, bubble, carefully, dance, dive, dolphin, fin, flick, fly, leap, listen, low, partner, puff, quick, ride, row, shake, slow, spin, tail, trick, waltz, wave

Dance of the Dolphins by Joan Stimson: poems

Slow, slow, quick quick, slow,

Ride the waves, 

And here we go.

Quick, quick, leap up high,

Arch your back, 

It’s time to fly!

Fly, fly, puff and blow,

Blow some bubbles

In a row

Puff, puff, waltz and spin,

Shake your tail,

Flick your fin.

Slow, slow, quick quick, slow,

Take a partner,

Dive down low.

Quick, quick, slow slow, quick,

Listen carefully,

That’s the trick!

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

Video: https://youtu.be/7bFtjMFhrS8

Word bank

fin, fly, go,low,  row, trick

Dance of the Dolphins by Joan Stimson

Slow, slow, quick quick, slow,

Ride the waves, 

And here we (1)_____________.

Quick, quick, leap up high,

Arch your back, 

It’s time to (2)_____________!

Fly, fly, puff and blow,

Blow some bubbles

In a (3)_____________

Puff, puff, waltz and spin,

Shake your tail,

Flick your (4)_____________.

Slow, slow, quick quick, slow,

Take a partner,

Dive down (5)_____________.

Quick, quick, slow slow, quick,

Listen carefully,

That’s the (6)_____________!

Answers:

Dance of the Dolphins by Joan Stimson

Slow, slow, quick quick, slow,

Ride the waves, 

And here we (1)go.

Quick, quick, leap up high,

Arch your back, 

It’s time to (2)fly!

Fly, fly, puff and blow,

Blow some bubbles

In a (3)row

Puff, puff, waltz and spin,

Shake your tail,

Flick your (4)fin.

Slow, slow, quick quick, slow,

Take a partner,

Dive down (5)low.

Quick, quick, slow slow, quick,

Listen carefully,

That’s the (6)trick!

Vocabulary

arch - to be a curved shape or make something become a curved shape:

She arched her back.

blow - to force air out through your mouth:

She blows on her coffee before taking a sip.

blow bubbles - to make bubbles out of something by blowing it:

I like to blow bubbles.

bubble - a ball of air or gas with liquid around it:

It is an air bubble.

carefully - adverb: giving a lot of attention to what you are doing so that you do not have an accident, make a mistake, or damage something:

This is a carefully prepared speech.

dance - to move your feet and body to the rhythm of music:

She's dancing with Steven.

dive - to swim under water

dolphin - an intelligent animal that lives in the sea, breathes air, and looks like a large, smooth, grey fish

fin - a thin, triangular part on a fish, which helps it to swim

flick - a sudden, quick movement:

With a flick of its tail, the cat was gone.

fly - to move through the air:

The plane was flying at 5000 feet.

leap - to jump somewhere:

She leaped over the wall and disappeared down the alley.

listen - to give attention to someone or something in order to hear them:

What kind of music do you listen to?

low - below the usual level:

This ceiling is very low.

partner - someone that you are dancing or playing a sport or game with

puff - to breathe fast and with difficulty, usually because you have been exercising:

He came puffing up the stairs.

quick - doing something fast or taking only a short time:

I tried to catch him but he was too quick for me.

ride - to travel by sitting on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle and controlling it:

I ride my bike to work.

row - a straight line of people or things:

My students sit at desks in rows for most of the time.

shake - to make quick, short movements from side to side or up and down, or to make something or someone do this:

Shake the bottle.

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

I'm making slow progress with the painting.

spin - If something spins or you spin something, it turns around and around quickly:

The wheel of the bike was still spinning.

tail - the long, narrow part that sticks out at the back of an animal's body:

The dog's pleased to see you - he's wagging his tail.

trick - an effective way of doing something:

What's the trick to pulling out this sofa bed?

waltz - a dance for two partners performed to music that has a rhythm of three beats, or the music for the dance

wave - a line of higher water that moves across the surface of the sea or a lake:

I could hear the waves crashing against the rocks.