Level: Low Intermediate and Up
Pair with the Songs:
“Can’t Stop the Feeling” (Justin Timberlake, 2016)
“My Girl” (The Temptations, 1965)
Recommended Videos:
“Can’t Stop the Feeling”: the official video
“My Girl”: the audio-only video
The song “My Girl” repeats the phrase I’ve got seven times. The song “Can’t Stop the Feeling” repeats the phrase I got many times. (In informal spoken English, people sometimes drop the ‘ve in I’ve got–they say I got.) In the interactive worksheets below, students practice saying I’ve got it and I’ve got ’em when going over a list of what they’ll take to a picnic, when traveling to Wisconsin, or when traveling to Hawaii. (These worksheets are 3 versions of the same activity–going over a checklist. I use the worksheet that’s most appropriate for the season and students I’m working with.) Permission is granted to reproduce for classroom use. Accompany the worksheet with this activity: Distribute common items (a comb, a pen, a magazine, etc.) to students, one item to each student. Ask students, “Who has the _________?” (For example, Who has the comb?) The student who has the item answers, “I’ve got it” and gives it back. For more activities to pair with “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” please see the Lesson Plan.
SONGS AND ACTIVITIES FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS 