5-Day Challenge: "Sing It, Speak It, Own It!" 🎶 by Masha Honcharova

Guess the Grammar

mhoncharova — 2025-01-27 08:37:35 UTC

Guess the Grammar

Write down 3-5 sentences from the lyrics that use Present Simple or Present Continuous (e.g., "I’m dreaming about you" or "I sing every day").

🎤 Bonus: Record yourself singing these sentences aloud.

"Sing and Switch"

mhoncharova — 2025-01-27 08:45:12 UTC

🎯 Task
Listen to the song again, but this time, rewrite 3 lines of the lyrics:

If it’s in Present Simple, change it to Present Continuous (e.g., "You call me" → "You are calling me").
If it’s in Present Continuous, change it to Present Simple (e.g., "I’m thinking of you" → "I think of you").

🎤 Bonus: Make it fun by adding a short explanation for each change.

Birds of a Feather" 🐦🎶

mhoncharova — 2025-01-27 08:50:29 UTC

The phrase "Birds of a feather" is an idiom that means ......... Listen from 0:41 and explain its meaning.

🎯 Task: Use this idiom in a sentence about the song or your own life.

🎤 Record your bonus sentence and explain what the idiom means in your own words!

Pronunciation Practice

mhoncharova — 2025-01-27 08:55:37 UTC

🎯 Task:
Today, we’re focusing on improving your pronunciation with words that have similar sounds like weather and feather from Billie Eilish's "Birds of a Feather."

Pronunciation Practice:
- Listen carefully to how weather and feather are pronounced in the song. Repeat the words out loud after hearing them.
- Pay special attention to the "th" sound in both words, which should sound like a soft "th" (as in think or thumb).
Find 5 more words that have the same "th" sound
🎤 Record yourself reading all 7 words (the 2 from the song and 5 new ones) out loud clearly.

Karaoke Time – Sing It Loud!

mhoncharova — 2025-01-27 08:58:29 UTC

🎯 Task:
It’s the final day of the challenge, and we’re ending with some karaoke! 🎉

Find a Song:
Choose a song you love that uses both Present Simple and Present Continuous in the lyrics
Sing the Chorus:
Record yourself singing the chorus of the song. Focus on:
- Clear pronunciation of tricky words (like “weather” or “feather”).
- Using the correct rhythm and tone.

🎤 Record your performance and post it in Padlet. Don’t be shy—this is your moment to shine!