WARMING-UP

BEFORE LISTENING TO THE SONG

Look at this picture and discuss with your partner what is happening (Pair
Work)

a) Mother and daughter are reunited after a long period

b) The mother is worried about her daughter leaving home.

c) The daughter is happy with leaving all her life behind to go to NYC.

What problems do you think the girl will face if she leaves home and goes to live in NY?

Look at the picture again (Whole Class)

What do you think will happen next?

Will the mother try to persuade her daughter not to leave?

What will the daughter do?

 SONG

Away From Home (Dr Alban)

(Away away from home)

This little girl is a country girl
Left her home and go to New York
Come to NY with one dollar
Ask how many million people in a NY

This little girl went to a session

In a session say she meet a little boy
This little girl is a country girl
Left her home and go a NY WHILE LISTEN TO THE SONG
(Away away from home)
This little girl is a country girl Read through the lyrics and decide if these statements are
(From home away from home) True or False: (P.W.)
(From home away from home)
- The little girl was born in NY.
She went out with this little boy - The boy and the girl met at the countryside.
This boy couldn't show her anywhere - Living in a big city is not easy.
Life in big cities are difficult - The girl earned 1$ after working all day.
She had to work all day to make a living
Colour people please stay where you are AFTER LISTENING TO THE SONG.
Life in big cities are difficult
* VOCABULARY: Means of transport
This little girl is a country girl
(Away away from home) What transport can these words refer to?
Left her home and go a NY
(Away away from home) Car / Bus / Train / Taxi / Bycicle / Plane
This little girl is a country girl
(From home away from home) a) to get on / off g) rank
b) to miss h) to ride
c) fare i) to take off
d) to get in / out j) to land
e) to catch k) to break down
f) station l) platform

Complete the following sentences with these words: trip / journey / tour / excursion

My ____________ to work took over four hours this morning.

For our holydays next year, were going on a ten-day ___________ of the Irish Coast.
We always go on a day ______________ to France in December to buy Christmas presents.
The price of this holiday includes a full-day _____________ to a place of cultural interest.
Hes hoping to go on a(n) ______________ to the Himalayas next year.