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Enrique Iglesias
Bailamos
1. Esta noche bailamos
2. Te doy toda mí vida
3. Quedate conmigo
4. Tonight we dance,
5. I leave my life in your hands.
6. We take the floor,
7. Nothing is forbidden anymore.
8. Don't let the world in outside.
9. Don't let a moment go by.
10. Nothing can stop us tonight!
Chorus
11. ¡Bailamos!
12. Let the rhythm take you over...
13. ¡Bailamos!
14. Te quiero, amor mío
15. ¡Bailamos!
16. Wanna live this night forever...
17. ¡Bailamos!
18. Te quiero, amor mío...
19. ¡Te quiero!
20. Tonight I'm yours,
21. We can make it happen I'm so sure.
22. I won't let it go.
23. There is something I think you should know.
24. I won't be leaving your side,
25. We're gonna dance through the night.
26. I want to reach for the stars!
Chorus
27. ¡Bailamos!
28. Let the rhythm take you over...
29. ¡Bailamos!
30. Te quiero, amor mío...
31. ¡Bailamos!
32. Wanna live this night forever...
33. ¡Bailamos!
34. Te quiero, amor mío...
35. ¡Te quiero!
36. Tonight we dance,
37. Like no tomorrow.
38. If you will stay with me,
39. Te quiero, mi amor.
40. Quedate conmigo...
41. Esta noche...bailamos.
42. ¡Bailamos!
43. ¡Bailamos!
44. Let the rhythm take you over...
45. ¡Bailamos!
46. Te quiero, amor mío...
47. ¡Bailamos!
48. Wanna live this night forever...
49. ¡Bailamos!
50. Te quiero, amor mío...
51. ¡Te quiero!
52. ¡Como te quiero!
53. ¡Como te quiero!
54. ¡Como te quiero!
I. Pre-Song Activities:
A. Creative Free Write
Teacher dictate the following words.
Student: Write a sentence or a story with the words. Add any words you need.
If you change the form of any of these words, you will not be using the words from the song:
dance forever
hands life stars
rhythm stop
tonight want world
B. Verb
Cloze Exercise: See Page 2
Simple Present Verbs
Students fill in the blanks
with the verbs on the list.
C. Cloze Memory Exercise -Page 3
Students
remember the missing verbs.
II. Worksheet for Grammar Exercises and Discussion Questions - Page 4
III. Worksheet Page 5 - Page 5
Simple Present Verbs - Third Person Singular Pronunciation & Spelling
IV. Español:
find the Spanish lines in the song for the following English lines:
1. I give you my whole life
2. Stay with me
3. Tonight we dance
4. I love you, my love (2 different ways)
5. Let's dance
6. I want you
7. Oh, how I want you
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I.B - Pre-Song
Activity - Beg - Int
Verb Cloze Exercise (Simple
Present)
Directions: Use each one of the verbs below in a blank
space.
Do not change them and you
must use all of them!
1. dance √ 10. live
2. dance 11. make
3. dance 12. reach for
4. know 13. stay
5. leave 14. stop
6. leave 15. take
7. let 16. take
8. let 17. think
9. let 18. want
1. Tonight we __dance__ (1),
2. I ___________ (2) my life in your hands.
3. We ___________ (3) the floor,
4. Nothing is forbidden anymore.
5. Don't ___________ (4) the world in outside.
6. Don't ___________ (5) a moment go by.
7. Nothing can ___________ (6) us tonight!
8. Let the rhythm ___________ (7) you over...
9. Wanna ___________ (8) this night forever...
10. Tonight I'm yours,
11. We can ___________ (9) it happen I'm so sure.
12. I won't ___________ (10) it go.
13. There is something I ___________ (11) you
should ___________ (12).
14. I won't
be ___________ing_ (13)
your side,
15. We're going to ___________ (14) through the night.
16. I _____________ (15) to __________ _________ (16) the stars!
17. Tonight we _____________ (17) ,
18. Like no tomorrow.
19. If you will ___________ (18) with me
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I. C -
Pre-Song Activity - Beg - Int
Verb Memory Exercise (Simple
Present)
This is for the next
class to see if you can remember the verbs:
Fill in as many as the
present simple verbs (and a few basic
form verbs) that you can remember.
4. Tonight we _____________,
5. I _______________ my life in your hands.
6. We ________________ the floor,
7. Nothing is forbidden anymore.
8. Don't _________ the world in outside.
9. Don't __________ a moment go by.
10. Nothing can ______________ us tonight!
Chorus
11. ¡Bailamos!
12. _____________ the rhythm ______________ you over...
13. ¡Bailamos!
14. Te quiero amor mío
15. ¡Bailamos!
16. Wanna ___________ this night forever...
17. ¡Bailamos!
18. Te quiero amor mío...
19. ¡Te quiero!
20. Tonight I'm yours,
21. We can __________ it ______________ I'm so sure.
22. I won't ___________ it go.
23. There is something I ________________ you should __________
24. I won't be __________ing your side,
25. We're gonna ___________ through the night.
26. I __________ to ___________ ______________ the stars!
36. Tonight we __________,
37. Like no tomorrow.
38. If you will ______________ with me,
39. Te quiero, mio amor
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Enrique Iglesias: Bailamos
A. Beginning - Intermediate Students:
What is the singer saying in the following lines:
(Explain what he is saying in your own words.)
See below for the lines:
LINE #
5. ______________________________________
6. ______________________________________
7. ______________________________________
8. ______________________________________
9. ______________________________________
10. ______________________________________
12. ______________________________________
16. ______________________________________
21. ______________________________________
22. ______________________________________
24. ______________________________________
26. ______________________________________
36 - 38 _________________________________
1. Esta noche bailamos
2. Te doy toda mí vida
3. Quedate conmigo
4. Tonight we dance,
5. I leave my life in your hands.
6. We take the floor,
7. Nothing is forbidden anymore.
8. Don't let the world in outside.
9. Don't let a moment go by.
10. Nothing can stop us tonight!
11. ¡Bailamos!
12. Let the rhythm take you over...
13. ¡Bailamos!
14. Te quiero, amor mío
15. ¡Bailamos!
16. Wanna live this night forever...
20. Tonight I'm yours,
21. We can make it happen I'm so sure.
22. I won't let it go.
23. There is something I think you should know.
24. I won't be leaving your side,
25. We're gonna dance through the night.
26. I want to reach for the stars!
36. Tonight we dance
37. Like no tomorrow
38. If you will stay with me,
II. Worksheet
A. VOCABULARY:
1. The following words have two meanings in this song. First, find the two uses of each word in the song and underline them.
2. Then, explain each meaning:
leave take
2. How many times can you find the word "let"?
Underline them.
How many meanings does it have in the song?
B. GRAMMAR:
1. Contractions: How many can you find?
List them here, followed by their full form.
Example: she's - she is
2. Reductions: How many can you find?
List them here, followed by their full form.
Example: gotta - have got to
C. Discussion
1. What does he want in this song? How many
things can you find in the song that he wants?
2. Why does he say 'anymore' in line 7?
3. What does he want her to know? Line 23
D. Spanish
Read the following lines.
Then write them in English:
1. Te quiero, amor mío,
2. Esta noche bailamos
3. Quédate conmigo
4. Te doy toda mí vida
5. ¡Ay, como te quiero!
6. ¡Bailamos!
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Enrique Iglesias: Bailamos
III. Worksheet Simple Present -
Third Person Singular
Directions
1. Make a list of all the verbs in the song.
2. Put all the
verbs in the third person singular present tense.
3. Then put the words into pronunciation or spelling groups in the chart below:
Rules
Pronunciation:
1. If the end sound of the verb is voiced,
(feel your voice box), the final 's' is pronounced: /z/
loves, learns, dreams, smiles, drives, sees, snows, rains
2. If the end sound of the verb is not voiced (feel the air from your lips), the final 's' is pronounced /s/
helps, wants, talks, laughs, writes, walks, asks
3. If the verb ends in ss, sh, ch, se, ce, x, add 'es' to make the third person singular.
This is pronounced /iz/ kisses, dances, washes, watches, fixes, buzzes
Spelling:
4. If the verb ends in a consonant + y', change the y to i and add 'es'. (y --> i + es)
study-->studies, carry -- carries, try --> tries
5. If the verb ends in a vowel + 'y', simply add 's' enjoys, plays, buys,
6. Irregular verbs: go --> goes, do
--> does; have --> has
Chart to place all the verbs from Bailamos:
Directions:
1. Change all verbs in the song to the third person singular and place in one of the following categories.
2. When you finish, go back to Page 2 - Verb Cloze Exercise. Change all the I's to he and you's to she,
we to they. Change all the verbs to third person. Change all the pronouns.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
/z/ /s/ /iz/ Consonant + y Vowel + y Irregular
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Enrique Iglesias: Bailamos ANSWERS
III. Worksheet Simple Present -
Third Person Singular
Directions
1. Make a list of all the verbs in the song.
2. Put all the
verbs in the third person singular present tense.
3. Then put the words into pronunciation or spelling groups in the chart below:
Rules
Pronunciation:
1. If the end sound of the verb is voiced,
(feel your voice box), the final 's' is pronounced: /z/
loves, learns, dreams, smiles, drives, sees, snows, rains
2. If the end sound of the verb is not voiced (feel the air from your lips), the final 's' is pronounced /s/
helps, wants, talks, laughs, writes, walks, asks
3. If the verb ends in ss, sh, ch, se, ce, x, add 'es' to make the third person singular.
This is pronounced /iz/ kisses, dances, washes, watches, fixes, buzzes
Spelling:
4. If the verb ends in a consonant + y', change the y to i and add 'es'. (y --> i + es)
study-->studies, carry -- carries, try --> tries
5. If the verb ends in a vowel + 'y', simply add 's' enjoys, plays, buys,
6. Irregular verbs: go --> goes, do
--> does; have --> has
Chart to place all the verbs from Bailamos:
Directions:
1. Change all verbs in the song to the third person singular and place in one of the following categories.
2. When you finish, go back to Page 2 - Verb Cloze Exercise. Change all the I's to he and you's to she,
we to they. Change all the verbs to third person. Change all the pronouns.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
/z/ /s/ /iz/ Consonant + y Vowel + y Irregular
leaves takes dances stays goes
lives stops reaches is
forbids lets
happens makes
knows thinks
wants
5 6 2 1 2
Total = 14 (there’s no “Consonant + y)”
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Enrique Iglesias: Bailamos
Find My Partner
Sentences
Teachers:
Photocopy, cut up and paste on cards
1. Tonight
we dance
2. I
give you my whole life
3. Stay
with me
4. Let's
dance
5. I
love you, my love (1)
6. I
love you, my love (2)
7. Oh,
how I want you
1. Esta noche
bailamos
2. Te doy toda mí
vida
3. Quédate
conmigo
4. ¡Bailamos!
5. Te quiero,
amor mío
6. Te quiero, mi
amor.
7. ¡Ay, como te
quiero!
ESL Through Music - Lori
Cleary - Memory TEST Name __________________
Enrique Iglesias: Bailamos
This song is easy to teach for memorization, good
for pronunciation and a great song to perform at a ceremony.
Here’s an exercise to help with the memorization
process.
Fill in the blanks with the
missing words. (Now you will be all
ready for Graduation!!)
4. _____________ we _____________,
5. I _______________ my life in your ________.
6. We ________________ the ___________,
7. ____________ is ______________ anymore.
8. Don't ___________ the ___________ in outside.
9. Don't ____________ a ____________ go _________.
10. _________ can
______________ _________ tonight!
Chorus
11. ¡Bailamos!
12. _____________ the ___________ ______________ you over...
13. ¡Bailamos!
14. Te __________ amor mío
15. ¡Bailamos!
16. Wanna ___________ this __________ forever...
17. ¡Bailamos!
18. Te __________ amor mío...
19. ¡Te ___________!
20. Tonight I'm yours,
21. We can __________ it ______________ I'm so sure.
22. I won't ___________ it go.
23. There is something I ________________ you should __________
24. I won't be __________ing your side,
25. We're gonna ___________ through the night.
26. I __________ to ___________ ______________ the stars!
36. Tonight we __________,
37. Like no tomorrow.
38. If you will ______________ with me,
39. Te quiero, mio amor