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Heartland

ORIGINAL SONGS BY

TOM REID

Bye Bye Baby Blue

Catherine Street

Tha t is Lo ve

Without You

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Edited by

Mark Fletcher

To accompany HEARTLAND CASSETTE – ISBN 1 898295 61 1

Heartland

by Tom Reid

13 original modern songs (folk/pop/blues style) professionally recorded

with full accompaniment on Cassette ISBN 1 898295 61 1 available from

your local stockist, or English Experience.

“Is it Paul Simon? Is it Bob Dylan? Is it Paul McCartney?

NO – it’s the great new collection from Tom Reid – and it’s a

landmark in music for language learning!”

Musicians: Galway Blonde

Tom Reid Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Drum programming

Ian White Lead Guitars

Phil Bunce Banjo, Guitar

Steve Hill Bass

All songs written and produced by Tom Reid

Recorded at Circus Studio, Bath England 1997

Dedication to Jeni

Edited by Mark Fletcher and Richard Munns

Illustrated by Mark Fletcher

Hythe Kent CT21 6PE England, 1997

Telephone/Fax: +(44) 1303 238880

E-Mail: brainfriendlypubs@dial.pipex.com

ISBN 1 898295 51 4

PRINTED BY HYTHE PRINTERS LTD., HYTHE , KENT

Conditions of sale permit the photocopying / printing of these masters for student use.

It is not permitted to subsequently use photocopies to generate further copies for resale.

HEARTLAND

Contents

Resource Book

Page

Cassette – Side 1

Contents and Teaching Notes

1. The Sun is Shining (for Melissa)

1/2

2. Country Man

3/4

3. Bye, Bye, Baby Blue

5/6

4. There’s a Time

7/8

5. Blueberry Hill

9/10

6. Without You

11/12

Cassette – Side 2

7. Heartland

13/14

8. Catherine Street

15/16

9. Just Like a Man

17/18

10. What Do You Want?

19/20

11. That is Love

21/22

12. The Ball and Chain

23/24

Answers

English Experience, 25 Julian Road, Folkestone, Kent CT19 5HW

HEARTLAND

Hello.

Welcome to Heartland . As a songwriter and EFL teacher I know how successful

songs can be in both stimulating learners and creating a warm and friendly

atmosphere in the classroom.

The idea for Heartland started when I began to use my own songs as an

alternative to standard EFL pop favourites. I found that students responded with

great enthusiasm to the songs and to the short tasks that accompanied them. I

was so encouraged, I decided to compile this resource.

I’d like to thank the musicians, Phil, Ian, Gemma and Mick for their hard work, patience

(!!) and support, and a special thanks to Ian White for inspiring ‘Country Man’.

Heartland consists of a cassette of 12 original, authentic songs plus this

photocopiable resource. Complete lyrics are provided, and each song includes a

variety of both teacher and learner friendly tasks.

Happy teaching!

Tom Reid

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Some ideas for making very good use of the songs

If you are using Heartland primarily for entertaining language work

Choose one of the songs.

i) Photocopy both sides of the worksheet for your chosen song. Cut up the ‘text’ page so you have the

‘missing words’ version ready for the class (one between two students is enough).

ii) Either – play the chosen song a couple of times then give out the ‘gap’ text for students to fill in or

distribute the ‘gap’ text, and students guess the missing words before hearing the song.

iii) Play the song again – and check the words against the full text.

iv) Give out the ‘exercise’ page for your song. Exercise A is always a skim reading one connecting the

little pictures with lines in the song and then sorting them into the order in which they first occur in the

song. This is best done in pairs.

v) Exercises B C D E are variously for comprehension, or to prompt discussion on the themes of the songs

(drawing on personal experiences). They provide vocabulary building tasks and require closer examination

of language, for example, rhymes or colloquialisms.

vi) Exercise F asks students to give the song a score out of 5 points and can be used as a starting point

for discussing types of music and preferences.

If you are using Heartland primarily as easy listening.

i) let the cassette be playing as students arrive. The mix of lively numbers and slower ballads creates a

pleasant atmosphere. Have the full texts of the songs visible (on wall/whiteboard) for interested students

to look at.

ii) play the songs again informally in the background while students are, for example, changing activities,

getting ready to leave. Be ready to respond to requests for the words.

Mark Fletcher (editor)

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HEARTLAND

The Sun is Shining (For Melissa)

The sun is shining,

there’s not a cloud in the sky

The sun is shining,

there’s not a cloud in the sky

Melissa’s at the window

with that loving look in her eye

She’s calling to me with a voice as sweet as a bird

I swear it’s the best song that I’ve ever heard

The sun is shining,

there’s not a . . . . . . . . . . . . . in the sky

The sun is shining,

there’s not a . . . . . . . . . . . . . in the sky

Melissa’s . . . . . . . . . . . . .

with that loving look in her eye

She’s calling to me with a voice as . . . . . . . . . . . .

I swear it’s the best song that I’ve ever heard

It’s ninety degrees but it feels like one

hundred and five

It’s ninety degrees but it feels like one

hundred and five

Melissa’s cooking chicken

but I’m just trying to survive

It’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . but it feels like one

hundred and five

It’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . but it feels like one

hundred and five

Melissa’s cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . .

but I’m just trying to . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A band is playing down on Cathedral Street

The boys are drinking shakers while the girls

are dancing to the beat

A . . . . . . is playing down on Cathedral Street

The boys are . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . while the

girls are dancing to the beat

Ah Melissa I’m so in love with you

There’s nothing in this world

that I wouldn’t do for you

Ah Melissa I’m so in love with you

There’s nothing in this . . . . . . . . . . . . .

that I wouldn’t do for you

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