Step 1 - Listening

Ice age
Have you ever seen any of the Ice Age films?
Did you like them? Why, why not? Which character(s) do you like most?

You are going to listen to a song from Ice Age 4 about family.
Before you start listening, have a look at the sentences from the assignment below.
Together they form the chorus. Try to put them in the right order while listening.
You will have several chances to do so because the chorus is played three times.

 

Now we're going to listen in more detail. The words below are all in the song. They are in the order of the song. Before listening make sure you know the meaning of the words.

While listening:
Write down words from the text you think are (in any kind of way) connected to these words (make sure you can explain their connection). The more you write down, the better!

After listening:
Compare your notes to those of a classmate. How many words have you got? Have you got similar words? Can you explain the connection? If yes, move on for the next part of the exercise.

Check if the words you wrote down are present in the lyrics (at the bottom of the page) and if your answers make sense. Which group found the most words?

Now, using your own notes and the lyrics (if necessary), answer the following question:

Do you think the people singing the song are family? Why or why not?
What words from the text make you think so?


Discussion
What is the link between family and friends according to you?
Have you got friends that feel like family or the other way around?

Lyrics

We are, we are, not your ordinary fami-mi-ly
But we can all agree that we are, we are, close as close can be
So it don’t matter what it looks like, we look perfect to me
We got every kind of love, I feel so lucky indeed
They can keep on talking it don’t matter to me
‘cause we are, we are, family

We are family   (several times)
So what, we don’t look, we don’t act, we don’t walk, we don’t talk like you do
So what if we hang just to hang
Ain’t no shame
We both do what we want to
‘cause we come from everywhere
Searching for ones to care
Somehow we found it here
We found us a home
We are, we are, not your ordinary fami-mi-ly
But we can all agree that we are, we are, close as close can be
So it don’t matter what it looks like, we look perfect to me
We got every kind of love, I feel so lucky indeed
They can keep on talking it don’t matter to me
‘cause we are, we are family

We are family

OK, so the links in our chain makes us strange
But really they make us stronger
And I wouldn’t replace not a thing
Mother or father …

‘Cause weee
‘cause we come from everywhere
Searching for ones to care
Somehow we found it here
We found us a home

We are, we are, not your ordinary fami-mi-ly
But we can all agree that we are, we are close as close can be
So it don’t matter what it looks like, we look perfect to me
We got every kind of love, I feel so lucky indeed
They can keep on talking it don’t matter to me
‘cause we are, we are family

Family (we are)

We are, we are, family