Over a lagoon there is a balloon
It is a big balloon!
It is a big red balloon
It is a beautiful big red balloon
It is MY beautiful big red balloon
Oh NO! Now what?
Where
Over there! I swear!
I can see your balloon
your big balloon
your big red balloon
your beautiful big red balloon
It flies like this, it flies like that
It swirls in the sky with...
... a dancing bee fly!
Oh NO! Now what?
Where Over there! I swear!
I can see your balloon
your big balloon
your big red balloon
your beautiful big red balloon
It jumps like this, it jumps like that
It hops on the grass and over the road with...
... a grumpy toad!
Oh NO! Now what?
Where Over there! I swear!
I can see your balloon
your big balloon
your big red balloon
your beautiful big red balloon
It spins like this, it spins like that
It swims across the river with...
... an eager beaver!
Oh NO! No w w h at?
W h e re Ove r th e re ! I s w e ar!
I can see your balloon
your big balloon
your big red balloon
your beautiful big red balloon
It waves like this, it waves like that
It moves over the hills and plays with...
... two yellow daffodils!
Oh NO! Now what?
Where Over there! I swear!
Look at the square
and then....
I saw my balloon my big balloon my big red balloon my beautiful big red balloon
having a chat with...
...a persian cat!
Lesson Plan 1. Read the story once. 2. Read the story a second time and encourage students to mime the actions of the balloon. 3. Put students in pairs or in groups and draw a balloon on board. 4. Ask students to brainstorm as many words as possible to describe the balloon and create a word cloud. 5. Students put these words into categories that represent opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material. If there are no words for all these categories ask students to brainstorm relevant vocabulary. 6. Draw students' attention to the fact that there is a specific word order of adjectives in English. 7. Put students in pairs or in small groups. Ask them to draw three balloons and to write short sentences using adjectives from the word cloud. 8. Students choose one balloon and they present it to the class.
9. They could also mention the places they would like to go with this balloon or whether their balloon has got any magic powers, for example it can make people laugh, swim, fly, speak with animals. 10. Display the balloons and let students decide on the most original one.
