Time: 25 – 30 minutes
Preparation and Materials: Make a copy of the Scrambled Sentences handout (page 600) for
each group. (Answer key: page 615.)
Instructions: Divide students into small groups. The students will recreate a sentence from
the given words. Give students words from one scrambled sentence. Have the students create
one sentence from those words. Write the completed sentences on the board. Have other
students check classmates’ work. If using all the sentences from a stanza, have the students
unscramble the sentences. Listen to the song to check their work.
600
You Made Me Laugh: Unscramble the Sentences Directions: Each sentence below has been scrambled – the words are mixed up. For each
sentence, put the words in the correct order to form grammatical and sensible sentences.
1.
star
be
You
couldn’t
a
Unscrambled sentence: _______________________________________________________ 2.
you
laugh
But
made
me
Unscrambled sentence: _______________________________________________________ 3.
cry
You
me
made
Unscrambled sentence: _______________________________________________________ 4.
don’t
here
I
sit
worry
and
Unscrambled sentence: _______________________________________________________ 5.
left
higher
place You world
this
for
much a
Unscrambled sentence: _______________________________________________________ www.americanenglish.state.gov
