By Natalia Guerreiro
Student: ____________________
Teacher: ____________________
“Material Girl"
Some boys (1)ssik me, some boys (2)ghu
me
I think they're O.K.
If they don't give me proper (3)cdeirt
I just (4)lkaw away
They can beg and they can plead
But they can't see the (5)ghilt, that's right
'Cause the boy with the cold hard (6)achs
Is always Mister Right, 'cause we are
[Chorus:]
Living in a material (7)drolw
And I am a material (8)ligr
You know that we are living in a material
(7)drolw
And I am a material (8)ligr
Some boys romance, some boys slow
(9)acden
That's all right with me
If they can't raise my interest then I
Have to let them be
( ) ( )
( )
Some boys try and some boys lie but
I don't let them play
Only boys who save their pennies
Make my rainy (10)ayd, 'cause they are
[chorus]
Living in a material world (material)
Living in a material world
[repeat]
Boys may come and boys may go
And that's all right you see
Experience has made me (11)cihr
And now they're after me, 'cause
everybody's
[chorus]
A material, a material, a material, a
material world
Living in a material world (material)
Living in a material world
[repeat and fade]
( ) ( )
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Read the lyrics and answer.

1) Does she like rich or poor boys?

2) What does Mister Right mean?

3) “We are living in a material world”. Do you agree?

4) Are you materialistic?

5) Is money very important in a relationship?

Use the words to make questions in the dialogue. Then role play.

Material Girl: have/car?

Boy: Yes, a very nice car.

MG: have/house?

Boy: Yes, a very big house.

MG: have/lots of money?

Boy: Yes, I’m very rich.

MG: what/phone number?

Boy: Oh, I don’t have a telephone.

Teacher’s Guide

Target: adult or teenage beginners

Aim: show beginner students they already know some English; practice “do you
have”

Material:
- A handout per student
- Madonna’s “Material Girl” song or videoclip

Procedures:
1. Hand out the sheets. Use the first item as a model. Read the scrambled word
(ssik) and say it’s not correct. Perform the action (kiss) and elicit the word.
Teach the command “unscramble”. Then ask them to find the corresponding
picture and number it. Students pair up and carry on the task.
2. Play the song/video clip so they can check their answers. You may need to
pre-teach “chorus”. Class check.
3. Go over the 5 questions with them, working with meaning and drilling the
pronunciation of “materialistic”. With weaker groups, do this as a whole group
activity. Stronger groups can ask the questions in trios. Class check.
4. Tell students they will be actors. Elicit the question in the first line (“do you
have a car?”). Pair sts up and have them role play the dialogue.

Answer Key:
(1)ssik - kiss
(2)ghu - hug
(3)cdeirt - credit
(4)lkaw - walk
(5)ghilt - light
Dance - 9
(6)achs - cash
(7)drolw - world
(8)ligr - girl World - Credit
(9)acden - dance Kiss - 1 (card) - 3
(10)ayd - day
(11)cihr – rich

1) The rich ones.

2) The perfect man for a woman/another man Light -

Cash - 6
3) Answers will vary. Day - 10
4) Answers will vary.

5) Answers will vary.

Material Girl: Do you have a car?

MG: Do you have a house?

Walk - 4
MG: Do you have lots of money?
MG: What’s your phone number?
Hug - 2 Girl - 8
Rich -