Spanish Train

By Chris de Burgh

What’s the story?

Tell everyone your story

Listen to the songHow close was your version?

Look at the highlighted letters. What is the pronunciation rule?knelt in prayer before he diedthe Lord himself appearedHe dealt them each a hand of five

the son of Godhe slipped another aceforever put an end to your sins

a consonant sound at the end of a word is linked to a vowel sound at the

beginning of the next

Look at the highlighted letters. What is the pronunciation rule?Joker is the namepoker is the gamehe slipped another ace

when a word ending in –r or –re is followed by a vowel sound, an /r/ sound

is added to link the words

Look at the highlighted letters. What is the pronunciation rule?fill that train ten thousand deepwith his people by his sideLook what I’ve foundHe dealt them each a hand of fivebut the Lord didn’t see what the Devil didwhen a word ending with a consonant

sound is followed by a word beginning with the same consonant sound, one

long consonant is made

Look at the lyricsPractise reading some of the lines with the correct linking

Record yourself…read the lyrics of this song.

…read a story you have written.…read a poem.

Think about the linking!

Image Credits God:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michelangelo,_Creation_of_Adam_06.jpg

Devil / souls: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Das_ist_mein_lieber_Sohn.jpg

Poker: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Non-casino_Poker_game.jpg

Train: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Class_23_in_Mosel_Valley_1972.jpg

Chess: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ChessSet.jpg

Souls: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Souls_Tormented_by_Serpents.JPG

Ace up sleeve: http://sbditc.wordpress.com/2011/03/04/new-irs-tax-training-opportunity/

Materials by Sandy Millin

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