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CONTENTS
3–4
Song lyrics
5
Vocabulary list x 55 (to print and cut out)
6–7
Pairs activity – Students help each other
to fill in the spaces
8 – 12
Draw a line to link the pairs activity x 5 (one for each
verse)
13 – 17
Wordsearches x 5 (one for each verse)
18– 23
50 full-color pairs of matching cards, ready to print…
23-24
Other ideas (including drama, art, mime, and singing)
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The Opposites Song
Big, small
Short, tall
These are opposites
Day, night
Left, right
These are opposites
Up, down
Touch the ground!
Low, high
Touch the sky!
Fast, slow
Stop, go
Push, pull
Empty, full
These are opposites
Hot, cold
Young, old
These are opposites
Near, far
Ha, ha, ha!
Old, new
Boo, hoo!
Dull, bright
Heavy, light
Girls, boys
Silence, noise
(CHORUS)
Opposites make the
world go round
World go round
World go round
Opposites make the
world go round
Living in harmony
Fat, thin
Lose, win
These are opposites
Early, late
Curly, straight
These are opposites
Boring, fun
Run, run!
Healthy, ill
Stand still!
Catch, throw
On, off
Hard, soft
[CHORUS]
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Yes, no
King, queen
Dirty, clean
[CHORUS]
Dark, light
Wrong, right
These are opposites
Square, round
Lost, found
These are opposites
Summer, winter
Whisper, whisper!
In, out
Shout, shout!
Strong, weak
Listen, speak
Stay, leave
Give, receive
Village, city
Ugly, pretty
These are opposites
Ceiling, floor
Shut the door!
Stamp, tiptoe
Open the window!
Good, bad
Happy, sad
Wet, dry
Hello, goodbye
[CHORUS]
[CHORUS]
White, black
Front, back
These are opposites
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55 pairs of opposites…
Print (on colored card if possible), laminate (if you intend to reuse them) and cut up
to make individual cards. Students match the opposites in pairs or small groups.
big
short
day
left
up
ground
low
fast
stop
push
empty
on
hard
hot
young
near
small
fat
tall
lose
night
early
right
curly
down boring
sky
run
high healthy
slow
catch
go
yes
pull
king
full
dirty
off
dark
soft
wrong
cold
square
old
lost
far
summer
ha ha ha boo hoo whisper
old
new
in
dull
bright strong
heavy
light
listen
girls
boys
stay
silence noise
give
thin
win
late
straight
fun
white
front
village
ugly
ceiling
stand still
shut
ill
stamp
throw
good
no
happy
queen
wet
clean
hello
light
right
round
found
winter
shout
out
weak
speak
leave
receive
black
back
city
pretty
floor
open
tiptoe
bad
sad
dry
goodbye
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A) Work with someone who has a “B” sheet. Can you match the opposites?
white
front
village
ugly
ceiling
shut
stamp
good
happy
wet
hello
fat
lose
early
curly
boring
run
healthy
catch
yes
king
dirty
on
hard
hot
young
near
ha ha ha
lost
dull
heavy
girls
silence
big
short
day
left
up
ground
low
fast
stop
push
empty
whisper
in
strong
listen
stay
give
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B) Work with someone who has an “A” sheet. Can you match the opposites?
no
throw
found
far
soft
fun
win
back
ill
boo hoo
floor
off
bright
tall
pretty
right
noise
dry
late
high
small
clean
bad
shout
slow
light
cold
city
old
queen
stand still
straight
open
down
thin
out
black
goodbye
leave
go
speak
tiptoe
receive
night
pull
boys
weak
sky
sad
full
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Can you link the pairs?
(Verse 1)
big
up
day
low
short
ground
left
push
stop
fast
empty
night
sky
small
go
full
high
right
pull
down
slow
tall
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Can you link the pairs?
(Verse 2)
on
dull
silence
young
near
ha ha ha
old
hard
heavy
girls
hot
old
off
new
light
far
cold
noise
boys
soft
bright
boo hoo
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Can you link the pairs?
(Verse 3)
fat
yes
curly
king
boring
run
healthy
catch
lose
early
dirty
ill
thin
late
stand still
clean
throw
queen
win
fun
straight
no
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Can you link the pairs?
(Verse 4)
whisper
wrong
listen
in
square
summer
stay
give
strong
dark
lost
light
right
round
found
winter
shout
out
weak
speak
leave
receive
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Can you link the pairs?
(Verse 5)
white
shut
good
ugly
hello
front
stamp
village
happy
wet
ceiling
sad
back
city
dry
floor
open
tiptoe
black
bad
pretty
goodbye
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Opposites Wordsearch (Verse 1)
big
short
day
left
up
ground
small
tall
night
right
down
sky
low
fast
stop
push
empty
high
slow
go
pull
full
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Opposites Wordsearch (Verse 2)
on
off
hard
soft
hot
cold
young
old
near
far
ha ha ha boo hoo
old
dull
heavy
girls
silence
new
bright
light
boys
noise
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Opposites Wordsearch (Verse 3)
fat
lose
early
curly
boring
run
thin
win
late
straight
fun
healthy
catch
yes
king
dirty
ill
throw
no
queen
clean
stand still
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Opposites Wordsearch (Verse 4)
dark
wrong
square
lost
summer
whisper
light
right
round
found
winter
shout
in
strong
listen
stay
give
out
weak
speak
leave
receive
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Opposites Wordsearch (Verse 5)
white
front
village
ugly
ceiling
shut
black
back
city
pretty
floor
open
stamp
good
happy
wet
hello
tiptoe
bad
sad
dry
goodbye
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50 pairs of matching cards, ready to
print…
The following images can be printed onto white card or photographic paper, then
laminated and cut out, to make a matching or memory game.
Depending on the thickness of your card, you may need to back the cards with another
piece of paper (colored if possible), so that students can’t see the image when the cards
are upside-down.
1. Cut each card in half (to make 100 separate cards). Students work together to
put them in matching pairs.
2. When students are familiar with the cards and how they match, place all cards
(or a selection of pairs that you want to work with) face down. Students take it
in turns to turn over two cards. If they don’t match, cards must be replaced to
the same place they were found. When a student turns over a matching pair
he/she keeps the cards and can turn over another two cards. The student(s) with
the most pairs at the end is/are the winner(s).
For example:-
&
…are cut out separately and need to be matched together.
Note: You will need a large table for students to play this. Alternatively, if you have a clean floor or a
nice rug (and students are happy to sit on the floor), this is probably the best place to play the game.
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Other ideas for how to teach opposites…
1. PREPARATION
Before playing the song, generate interest by asking students to
suggest opposites they know already. Help them understand what
“opposites” are, by drawing a happy  and sad  face on the board.
Write ideas on the board.
2. MIME GAME
One student goes to the front. Teacher shows student a word from
the song. Student has to MIME what’s on the card. The other
students, in two teams, have to shout out the opposite of the
activity. The correct answer gets one point.
3. VOCABULARY BUILDING
Be aware that students may suggest alternatives to the words
included in the song. Encourage this and accept suitable synonyms
where appropriate. For example, the opposite of “old” could be
“modern”, the opposite of “straight” could be “gay”, etc.
4. POSTER
Students could make a class poster including as many of the
opposites in the picture as they can. After they have drawn pictures
they can label it and display it in the classroom as a reminder.
5. SING ALONG
Give lyric sheets to the students. Students (and teacher) sing along
together.
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6. PERFORMANCE/DRAMA
If your students are confident and like drama activities, get them to
make a performance of the song using mime, props, costume and
showing the words in action. If it goes well, invite another class or
teacher(s)/parents/friends, to watch the finished song.
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I hope you find the “Opposites Song” and this eBook useful. If you
have any comments or suggestions, please email me at:
naturalenglish.org@gmail.com.
Wishing you fun, creative and successful learning! 
Sincerely,
Tamsin
Please remember: This workbook is purely for home and classroom use. It
may not be sold or reproduced in any other form. Thank you!
Copyright © 2013 Tamsin Ambrose, www.naturalenglish.org. All Rights Reserved.
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