All Together Now

All Together Now - The Beatles - Notes
Activity type: gap fill, vocabulary classification; Vocabulary: Numbers 1-10 and colours.
Grammar: can, imperative forms.
Level: Elementary
Time: 30-40 mins.
Note: This song was recorded in 1967 for the soundtrack of the film Yellow Submarine. In 2008 TIM,
the Italian mobile phone company, used it in its advertising campaign.
1) Optional Activity: Play the song ask students to count the number of times they hear the words
All Together Now. Key: 48
2) Write the following headings on the board (at very low levels you may have to explain what an
imperative, or verb, is. Alternatively you can omit this heading.):
Alphabet Colours Numbers (Imperative) Verbs
3) Read out the following 33 words and ask students to list them under the correct heading. You could
make this a game. If you wish you can also tell them that there are 10 letters of the alphabet, 9
colours, 10 numbers and 4 imperative verbs (these are in bold).
A E I Seven
B Eight Look Six
Black F Nine Skip
Blue Five One Ten , J
Brown Four Orange Three
C G Pink Two
Chop Green Red White
D H Sail Yellow
4) Check in pairs, then in open class.
5) Imperatives: Write the following (object) list on the board - match each one to the correct
imperative verb from the list above (in bold):
at me the tree the rope the ship
Key: Look at me; Chop the tree; Sail the ship; Skip the rope
6) Play the song. In what order do students hear the verses (based on the headings above)? In what
order do they hear the imperatives?
Key: numbers, alphabet, imperatives (sail, chop, skip, look), colours, imperatives.
7) Play the song from 53 secs in put the colours in the correct order. You can help the students by
pointing out that (like the first verses four and more, and the second verses D and tea) the last
colour in the first line rhymes with bed, and in the second with you.
8) Give each student a copy of the worksheet. Before playing the song again ask them to try to insert
the missing words in the correct gaps, based on the previous activities.
9) Play the song. Students check and correct as necessary.
10) Allow them to check their answers with other students, then play the complete song again.
11) Correct, and sing together. You can divide the class in two, for the All together now part, one half
sings the individual voice part, the other half sings the group part (in bold on the worksheet).
This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only

Activity Tune into English 2009 www.tuneintoenglish.com Worksheet written by Prof. Laura Casolero, Grumo Nevano (NA)
All Together Now - The Beatles
_____, _____, _____, _____,
Can I have a little more,
_____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____
I love you.
_____, _____, _____, _____,

Can I bring my friend to tea,
_____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____,
I love you.
Bom bom bom bom-ba bom________the ship,

Bom-ba bom ________the tree,
Bom-ba bom ________the rope,
Bom-ba bom _________ at me!
All together now,

All together now, All together now,
All together now
________, ________, ________, ________,

Can I take my friend to bed,
________, ________, ________, ________ and ________,
I love you.
All together now,

All together now
Bom bom bom bom-ba bom________the ship,

Bom-ba bom ________the tree,
Bom-ba bom ________the rope,
Bom-ba bom _________ at me!
All together now,

ALL TOGETHER NOW!!!!

All Together Now - The Beatles Complete
One, two, three, four,
Can I have a little more,
Five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
I love you.
A, B, C, D,
Can I bring my friend to tea,
E, F, G, H, I, J,
I love you.
Bom bom bom bom-ba bom Sail the ship,

Bom-ba bom Chop the tree,
Bom-ba bom Skip the rope,
Bom-ba bom Look at me!
All together now,

All together now
Black, white, green, red,

Can I take my friend to bed,
Pink, brown, yellow, orange and blue,
I love you.
All together now,

All together now
Bom bom bom bom-ba bom Sail the ship,

Bom-ba bom Chop the tree,
Bom-ba bom Skip the rope,
Bom-ba bom Look at me!
All together now,

ALL TOGETHER NOW!!!!


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Grammar: can, imperative forms.

Time: 30-40 mins.

Alphabet Colours Numbers (Imperative) Verbs

4) Check in pairs, then in open class.

at me the tree the rope the ship

9) Play the song. Students check and correct as necessary.

This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only

_____, _____, _____, _____,

Bom bom bom bom-ba bom________the ship,

All together now,

________, ________, ________, ________,

All together now,

Bom bom bom bom-ba bom________the ship,

All together now,

This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only

Bom bom bom bom-ba bom Sail the ship,

All together now,

Black, white, green, red,

All together now,

Bom bom bom bom-ba bom Sail the ship,

All together now,

This worksheet is to be used for educational purposes only

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