Summary
In this video segment from Between the Lions, Cliff spots Simon and Paula, two talent scouts, walking below the cliff looking for red hot new singers. Cliff extracts his trusty survival manual and reads that he should let the scouts hear him sing. He sings a little blues number for the scouts. The scouts think Cliff's song is lovely, but they like the people singing in the helicopter better.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
"Cliff Hanger Sings the Blues" is all about listening for the sounds inside words — rhyming, blending, or breaking words into parts.
- What sounds, rhymes, or word parts did you hear?
- How were the sounds put together or pulled apart?
- Can you make another word that plays with those same sounds?
Quick work-a-long
Practice: sound, rhyme, word part.
Try it: Pick a short word, say each sound slowly, then blend it back together — and think of one word that rhymes with it.