Hey Jude & The Beatles — a listening journey
A casual-but-serious 60-minute lesson: fill the missing lyrics of Hey Jude, dig into a short Beatles documentary, build B2 vocabulary, and end with a playful pair activity that matches you with your Beatles song.
1 · Missing Lyrics — “Hey Jude”
Play the video. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks. Type your answer, press Tab to move.
Hey Jude, don’t make it ,
take a sad song and make it .
Remember to let her into your ,
then you can to make it better.
Hey Jude, don’t be ,
you were made to go out and her.
The minute you let her under your ,
then you begin to make it .
And any time you feel the , hey Jude, ,
don’t carry the upon your .
For well you that it’s a who plays it
by making his a little .
So let it and let it , hey Jude, ,
you’re waiting for to with.
2 · Short Documentary — comprehension
Watch the short documentary, then answer the while-viewing questions.
Pre-viewing warm-up (Think–Pair–Share)
- What do you already know about The Beatles?
- Name a song by them you can hum right now.
- Why do you think their music is still famous today?
3 · Vocabulary from the videos
Study the words, then use them in the mini test.
4 · Mini Test (MCQ + Short Answer)
B2 · Moderate difficulty · MUET-style items.
5 · Worksheet — Fill in the Blanks
Use vocabulary from the videos to complete the paragraph.
Answer key
anthem · comfort · legacy · lyrics · generation · influence · timeless
6 · Find your pair — “Which Beatles song favours you?”
Individually answer 5 quick questions. Then find a classmate whose result is the same as yours and work together on the task below.
Pair task instructions
- Stand up and find a partner who got the same song as you.
- Together, find out about that song — when it came out, what it is about, an interesting fact, and why people still like it. (Use your phone; 5 minutes.)
- Prepare a short pitch to persuade the rest of the class to listen to the song. Give at least 3 reasons why it is worth 3 minutes of their day.
7 · Speaking & Extension
- Why did “Hey Jude” comfort so many people in 1968?
- Do modern artists still influence society the way The Beatles did? Why / why not?
- Which one Beatles song should be preserved for the next 100 years?
In pairs, prepare a 3-minute talk: “A song that changed a generation.” Use at least 4 vocabulary words from Section 3.
Rewrite the first verse of Hey Jude for a friend going through a hard week at university. Keep the rhythm.
8 · Teacher notes
Duration: 60 min · Class size: medium · Level: CEFR B2 (MUET Foundation).
Suggested pacing: Lyrics 10 min → Documentary Qs 12 min → Vocabulary 6 min → Mini Test 10 min → Worksheet 6 min → Pair activity 10 min → Speaking wrap-up 6 min.
Objectives covered: vocabulary building, grammar in context (past simple, modals of advice), fluency through pair speaking, creativity through rewriting task.
Assessment: auto-checked MCQ + fill-blanks (in-session only, no data saved), teacher-observed speaking & presentation.
Offline: once videos have buffered, most tasks work without the internet.