We, the disinherited of this land, we who have been oppressed so long, are tired of going through the long night of captivity. And now we are reaching out for the daybreak of freedom and justice and equality.

Martin Luther King (1957-1968)

Montgomery Bus Boycott speech, 5 December 1955

Fast Food

Function: Song

Words: 138

Duration: 1:36

Aim: Associate "eat" with "food", introduce eating words, raise awareness?

Fast food
Fast food
Eat it and go!
Fast food
Fast food
Eat it and go!
Gobble, gobble, munch
Gobble, gobble, crunch
Gobble, gobble, munch
Gobble, gobble, crunch

Fast food
Fast food
Eat it and go!
Fast food
Fast food
Eat it and go!

Gulp, gulp, swallow
Gulp, gulp, swallow
Gulp, gulp, swallow
Gulp, gulp, swallow

So convenient (makes me fat!)
So convenient (makes me fat)
High calory (obese)
High calory (obese)

Fast food
Fast food
Eat it and go!
Fast food
Fast food
Eat it and go!

Gobble, gobble, munch
Gobble, gobble, crunch
Gobble, gobble, munch
Gobble, gobble, crunch

Fast food
Fast food
Eat it and go!
Fast food
Fast food
Eat it and go!

Gulp, gulp, swallow
Gulp, gulp, swallow
Gulp, gulp, swallow
Gulp, gulp, swallow

So convenient (high calory!)
So convenient (where's my rain forest...?)

Usage

Here are some different possibilities:

Have the children mime eating and drinking. Eat to the phrase, "Gobble, gobble" and drink to the phrase "Gulp, gulp"
Divide into two groups and sing alternate lines.
Use as BGM when role-playing fast-food shopping.

Follow-Up

Use play food or food flash cards and divide the items into two groups depending upon whether it is "fast food" or not.

Play Fast Food Tag

getfile: Fast Food

MP3 File: 181 kbps, 2.08 MB