Beatles for beginners!

The song "Hello, Goodbye", by The Beatles is a great song to use in the first day of class for beginners. It's short, simple, and creates a good atmosphere for students.
A suugestion to work with this song is taken from the site tuneintoenglish.com:

• Activity type: gap fill, opposites.
• Time: 10 minutes.

1) Write the following words on the board:

Yes  - Stop - goodbye - high - I don't know

2) Students write the opposites alone or in pairs before listening to the song. Point out that the "opposite" for I don't know is the question that provokes the answer.

3) Play the song. Students listen for the opposites, correcting as necessary, and numbering them in the order they appear.

4) Feedback on opposites.

5) Give each student a copy of the worksheet. Play the song. Students complete the text.

6) Allow them to check their answers with other students, correct, and sing together.

Hello, goodbye - The Beatles 

     (Written by Lennon-McCartney)

You say_______, I say ___________.
You say ________ and I say ___________.

Chorus
Oh no,
You say ______and I say ______ _______ _____
I don’t know why you say ______, I say ______ _______ _____
I don’t know why you say ______, I say ______
I say ______, you say ______ You say ______and I say __________
Repeat Chorus
Why, why, why, why, why do you say goodbye, goodbye?
Repeat Chorus
You say ______, I say ______ You say ______, and I say ______
Repeat Chorus
______ ______
I don’t know why you say ______, I say ______, ______ ______
Hey-la hey-aloha Hey-la hey-aloha Hey-la hey-aloha Hey-la hey-aloha