THE INFLUENCE OF MUSIC ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE - SONG LYRICS TO TEACH ENGLISH VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR PART 1

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There are many different ways to use songs in your ESL class, which we use to learn grammar and vocabulary. Following are some songs with their respective grammar.

Bruno Mars – Just the way you are

To practice: 3rd person singular, Basic level, Present simple, Present Tense

Band/singer: Bruno Mars

Practice the present simple, and especially the third person singular, in your ESL class with this classic song. The lyrics of this song contain 24 examples of the present simple tense, and it is appropriate for basic-level learners.




Fool’s Garden – Lemon Tree

To practice: Prepositions, Present continuous, Present Tense

Band/singer: Fool's Garden

The lyrics of this song contain over half a dozen different examples of the present continuous and 11 different prepositions (in, around, for, of, about, up, down, out, inside, into & on)


Frank Sinatra – My way

To practice: Irregular verbs, Multiple Tenses (for revision), Past simple, Past Tenses. 

Band/singer: Frank Sinatra

The lyrics of this song contain 27 verbs in 4 tenses



Queen – We are the champions

To practice: Past Tenses, Present perfect, Present perfect simple

Band/singer: Queen

These song lyrics include 7 examples of the present perfect simple: “I’ve paid”, “I’ve done”, “I’ve made”, “I’ve had”, “I’ve come”, “I’ve taken” & “it’s been”.



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