THE INFLUENCE OF MUSIC ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE (SONG LYRICS TO TEACH ENGLISH VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR PART 2

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 ðŸ’¥We continue with more lyrics songs that learn grammar and vocabulary💥

Michael Jackson – What more can I give?

To practise: How many, Interrogative, Questions 

Band/singer: Michael Jackon 

These song lyrics include 11 examples of questions: “how many… will…”, “how many times…”, “what have I got…”, “what more can…” & “why do…”.




The Beatles – All my loving

To practise: The Future, Will

Band/singer: The Beatles

The lyrics of this song contain the following 8 examples of “will”: I’ll kiss you, I’ll miss you, I’ll always be, I’ll write home, I’ll send, I’ll pretend, I will send, I’ll be true



John Lennon – Jealous guy

To practise: Past continuous, Past Tenses

Band/singer: John Lennon, The Beatles

The lyrics of this song include the following 7 examples of the past continuous: I was dreaming, my heart was beating, I was feeling, I was shivering, I was trying, you was (sic) trying, I was swallowing


Eagles – Hotel California

To practise: Multiple Tenses (for revision), Past Tenses

Band/singer: Eagles

These song lyrics include 29 different verbs in 6 different tenses:

  • Past simple: saw, grew, had (x2), stood, heard (x2), could, lit, showed, were, thought, got (x2), called, said (x2), gathered
  • Past continuous: was thinking, was running
  • Present simple: is, calls (3rd person singular), dance (x3), wake you up, stab, are, they can’t kill, remember, you can check out, you can never leave
  • Present continuous: are calling, are living it up
  • Present perfect: we haven’t had imperative: bring, relax



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