![]() I find Taylor Swift pronounces her words carefully, as did James Blunt (but where is he?). And then of course most songs are good for pronunciation practice.I’ve made a whole set of questions about six well-known Christmas Carols that I use every year with my little ones. ![]() The same goes for comprehension questions.For learning new vocabulary any song applies, really.To practice poetic device I like Let Her Go by Passenger, and Without Love from the musical Hairspray.For practicing grammar, like the past simple, I like I Kissed a Girl by Katy Perry, and I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor.I think some good songs for listening activities are the following: And while these are also fun to discuss, for your beginning learners that is probably not what you want. Gosh, have I seen some grammatically incorrect songs in my day. So what are some good English songs for listening practice? I think good songs to listen to with students are songs that are clearly pronounced, that have a good rhythm, and the lyrics are correct or mostly correct English. Listening to songs can teach students about poetic devices such as rhyme, repetition, alliteration, and figurative language.Students can learn new vocabulary from listening to songs and studying the words.You can ask students comprehension questions about the language they’re hearing in a song, so it can also work as listening fluency.Listening to songs will help students understand sentence structure and grammar better.Listening to a song helps students understand pronunciation of words.So why are English songs so good for doing listening practice with your students? I think there are multiple reasons. Wanna know how I plan a listening lesson around a set of lyrics? Grab my free Lush Listening Lesson Cheat Sheet to check that out, right here! Here is why using English songs for listening practice is great! Use songs for listening activities It really felt like an accomplishment that I knew that. But we did, and I studied them so carefully and that was the first time I learned what a singer was really telling me in their song. Back then lyrics weren’t readily available and I don’t even know how we found them. I guess I felt it brought me closer to Leonardo DiCaprio, my soulmate. It was Céline Dion’s My Heart Will Go On from Titanic, and I’d heard it, and I desperately needed to know what she was singing. I still remember the first set of lyrics I ever read to make sense of what a singer was actually singing. I think listening to English songs is a great way to learn more about the English language. Wanna know why you should really use songs for listening practice in your lessons? It’s because it’s a really fun way to learn a language, one students actually do all the time, and one that actually speaks to students’ interests.
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