Teaching with Songs is organised into two categories according to whether they have been chosen to present ,or further revise ,a point of Grammar or Vocabulary or because , at that time ,my students or myself fancied the song.
They have also been awarded “hearts” according to the difficulty of the song or the proposed activity, being Five Hearts the maximun difficulty.
Bear in mind that most videos have been embedded form Youtube so they might be no longer available.(though , I bet it won’t be difficult to find them again)
♦GRAMMAR OR VOCABULARY RELATED
- I’M WITH YOU– Avril lavigne PRESENT CONTINUOUS♥♥
- IF I WERE A BOY- Beyonce SECOND CONDITIONAL♥♥♥
- STOP- Jamelia YOU’D BETTER♥♥♥
- HANDS IN MY POCKETS – Alanis Morissette ADJECTIVES OF PERSONALITY♥♥♥
- FRIENDS WIL BE FRIENDS– Queen FRIENDS AND RELATIONSHIPS♥♥♥♥
- I KISSED A GIRL – Kate Perry LINKING WORDS♥♥
- BIG BIG WORLD – Emilia EMPHASIS♥
- ONCE WHEN I WAS LITTLE – James Morrison USED TO/WOULD♥♥♥♥
- IT’S RAINING MEN- Geri Halliwell THE WEATHER♥♥♥
- HOT n COLD – Katy Perry OPPOSITES ♥
- SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW- Gotye PAST TENSE/USED TO♥♥
- YOU LOOK GOOD ON ME- Natasha Bedingfield GOING SHOPPING ♥♥♥♥♥
- THRILLER– Michael Jackson HALLOWEEN♥♥♥
- HELLO-Adele TELEPHONE VOCABULARY♥♥♥♥
♦JUST BECAUSE
- ALEJANDRO– Lady Gaga ♥♥
- HELLO, GOODBYE – The Beatles ♥
- IMAGINE – John Lennon♥♥
- RUSSIAN ROULETTE- Rihanna♥♥, PDF
- GRACE KELLY– Mika ♥♥♥♥
- SOULMATE – Natasha Bedingfield ♥♥♥♥
- REHAB- Amy Winehouse♥♥♥♥
- I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU- Whitney Houston ♥
- CHASING PAVEMENTS – Adele♥♥♥
Thank you very much for sharing songs for teaching tenses. Very useful 🙂
Thanks for your comment
Teaching and singing are two joyful activities. When they are combined, both give more benefits. When one is done without the other, the activity is tasteless 🙂
I couldn’t agree with you more. You’re more than welcome to use the activities on this page.
Hi:)
I came across with your page at facebook by chance and LIKED it a lot:)
I’ve got a 15 year old daughter who is learning English as a second language and I’m sure she ‘ll benefit a lot:) We are from Turkey, THANK YOU !
Thank you . I hope the blog helps her!
Yo a veces hago dictados musicales, los alumnos cogen la letra completa de una canción, por ejemplo lo hemos hecho con “imagine” y con “feeling good” en las voces de adolescentes como ellos de concursos como la Voz o Britain´s got talent. They love watching those videos and taking the lyrics, I do too.
Teaching with songs is a great method! For the dictation exercise you only have to choose the songs really well. Thanks for dropping by!
Thanks a lot for the great ideas and especially for the sharing!
Keep up the good work!
I am glad you find them helpful! 🙂
I’m a teacher in Juárez México and I use songs to teach also. I use Billy Joel’s ” She’s Always a Woman” for simple present third person and for can/ can’t.
That’s a great choice! Thanks for your comment!
Hi Cristina,
I’ve just come across your blog and I’m amazed at the amount of resources available here! Congratulations and thanks for your incredible generosity!
Thanks Carla! I am glad you find something you can use!
hi claudia. your blog is amazing. It has a lot of fantastic ideas and activities. YOU ARE A FANTASTIC TEACHER!!!
Hi Veronica! My name is not Claudia, it’s Cristina, as in Blog de Cristina!
I use songs in almost every class, whether adult education or graduate studies. They can be used to introduce a theme, to dig deeper into profound subjects, to revise grammar and vocabulary, to create new lyrics … the possibilities are endless!
Wow! Almost in every class? Your students must be really happy!