TEACHING WITH SONGS

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♥♥♥

29 thoughts on “TEACHING WITH SONGS”

You are right. Most of them are no longer working for two reasons.
1. the URL of the videos seems to be dead
2. Some exercises were created with Hot Potatoes ( a long time ago), which uses Flash. Now, it seems that most browsers are no longer supporting Flash.
I will try to update some of the links this summer.

Why could I not open any video songs?

Thanks for sharing your songs and ideas, it’s fantastic! 😉

My pleasure!

Thank you for sharing your work with us

Thanks, Annabelle! Really kind!

I’m so grateful for everything you post and all this incredible work you share. The whole site has a wealth of resources and is just brilliant to use. THANK YOU!

Thanks a lot for this comment!

Hi Cris ! It’s a really nice job, just saw your blog and think it will help not only me but a lot of teachers to improve their activities.

My pleasure!

Thanx for such valuable material…

Wow! Almost in every class? Your students must be really happy!

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!

Hi Veronica! My name is not Claudia, it’s Cristina, as in Blog de Cristina!

hi claudia. your blog is amazing. It has a lot of fantastic ideas and activities. YOU ARE A FANTASTIC TEACHER!!!

Thanks Carla! I am glad you find something you can use!

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!

That’s a great choice! Thanks for your comment!

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.

I am glad you find them helpful! 🙂

Thanks a lot for the great ideas and especially for the sharing!
Keep up the good work!

Teaching with songs is a great method! For the dictation exercise you only have to choose the songs really well. Thanks for dropping by!

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.

Thank you . I hope the blog helps her!

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 !

I couldn’t agree with you more. You’re more than welcome to use the activities on this page.

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 🙂