Practise connectors such as “and”, “but”, “or”, “so”, “although”… etc. in the ESL classroom with this beautiful folk song, “Drink my tears” by Alan Smith Robertson (on Spotify, published under the stagename Grumpy Old Man). The lyrics of this song includes FIFTEEN (15) different connectors: although, and, as, but, ’cause, even when, in spite of,…
Practise indefinite pronouns such as somebody, anyone, nothing, everywhere… etc. in the ESL classroom with this beautiful folk song, Lie la Lie by Alan Smith Robertson (on Spotify, published under the stagename Grumpy Old Man). The lyrics of this song contain all the indefinite pronouns: somebody, someone, something, somewhere, anybody, anyone, anything, anywhere, nobody, no-one,…
Practise body actions and movements in the ESL classroom with this epic & energetic song, Chica Walkin’ Down the Street by Alan Smith Robertson. This song helps to study and learn the following 17 body movements & actions: appear, breathe, cry, disappear, fall, feel, freeze, kill, look like, smell, smile, stutter, talk, touch, walk, walk…
Practise past modals in the ESL classroom with this epic, energetic, uplifting song, Next Monday’s Problems by Alan Smith Robertson. The lyrics of this song contain FIVE past modal verbs as well as THREE examples of modal verbs in the present: This song comes with a PDF worksheet and is also available on Spotify as…
Practise the interrogative in the ESL classroom with this uplifting, feel-good LGBT anthem, Are you coming out? by Alan Smith Robertson. The lyrics of this song include 10 examples of the interrogative and it also allows teachers to address LGBT issues as a transversal topic: This song comes with a PDF worksheet and is also…
Practise reported speech and especially different reporting verbs in the ESL classroom with this hard-core song, Talked until dawn by Alan Smith Robertson. The lyrics of this song include 11 different examples of reported speech with 10 different reporting verbs: said, asked, told (x2), apologised for, agreed to, promised that, admit, confessed, begged me to…
Practise narrative tenses in the ESL classroom with this fun song, Alien Superstar by Alan Smith Robertson. These song lyrics include 12 examples of narrative tenses; six examples of the past continuous and another six examples of the past perfect: This song comes with a worksheet and is available for download in mp3. To see…
“Get out of Bed” is a highly motivational song written for English teachers to practise another, other(s), and the other(s) the fun way in the ESL classroom, and it comes with an easy-to-use worksheet! The lyrics of this song use the following 9 examples of other: This song comes with a worksheet and is available…
“Older” is a song written for English teachers to practise basic-level grammar and vocabulary the fun way in the ESL classroom, and it comes with an easy-to-use worksheet! The lyrics of this song use the following basic-level English vocabulary and grammar: This song comes with a worksheet and is available for download in mp3. To…
“Then Again” is a song written for English teachers to use in the ESL classroom to practise the structure “I wish…” and it comes with an easy-to-use worksheet! The lyrics of this song contains 11 different examples of the use of the verb WISH, 7 of which express a hypothetical present desire with “I WISH…
“Come back home” is a song written for English teachers to use in the ESL classroom to practise the interrogative and it comes with an easy-to-use worksheet! This song contains 17 questions including 2 yes/no questions and 10 different question words (how, how long, how many, how much, when, where, which, who, whose, why). This…
“How Many Fools” is a song written for English teachers to use in the ESL classroom to practise the interrogative, and more specifically, subject questions and it comes with an easy-to-use worksheet! The lyrics of this song include the following 10 examples of object questions, and 7 subject questions: Object questions: Subject questions: Suggested activity:…
“In an Emergency Room” is a song written for English teachers to use in the ESL classroom to practise the topic of health and medicine and it comes with an easy-to-use worksheet! The lyrics of this song include the following 22 different examples of health & medicine-related vocabulary: ambulance, blood, death, to die, disease, doctor,…
“No tears will be shed” is a song written for English teachers to use in the ESL classroom to practise quantifiers. The lyrics of this song include the following 13 different examples of quantifiers: a lot, all, any, both, enough, a few, (very) little, many, much / so much / too much, no, nothing, plenty,…
Practice adjectives of personality with this song, Don’t try to change me by Alan Smith Robertson. These song lyrics include 20 adjectives of personality: generous, hardworking, outgoing, strong, reliable, sensitive, perfect, unique, selfish, unsympathetic, lazy, unfriendly, unsociable, bad-tempered, moody, happy, sad, jealous, insecure & stubborn. This song comes with a worksheet and and is also…
Practise adverbs of frequency in the ESL classroom with this song, A Broken Heart by Alan Smith Robertson. These song lyrics include 11 adverbs of frequency: always, constantly, usually, often, sometimes, occasionally, once in a while, now and then, rarely, hardly ever & never. This song comes with a worksheet and is available for download…
“In love with a fool” is a beautiful song written for English teachers to use in the ESL classroom to practise so and neither/nor. The lyrics of this song include the following 10 examples of so & nor: so was I, so had you, so did I, so did you, so do I, so have…
Practice the topic of clothes with this song, My Favourite Shirt by Alan Smith Robertson. These song lyrics include 20 examples of different items of clothing: underpants, shorts, jeans, suit, shoes, waistcoat, tie, shirt, flip-flops, boots, slippers, bathrobe, bathing suit, raincoat, t-shirt, mini-skirt, gloves, high heels, tights & dress. In addition to those twenty items…
Practice the uses of the verb “to get” with this song, Getting Older by Alan Smith Robertson. These song lyrics include 20 examples of the verb to get in different tenses: This song comes with a worksheet and is available for download in mp3. To see other suggestions on how to use this song in…
The present perfect can be a difficult tense to teach learners of English as a second language, and the use of “for“ and “since“ only makes it harder. So give your students a break with this beautiful song. This song includes 13 examples of the present perfect (10 present perfect simple and 3 present perfect…