Practise prepositions (especially of place) in your ESL class with this song, Across the universe by The Beatles. The lyrics of this song contain 9 different prepositions: out, into, across, of, through (x2), before, on (x4), inside & around There is a suggestion on how to use this song in your ESL classes below, but…
Practise prepositions (especially of place & movement) in your ESL class with this song, Lucy in the sky with diamonds by The Beatles. The lyrics of this song contain 12 different prepositions: at, away, by, down, for, in, of, on, over, past, to & with There is a suggestion on how to use this song…
Practise numbers, the pronunciation of letters, and colours in your ESL class with this classic song, All Together Now by The Beatles. The lyrics of this song contain the numbers 1 to 10, the letters A to J, and the following 9 colours black, white, green, red, pink, brown, yellow, orange & blue so it…
Practise the present simple, and especially the third person singular, in your ESL class with this classic song, For No One by The Beatles. The lyrics of this song contain 26 examples of the present simple tense, and it is appropriate for basic level learners. There is a suggestion on how to use this song…
Practice participle clauses in your ESL class with this song, She’s leaving home by The Beatles. This song contains 10 different examples of the present participle (gerund) used as a participle clause (closing…, leaving…, clutching…, turning…, stepping…, leaving…, living…, standing…, waiting… & meeting…). Notice there are no examples of the past participle as a participle…
Practice adverbs of place in your ESL class with this song, Here, there and everywhere by The Beatles. The adverbs of place that appear in this song are “here”, “there”, “everywhere”, and “beside”. Also, the adverbs of frequency “always” and “never” also appear. To see suggestions on how to use this song in class, click…
Practice the past continuous in your ESL class with this song, Jealous Guy by John Lennon. 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 There is…
Practice the past simple (especially irregular verbs) in your ESL class with this song, A Day in the Life by The Beatles. The 14 irregular verbs in this song are: read, made, was, had, saw, blew, stood, woke, fell, found, drank, spoke, went & were but there are also 6 other regular positive and negative…
Practice the future tense will in your ESL class with this song, All My Loving by The Beatles, a song about love over long distances. 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…
Practice the third person singular of the present simple in your ESL class with this song, Ob-la-di Ob-la-da by The Beatles. There are 11 examples of the third person singular in this song: has / is / says / takes / goes / buys / gives / begins / lets / stays / does There is…
Practice the passive voice in your ESL class with this song, All you need is Love by The Beatles. The 7 different passives used in these song lyrics are: be done, be sung, be made, be saved, is known, is shown & is meant to. There is a suggestion on how to use this song in your ESL classes below,…
One of the best songs for elementary-level ESL students. Practice the simplest of language and vocabulary in your ESL class with this fun song, Hello, Goodbye by The Beatles There is a suggestion on how to use this song in your ESL classes below, but for more ideas, click here. Lyrics You say yes, I say no You…
Practise the imperative in your ESL class with this classic song, Hey Jude by The Beatles. The lyrics of this song contain 13 examples of both the positive and negative imperative: take, make, remember, refrain, go, get, let it out, let it in, begin, don’t make, don’t be, don’t carry & don’t let me down….