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 send, I’ll be true
There is a suggestion on how to use this song in your ESL classes below, but for more ideas, click here.
Lyrics
Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you
Tomorrow I’ll miss you
Remember I’ll always be true
And then while I’m away
I’ll write home every day
And I’ll send all my loving to you
I’ll pretend that I’m kissing
The lips I am missing
And hope that my dreams will come true
And then while I’m away
I’ll write home every day
And I’ll send all my loving to you
All my loving I will send to you
All my loving, darling I’ll be true
Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you
Tomorrow I’ll miss you
Remember I’ll always be true
And then while I’m away
I’ll write home every day
And I’ll send all my loving to you
All my loving I will send to you
All my loving, darling I’ll be true
All my loving, all my loving ooh
All my loving I will send to you
Suggested activity: fill the gaps
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Listen to the song and put the verbs in the list into the correct gaps: be (x4), come, kiss (x2), miss (x2), pretend, send (x6) & write (x3)
Close your eyes and I’ll 1_________ you
Tomorrow I’ll 2_________ you
Remember I’ll always 3_________ true
And then while I’m away
I’ll 4_________ home every day
And I’ll 5_________ all my loving to you
I’ll 6_________ that I’m kissing
The lips I am missing
And hope that my dreams will 7_________ true
And then while I’m away
I’ll 8_________ home every day
And I’ll 9_________ all my loving to you
All my loving I will 10_________ to you
All my loving, darling I’ll 11_________ true
Close your eyes and I’ll 12_________ you
Tomorrow I’ll 13_________ you
Remember I’ll always 14_________ true
And then while I’m away
I’ll 15_________ home every day
And I’ll 16_________ all my loving to you
All my loving I will 17_________ to you
All my loving, darling I’ll 18_________ true
All my loving, all my loving ooh
All my loving I will 19_________ to you
The BeatlesThe Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960, comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular music as an art form. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock ‘n’ roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways. The band also explored music styles ranging from folk and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the Beatles revolutionized many aspects of the music industry and were often publicized as leaders of the era’s youth and sociocultural movements.
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