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…
Practice the modal verbs “must” and “can” as well as the interrogative in your ESL class with this classic song, Blowing in the Wind by Bob Dylan. There are 6 examples of “must”, 4 examples of “can” and 9 different questions with “how many times” in these song lyrics. There is a suggestion on how…
Practice the interrogative in your ESL class with this song, Bury a friend by Billie Eilish. This song’s lyrics contain the following 11 examples of the interrogative in the present simple, present continuous & past perfect tenses: What do you want from me? Why don’t you run from me? What are you wondering? What do…
“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:…
Practice the present perfect simple tense and/or the interrogative with the question word “whose” in your ESL class with this song, Whose bed have your boots been under? by Shania Twain. You can find the following examples of the present perfect and whose in this song’s lyrics: whose bed have your boots been under whose heart did you steal…
Practice basic level yes/no questions and short answers in your ESL class with this song, Yes, I do by Shakin’ Stevens. The interrogatives which appear in these song lyrics are: “is it…”, “do I…”, “should I…”, “will I…” & “why do…”, and the short answers are: “yes, I do”, “no, I don’t”, “yes, I should”,…
Practice question tags in your ESL class with this song, A Little Time by The Beautiful South. The question tags in these lyrics are: isn’t it? hasn’t it? don’t you? won’t you? didn’t you? do you? There is a suggestion on how to use this song in your ESL classes below, but for more ideas, click…
Practice questions in your ESL class with this song, Are you lonesome tonight? by Elvis Presley. The interrogatives which appear in these song lyrics are: “are you…”, “do you…”, “does [it]…”, “do [they]…”, “is [it]…”, & “shall I…”. There is a suggestion on how to use this song in your ESL classes below, but for…
Practice questions in your ESL class with this song, One by U2. The interrogatives which appear in these song lyrics are: “is it…”, “do you…”, “will it…”, “did I…” & “have you come…”. To see suggestions on how to use this song in class, click here. Lyrics Is it getting better? Or do you feel…
If your students are fans of the movie Back to the Future then practice questions in your ESL class with this song, The Question Song by Thomas F. Wilson (Biff Tanner in the Back to the Future trilogy). The interrogatives which appear in these song lyrics are: “what’s… like”, “was…”, “how was…”, “did…”, “can we…”,…
Practice questions in your ESL class with this song, Eternal Flame by The Bangles. These song lyrics include often repeated examples of the interrogative in the present simple following these four patterns: “do you feel”, “do you understand”, “am I only dreaming”, “is this burning”. To see suggestions on how to use this song in…
Practice questions in your ESL class with this song, The Name of the Game by ABBA. These song lyrics include a lot of examples of the interrogative following these patterns: “what is…”, “does it…”, “can you…”, “would you…” & “could you…” To see suggestions on how to use this song in class, click here. Lyrics…
Practice questions in your ESL class with this Christmas song, Merry Christmas Everybody by Slade. These song lyrics include 10 examples of the interrogative in the present continuous (are you hanging…? are you waiting…? are you sure…? are you hoping…?) in the present simple (does he ride…? does he turn…? do they keep…? does your…
Practice interrogatives in your ESL class with this song, What More Can I Give? by Michael Jackson & Friends. These song lyrics include 11 examples of questions: “how many… will…”, “how many times…”, “what have I got…”, “what more can…” & “why do…”. To see suggestions on how to use this song in class, click…
Practice the “how + adjective” question word interrogative in your ESL class with this song, How deep is the ocean? by Marvin Gaye. These song lyrics include 5 examples of questions with the “how” question word: “how much”, “how high”, “how deep”, “how many” & “how far”. There is a suggestion on how to use this song in…
Practice questions and the modal verbs can & could in your ESL class with this song, How Can you Mend a Broken Heart? by the Bee Gees. The questions, repeated several times, in these lyrics are: how can you mend, how can you stop, how can a loser ever win, what makes the world go…
Practice the interrogative and/or reported speech in your ESL class with this song, Mother by Pink Floyd. The questions that appear in these song lyrics are: do you…, should I…, will they…, is it…, will she… & did it… This song is also great for reported speech practice because the lyrics represent a conversation between…
Practice the interrogative in the present tense in your ESL class with this song, Sorry seems to be the hardest word by Elton John. There are only 3 questions in these lyrics but they are repeated quite a lot, making this song perfect for basic level students; the questions are: “what do I…”, “What have I got…” & “Why can’t…