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…
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Billie Eilish – Bury a friend
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…
Alan Smith Robertson – Come back home
“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…
Shania Twain – Whose bed have your boots been under?
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…
Michael Jackson – What more can I give?
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…
Marvin Gaye – How deep is the ocean?
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…
The Bee Gees – How can you mend a broken heart?
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…
Elton John – Sorry seems to be the hardest word
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…