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 perfect modal verbs of ability “could” and “could have“, and the modal verbs of obligation “should have” in your ESL class with this song, Misunderstood by Bon Jovi. This song’s lyrics contain… 5 different examples of the modal verbs of ability”could“, 1 of “could have…” 1 example of the modal verb of obligation “should”…
Practice the modal verbs “can”, “could”, “might”, “could have” & “might have” covering possibility and ability in your ESL class with this song, Everything I wanted by Billie Eilish. This song’s lyrics contain the following 8 examples of these modal verbs: In addition, these song lyrics also include 10 examples of “would” There is a…
Practice the perfect modal verb “could have” in your ESL class with this song, The Way You Do The Things You Do by UB40. This song’s lyrics contains 10 examples of “could have been…” There is a suggestion on how to use this song in your ESL classes below, but for more ideas, click here. Lyrics…
Practice modal verbs in your ESL class with this song, Resistance by Muse. The 7 modal verbs of ability, possibility and obligation that appear several times in these song lyrics are: ability: it could never last, it could have been right, we can’t pretend possibility: it could be wrong obligation: it should have been right,…
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…