Practise modal verbs of possibility, specifically may, in your ESL class with this classic song, She by Elvis Costello. The lyrics of this song contain 14 examples of the modal verb may, as well as 4 examples of can, can’t, cannot and have to. There is a suggestion on how to use this song in…
Practice the modal verbs “must have” covering past deduction, “should have” covering past obligation, and “might have” & “could have” covering past possibility in your ESL class with this song, Loser by Charlie Puth. This song’s lyrics contain the following 7 different examples of these modal verbs: Past possibility: we could have been, I just…
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 modal verbs “may” and “might” as well as “jobs” in your ESL class with this song, Gotta Serve Somebody by Bob Dylan. There are almost 50 examples of “may” and “might” and 13 different professions mentioned in these song lyrics. Note: The lyrics below are those of the video embedded on this page….
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,…