Practice vocabulary related to “the weather” with this classic song, I can see clearly now by Johnny Nash. There are 9 examples of weather-related words in this song, whose lyrics are appropriate for lower-level students: blue, bright, clouds, dark, day, rain, rainbow, skies, sunshiny. There is a suggestion on how to use this song in…
Practise adjectives and animals/nature with this song full of similes, Everything at once, by Lenka The lyrics of this song contain the following 33 adjectives: sly, strong, fast, brave, quiet, big, mean, sharp, deep, dark, sweet, right, long, ugly, pretty, strong, bright, light, hard, grand, warm, silly, cool, scary, hot, cold, old, straight, royal, buzzed,…
Practise colours & adjectives as well as the basic present simple tense in your ESL class with this classic song, What a Wonderful World! by Louis Armstrong. These song lyrics include the following 10 adjectives: green, red, wonderful, blue, white, bright, blessed, dark, sacred & pretty The song also uses the following verbs in the…
Practise numbers, the pronunciation of letters, and colours in your ESL class with this classic song, All Together Now by The Beatles. The lyrics of this song contain the numbers 1 to 10, the letters A to J, and the following 9 colours black, white, green, red, pink, brown, yellow, orange & blue so it…
Practice the topic of clothes with this song, My Favourite Shirt by Alan Smith Robertson. These song lyrics include 20 examples of different items of clothing: underpants, shorts, jeans, suit, shoes, waistcoat, tie, shirt, flip-flops, boots, slippers, bathrobe, bathing suit, raincoat, t-shirt, mini-skirt, gloves, high heels, tights & dress. In addition to those twenty items…
Practise the days of the week in your ESL class with this classic song, Friday I’m in Love by The Cure. These song lyrics include all the days of the week. This song is appropriate for basic level learners if you ignore the bridge. To see suggestions on how to use this song in class,…
Practice the topic of “school subjects” in your ESL class with this song, Wonderful World by Sam Cooke. The 10 school subjects and other school-related vocabulary that appear in this song’s lyrics are: algebra, an A student, book, biology, French, geography, history, science, took (took a subject) & trigonometry There is a suggestion on how to use this…
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 vocabulary related to “food” in your ESL class with this song, Food, Glorious Food by Lionel Bart. The 22 food-related vocabulary words and expressions in this song is: gruel, crust, crumb, sausage, mustard, jelly, custard, pudding, saveloys, indigestion, banquets, diet, steak, fried, roasted, stewed, burned, underdone, crude, cook, grow fat & full-up feeling To…
Practice vocabulary related to “food” in your ESL class with this song, Eat it by Weird Al Yankovic. The 31 food-related vocabulary words in these lyrics are: banana, beat (an egg), boiled, a bunch (of bananas), canned, chicken, casserole, chow down, dessert, dinner, eat, egg, feed, food, fresh, fried, be full, fussy, get cold/getting cold,…
Practice animals and animal sounds in your ESL class with this really fun song, What does the fox say? by Ylvis. These song lyrics include the following 12 animals’ names and the sounds they make: dog, cat, bird, mouse, cow, frog, elephant, duck, fish, seal, fox & horse. Other nature-related vocabulary words in the song…
Practise the present simple (especially the third person singular) and vocabulary related to jobs in your ESL class with this song, She’s Not Just a Pretty Face by Shania Twain. There are 13 examples of the third person singular in this song: She hosts / she rides / She plays / She is / she…
Practice months in your ESL class with this song, Calendar by Boney M. These song lyrics include all the months of the year. To see suggestions on how to use this song in class, click here. Lyrics January, February, March, April, May June, July January, February, March, April, May June, July August, September, October November,…
Practice the topic of “nature” in your ESL class with this song, Feeling Good by Nina Simone. This song’s lyrics contain the following 15 nature-related vocabulary words: birds, sun, sky, breeze, dawn, fish, sea, river, blossom, tree, dragonfly, butterfly, world, stars & pine. It is also appropriate for beginners. There is a suggestion on how…
Practice family members and the third person singular in your ESL class with this song, Our House by Madness. The members of the family that appear in these song lyrics are: father, mother, kids, sister, brother & mum. The verbs in the third person singular which appear in these lyrics are: wears, needs, has, is,…