Practice the future tense ‘going to’ in your ESL class with this song, Never gonna give you up by Rick Astley. There are 7 different examples of “going to” in the chorus of these song lyrics: There is a suggestion on how to use this song in your ESL classes below, but for more ideas,…
The Future
Pink – So What (I wanna start a fight)
Practice the future tense ‘going to’ in your ESL class with this song, I wanna start a fight by Pink. There are 7 different examples of “going to” in these song lyrics: There is a suggestion on how to use this song in your ESL classes below, but for more ideas, click here. Lyrics Na-na-na-na,…
Toni Braxton – This time next year
Practice the future continuous in your ESL class with this song, This time next year by Toni Braxton. This song contains five different examples of the future continuous: I’ll be home lighting candles, you’ll be missing me, I’ll be out buying presents, I’ll be having my coffee & it will be breaking my heart There…
Jamie Cullum – Next Year Baby
Practice the future tense ‘going to’ in your ESL class with this song, Next Year Baby by Jamie Cullum, about New Year’s Resolutions (and how they don’t last very long). The lyrics of this song contain 10 different examples of this tense. There is a suggestion on how to use this song in your ESL…
Faith Hill – You will be mine
Practice the future perfect tense in your ESL class with this song, You Will Be Mine by Faith Hill. there are 4 examples of the future perfect tense in this song’s lyrics: “I will have held / kissed / claimed / loved” To see suggestions on how to use this song in class, click here….
The Proclaimers – 500 miles (I’m gonna be)
Practice the future tense ‘going to’, & defining relative clauses in your ESL class with this song, 500 miles (I’m gonna be) by The Proclaimers. The dozen defining relative clauses in these song lyrics follow the pattern “I’m going to be the man who wakes/goes/gets/is… etc.”. There is a suggestion on how to use this song in your…
The Beatles – All my loving
Practice the future tense will in your ESL class with this song, All My Loving by The Beatles, a song about love over long distances. The lyrics of this song contain the following 8 examples of “will”: I’ll kiss you, I’ll miss you, I’ll always be, I’ll write home, I’ll send, I’ll pretend, I will…