Learning with songs

One of my objectives for this school year is to include more songs in my teaching. Sometimes it gets very difficult to include more songs in our lessons because they are packed with content (grammar, vocabulary, listening activities, etc.). However, this blog will help me to make up for the possible lack of music in class.



And you might be asking but "Why is listening to songs going to help me improve my English"???

• Listening to songs in English is something you can do on your own at home. You don't need a teacher for this and this is already and good reason. You can learn at home whenever you want to.

• Listening to music you like is fun. It's a nice activity so it makes learning pleasant and easy.

• Learning can happen naturally. You concentrate on the music and lyrics without paying attention to the language structure.

• Watching videos with lyrics can help you improve your listening skills and your pronunciation.

• You're exposed to a wide variety of language helping you to learn new vocabulary and structures

Remember that you're learning English because you want to and you have to make the experience enjoyable. Listening to English songs and reading the lyrics along with the song is not only a great way to improve your English but a great way to enjoy it.

Below you have "Just the way you are" from Bruno Mars with matches with our topic from Unit 1, describing people.

You already worked the song in class with a gap filling activity, but there is something else you can do at home:

1. Listen to the song without reading the lyrics and try to get the main idea.
2. Listen again and write down the key words.
3. Check your key words with the lyrics and sing along.

When you sing along, pay attention to your pronunciation!