English Teaching Songs Music and Lyrics

How it works.....

Teaching English with songs is extremely efficient in teaching language. The students love doing the cloze excersises. They learn all the language skills...
1) Listening...Following the song to determine words.
2) Reading.....Reading the lyrics
3) Writing.....Filling in the blanks
4) Speaking....Singing the song

I have never found a student that has not enjoyed learning English with songs and music. The materials found on these pages can be used for students of all levels (over 12 years old, basic reading required).

Low Level

The students are handed the work-sheets (printed from these pages) and told to think about what the missing words may be. They can look at the words at the bottom of the page and each word can be translated and the meanings are explained. The teacher has the students repeat the words in chorus. After much discussion the music for the song is played and (in pairs), they choose the words that they think that will fill in the blanks. The music is played four times. Finally the correct words are written on the blackboard and the students mark their papers. (you may want to have students marking each others sheet) Finally the music is played again and the students all sing along to the song with the correct lyrics. For homework the students must memorize any new vocabulary from the bottom of the work sheet.

Intermediate Level

The students are handed the work-sheets (printed from these pages) and told to look at the words at the bottom of the page. Each word is translated and the meanings are explained. The teacher has the students repeat the words in chorus. Then the words at the bottom of the page are folded under so that the student can not see them (dependent on level) while the music is played and must fill in the blanks, with correct spelling, from just listening to the music. The students work as individuals (not in pairs) and the song is only played three times. For homework the students must memorize any new vocabulary from the bottom of the work sheet.

High Level

The students are told to fold the words at the bottom underneath immediately. There is no discussion and the song is played only twice. The students must fill in the blanks with the words they think they hear. The song is marked and those with the highest scores are given applause. The whole song is disected and any vocabulary that is not known is to be memorized. Further high level lessons are available at the link below...

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