The English Lab Online for Students, Teachers and Parents: Learning with Music

Learning English with songs

Do the following tasks:

1. Choose a song you like
2. Listen to the song
3. Investigate unknown vocabulary

4. Do the exercises
5. Analyze the grammar

http://www.englishexercises.org/buscador/buscar.asp?eje=30&page=1&nivel=any&age=0&tipo=any&contents=song&orderby=#thetop

http://www.agendaweb.org/

________________________________________________________________

Present your favourite song :)

The Lemontree

I'm sitting here in the boring room
It's just another rainy Sunday afternoon
I'm wasting my time
I got nothing to do
I'm hanging around
I'm waiting for you
But nothing ever happens and I wonder

I'm driving around in my car
I'm driving too fast
I'm driving too far
I'd like to change my point of view
I feel so lonely
I'm waiting for you
But nothing ever happens and I wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky
And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree
I'm turning my head up and down
I'm turning turning turning turning turning around
And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree

I'm sitting here
I miss the power
I'd like to go out taking a shower
But there's a heavy cloud inside my head
I feel so tired
Put myself into bed
While nothing ever happens and I wonder

Isolation is not good for me
Isolation I don't want to sit on the lemon-tree

I'm steppin' around in the desert of joy
Baby anyhow I'll get another toy
And everything will happen and you wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky
And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree
I'm turning my head up and down
I'm turning turning turning turning turning around
And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree
And I wonder, wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky
And all that I can see, and all that I can see, and all that I can see
Is just a yellow lemon-tree

http://www.ciberatalayas.com/cursos/lemontree.swf

_____________________________________________

http://www.autoenglish.org/listenings.htm

_______________________________________________________________________

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cotgtf8WAS0

Setzen Sie die folgenden Wörter (bzw. Wortteile) in die Lücken im Text:

a any begun black dear done erry fear fight fun good hope one over poor rich strong the this very weak what white wrong Year year you young

So this is Christmas

And what have you ________

Another ________ over

And a new one just __________

And so this is Christmas

I hope you have ______

The near and the ________ ones

The old and the __________

A very merry Christmas

And a happy New Year

Let's ________ it's a good one

Without any ________

And so this is Christmas

For ________ and for ____________

For ________ and the ________ ones

The world is so __________

And so Happy Christmas

For __________ and for __________

For yellow and red ones

Let's stop all the __________

A ________ merry Christmas

And __ happy New Year

Let's hope it's a ________

one Without any fear

And so ________ is Christmas

And ________ have we done

Another year ________

And a new one just begun

And so Happy Christmas

I hope ______ have fun

The near and the dear one

The old and ______ young

A very ________ Christmas

And a happy New ________

Let's hope it's a good ______

Without ______ fear

________________________________________________________________________

Listening to songs with lyrics
1. Choose any song and read the lyrics together with the song
2. Then sing together with the song and practice your pronunciation
http://www.elllo.org/english/Songs.htm

Karaoke in English
1. Listen to the song while reading the lyrics (click on vocal)
2. Sing together with the song and practice pronunciation (click on vocal)
3. Remember the lyrics and sing the song alone (click on instrumental)
4. Click on record the song so later you can listen to yourself
http://www.karaokeparty.com/en/song/218/scorpions/wind-of-change
5. Then listen again and fill out the gaps

Task: Listen to the song and fill out the gaps by choosing the right verb. (verb tenses)

Blowing buried closing Did Dream Dream Dream feel follow follow Listening Listening Listening passing ring say Share Share sing Take Take Walking

I ____________ the Moskva Down to Gorky Park __________________ to the wind of change An August summer night Soldiers ______________ by __________________ to the wind of change The world is ______________ in ______ you ever think That we could be so close Like brothers The future's in the air I can ________ it everywhere ______________ with the wind of change ________ me To the magic of the moment On a glory night Where the children of tomorrow __________ away In the winds of change ______________ down the street Distant memories Are ____________ in the past forever I ____________ the Moskva Down to Gorky Park __________________ to the wind of change ________ me To the magic of the moment On a glory night Where the children of tomorrow __________ their dreams With you and me Take me To the magic of the moment On a glory night Where the children of tomorrow __________ away In the wind of change The wind of change blows straight Into the face of time Like a storm wind then we ________ The freedom bell For peace of mind Let your balalaika ________ What my guitar wants to ______ Take me To the magic of the moment On a glory night Where the children of tomorrow __________ their dreams With you and me Take me To the magic of the moment On a glory night Where the children of tomorrow __________ away In the winds of change

Pages

Learning with Music

Learning English with songs