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Cliff Richard & The Shadows – Summer Holiday

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This is a good song for the present continuous and vocabulary related to holidays and having a good time. It’s a real oldie that people (especially children ) still sing when they are going on an excursion. In this activity, a whole sentence is missing. Listen and choose the correct option from the two that…… Continue reading Cliff Richard & The Shadows – Summer Holiday

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Learning English with songs Lemon Tree

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I was looking for a song with the present continous and I found this one, and it looks perfect for our isolation. and perfect for the present continous. The animation is really cute and you can see the lyrics and sing along like in a karaoke :D. I really hope it cheers you up! If…… Continue reading Learning English with songs Lemon Tree

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Listening activity Upper intermediate C1: Katy Perry’s Roar

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This song’s real fun! Makes you feel good and strong and ready for almost any of the daily battles we come across. This song by Katy Perry is about overcoming a bad situation in life, may that be at work, in a romantic relationship or a challenge we had set ourselves and somehow failed to…… Continue reading Listening activity Upper intermediate C1: Katy Perry’s Roar

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Learning English with songs Friday I’m in Love

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This great song by the British band The Cure really puts one in a happy mood and I must say, that it doesn’t matter how old the song is or how many times you hear it, it’s always smashing.  Apparently the song was written in response to press criticism  accusing the group of being incapable…… Continue reading Learning English with songs Friday I’m in Love

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Simply Red – If You Don’t Know Me by Now

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The British pop/soul band, Simply Red covered this song in 1989 and it became their second best-known hit after reaching number 1 in U.S. The original track was recorded in 1972 by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. Here the aim of listening to this song is to become aware of the first conditional, which is… Continue reading Simply Red – If You Don’t Know Me by Now

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2nd conditional: If I were a Boy

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Listening to Beyoncé’s song ‘ If I were a boy’ not only is a nice way to introduce conditionals, but also invites one to think about what the person is trying to say when she finally says ‘but you’re just a boy’. For this listening I would suggest trying to make a list of all the…… Continue reading 2nd conditional: If I were a Boy

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Henry VIII and his six wives

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Divorced, beheaded and died. Divorced, beheaded and survived… Henry VIII is one of the most famous kings in English history. He was most famous for his six wives and for having caused a breach with the Church of Rome. This is a famous song about his six wives that talks about what happened to each…… Continue reading Henry VIII and his six wives

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Listening: Can’t Stand Losing You by The Police

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH0vjLwMyc4 Learning English with songs One of Brits 80’s most well-known rock bands, The Police, wrote this song about a very young couple breaking up. The  group explored this issue not without some sense of humour, talking about things like, a big brother threatening his sister’s boyfriend or the girl ruining his records. The song  has also a lot of interesting expressions and phrasal verbs.…… Continue reading Listening: Can’t Stand Losing You by The Police