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Songs for learning English?

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
edited January 2023 in General Chat
I'm after some song suggestions.

I'm teaching a class of adults on Saturday and wanted to start the lesson with a song. I'll play the song, and they have to fill in gaps on a lyric sheet.

So I need a song that has quite simple vocabulary and isn't too fast or repetitive. And preferably something that won't drive everyone nuts if we have to play it over and over again.

Does anyone have any ideas? :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Yesterday
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I thought of doing a Beatles song, but then I thought maybe they would already know it (although not know what it means) and it might be too easy?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    You could ask them what it means quickly though - and he's pretty clear when singing it
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    meant in the best possible taste guys

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKKUfsruqcU&feature=related
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    Our (crazy) middle school teacher used to always play "Old McDonald has a farm" when "teaching" us English.
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,286 Skive's The Limit
    Magic E :lol:
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=8s0KtvgcM4o&feature=related

    'He had a rod and then he rode with me'
    'Shit become shite with me magic magic e'

    They used to each us this at school. Then later on in school they taughts us using e is bad. :p A favourite for pill heads.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Indrid Cold wrote: »
    Our (crazy) middle school teacher used to always play "Old McDonald has a farm" when "teaching" us English.
    We had that too.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ozCz3EE9Ds

    Because swear words are the first words you SHOULD learn! ;)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    "The Day Before You Came" by Abba is the one out TEFL teacher told us to use, and also "erase and rewind", or "manic monday" by the Bangles.

    Oh and he started off with a global task, by asking us to imagine the daily routine of an office worker. Then he played us the song and we had to answer some questions, like "what time did she get the train?" and then we had to fill in the gaps for the lyrics. (TEFL lectures were really boring as he treated us as if we were foreign learners of English :yeees:) Hope that helps though.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The Smiths? Usually fairly easy to understand, and most of their lyrics are full sentences. Death Cab For Cutie too.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    bloodhound gang would be classy.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    He drinks a voka drink, he drinks a cider drink :D
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Bri-namite wrote: »
    He drinks a voka drink, he drinks a cider drink :D

    I think she means learning the English language not the culture ;)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Thanks for the suggestions. In the end, I did Umbrella, the Billy Clyfro version, and it worked prettty well.
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