 Re: Looking for songs to teach tenses!
I have successfully taught the song "the Rose" in a lot of classes. I would print out the lyrics with 20 words missing.
The students would listen and try and fill in the missing words. Lots of past tense.
I would also ask the students which words rythme, the metaphors.
Other questions to see if the students understand the meaning such as, Do you think that the writer believes that people should be careful about love.
I have also taught REM, Everbody Hurts. It led onto some interesting discussion.
I chose this song after learning about some alarming suicide statistics in China.
I did this lesson plan at an English corner in Hubei and to be honest, it was incredibly emotional, people told me their stories and I was moved to tears.
I don't teach songs much, perhaps only one per course and use the song to enhance their vocab, listening and language structure.
To play a song and have them just listen and sing along, for me, is a waste of time. |