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SONGS

Listening to songs is a very interesting way to learn or review vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. Here are some songs we worked in the classroom and some suggestions of links related to songs and lyrics:

BIG TIME by PETER GABRIEL

Useful song to practise comparative and superlative adjectives. download the worsheet on songs downloads/multimedia. Think about the possible meaning of the song.

Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd

Go to Songs Downloads MultiMedia to get the activity.

Dumb Ways To Die.

This is safety advice from an underground company in Melbourne, Australia. Catchy and witty song. Find the worksheet on Multimedia/Downloads/Songs

Delilah by Tom Jones

Click here to get the worksheet with the answers.

Pyramania - Alan Parsons PROJECT

Listen to this song on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW4jaol5_Yo about the belief in Pyramids and download the activity here

The Logical Song - Supertramp

Excellent song to learn adjectives.
Find two activities on Songs Downloads/multimedia section.
Listen and do the activities on: http://www.isabelperez.com/songs/logical.htm
Get the full Lyrics here: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/s/supertramp/the+logical+song_20133850.html
To watch a video by two girls teaching the adjectives click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBoYZqmcZuc
Could you make a similar teaching video with your favourite song?
For more video clips of this song including one with some helpful images go to: http://advanced-joepinetreebush.weebly.com/vocabulary-and-topics-b2.html
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Beyoncé: If I were a boy

This song is useful is to practise the conditional tense. Download the activity from songs downloads/multimedia

HALLOWEEN SONG!

Very typical song for Halloween. Download the worksheets with activities from the preamble and the song of this popular videoclip. Enjoy it!

MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER

Watch the video by VEVO on Youtube and Download the worksheet of the song

Bee Gees-To love somebody

A romantic song by the Bee Gees. To love somebody.
`You don't know what it's like to love somebody the way I love you...´

Song with lyrics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ4De_RieBM

Song without the lyrics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFhMP65W92g&feature=fvst
Get the activities at Songs Downloads

The Beatles

The Beatles - Tax Man
Optional activity. Here you are a file with a fill in the gaps activity about this song.
Lyrics: http://www.lyrics007.com/The%20Beatles%20Lyrics/Taxman%20Lyrics.html or http://beatles.wikia.com/wiki/Taxman
Read about the historical references: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxman
For those who like karaoke, right below you have the karaoke version.

Karaoke version:

I should have known better

 To understand the use of "should have", I should have known better on Youtube

ALAN PARSONS ON Edgar Allan Poe

THE TELL-TALE HEART

Listen and watch the video clip by Alan Parsons:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiWB_MAuT0w
Lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-telltale-heart-lyrics-the-alan-parsons-project.html

The Cask of Amontillado

Listen and watch the song by Alan Parsons below:
Lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-cask-of-amontillado-lyrics-the-alan-parsons-project.htmlw.

SUGGESTED LISTENING AND READING
Listen and read Poe's stories. Click below:

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More music: uWall.tv

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Read, sing, and learn  English with your favourite music. If you need the subtitles or karaoke, type your choice plus subtitles or karaoke and get your favourite videos clicking on the search button.

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Example 1. Search: "Beatles subtitles"
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Example 2. Search: "Beatles karaoke"

LET'S SING IT / LYRICS TRAINING

Type your favourite song and get the lyrics and the video (when available: http://www.letssingit.com/
SING AND WATCH!
Lyrics training is a website where you can get activities for different levels based on the lyrics of a good number of songs. Here's an example: http://es.lyricstraining.com/play/pharrell_williams/happy/HeCaJ3y2Ke
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