Singing is a great way to improve your English -it is easier to remember words from a song that you love than remembering a vocabulary list.
When we are relaxed it is easier to remember things and singing is also fun!
Don’t worry if you don’t understand the words, you can look for them on the internet and print out the lyrics and translate and follow them.
- Listen to music for the fun of it.
- Visualize what you hear – Try to make a picture in your head of what the singer is talking about.
- Practice the vocabulary in English city – use the new words you’ve learned.
- Improve your pronunciation and intonation through pronunciation practice. The rhythm of music provides a fun and easy way to memorize.
- Learn more about the culture of English-speaking countries.
- become familiar with structures by singing a song many times.
- Write a story for the English City News Blog based on the lyrics of a song.
Here is a very cute video of an X-Factor contestent singing in English – think you can do better ? Come into English City and show us!
March 5, 2009
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I developed a whole bunch of kid songs in English and Spanish in order to teach 4 and 5 yr. olds how to read. Most of my students were monolingual Spanish and they would benefit from the music by learning how to read and properly pronounce English while beefing up their native language. The English speaking children would learn to read and pronounce English while acquiring Spanish in a more than meaningful manner. I, of course, used a piano for all this music. I now teach English to Spanish speaking adults. I was debating whether to use music to help with English in the same way as I did with the kids. I thought it would be childish, but I also have the blessing of a piano in my converted classroom. Yes, yes, Yes!!!! I should definitely do it.