Songs to Learn English for Beginners
How can songs help you learn English? Read this blog post!
Months
Released in 1979 by the German reggae group.
Theme: Months of the year
Present Simple
Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
Released in 1967 by the American Jazz musician
Theme: common nouns, colours
Released in 1967 by the British pop group.
Theme: Greetings, direct speech
All Together Now by The Beatles
Released in 1969 by The British group.
Theme: Numbers, alphabet, imperatives
Present Continuous
Singing in the Rain by Gene Kelly
Released in 1952 in the Hollywood musical of the same name
Theme: Weather, emotions
I Say a Little Prayer by Aretha Franklin
Released in 1968 by the American Soul singer.
Theme: Daily routines
Released in 1965 by the American Jazz singer
Theme: Natural world
Past Simple
You Are My Sunshine by Elizabeth Mitchell
Released in 2002 by the American singer-songwriter (first released in 1941 by Bing Crosby)
Theme: emotions
Don’t Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin
Released in 1988 by the American Jazz Singer
Theme: Worries
Note: ‘Ain’t’ is ‘isn’t’, ‘aren’t’ or ‘am not’ in standard English. ‘Cause’ is short for ‘because’. ‘The landlord say your rent is late’ in standard English ‘the landlord says/said your rent is late’.
