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Learning English from songs is productive method to get knowledge of language…

I’d like to share effective ideas for using music or songs to teach English, followed by a selection of reliable online resources for accessing music and songs. BENEFITS of using music: -   Improves concentration… -   Improves memory… -    Brings a sense of community to a group… -   Motivates learning… -     Relaxes people who are overwhelmed or stressed… -    Makes learning fun… -     Helps people absorb material …

Six steps for making a song the focus of your class1. Listen to the song. It’s important to remember that this is supposed to be a fun activity; don’t make it too serious or boring. As an alternative, you can show a video clip if you have one – in fact…Ask learners if they’ve heard it before, and don’t overload them with tasks at this point; simply let them enjoy the music. For example, we can offer to study the Beatles song Yesterday.... Of course, at first, you can get acquainted with the history of the song…

2. Ask some questions about the title1. What was the original name of the song Yesterday?The song's working title was Scrambled Eggs; its second line was “Oh my baby how I love your legs.”Paul Mc. Cartney said he wanted a one-word title and was considering Yesterday, except that he thought it was perhaps too corny.2. Who first sang the song Yesterday?Yesterday (Beatles song) "Yesterday" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul Mc. Cartney and credited to Lennon–Mc. Cartney. It was first released on the album Help! in August 1965, except in the United States, where it was issued as a single in September. The song reached number 1 on the US charts.3. What is this song about?This is a rather gloomy song about a guy whose girl has left and gone away. Instead of moving on with his life, he dreams of yesterday, when they were still together. In 2013, Mc. Cartney told Mojo that while he didn’t know it at the time, after years of singing the song he’s starting to think “Yesterday” was always about his mom. “I think without realizing it I was singing about my mum,” he told the magazine. “Because I think now, ‘Why she had to go, I don’t know, she wouldn’t say, I said something wrong…’ 

3. Listen to the song again, this time with lyrics. This time, you should give learners the chance to read the lyrics to the song. At this point you might do one or more of the following activities: Learners can just read the lyrics while they listen. They can possibly highlight unknown words for later discussion. You can make a lyric worksheet as a gap fill; learners fill in the gaps as they listen. You can make cut-out strips of selected missing words and again make a lyric worksheet as a gap fill; this time learners match the word strips to the gaps as they listen.4. Focus on a particular verb tense or aspect of grammar. How many examples can you find of the past simple in the lyrics?Why did the writer of this song choose this verb tense?This acts as a springboard for discussing the function of a specific tense, as well as examining its form. Furthermore, it often tends to raise awareness of grammatical flexibility and ‘poetic license’ in the construction of song lyrics.

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday. Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be. There's a shadow hanging over me. Oh, yesterday came suddenly. Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say. I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday. Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play. Now I need a place to hide away. Oh, I believe in yesterday. Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say. I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday. Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play. Now I need a place to hide away. Oh, I believe in yesterday

5. Focus on vocabulary, idioms and expressions. We’ve noted that many songs bend the rules of grammar. It’s also useful to focus on the creative and artistic use of vocabulary we encounter in lyrics. ‘There’s a shadow hanging over me’ meaning mistakes that were made in the past or the guilt is still following you and lingering close by. Suddenly I'm not half the man I used to be. This phrase means that I’m not at all the person who was once… "... Now I long for yesterday" is showing how he wants to go back and change what he had done and change this thing for the better, for himself.

6. Round things off with some creativity. Creativity is an important part of maintaining motivation but it shouldn’t be limited to the teaching approach. Here are a few examples of things you can do to get the creative juices flowing: Write another verse of lyrics, maintaining the same mood and style as the original. This can be done individually or in groups. These new lyrics can be presented to the rest of the class. Write a response (this can be a paragraph, i.e., not necessarily in lyric form) from the point of view of the person the song is being sung about, or any other protagonist. In groups they decide the location, the characters, and what happens. Then each group explains their idea to the rest of the class and the learners vote on the best one. Get learners to examine the thoughts and feelings that inspired the story being played out in the lyrics.

Using music to learn English is really useful, but songs cannot be replaced by textbooks and a classic course of study. It is better to use music as additional English lessons in your free time as an opportunity to combine business with pleasure. Learning English from songs is productive method because you can1. Increase your vocabulary2. Learn idioms or phrasal verbs3. Improve your listening comprehension4. Improve your pronunciation5. Learn English anywhere6. Get to know foreign culture1. https://youtu.be/v. OHf. E2q9xb82. https://youtu.be/WSu. VCy. T63 IIVideo resources

Additional examples or activities for working on a song

Yesterday, all my __1__ seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I ___2___In yesterday Suddenly. I'm not half the man I used to be  There's a shadow hanging over me. Oh, yesterday. Came __3__ Why she. Had to go I don't know. She wouldn't say I said. Something __4__ now I long. For yesterday. Choose the missing words from the text. Missing word 1 is:friendsworriestroublesproblems. Missing word 2 is:movedlivebelievelove Missing word 3 is:quicklyyesterdaysecretlysuddenly. Missing word 4 is:missinggonewrongbroken 

a shadow hanging over me I'm not half the man … Now I long for yesterday Listen to this song and copy out all irregular verbs. Also complete the song with idioms or phrasal verbs. Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday. Suddenly, ……………………I used to be. There's ……………………………………. Oh, yesterday came suddenly. Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say. I said something wrong, …………………………. Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play. Now I need a place to hide away. Oh, I believe in yesterday. Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say. I said something wrong, ……………………….. Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play. Now I need a place to hide away. Oh, I believe in yesterday

Sway. When marimba rhythms start to play. Dance with me, make me sway. Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore. Hold me close, sway me more. Like a flower bending in the breeze. Bend with me, sway with ease. When we dance you have a way with me. Stay with me, sway with me. Other dancers may be on the floor. Dear, but my eyes will see only you. Only you have that magic technique. When we sway I go weak. I can hear the sounds of violins. Long before it begins. Make me thrill as only you know how. Sway me smooth, sway me now. Other dancers may be on the floor. Dear, but my eyes will see only you. Only you have that magic technique. When we sway I go weak. I can hear the sounds of violins. Long before it begins. Make me thrill as only you know how. Sway me smooth, sway me now

REFERENCES KRISTIN LEMS. New Ideas for Teaching English Using Songs and Music . United States. Douglas Brown Н. Teaching by principles. An interactive approach to language pedagogy. Prentice Hall Regents. Pennington M. C. New ways in teaching English. Blooming, Illinois USA. Matkarimova Ba’rno Habibullaevna - Тeacher of English, DEPARTMENT OF TEACHING LANGUAGES, MANAGEMENT IN PRODUCTION FACULTY, FERGANA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE,