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I have categorized songs under various headings such as grammar, discussion topics and vocabulary. The grammar group has been divided according to suggested use e.g articles; present simple etc. The vocabulary group has been divided according to focus e.g. colours; weather etc. This list is by no means comprehensive. It has been compiled mostly from my own experience and from ideas from various websites including www.musicalenglishlessons.org. Sometimes it is difficult to decide if a category belongs under ‘Grammar’ or under ‘Vocabulary’ so please check both if you are looking for something specific. Any song can be used for grammar and vocabulary tasks so I have concentrated on what I thought to be the main focus.
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Adjectives
ABBA – Money, Money, Money Adam Lambert / Tears For Fears – Mad World Alanis Morissette – Everything Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero Cher - Believe Des‟ree - You Gotta Be Dionne Warwick / Gabrielle / Seal - Walk On By Elton John - Your Song Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto Fools Garden – Lemon Tree Jason Mraz / Colbie Callait - Lucky James Blunt - You´re Beautiful Michael Learns To Rock - Take Me To Your Heart Michael Montgomery - I Swear Mika - Relax, Take It Easy Robbie Williams ´She´s The One Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman Sade – By Your Side Supertramp - Logical Song Adverbs vs. Adjectives The Beatles - I'm So Tired The Beatles - Think For Yourself The Pussycat Dolls - Hush Hush Tom Jones - Sex Bomb
Adverbs
Britney Spears -Sometimes Adverbs Of Frequency Coldplay - Viva La Vida Adverbs Of Frequency Elvis Presley – Always On My Mind Adverbs Of Frequency Jimmy Cliff - I Can See Clearly Now (The Rain Has Gone) Martina Mcbride - I Love You Michael Montgomery - I Swear Supertramp - Logical Song Adverbs vs. Adjectives
Articles
Maroon 5 - This Love Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free Bon Jovi - It's My Life The Beatles - With A Little Help From My Friends Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down
Auxiliary Verbs
John Lennon / Eva Cassidy - Imagine Modal Auxiliaries (Might; May; Could; Would) Lemar - If There's Any Justice In The World Modal Auxiliaries (Would; Should) The Beatles - With A Little Help From My Friends Auxiliary Verbs
Causative
Pink – Get The Party Started
Collocations
Gene Pitney - 24 Hours From Tulsa Prince – Purple Rain Simple Plan - Welcome To My Life The Police – Every Breath You Take
Comparatives And Superlatives
Alanis Morissette – Everything Christina Aguilera – Fighter Destiny‟s Child - Survivor Comparative Elton John - Your Song Tina Turner – The Best Whitesnake - The Deeper The Love Comparative Coldplay - Bigger, Stronger Comparative Madonna - Deeper And Deeper Comparatives Michael Jackson & „Friends‟- We Are The World Prince - The Most Beautiful Girl In The World Superlative Sade - Never As Good As The First Time „As...As‟; Comparatives
Conditionals
ABBA - Money Money Money 2nd Conditional Barenaked Ladies - If I Had A Million Dollars 2nd Conditional Beautiful South - I'll Sail This Ship Alone 1st Conditional Beyonce – If I Were A Boy 2nd Conditional Bon Jovi - In These Arms 2nd Conditional Brian Mcknight - Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda 3rd Conditional; Modals Chicago - If You Leave Me Now Celine Dion - When I Fall in Love Cyndi Lauper – Time After Time 1st Conditional Don Williams - If I Were A Carpenter 2nd Conditional Eric Clapton - Change the World Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven 2nd Conditional Frank Sinatra - If You Go Away 1st Conditional Garth Brooks - If Tomorrow Never Comes ( Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive 3rd Conditional Gwen Stefani - Rich Girl 2nd Conditional Hoobastank - If I Were You 2nd Conditional Joan Osbourne - One Of Us 2nd Conditional John Lennon / Eva Cassidy - Imagine Conditionals; Modals Katie Melua – If You Were A Sailboat 2nd Conditional Lisa Stansfield - Change 3rd Conditional Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This 1st Conditional Mariah Carey - Lead The Way 1st Conditional Norah Jones - Painter 2nd Conditional Owl City – Fireflies Conditionals; Past Simple Randy Travis - If I Didn‟t Have You 2nd Conditional Rod Stewart - I Don't Want To Talk About It 1st Conditional Simply Red - If You Don‟t Know Me By Now 1st Conditional Suzanne Vega - Luka 1st Conditional Taylor Swift - Should've Said No 3rd Conditional The Beatles - Can‟t Buy Me Love 1st Conditional The Beatles - If I Fell 1st & 2nd Conditionals The Beatles - From Me To You – 1st Conditional The Beatles - With A Little Help From My Friends 2nd & Mixed Conditionals The Proclaimers - I Would Walk 500 Miles 1st And 2nd Conditionals Trini Lopez - If I Had A Hammer 2nd Conditional Within Temptation - What Have You Done Zero Mostel - If I Were A Rich Man 2nd Conditional
Conjunctions
John Lennon - Imagine
Contractions
Britney Spears - Overprotected Depeche Mode - Strange Love Fergie - Big Girls Don´t Cry Taylor Swift - Should've Said No Also 3rd Conditional
Direct Speech
The Chemical Romance - Cancer
Error Correction
The Black Eyed Peas – Shut Up
Future Forms
Alicia Keys – No One Avril Lavigne - I‟m With You Future – Will: Negative Questions Avril Lavigne - Keep Holding On Bon Jovi – Always Futures Bryan Adams – Heaven Going To; Will Celine Dion - When I Fall in Love Depeche Mode – Strange Love Future – Will Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive Will Jamie Cullum - Next Year Baby Going To James Blunt - You're Beautiful Will Jack Johnson - We're Going To Be Friends Going To Lady Gaga – Paparazzi Will; Would Madonna - Papa Don´t Preach Going To; Will Madonna - You´ll See Nat King Cole - When I Fall In Love Ottis Redding - Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay Future Continuous Phil Collins - You‟ll Be In My Heart Future – Will Ray Conniff And Singers - Somewhere My Love Savage Garden - Magical Kisses Will Savage Garden - Truly, Madly, Deeply Future – Will The Police - Every Breath You Take Future Continuous The Rembrandts - I'll Be There For You Will The White Stripes - We´re Going To Be Friends Going To; Will Third Eye Blind - How‟s It Going to Be Whitney Houston - I'll Always Love You Will
Future Perfecr
Faith Hill - You Will Be Mine Sheryl Crowe - It's Only Love
Gerund / Past Participle / Infinitive (With/Without To)
Annie Lennox – No More “I Love You‟s” Gerund vs Past Participle vs Infinitive (With/Without To) Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down Gerund vs Past Participle vs Infinitive (With/Without To) Busted - Crashed The Wedding Gerund vs Past Participle vs Infinitive (With/Without To) Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On Infinitive James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover Gerund vs Past Participle vs Infinitive (With/Without To) Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive Gerunds Leo Sayer - Thunder In My Heart Gerund vs Past Participle vs Infinitive (With/Without To) Maroon 5 - This Love Gerund vs Past Participle vs Infinitive (With/Without To) Natasha Bedingfield - These Words Gerund vs Past Participle vs Infinitive (With/Without To) Oasis - Stop Crying Your Heart Out Verbs; Infinitives; Gerunds Patsy Cline - Walking After Midnight Gerunds Shakira - Whenever Wherever Gerund vs Past Participle vs Infinitive (With/Without To) The Corrs - What Can I Do
Imperatives
Bobby Mcferrin - Don´t Worry Be Happy Eagle-Eye Cherry - Save Tonight Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender Eminem - Lose Yourself Hurricane Smith -Don´t Let It Die Joe Cocker - You Can Leave Your Hat On Also Phrasal Verbs John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air Kylie Minogue - Can´t Get You Out Of My Head Michael Jackson – Heal The World REM - Losing My Religion Sixpence None the Richer - Love Me Sting - Nothing About Me Supertramp - Logical Song The Cardigans – Lovefool The Cardigans - Kiss Me Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around
Modals
ABBA - The Day Before You Came Perfect Modals Adam Lambert – Whataya Want From Me Might; Would; Won‟t; Wouldn‟t; Could Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are Brian Mcknight - Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda 3rd Conditional; Should Have; Would Have; Could Have Britney Spears - Baby One More Time Shouldn´t Have; Must; Wouldn´t Bob Dylan - Blowing In The Wind Bon Jovi - Misunderstood Celine Dion - I'm Alive Modals Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On Daniel Powter - Bad Day Depeche Mode - Policy Of Truth Past Modals Dido - Thank You Past Modals Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind Past Modals Eric Clapton - Change the World Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven Jack Johnson - Better Together Jamiroquai – Virtual Reality Probability; Ability Lenny Kravitz - Always On The Run Past Modals Madness - It Must Be Love Mariah Carey / Nielson – I Can‟t Live If Living Is Can; Can´t Without You Meatloaf - I Would Do Anything For Love Would Michael Bublé - Moondance Can Phil Collins – Another Day In Paradise Can Phil Collins - You´ll be In My Heart R Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly. Can For Ability Roxette - It Must‟ve Been Love Past Modals - Must Shakira - Whenever, Wherever The Beatles - With A Little Help From My Friends - Would; Should; Can The Beatles - All You Need Is Love Modals – Possibility The Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go Should The Corrs - What Can I Do Can The Police - Roxanne Westlife - You Must Have Had A Broken Heart U2 - Sometimes You Can‟t Make It On Your Own Don‟t Have To; Mustn‟t Whitney Houston / Enrique Iglesias - Could Could I Have This Kiss Forever
Nouns
Avril Lavigne - Sk8ter Boi Beyonce - Sweet Dreams My La Ex Bob Marley - Three Little Birds Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World Nouns; Colours Natasha Bedingfield - These Words The Beatles - With A Little Help From My Friends The Police - Roxanne
Particles
Avril Lavigne - Complicated Prepositions & Particles Pink Floyd - Learning To Fly Prepositions & Particles Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive Prepositions & Particles Queen - We Are The Champions Prepositions & Particles Queen - The Show Must Go On Prepositions & Particles Maroon 5 - This Love Prepositions & Particles Pink - Family Portrait Prepositions & Particles Avril Lavigne - Mobile Prepositions & Particles Annie Lennox - No More “I Love You‟s” Prepositions & Particles Natasha Bedingfield - Single Prepositions & Particles The Beatles – With A Little Help From My Friends Prepositions & Particles Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl Present Participle
Passives
Allanah Myles - Black Velvet Bonnie Tyler - It‟s A Heartache Cat Stevens – Moonshadow Crowded House - Something So Strong Elton John - Sad Songs Say So Much Glen Campbell - Southern Nights Gloria Gaynor - Let's Mend What's Been Broken Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit Journey - Who's Crying Now Human League - Fascination Kiss - I Was Made For Loving You Led Zeppelin - All My Love Level 42 - Something About You Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline Offspring - Kirsty Are You Doing Okay Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke Styx - The Best Of Times The 5th Dimension - Age Of Aquarius The Beatles - All You Need Is Love Three Dog Night - Just An Old-Fashioned Love Song Westlife - Written In The Stars
Past Continuous
Aerosmith – Cryin‟ John Lennon – Jealous Guy Pearl Jam - Last Kiss
Past Perfect
Dido - My Lover‟s Gone James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover Madness – My Girl Pearl Jam - Last Kiss Simon And Garfunkel - Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream
Past Simple
ABBA – Our Last Summer Alanis Morissette - Are You Still Mad Alanis Morissette - Ironic Alanis Morissette – Your House All Saints - Black Coffee Audioslave – Like A Stone Avril Lavigne – Sk8ter Boi Backstreet Boys - How Did I Fall In Love With You Beyoncé – Halo Beyoncé / Shakira - Beautiful Liar Beyoncé – Now I Know Bob Dylan - Blowin' In The Wind Britney Spears - Oops I Did It Again Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Philadelphia Bryan Adams - Heaven Bryan Adams - Summer Of ´69 Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On Cher / Nancy Sinatra Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) Christina Aguilera - Fighter Cyndi Lauper / Phil Collins / Eva Cassisdy - True Colours Coldplay - Viva La Vida Coldplay – Yellow Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World Deep Purple - Highway Star Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence Dido – Thank You Elton John – Candle In The Wind Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes Elvis Presley - In the Ghetto Elvis Presley - Return To Sender Eminem With Dido - Stan Fastball - The Way Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive Guns „n‟ Roses - Sweet Child O´ Mine Hootie and the Blowfish - Let Her Cry Jack Johnson - Do You Remember? James Blunt - 1973 James Blunt – You‟re Beautiful Jason Mraz – I‟m Yours Jewel - Foolish Games John Lennon – Jealous Guy Jonas Brothers - Love Bug Jonas Brothers - SOS Jonas Brothers – Year 3000 Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River Justin Timberlake - Until The End Of Time Katie Perry - I Kissed A Girl Keane - Somewhere Only We Know Keane - Spiraling KT Tunstall – Big Black Horse And The Cherry Tree Kylie Minogue - Where The Wild Roses Grow Lady Antebellum – Need You Now Lady GaGa - Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) Lily Allen – Smile Linkin Park - In the End Madonna / Don McClean - American Pie Madonna - La Isla Bonita Madonna - Like A Prayer Madonna - Nothing Really Matters Madonna - Papa Don´t Preach Maroon 5 – This Love Michael Jackson – Heal The World Miley Cyrus - 7 Things Nancy Sinatra – Bang Bang Natalie Imbruglia – Torn Neil Diamond – America Nelly Furtado - What I Really Wanted Nickelback – Photograph Norah Jones - Don‟t Know Why Oceana – Cry, Cry, Cry One Republic / Timbaland - Apologize Otis Redding - Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay Owl City – FirefliesAlso Conditionals Pearl Jam - Last Kiss Pink – Family Portrait Pink - Who Knew Queen – „39 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody Rihanna – Don‟t Stop The Music Rihanna - Umbrella Rod Stewart - Everything I Own Ronan Keating – This I Promise You Simon And Garfunkel - America Simon And Garfunkel – The Boxer Simple Plan – Perfect Sting - Something the Boy Said The Beatles - A Day In The Life The Beatles – She Loves You The Beatles – Yellow Submarine The Beatles – Yesterday The Cult - Painted On My Heart The Cure - Boys Don´t Cry The Eagles - Hotel California The Eagles - The Girl From Yesterday The Fugees / Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly The Human League - Don´t You Want Me, Baby? The Last Goodnight – Pictures Of You The Monkees - I´m A Believer - (Shrek Soundtrack) The Rembrandts - I´ll Be There For You The White Stripes - Same Boy You‟ve Always Known Toni Braxton - How Could An Angel Break My Heart Train - Drops Of Jupiter U2 – Sunday Bloody Sunday Westlife / Barry Manilow – Mandy Will.i.am - It´s A New Day
Phrasal Verbs
Adam Lambert – Whataya Want From Me Alesha Dixon - The Boy Does Nothing Angie I Stone – I Wish Didn‟t Miss You Wish; Phrasal Verbs Backstreet Boys – Get Down Cat Stevens - Father And Son Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto Phrasal Verbs & Single Verbs Hilary Duff - Someone`s Watching Over Me Joe Cocker - You Can Leave Your Hat On Gloria Estefan - Destiny Adverbs; Phrasal Verbs Madonna – Hung Up Phrasal Verbs „Up‟ Pink - Family Portrait
Possessives
Christina Aguilera – Fighter Jason Mraz – I‟m Yours Personal Pronouns Tom Jones - Sex Bomb
Prepositions
Alesha Dixon - The Boy Does Nothing Annie Lennox - No More “I Love You‟s” Avril Lavigne - Complicated Prepositions & Particles Avril Lavigne - Mobile Prepositions & Particles Britney Spears - Sometimes Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On Fools Garden – Lemon Tree George Michael- The Strangest Thing Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive Prepositions & Particles Indigo Girls - Galileo James Blunt – You‟re Beautiful Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 Maroon 5 - This Love Prepositions & Particles Natasha Bedingfield - Single Prepositions & Particles Pink - Family Portrait Prepositions & Particles Pink Floyd - Learning To Fly Prepositions & Particles Queen - We Are The Champions Prepositions & Particles Queen - The Show Must Go On Prepositions & Particles Queen - Somebody To Love Queen - Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon The Beatles – With A Little Help From My Friends Prepositions & Particles The Black Eyed Peas – Where Is The Love The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling The Eagles - Hotel California Tracy Chapman – Fast Car Tokio Hotel – Monsoon Vonda Shepard - Tell Him
Present Continuous
Aerosmith – I Don‟t Want To Miss A Thing Avril Lavigne – I‟m With You Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time Elton John / George Michael - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Fools Garden – Lemon Tree Matchbox 20 (Rob Thomas) - Unwell Michael Jackson - Smile Mylie Cyrus - The Climb No Doubt - Don't Speak Otis Redding - Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay Rod Stewart – Sailing Simon And Garfunkel – Homeward Bound Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner The Beatles - Ticket To Ride
Present Perfect
ABBA – Dancing Queen ABBA - I Have A Dream Beyoncé - If I Were A Boy Brandy - Have You Ever Bruce Springsteen – The Wrestler Also Questions Bryan Adams / Michael Bolton - Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken Celine Dion - Have You Ever Been In Love Cyndi Lauper – True Colours Credence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain? Chris de Burgh - Lady In Red Crowded House – Locked Up Drew Barrymore / Hugh Grant - Way Back Into Love Elvis Presley - Never Been To Spain Enrique Iglesias – You‟re My Number One Greenday - Wake Me When September Ends James Blunt - Goodbye my Lover Jason Mraz – Lucky Katie Perry - I Kissed a Girl Kelly Clarkson – Since You‟ve Been Gone Kenny Rogers – Lady Lenny Kravitz – Again Linkin Park - Leave Out All The Rest Linkin Park – What I‟ve Done Madonna - Sorry Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone Pearl Jam - Last Kiss Pink - Glitter In The Air Robbie Williams - The Road To Mandalay Rod Stewart - Have You Ever Seen The Rain Rod Stewart - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You Slade - Far Far Away Complex Object + Present Perfect For Experiences Sinead O‟Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U S Club Seven - Have You Ever The Corrs - What Can I Do The Fugees / Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly The Offspring - Have You Ever The Rembrandts - I´ll Be There For You (Friends Theme Song) Queen – „39 Queen - I Want To Break Free Queen - Love Of My Life also „will‟ Queen - You´re My Best Friend Queen - We Are The Champions U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I‟m Looking For Westlife - Have You Ever
Present Perfect Continuous
ABBA – I‟ve Been Waiting For You Anastacia - Left Outside Alone Elton John – I‟ve Been Loving You Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You Led Zeppelin - Since I've Been Loving You Leona Lewis – Learn To Love You London Beat – I‟ve Been Thinking About You Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise Sixpence None The Richer – I‟ve Been Waiting The Beatles – A Hard Day‟s Night The Rasmus – In The Shadows UB40 – I‟ve Been Missing You
Present Simple
Alicia Keys – If I Ain‟t Got You Alesha Dixon - The Boy Does Nothing Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life Aretha Franklin – Say A Little Prayer Aerosmith – I Don‟t Want To Miss A Thing Bette Midler – From A Distance Billy Joel - Piano Man For Routine Bon Jovi - Always Britney Spears - Baby One More Time Britney Spears – Lucky Britney Spears - Sometimes Carly Simon - My New Boyfriend Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On Colbie Caillat - Bubbly Coldplay - Fix You Christina Aguilera – Beautiful D. Bedingfield - If You´re Not The One Interrogative; Negative And Affirmative Forms Dido - Thank You Duffy - Distant Dreamer Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto Fergie - Big Girls Don`T Cry Four Non Blondes – What‟s Up Green Day - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams Guns „n‟ Roses - Since I Don´t Have You Negative James Morrison / Nelly Furtado - Broken Strings Jonas Brothers - Can´t Have You Jonas Brothers - When You Look Me In The Eyes Justin Timberlake - Losing My Way Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around, Comes Around Kelly Rowland / David Guetta - When Love Takes Over Lady Gaga – Bad Romance Madness - It Must Be Love Madonna - Take A Bow Madonna - Material Girl Michael Bublè - Spiderman Natasha Bedingfield - Listening Nelly Furtado - I‟m Like A Bird Ne-Yo – She Loves You Oasis - Champagne Supernova Oasis - Live Forever Oasis – Song Bird Pearl Jam - Betterman Song Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise Queen - I Want To Break Free Red Hot Chili Peppers / All Saints - Under The Bridge Rihanna - Take A Bow Ronan Keating - When You Say Nothing At All Roxette – How Do You Do Roxette - Fading Like A Flower Shania Twain - She´s Not Just A Pretty Face Simple Plan - Welcome To My Life Sixpence None The Richer - There She Goes Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe Suzanne Vega - Luka Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me Tracy Chapman – Fast Car The Beatles – For No One The Beatles - Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da The Beatles – Penny Lane The Beatles - She Loves You The Beatles – Yellow Submarine The Cardigans - Lovefool The Cascades - Every Time We Touch The Corrs – At Your Side The Cure - Friday I‟m In Love The Doors - She Lives On Love Street The Frey - How To Save A Life The Muse - Can´t Take My Eyes Off Of You The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me The Police – Every Breath You Take The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black Three Doors Down – Here Without You Tracy Chapman – Fast Car U2 - Beautiful Day Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around
Pronouns
ABBA - Happy New Year Pronouns Busted - Crashed The Wedding Subject Pronouns; Object Pronouns; Possessive Pronouns Counting Crows - Mr. Jones Object Pronoun: „me‟ Dionne Warwick - That´s What Friends Are For Personal Pronouns Jason Mraz – I‟m Yours Personal Pronouns Kiss - Rock And Roll All Night Object Pronouns: „you; us‟ Mariah Carey / Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is Oasis – Wonderwall Relative Pronouns Sinead O‟Connor - Nothing Compares To You Pronouns The Beatles - She Loves You The Beatles - I'm So Tired Subject Pronouns; Object Pronouns; Possessive Pronouns The Beatles - Think For Yourself Subject Pronouns; Object Pronouns; Possessive Pronouns The Beatles - With A Little Help From My Friends Subject Pronouns; Object Pronouns; Possessive Pronouns Tom Jones - Sex Bomb U2 - Dancing Barefoot Pronouns Vanda Shepard - Tell Him Object Pronoun: „him‟
Questions / Interrogatives
ABBA – Mamma Mia Avril Lavigne - I‟m With You Future – Will: Negative Questions Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me Indirect Questions Bob Dylan – Blowin‟ In The Wind Modals; Questions Coldplay - Shiver Destiny's Child - Independent Women Indirect Questions Diana Ross - Do You Know Where You Are Going To? Indirect Questions Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven – Eric Clapton Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight Human League - Don‟t You Want Me Negative Questions James Blunt - You‟re Beautiful Question Formation; Questions With „like‟ Queen - Radio Ga Ga Subject/Object Questions; Question Words Pink – Who Knew The Bangles / Atomic Kittens - Eternal Flame Present Simple – Questions The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There Questions The Corrs - What Can I Do The Pet Shop Boys - What Have I Present Perfect; Questions Done To Deserve This
Relative Clauses
Oasis – Wonderwall Relative Pronouns Shania Twain - You‟re still the one Will Young – Who Am I?
Reported Speech
Rick Astley - Cry For Help Stereophonics - Mama Told Me Not To Come The Beatles - Drive My Car The Beatles - Do You Want To Know A Secret The Beatles - Norwegian Wood The Beatles - Things We Said Today The Chemical Romance – Cancer The Killers - Somebody Told Me Toni Braxton - Unbreak My Heart
Some / Any
Nickleback - Gotta Be Somebody Something Anything Someone Anyone Ray Conniff And Singers - Somewhere My Love Somewhere; Someday
Tenses - Mixed
ABBA – Thank You For The Music Present Simple; Present Continuous ABBA - Last Summer ABBA – Mama Mia All Saints - Pure Shores Present Perfect; Present Simple Annie Lennox - No More “I Love You‟s” Present Simple vs Present Continuous Atomic Kitten - Eternal Flame Present Simple And Continuous Avril Lavigne - Complicated simple present v present continuous Avril Lavigne - Skater Boy Present Simple & Past Simple Avril Lavigne – Things I‟ll Never Say Present Simple And Continuous Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me Present Simple; Past Simple Beyonce – Halo Beyonce / Shakira - Beautiful Liar Regular; Irregular – Present And Past Simple Beyonce / Lady Gaga - Telephone Billy Joel / Westlife - Uptown Girl Present Simple; Present Continuous Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon Present Simple; Present Continuous Britney Spears - Baby One More Time Carly Simon - You´re So Vain Cher - Believe Coldplay - The Scientist Present Simple; Present Continuous Coldplay - Viva La Vida Craig David – Seven Days Present Simple; Present Continuous Chris Rea – The Blue Café Christina Aguilera – Fighter Past Simple (Regular; Irregular Verbs); Present Simple; Possessives Duffy - Mercy Present Simple; Present Continuous Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight Present Simple; Present Continuous Elton John - Candle In The Wind Elton John - Sacrifice Present Simple; Present Continuous Elvis Costello - She Present Simple; Present Continuous Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love With You Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto Present Simple; Present Continuous Eminem - Cleaning Out My Closet Fools Garden - Lemon Tree Present Simple; The Present Continuous Foreigner / Mariah Carey – I Wanna Know What Love Is Geri Halliwell - It's Raining Men Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive Mixed Tenses Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends Jason Mraz – I‟m Yours Present Continuous; Past Simple (Regular Verbs); Present Simple; Personal Pronouns; Possessives James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover Past Tenses; Present Perfect Janet Jackson – Together Again Jewel / John Denver - Leaving On A Jet Plane Present Simple; Present Continuous John Lennon - Jealous Guy. Use Of The Past Tenses John Travolta And Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights Justin Timberlake - Until The End Of Time Present Simple; Past Simple KT Tunstall – Suddenly I See Present Simple; Present Continuous Lady Gaga Paparazzi Lemar - If There's Any Justice In The World Simple Present, Present Continuous, Present Perfect Simple Lenny Kravitz - I Belong To You Present Simple; Present Perfect Simple; Past Simple Linkin Park - Leave Out All The Rest Simple Present; The Present Perfect Linkin Park - New Divide Regular; Irregular Verbs Lucky Dube – Romeo Present Perfect; Present Perfect Continuous Maroon 5 – This Love Madonna - Papa Don´t Preach Present Simple; Past Simple; Present Continuous Matchbox 20 – 3 A.M. Simple Present; Present Continuous Melissa Etheridge - I Will Never Be The Same Michael Buble - I Just Haven´t Met You Yet Michael Jackson - Thriller Simple Present; Present Continuous Muse - Time Is Running Out Natalie Imbruglia - Torn No Doubt - Don´t Speak Norah Jones - Don´t Know Why Oasis – Wonderwall Pearl Jam - Last Kiss Pink – Family Portrait Queen - Love Of My Life Queen - Radio Ga Ga Simple Present vs Past Simple Queen - We Are The Champions Past Tenses Red Hot Chili Peppers – Californication Rihanna - Just Be Happy Present Simple And Continuous. Robbie Williams – Angels Present Simple; Present Continuous Robbie Williams - Road to Mandalay Present Perfect Simple; Past Simple Roxette - Spending My Time Present Continuous; Present Simple Sade – Missing Simple Plan - Perfect The Bangles / Atomic Kittens - Eternal Flame Present Simple – Questions The Bangles - Manic Monday – Bangles Mixed Tenses The Beatles - She's Leaving Home Present Simple; Present Continuous The Beatles - Penny Lane Present Simple; Present Continuous The Beatles - Yesterday Past Simple; Present Simple The Bee Gees - Stayin´ Alive The Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love? Present Simple; Present Continuous The Police - Can't Stand Losing You The Police - Roxanne The Rembrandts - I´ll Be There For You Simple Past; Present Perfect The Rolling Stones - As Tears Go By Present Simple; Past Simple The Rolling Stones – Ruby Tuesday Present Simple; Present Continuous Tracy Chapman – Fast Car Tokio Hotel – Monsoon Within Temptation - What Have You Done
‘Used to’
Bruce Springsteen – The River Chris Daughtry – Used To Dandy Warhols - We Used To Be Friends Guns ‟n‟ Roses - Used To Love Her Madonna - This Used To Be My Playground Oceana -Cry Cry Cry The Cranberries - Just My Imagination Also „would‟ The Pet Shop Boys - The Way It Used To Be
‘Wish’
Angie I Stone – I Wish Didn‟t Miss You Wish; Phrasal Verbs Bon Jovi - Ugly Inxs - By My Side Pearl Jam - Wishlist Phil Collins - I Wish It Would Rain Also „would‟ Pink Floyd / Wycliff Jean - Wish You Were Here Roxette - I Wish I Could Fly Also „could, The Bangles - Manic Monday Wish; Also Mixed Tenses
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2 Unlimited - Info Superhighway Technology; Computers Adam Lambert / Tears For Fears – Mad World Depression; Teen Suicides Annie Lennox - No More “I Love You‟s” Mental Health Amy Winehouse – Rehab Drugs Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down Prostitution Beyonce - All The Single Ladies Breaking Up Beyonce – Signs Signs Of The Zodiac Beyonce – If I Were A Boy Differences Between Men And Women Bob Dylan - Blowing In The Wind War; Peace Bob Marley – Redemption Song Violence; Injustice Bon Jovi – It‟s My Life Changing One's Life Bon Jovi – We Weren‟t Born To Follow Leaders Bruce Springsteen - Highway Patrolman Family - Brothers Boomtown Rats - I Don‟t Like Mondays Education Cat Stevens - Father And Son Family – Generation Gap Celine Dion - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Love Cher – Believe Relationships – Break-ups Coldplay - Fix You Depression Counting Crows - Big Yellow Taxi The Environment Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young - Teach Your Children Education Darren Hayes - Spin Censorship; Dieting; Health; Infectious Diseases; Obesity; Starvation Des‟ree - Life Superstitions Des‟ree - What's Your Sign Signs Of The Zodiac Dionne Warwick - That‟s What Friends Are For Friendship Dire Straits - Money For Nothing Consumerism; Addiction Eminem - Cleaning Out My Closet Family Relationships; Discrimination Eminem / Dido – Stan Relationships Foreigner / Mariah Carey – I Want To Know Love What Love Is Frank Sinatra / Robbie Williams – My Way Lifestyles Genesis - Illegal Alien Racism Gnarls Barkley – Crazy Relationships Hurricane Smith -Don´t Let It Die The Environment Jack Johnson – Cookie Jar TV & Media Influence On Violence In Society James Taylor - You‟ve Got A Friend Friendship Jewel / John Denver - Leaving On A Jet Plane Travel John Lennon - Jealous Guy Jealousy John Lennon - Imagine War And Peace Johnny Clegg – Asimbonanga About Nelson Mandela; Apartheid In South Africa Johnny Clegg – Scatterlings Of Africa The Origin Of Humankind Natasha Bedingfield - These Words Health; A.D.D; Effects Of Being In Love; Conditional vs Unconditional Relationships Natasha Bedingfield – Single Being Married; Staying Single Madonna - I‟ll remember Reminiscing Madonna – Material Girl Materialism Mariah Carey / Foreigner – I Want To Know Love What Love Is Mariah Carey – Through The Rain Perseverance Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine Gossip Michael Jackson - Earth Song The Environment Michael Jackson & „Friends‟ - We Are The World Moral Responsibility Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone Relationships – Break Up Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning Environment; Climate Change Paul McCartney / Stevie Wonder - Ebony And Ivory Racism Phil Collins - Do You Remember? Reminiscing Pink - Family Portrait Relationships; Dysfunctional Families Pink – Save My Life Drugs Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall Education Pink Floyd - Learning To Fly Aviation Queen - I'm Going Slightly Mad Insanity Idioms Queen - Friends Will Be Friends Friendship Shania Twain - Man! I feel like a woman Women vs Men Simon And Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Waters Friendship Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe Song Activity Sting - An Englishman In New York Immigration Suzanne Vega - Luka Violence – Child Abuse Taylor Swift - Last Christmas Unrequited Love Taylor Swift – Should‟ve Said „No‟ Regrets In A Relationshiop The Beatles - And I Love Her Love; Relationships The Beatles - When I‟m 64 Retirement The Corrs – At Your Side Frienship The Beatles - With A Little Help From My Friends Friendship The Black Eyed Peas – Now Generation Technology The Black Eyed Peas – Where Is The Love Intolerance The Police - Message In A Bottle Loneliness The Police, Sting - Roxanne Prostitution The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work Drugs; Death; Suicidal Tendancies Train - Drops of Jupiter Astrology U2 - Sometimes You Can‟t Make It On Your Own Family Relationships U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday Conflict In Ireland; War; Violence
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Note: Any song can be used for vocabulary tasks.
Connected Speech
Alicia Keys – Don‟t Mean Anything Also Contractions Brian Mcknight - Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda Also 3rd Conditional; Modals
Contractions
Avril Lavigne - Complicated
General
Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me Pronunciation Fools Garden - Lemon Tree Supertramp – The Logical Song Words Ending With „al‟
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Note: Any song can be used for vocabulary tasks.
Colours
Fools Garden - Lemon Tree Louis Armstrong / Eva Cassidy – Wonderful World The Beatles – Yellow Submarine
Daily Routines
Aretha Franklin - Say A Little Prayer Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight Kesha - Tik Tok - Red Hot Chili Peppers – Aeroplane Sam Cooke - Wonderful World School Subjects The Bangles - Manic Monday The Beatles - A Day In The Life The Beatles - All My Loving
General
2 Unlimited - Info Superhighway Technology; Computers Bob Sinclair - World Hold On The Universe; The World Celine Dion - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face The Universe Elton John – Rocket Man Travel; Space Glen Campbell - By The Time I Get To Phoenix Time Expressions Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends Seasons Lou Bega - Mambo no. 5 Numbers Madness – Our House Family Mariah Carey – All I Want For Christmas Is You Christmas Queen - Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon Days Of The Week Shania Twain - Ka-Ching Money Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You Months; Seasons The Bangles - Eternal Flame Body Parts; Weather The Beatles - Paperback Writer Formal vs Informal Language The Beatles - Hello,Goodbye Greetings The Beatles - Penny Lane Places; Shops; Jobs The Cure - Friday I'm In Love Days Of The Week. Wilson Pickett - Midnght Hour Connected To Music
Idioms / Useful Phrases
KT Tunstall – Miniature Disasters Idioms; Useful Language Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine Idioms Mika - Relax, Take It Easy Queen - I'm Going Slightly Mad Insanity; Idioms
Jobs / Occupations
Boyzone - No Matter What Bruce Springsteen - Highway Patrolman Dolly Parton - Nine To Five Shania Twain - Not Just A Pretty Face The Beatles - Penny Lane
Opposites
Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket The Beatles - Hello,Goodbye Paula Abdul – Opposites Attract Toploader - Dancing In The Moonlight Van Morrison - Moondance
Prefixes
Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart Prefixes Ozzy Osbourne - I Just Want You Prefixes; Adjectives
Weather
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising Geri Halliwell - It's Raining Men Hilary Duff - Come Clean Jimmy Cliff - I Can See Clearly Now Michael Learns to Rock – Take Me To your Heart Rihanna – Umbrella Roxette - Fading Like A Flower The Bangles - Eternal Flame Also Body Parts
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The Beatles - Paperback Writer Letter;Writing - Formal vs Informal Language