http://busyteacher.org/ ru ESL Songs For Teaching English - BusyTeacher: Free Printable Worksheets For Busy Teachers Like YOU! DataLife Engine http://busyteacher.org/9481-song-it-will-rain-by-bruno-mars.html http://busyteacher.org/9481-song-it-will-rain-by-bruno-mars.html I prepared this worksheet as a reward for a 14-year-olds class. It features simple yet effective exercises to revise vocabulary on feelings and verbs. Since this song repeats many parts, I recommend it for elementary-level students, but those in pre-in ...]]> margagracia Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:04:23 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9413-song-worksheet-this-light-between-us-by-armin-van.html http://busyteacher.org/9413-song-worksheet-this-light-between-us-by-armin-van.html A nice song for teenagers and adults with many activities to do while listening. Students have to choose the correct words, complete the lines with necessary pronouns, match the two columns, reorder the words to form correct verses, find out the odd wo ...]]> mirkariver Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:59:22 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9414-camp-rock-2-cant-back-down.html http://busyteacher.org/9414-camp-rock-2-cant-back-down.html I used this worksheet with 10 year-old children and they loved it. You can work the use of can/can't, extensive and intensive listening, and descriptions. The characters, song and the movie are well-known by children at this age, so motivation is assur ...]]> mgutgom Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:56:26 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9393-give-me-everything-by-neo-pitbull-usher-song.html http://busyteacher.org/9393-give-me-everything-by-neo-pitbull-usher-song.html This is an interactive activity for beginners/ pre- intermediate. Students need to be able to follow the song to order the sentences, fill in blanks etc. Students in my class loved it as it is a contemporary song that they all know.Can be used to pract ...]]> nicole.hazan Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:42:38 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9363-song_havent-met-you-yet-michael-buble_present.html http://busyteacher.org/9363-song_havent-met-you-yet-michael-buble_present.html Fill in the blanks activity. Great song, people of all ages like it. Good to work Present Perfect Tense and Phrasal Verbs. I gave it to my Teen students and they sang along. Goog vocabulary with many expressions. You can get the video on youtube: http: ...]]> JujuX Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:56:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9355-household-waste-management.html http://busyteacher.org/9355-household-waste-management.html An hour long lesson on Household Waste Management, using the lyrics and music of the song 'Down By The River'. These activities in this handout stretch listening, speaking, comprehension and writing skills. Grammar aspects such as phrasals and comparat ...]]> kreegah Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:12:52 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9303-breakfast-at-tiffanys-by-deep-blue-something.html http://busyteacher.org/9303-breakfast-at-tiffanys-by-deep-blue-something.html A fill in the gaps worksheet for the song "breakfast at Tiffany's" by the American band from the 90s Deep Blue Something. It became popular in Spain at the end of 2011 thanks to an ad by a clothing company very popular among teenagers. It's a fast catc ...]]> parramiss Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:53:30 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9264-train-hey-soul-sister-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9264-train-hey-soul-sister-song-worksheet.html Short reading section about the band's history with some comprehension questions.Students then have to match some vocabulary to their definitions.Students then listen to the song 'Hey Soul Sister' and have to fill in the blanks using the keywords.Keywo ...]]> jossykate Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:46:09 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9221-songs-and-phonetics-limp-bizkit-eat-you-alive.html http://busyteacher.org/9221-songs-and-phonetics-limp-bizkit-eat-you-alive.html Hello, this is another activity dealing with phonetics symbols, this time it is a song from one of my favourite bands Limp Bizkit, the song is called Eat you alive. Students have to complete the lyrics but the missing words are written in phonetics.Hop ...]]> wero Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:26:56 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9217-song-worksheet-always-by-bon-jovi.html http://busyteacher.org/9217-song-worksheet-always-by-bon-jovi.html I used this song with pre-intermediate and intermediate students to revise grammar: 1, 2 conditional, time clauses and the tenses - mainly the present ones. The students first put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, then listen and check the ans ...]]> gorzat Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:16:54 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9178-song-worksheet-nina-simone-aint-got-no-life.html http://busyteacher.org/9178-song-worksheet-nina-simone-aint-got-no-life.html This song by Nina Simone has been designed in order to practice the parts of the body. I used it with pre-intermediate students after a review of this kind of vocabulary to get the pupils be used to how the body parts are pronounced by a speaker from a ...]]> maribelinna Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:39:41 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9169-song-metallica-nothing-else-matters.html http://busyteacher.org/9169-song-metallica-nothing-else-matters.html A classic song worksheet for you rock-lovers! I used this song with teenagers, and they really enjoyed it. It features a mixture of activities: fill-in-the-gaps, ordering paragraphs, answering questions... It's more for pre-intermediate or intermediate ...]]> margagracia Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:34:06 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9168-song-worksheet-rolling-in-the-deep-by-adele.html http://busyteacher.org/9168-song-worksheet-rolling-in-the-deep-by-adele.html I devised this song worksheet for a 14-year-olds class, and they loved it! I have used a song that they're listening to all the time, so it's very motivating. At the same time, it includes a fair variety of activities: fill in the gaps, order the verse ...]]> margagracia Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:32:45 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9140-aerosmith-i-dont-wanna-miss-a-thing-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9140-aerosmith-i-dont-wanna-miss-a-thing-song-worksheet.html This is a perfect worksheet to go further with music, sometimes we tend to just play the song along, but with this worksheet you might get your students involved in more than just filling the gaps, it would be a real enjoyable music session for them.]]> anil373 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:25:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9132-the-queen-show-must-go-on-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9132-the-queen-show-must-go-on-song-worksheet.html A legendary song by The Queen, which was requested by my students - proves to be still interesting to the teenagers. presented as a gap filling exercise. Abundant in adjectives, Future Simple forms, Passive Voice, idioms anf phrasal verbs. I recomend i ...]]> paukaz Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:21:41 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9124-do-you-hear-what-i-hear-by-destinys-child-song.html http://busyteacher.org/9124-do-you-hear-what-i-hear-by-destinys-child-song.html 1. Give out the worksheets to the students.2. Listen to the song and fill in the gaps in the lyrics.3. Check the answers.This is a very nice version of the song and both children and adults like it. You can try singing it as well.]]> diangelo Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:20:12 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9116-lenka-trouble-is-a-friend-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9116-lenka-trouble-is-a-friend-song-worksheet.html Lenka "Trouble is a friend" is a song worksheet. Pupils listen to the song and complete the gaps. There are some hints such as: 1. The first letter of the missing word is given.2. Some missing words are represented by small pictures.Enjoy your work!]]> undertaker44 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:39:14 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9104-thank-you-for-loving-me-by-bon-jovi.html http://busyteacher.org/9104-thank-you-for-loving-me-by-bon-jovi.html This worksheet can be used after studying Gerunds and Infinitives as a summing up activity.1. Ask the students to fill in the gaps in the song with the approprate verbal (Gerund or Infinitive)2. Listen to the song and check.I used it with Upper-Interme ...]]> diangelo Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:22:30 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9083-u-smile-justin-bieber-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9083-u-smile-justin-bieber-song-worksheet.html I have done this because I had a young private student and she loved music, but she didn't have that range of vocabulary so I guess it was easier to understand with the pictures. Justin Bieber is kind of a craze among the young ones! It's a gapped acti ...]]> Brunaluana Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:07:48 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9039-jack-johnson-if-i-had-eyes-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9039-jack-johnson-if-i-had-eyes-song-worksheet.html I used this Jack Johnson's song during English Grammar teaching. Listening to the song was useful to revise some expressions, and to see the structure of Conditionals. We listened to the song before talking about Second Conditional and Third Conditional.]]> beesintrees Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:16:38 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8956-we-are-the-champions-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/8956-we-are-the-champions-song-worksheet.html This worksheet is intended for Elementary Second Language Students learning Present Perfect Simple. It is a fill in the gaps activity about Present Perfect Simple form. You can also deal with the sports topic, since this song is usually found in sport ...]]> miriammart32 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:53:28 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8930-song-worksheet-incomplete-by-backstreet-boys.html http://busyteacher.org/8930-song-worksheet-incomplete-by-backstreet-boys.html This a song by Backstreet Boys called Incomplete. A nice song for teenagers with many activities to do while listening. Students have to fill the blanks, match the two columns, choose the correct word, choose the correct option, unscramble the lines. I ...]]> nany ro Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:42:35 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8915-song-worksheet-everyday-regular-normal-guy-by-jon.html http://busyteacher.org/8915-song-worksheet-everyday-regular-normal-guy-by-jon.html Funny caricature of a song on pop culture (especially pretentious young "gangsters") by Jon Lajoie eg. for cooler at the end of course. Lyrics can be looked up on the Internet (Google will help you :), the answers to the questions are supposed to be fa ...]]> theycallmejack Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:35:02 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8873-pray-by-justin-bieber.html http://busyteacher.org/8873-pray-by-justin-bieber.html A song worksheet by Justin Bieber entitled "Pray" suitable for different topics such as war, starvation, homelessness, and poverty around the world. pupils reorder the lines, fill in the gaps, and reorder words. It's suitable for pre-intermediate pupil ...]]> hamurabi Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:11:33 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8870-running-song-lyric-dictation.html http://busyteacher.org/8870-running-song-lyric-dictation.html It is about listening and vocabulary and keeping teens active! It uses pre intermediate level and the song is from Black Eyed Peas with 'The Time' lyrics. Students read the lyrics and start running and dictaing to their classmates, it has to be done in ...]]> fjpt Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:09:25 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8832-ive-got-a-friend-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/8832-ive-got-a-friend-song-worksheet.html A song that talks about the importance of having a good friend beside you, sustaining you and giving you a helping hand. it can be a good introduction to teach the expression have/has got to your students. besides, teaching them some adjectives and new ...]]> knight_477 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:31:57 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8766-adele-someone-like-you-verbs-pas-forms.html http://busyteacher.org/8766-adele-someone-like-you-verbs-pas-forms.html Worksheet on listening. It contains lyrics to a song by famous Adele. The worksheet has 3 exercises focused on verbs in past forms. The first task is to listen to the song and fill in the missing words with verbs in pas froms. Then the students have to ...]]> Myszka Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:33:25 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8739-song-worksheet-affirmation-by-savage-garden.html http://busyteacher.org/8739-song-worksheet-affirmation-by-savage-garden.html This is a word formation exercise I used with my PreFCE and FCE students. I used it at the beginning of the year and it lead to an interesting discussion about beliefs and values, and it created a very positive atmosphere. They hadn't heard the song be ...]]> bluenikcr Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:03:36 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8732-song-worksheet-1234-by-plain-white-ts.html http://busyteacher.org/8732-song-worksheet-1234-by-plain-white-ts.html This is a worksheet I used with my Elementary Students, but the song -with different activities- also worked well with a FCE group. There's a vocabulary exercise at the beginning, where students will be using opposites, and a gap-fill activity where th ...]]> bluenikcr Fri, 23 Dec 2011 04:56:42 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8729-jealous-guy-song-john-lennon-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/8729-jealous-guy-song-john-lennon-worksheet.html This is a fill-in exercise for the song JEALOUS GUY by John Lennon, with a grammatical focus on the past continuous.It is followed by the formation of this tense + 3 basic examples of the past continuous to remember.Then oral activity in pairs: describ ...]]> Luberdelle Fri, 23 Dec 2011 04:50:19 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8717-moves-like-jagger-by-maroon-5-and-christina.html http://busyteacher.org/8717-moves-like-jagger-by-maroon-5-and-christina.html Song about the famous singer Mick Jagger. You can find out about the artist and deal with descriptions and do a fill in the gaps activity. It also contains a description activity. Highly recommended to watch the video with the activity to do some speaking.]]> miriammart32 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:11:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8716-consider-me-gone-by-sting.html http://busyteacher.org/8716-consider-me-gone-by-sting.html I designed this worksheet when I was training my students at word formation for one of the first modules of a CAE coursebook. It was meant as a follow-up to the activities for word formation at FLO-JOE. The second part of the song has very rich images ...]]> luzweksler Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:09:59 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8715-fly-nicki-minaj-featuring-rihanna.html http://busyteacher.org/8715-fly-nicki-minaj-featuring-rihanna.html This is a rap song with lots and lots of verbs to practise.It's great for pronunciation practise too, especially linking words together.It also contains some slang, some idioms and even a swearword (which I have written as xxx).I use this with high sch ...]]> jentintan Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:08:33 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8707-mistletoe-by-justin-bieber-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/8707-mistletoe-by-justin-bieber-song-worksheet.html I really like using songs in the classroom to reinforce grammar points or to teach vocabulary and expressions. I find that songs work especially well with teens so I always ask my students what songs they want to learn the lyrics to. One of my classes ...]]> skully29 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:58:27 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8705-your-christmas-picture.html http://busyteacher.org/8705-your-christmas-picture.html First you get a picture and students have to describe it. The picture is of that a typical white Christmas. Then you ask your students if their Christmas picture matches this picture and they are encouraged to talk about their own Christmas pictures. T ...]]> agrvl Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:57:09 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8673-wish-you-were-here-pink-floyd.html http://busyteacher.org/8673-wish-you-were-here-pink-floyd.html Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd's song. It is a great song to practice the expression 'can you/she/he/we tell ....?'. It is a well known song and the students love it. It is good to talk about the Pink Floyd band before the first listening because the ...]]> aliceflamel Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:32:19 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8672-i-still-havent-found-what-im-looking-for-u2.html http://busyteacher.org/8672-i-still-havent-found-what-im-looking-for-u2.html U2´s song 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For'. It is a great song for practicing Present Perfect and the expression 'looking for...'. It is a well known song, too, and the students love it. It is good to have a short introductory discuss ...]]> aliceflamel Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:29:26 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8671-time-of-your-life-green-day.html http://busyteacher.org/8671-time-of-your-life-green-day.html Green Day's song Time of Your Life. You can work vocabulary and the expression "Time of your/her/his/our Life". It is a short song so if you don't have much time it will be a good option. It is a great song and it could be used for different purposes.]]> aliceflamel Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:26:31 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8663-viva-la-vida-coldplay.html http://busyteacher.org/8663-viva-la-vida-coldplay.html Listening worksheet. It can be used like a warm up activity before the teacher start the book's activities. It is a great song and could be used for different purposes and objectives. The Coldplay band uses a lot of word games and this is great for wor ...]]> aliceflamel Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:43:27 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8653-one-direction-beautiful-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/8653-one-direction-beautiful-song-worksheet.html I really like using songs in the classroom to reinforce grammar points or to teach vocabulary and expressions. I find that songs work especially well with teens so I always ask my students what songs they want to learn the lyrics to. Recently one of my ...]]> skully29 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:35:49 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8650-song-worksheet-zombie.html http://busyteacher.org/8650-song-worksheet-zombie.html It is a listening activity with three stages: pre, while and post listening. It s for 9 grade students and can be adapted for higher leves. First, the teacher gives some vocabulary. Then, ss listen to the song and fill in the gaps. All the details are ...]]> boguslove Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:32:46 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8647-pink-floyd-hey-you-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/8647-pink-floyd-hey-you-song-worksheet.html Pink Floyd: Hey you. Multiple activities including fill in the blanks, reoder the sentences and place the question. Intermediate level video can be found on youtube. It can be used as a general listening practice exercise or if you're focusing on rhyme ...]]> hannahg Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:27:06 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8646-song-worksheet-paradise-coldplay.html http://busyteacher.org/8646-song-worksheet-paradise-coldplay.html Exercise about the song Paradise by Coldplay. Fill in the gaps, put the verses in order, choose the best word and translation all in one exercise. It can be used to practice listening and speaking skills and also to have some fun with students during c ...]]> livia_martins Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:25:06 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8642-i-want-a-hippo-for-christmas.html http://busyteacher.org/8642-i-want-a-hippo-for-christmas.html This is a quick listening exercise for Christmas Lessons. Here you have the lyrics of the funny song "I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" (you'll find it easily on Youtube!). Children will have to fill in the blanks (some pictures at the end of the s ...]]> miritasr Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:23:20 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8621-song-jingle-bell-rock-with-video.html http://busyteacher.org/8621-song-jingle-bell-rock-with-video.html This is a funny way to practice listening at the last days of class before Christmas' holidays. Students will have to fill in the gaps on the lyrics. You can finish the activity with a karaoke contest of the song!]]> mangeles.gonzalez Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:47:35 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8620-song-all-i-want-for-christmas-with-video.html http://busyteacher.org/8620-song-all-i-want-for-christmas-with-video.html This is a funny way to practice listening in the last days of class before Christmas holidays. Students will have to fill in the gaps of the lyrics, sometimes helped by little pictures. A good way to finish the activity is doing a karaoke contest of th ...]]> mangeles.gonzalez Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:46:10 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8605-last-friday-night-katy-perry-alternative-2.html http://busyteacher.org/8605-last-friday-night-katy-perry-alternative-2.html Another alternative to use this song in the ESL classroom. There are different kinds of exercises: vocabulary, phonetics and grammar (simple past tense). There are also after-listening activities: reading comprehension questions and a topic to write a ...]]> soniawham Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:30:11 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8598-head-shoulders-knees-and-toeswith-clothes.html http://busyteacher.org/8598-head-shoulders-knees-and-toeswith-clothes.html So many teachers have found a love for the song "Head, Shoulder, Knees and Toes", in class. The total physical response is a fantastic way to get students really involved. This worksheet is the lyrics (with picture) for a wintery clothes review. The wo ...]]> CarissaPeck Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:26:29 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8577-whod-d-have-known-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/8577-whod-d-have-known-song-worksheet.html Using Lily Allen's "Who'd have known," students find specific details from the lyrics (or the music video) which suppoer the topic sentence (of the relationship being good or bad). Great practice for students still trying to grasp forming a cohesive pa ...]]> CarissaPeck Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:28:26 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8549-friday-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/8549-friday-song-worksheet.html Students are walked through the steps to write a successful paragraph reinterpretting any English song. This worksheet includes: Sample paragraph, outline, sample outline, rubric and detailed assignment. The example is highly influenced by this video ...]]> CarissaPeck Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:58:53 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8539-lily-allens-smile-and-participial-phrases.html http://busyteacher.org/8539-lily-allens-smile-and-participial-phrases.html To be used to with Lily Allen's video Smile . Students first watch the video then find the sentences that are correct and fix the ones that are not. An excellent example for students struggling with participial phrases. Participial phrases can't be dan ...]]> CarissaPeck Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:10:29 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8514-adam-lambert-what-do-you-want-from-me.html http://busyteacher.org/8514-adam-lambert-what-do-you-want-from-me.html One of the songs by Adam Lambert to practise phrasal verbs. "What do you want from me" contains 7 examples of different meanings of phrasal verbs. The activity supposes inserting words in the text, numbering lines and translating phrasal verbs. It's a ...]]> Sveta-customs Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:02:24 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8459-do-they-know-its-christmas.html http://busyteacher.org/8459-do-they-know-its-christmas.html I have expained everything on the worksheet, which is actually an activity, which needs some preparation on the part of the teacher. I'm not sure if this will appeal to you but I wanted to share it with you as something tried, which works and students ...]]> fridaygr Wed, 07 Dec 2011 03:59:16 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8438-it-will-rain-by-bruno-mars.html http://busyteacher.org/8438-it-will-rain-by-bruno-mars.html This song worksheet is aimed at (pre-)intermediate students. The first activity (matching) contains several useful and common idiomatic expressions that students at this level should know. In the second activity students have to read the lyrics and try ...]]> vane Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:31:52 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8420-song-worksheet-the-wanted-glad-you-came.html http://busyteacher.org/8420-song-worksheet-the-wanted-glad-you-came.html This is a song worksheet with a simple fill in the blanks exercise especially designed for 12-14 efl students. As you know songs are a good way to keep students entertained, so this activity can be used either at the beginning of the lesson or in the e ...]]> paruchi Mon, 05 Dec 2011 03:12:32 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8415-let-it-snow-frank-sinatra.html http://busyteacher.org/8415-let-it-snow-frank-sinatra.html A nice Christmas song to use a warmer or to conclude a lesson about Christmas. There's the link to the video and the key. You will see that the verses are repeated, the words are not exactly the same!The key is one page 2. Enjoy... and M ...]]> chocolate addict Mon, 05 Dec 2011 03:05:04 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8411-this-is-the-last-time.html http://busyteacher.org/8411-this-is-the-last-time.html This song is so catchy that it can be used for teenagers and adults. I have used it with my students (2º, 3º ESO) and they really liked it and were involved in the activity. After doing the worksheet, it was translated and we discussed what t ...]]> emares Mon, 05 Dec 2011 03:02:24 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8410-david-guettas-without-you-feat-usher-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/8410-david-guettas-without-you-feat-usher-worksheet.html This worksheet can be used for 1st and 2nd years of ESO for filling the gaps or for older students (doing the activities proposed).You can adapt it to your class' level and work with verbs.The video is available on Youtube.You can also use it to work C ...]]> adelitata Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:59:34 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8350-wouldnt-it-be-nice-the-beach-boys.html http://busyteacher.org/8350-wouldnt-it-be-nice-the-beach-boys.html I have a lot of students that are adults and usually they like older songs. This activity is also and vocabulary activity but it can be combined with the movie 50 FIRST DATES. Its is part of it's soundtrack. Through this activity you can also start a d ...]]> c_nassif Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:06:58 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8349-et-katy-perry-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/8349-et-katy-perry-song-worksheet.html This is a vocabulary worksheet. I'm always looking for new songs to work with my students. I believe it's a great way of teaching and learning and also through music you are able to teach in a fun and different way. They don't even notice that is an ex ...]]> c_nassif Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:05:27 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8315-the-lazy-song-bruno-mars-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/8315-the-lazy-song-bruno-mars-song-worksheet.html It's a fill in the blank activity and a really good way to work with contractions and ING form! Since Bruno Mars is really famous now and everybody likes him, students are able to relate to this song. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did and also ...]]> c_nassif Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:51:48 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8313-song-worksheet-the-strokes-last-night.html http://busyteacher.org/8313-song-worksheet-the-strokes-last-night.html It's a vocabulary worksheet, for older students but at a more basic level. Since the singer speaks really fast and the words end up being mixed up together I thought it would be really good for them to practice being in a situation where people won't n ...]]> c_nassif Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:48:38 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8308-one-love-bob-marley-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/8308-one-love-bob-marley-song-worksheet.html One good song to teach Imperatives. Bob Marley did it. Enjoy this song and use this worksheet to practise with your students.One love is the most popular song from Bob Marley, look for the lyrics and the song on the web.Imperatives are good to give ord ...]]> Claudion8213 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:49:24 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8307-song-thee-little-birds-by-bob-marley.html http://busyteacher.org/8307-song-thee-little-birds-by-bob-marley.html This is a famous Bob Marley song and it is a good one to work with basic students from different age range. There are some activities with the lyrics, vocabulary and vocabulary applied to grammar structures. Thus, the teacher can use it to explore diff ...]]> Kelemart Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:47:48 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8292-rolling-in-the-deep-by-adele-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/8292-rolling-in-the-deep-by-adele-song-worksheet.html Three exercises on Adele's song "Rolling in the Deep," which deals with the feelings of a woman after her relationship ends: pain and anger at her lover's betrayal and the desire for revenge. - The first exercise is to discover which words (from a list ...]]> Tuili Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:36:34 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8270-song-what-makes-you-beautiful-by-one-direction.html http://busyteacher.org/8270-song-what-makes-you-beautiful-by-one-direction.html This is a song by One Direction, a new British boy band. It's a cheerful song which the teenager students would probably love it. I prepared a fill in the gap activities with the lyrics, a vocabulary activity and a reading activity. It's a song for bas ...]]> Kelemart Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:09:53 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8239-someone-like-you-by-adele-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/8239-someone-like-you-by-adele-song-worksheet.html Mixed exercise based on Someone like you by AdeleFill in the gaps Order the sentencesChoose the correct wordNumber in the correct orderFill in the gaps with the appropriate prepositionIdentify and cross out the word that doesn't belong in the sentence]]> monica_dorada Sat, 26 Nov 2011 04:56:15 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8212-song-beyonce-best-thing-i-never-had.html http://busyteacher.org/8212-song-beyonce-best-thing-i-never-had.html Complete the words from Beyonce's song. Using verbs in simple past, verbs in simple present, listening exercises. Can be used with students from Elementary to Pre-Intermediate levels. Can also be used with classes that have a lot of girls, 'cause they ...]]> danicascaes Fri, 25 Nov 2011 03:01:08 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8169-bohemian-rhapsody-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/8169-bohemian-rhapsody-song-worksheet.html The worksheet contains the lyrics to the song Bohemian Rhapsody with some of the words missing. While listening to the song the students must fill in the blanks with the correct word. After checking the answers, there are a few additional questions reg ...]]> nexus-8 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:56:57 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8162-somewhere-only-we-know-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/8162-somewhere-only-we-know-song-worksheet.html Listening comprehension activities on Keane's beautiful song "Somewhere only we know". The focus is on the past simple tense (regular and irregular verbs), unscrambing letters, putting lines in order, filling in blanks and reading comprehension activit ...]]> wilwarin32 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:52:27 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8152-stereo-hearts-gym-club-heroes-ft-adam-levin.html http://busyteacher.org/8152-stereo-hearts-gym-club-heroes-ft-adam-levin.html This is a nice worksheet disigned to use differente strategies such as organizing, completing, choosing and correcting. Your students can improve their vocabulray and have fun at the same time. This song is really nice. They will have a good time while ...]]> diegozapata Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:47:44 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8118-lazy-song-bruno-mars-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/8118-lazy-song-bruno-mars-worksheet.html This is an exercise for lower level students using the song by Bruno Mars called "Lazy song". The lyrics have been divided into diferent sections so that the students have to perform different tasks while listening. I strongly recommend to give them th ...]]> smardie Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:55:11 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8115-song-worksheet-im-yours-jason-mraz.html http://busyteacher.org/8115-song-worksheet-im-yours-jason-mraz.html I don't like to work with songs just with filling the gaps, so here you have a different worksheet. I've used Teacher's Pet tool to create it and you can see the lyrics have been divided into different sections to create the exercises. I hope you enjoy it!]]> smardie Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:53:06 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8113-friends-will-be-friends-queen-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/8113-friends-will-be-friends-queen-worksheet.html Fill in the blanks in the lyrics.This song in one of the most famous Queen's songs, and my students really enjoy doing this kind of activities. This kind of activities are very useful for students to improve their listening, and to practice real Englis ...]]> Anele79 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:50:08 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8102-tim-magraw-indian-outlaw-lyrics-and-synonyms.html http://busyteacher.org/8102-tim-magraw-indian-outlaw-lyrics-and-synonyms.html Taught this song in conjunction with a unit about Native Americans and the wild west. Short synonym matching included. Students had fun trying to sing along. Prior to teaching the song students learned where each tribe mentioned in the song is lives wi ...]]> mandy4mck Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:37:40 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8028-she-will-be-loved-maroon-5.html http://busyteacher.org/8028-she-will-be-loved-maroon-5.html You can work with active and passive voices with this lovely song. The students love it, because the chorus is catchy and they all sing along. You may play the song once and fill the gaps for the missing words, lastly you make questions about the song ...]]> Andrea MB Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:45:41 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8018-monday-morning.html http://busyteacher.org/8018-monday-morning.html Three future forms and first conditional - all in one song. Let your students fill in the gaps with the appropriate future form as they listen to the song. Or you can ask them to predict the future forms before listening and then check. Let them sing a ...]]> gordana popovic Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:02:47 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8015-good-life-one-republic.html http://busyteacher.org/8015-good-life-one-republic.html In this activity the students get the oportunity to work with different tenses of the verbs. The verbs are in the infinitive form and the students should use the appropriate form for each tense. They also need to fill the blanks with the words given. I ...]]> dado Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:00:31 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8014-you-will-you-wont-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/8014-you-will-you-wont-song-worksheet.html This worksheet is useful as an introduction to the future tense with "will".Use it with the following song by The Zutons. Have the children listen to the song first, and ask them if they can guess the title. Write it on the board and discuss what it mi ...]]> arend57 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:59:08 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7979-wonderful-world-by-sam-cooke.html http://busyteacher.org/7979-wonderful-world-by-sam-cooke.html Oldie but Goldie! It's just an easy gap filling exercise. My students (kids, beginner's level) enjoyed the song (listening and singing along) and we revised subjects in English. Might be easier at the end of a class, when students already know the words.]]> darksoul Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:55:28 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7943-grenade-by-bruno-mars.html http://busyteacher.org/7943-grenade-by-bruno-mars.html I've made this activity only for testing students' skills at spotting some mistakes by listening to a song. It's a song by BRUNO MARS called Grenade. There are at least 12 mistakes on it. I'm not attaching the answer sheet to this file, so just to be s ...]]> nandomfreitas Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:46:10 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7942-linkin-park-leave-out-all-the-rest.html http://busyteacher.org/7942-linkin-park-leave-out-all-the-rest.html There are two different activities. The first one is meant for the teacher to cut the different strips with parts of the lyrics. Students must rearrange the strips of paper as they listen to the song. The second activity is for students to pay attentio ...]]> yankito Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:42:03 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7876-price-tag-song-worksheet-jesse-j.html http://busyteacher.org/7876-price-tag-song-worksheet-jesse-j.html Activities for advanced learners related to a song dealing with the money topic. This worksheet includes a gap-filling activity, a matching one, a multiple-choice exercise and finally some discussion points. This song is really on-fashion and motivating!]]> egonzalezlara Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:55:36 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7853-phil-collins-son-of-man-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/7853-phil-collins-son-of-man-song-worksheet.html This is a song by Phil Collins. The task is to write in the missing words. My students love this type of activity, it really helps to pick up some new vocabulary. First you play the song and ask the students to write in the missing words, then you chec ...]]> maria.nemchinova Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:27:28 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7843-lady-kenny-rogers.html http://busyteacher.org/7843-lady-kenny-rogers.html It is good for developing writing by detecting the words that are not spaced. It is slow and very appropriate for singing it out loud by the learners. It is very intuitive so nobody will have trouble in using it. It will create a smooth and relaxed atm ...]]> lestrada Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:07:34 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7823-if-i-were-a-boy-beyonce.html http://busyteacher.org/7823-if-i-were-a-boy-beyonce.html The worksheet is based on second conditional where students will have to listen to the music and chooce an answer from the boc wigh are sentences in 2dn conditional.It will provide students a way of listening for the pronuciation of 2nd conditional sen ...]]> ellayne Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:06:00 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7815-yellow-submarine-by-thebeatles.html http://busyteacher.org/7815-yellow-submarine-by-thebeatles.html This task is aimed at pre-intermediate students training them in listening comprehension and providing much fun for those who enloy singing. It can be used as a warmer at the beginning of the lesson or to motivate the students while studying topics "T ...]]> mtvvsv Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:04:02 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7808-song-worksheet-blame-akon.html http://busyteacher.org/7808-song-worksheet-blame-akon.html This worksheet includes listening,reading comrehension and a crossword about the topic of apology and forgiveness.The students are asked to listen to the song and to complete the lyrics. Then they will answer some questions to better understand the top ...]]> sarahsarah Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:37:13 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7807-song-worksheets-another-day-phil-collins.html http://busyteacher.org/7807-song-worksheets-another-day-phil-collins.html This worksheet is a combination of listening, reading comrehension and writing about the topic of solidaity.The students are asked to listen to the song and to complete the lyrics. Then they will answer some questions to better understand the topic.At ...]]> sarahsarah Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:35:03 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7704-my-baby-shot-me-down-kill-bill-soundtrack.html http://busyteacher.org/7704-my-baby-shot-me-down-kill-bill-soundtrack.html This song revises the simple past form of some verbs.The verbs are given in the present form and students will put them in the correct form (either past or present) in the blanks in the song lyrics while listening.They also revises the uses of used to.]]> Arzubal Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:02:47 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7694-elevation-by-u2-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/7694-elevation-by-u2-song-worksheet.html Listen to the song. Put the words in order and complete the lyrics. You can work on grammar (comparatives etc) vocabulary (reference to the universe, parts of the body, etc.) and pronunciation (rhyming pairs) too. You can also discuss the message behi ...]]> candeyvalu Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:01:37 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7692-song-for-dad.html http://busyteacher.org/7692-song-for-dad.html This is a good song for intermediate and upper intermediate students. It is the story of a man that looks back on his relationship with his father and has a more mature view of his dad. Students have to fill in the blanks, put lines in order, match beg ...]]> sbl_maria Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:58:14 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7680-come-home-perry-phineas-and-ferb-listening.html http://busyteacher.org/7680-come-home-perry-phineas-and-ferb-listening.html This is a listening activity for young teenagers, based on the song "Come Home, Perry" from a popular cartoon series (Phineas and Ferb). It includes the student's worksheet and the key. The students are to practice contractions by filling in the blanks ...]]> Koyaanisqatsi Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:54:55 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7654-the-best-song-worksheet-tina-turner.html http://busyteacher.org/7654-the-best-song-worksheet-tina-turner.html This worksheet is on Tina Turner's song called 'The best'. Its main purpose is listening, it has comparative & superlative instances and mixed tenses such as present simple, continuous and present perfect. The song is a message of love and the ryth ...]]> Duilio Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:48:39 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7650-we-are-the-world-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/7650-we-are-the-world-song-worksheet.html Watch the video clip of we are the world, and complete with words you hear. Then there are compehension questions that help to better understand the topic. Then the students are asked to label the pictures. At the end they will write a dialogue about t ...]]> sarahsarah Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:12:14 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7646-song-worksheet-who-knew-by-pink.html http://busyteacher.org/7646-song-worksheet-who-knew-by-pink.html This activity is to practice Simple Past. Students work with the lyrics and practice the past form of the verbs given. As an introduction you can also use the video of the song. You can give your students some sentences in the past to mark as true or f ...]]> cintiapm Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:05:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7590-songs-and-phonetics-kidnap-the-sandy-claws.html http://busyteacher.org/7590-songs-and-phonetics-kidnap-the-sandy-claws.html Hello, this is another activity dealing with phonetics symbols, this time it is a song from a movie called The Nightmare Before Christmas, directed by Tim Burton. Students have to complete the lyrics but the missing words are written in phonetics.PS. K ...]]> wero Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:00:15 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7589-songs-and-phonetics-this-is-halloween.html http://busyteacher.org/7589-songs-and-phonetics-this-is-halloween.html Hello, this is another activity dealing with phonetics symbols, this time it is a song from a good movie directed by Tim Burton, The Nightmare Before Christmas. Students have to complete the lyrics but the missing words are written in phonetics.Hope yo ...]]> wero Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:58:42 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7515-song-worksheet-the-promise.html http://busyteacher.org/7515-song-worksheet-the-promise.html This is a beautiful song by the great singer-songwiter Tracy Chapman. It´s a love song. It can be used to practise first conditional sentences, especially when they are used to make promises.]]> sbl_maria Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:58:13 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7467-what-a-wonderful-world-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/7467-what-a-wonderful-world-worksheet.html Oral comprehension on the famous song by Armstrong to revise the colours, the order of the adjectives in an english sentence, and the vocabulary of observation. I used this as an introduction to a project on picture description. The activity is short a ...]]> gwenaoule Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:45:05 +0000