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“If” A Great Song for Hypothetical Discussion Questions

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Jim S.Leave a Comment on “If” A Great Song for Hypothetical Discussion Questions

This is a great song that is easy for students to follow along with and it gives you the chance to introduce some questions using “If.” This is good pRead More…

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Hand in My Pocket: ESL Pop English class

February 12, 2020February 16, 2020 Jim S.Leave a Comment on Hand in My Pocket: ESL Pop English class

This is a great song that I found many years ago. I noticed that this is on the web in many variations, so I figured I would share my variation. If Read More…

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Things You Don’t Say to Your Wife: ESL Music Class

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020 Jim S.Leave a Comment on Things You Don’t Say to Your Wife: ESL Music Class

Music is always a great mix-up for class. Combine that with humor and you have an ESL activity that is golden! I’ve done a few Al Yankovich songs Read More…

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Under Pressure – An ESL Music Activity

October 2, 2019October 21, 2019 Jim S.Leave a Comment on Under Pressure – An ESL Music Activity

Time for another timeless classic that students will love and it will lead to a great discussion on stress. I always try to either have an extra add oRead More…

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Monster Mash: A Fun Halloween Song Activity

September 29, 2019September 29, 2019 Jim S.Leave a Comment on Monster Mash: A Fun Halloween Song Activity

Music is always a refreshing change for an ESL class. Holidays are also always nice to add into the English as a Second Language class mix. I’ve decidRead More…

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There’s a Moon Over Bourbon Street by Sting

September 8, 2019February 21, 2020 Jim S.Leave a Comment on There’s a Moon Over Bourbon Street by Sting

It’s pop English time with another oldie but goodie from Sting. For more information on how to do this class click on the podcast above. I would recRead More…

Another Musical ESL Adventure: Foil by Weird Al Yankovich

September 8, 2019September 16, 2019 Jim S.4 Comments on Another Musical ESL Adventure: Foil by Weird Al Yankovich

Welcome to Teaching English is Fun. Once again it’s time for another musical adventure in English as a Second Language. I love doing songs for class bRead More…

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Ironic Musical ESL Lesson

August 31, 2019February 19, 2020 Jim S.Leave a Comment on Ironic Musical ESL Lesson

Today I am going to change it up a bit and introduce music. My students loved music. I didn’t like to just have them listen to a song and fill in thRead More…

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