Title:
Are You Learning English? These Songs May Help
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a VOA Special English Education Report.
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Songs teach language. Consider a song like "Tom's
Diner" by Suzanne Vega. An American teaching English
overseas once told us that students love that
song.Recently we asked people on the Special English
Facebook page to suggest other songs that English
learners might like. Noemi Nito wrote: I'm one of
those English students who love "Tom's Diner." I
started learning English with "Lemon Tree" by Fool's
Garden. Another favorite is "Truly Madly Deeply" by
Savage Garden. Another person, Asi Tambunan,
suggested the song "God Only Knows" by Orianthi.
Gyongyi Jako wrote that ABBA's songs from Sweden are
perfect for class work. Other good songs for
learning English are songs by the Beatles and John
Lennon, as well as Louis Armstrong's "Wonderful
World." Paul Cifuentes says Bob Marley's songs are
amazing for teaching. Another teacher, Joseph Deka,
says songs by Johnny Cash have always worked in his
classroom. He says his students can hear the words,
plus the songs often have stories. He also likes "We
Will Rock You" by Queen and "Beautiful Girls" by
Sean Kingston. He says young children love "C Is for
Cookie" by Cookie Monster from the TV show "Sesame
Street." Nina John Smith suggested these songs:
"It's My Life" and "We Weren't Born to Follow" by
Bon Jovi. Also "Nothing Else Matters" by
Metallica.Aurelio Lourenco Costa Gusmao says he
began to like English after his teacher played the
Westlife song "I Have a Dream." He wrote: That was
eight years ago. I was in the seventh grade. And
from that day on, my dream of improving my English
skills became attached in my mind. Teachers can use
this song to convey the message to their students
that they should have their own dream for the
future. Aurelio's story was no surprise to another
commenter, Katie Kivenko. She especially likes songs
by Michael Jackson and Queen. She wrote: When you
listen to your favorite songs, you feel emotionally
high and it moves you to action.For VOA Special
English, I'm Alex Villarreal. Do you have any
favorite songs for learning English? You can share
other music suggestions for English learners at our
website, voaspecialenglish.com or on Facebook at VOA
Learning English. We are also on Twitter and iTunes.
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is a Voice of America video which covers an interesting
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