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Category Archives: Songs
A KPop Song with ‘gonna’ (going to) for Predictions
When we use BE + going to + base infinitive for future plans, it often sounds like ‘gonna‘ + base infinitive. You see ‘gonna‘ written a lot in songs. This is okay. However, it is NOT okay to write ‘gonna’ in your English writing. *We ALSO use BE … Continue reading
A song with (mostly) Present Tenses
Have you heard the latest song by RAYE – Where is my husband? I just love it! It’s fun, clever, and addictive. Watch the Official Music Video on YouTube. The subtitles are very helpful especially for English learners. Rachel, the … Continue reading
A Song with “Don’t Have To”
Have you heard the song ‘Bloodline‘ by Alex Warren and Jelly Roll? The song is a message of hope and encouragement to *break the cycle of past pain and struggles. *break the cycle = end a repetitive, negative pattern, often … Continue reading
A Song with Present Simple & Past Simple
Did you know that the Present Simple is the most commonly used tense in spoken and written English? It accounts for between *50-60% of English communication. The second most commonly used tense is the Past Simple with nearly *20% usage. … Continue reading
Christmas 2023
Happy Christmas! It’s that time of year again when many of us prepare to celebrate Christmas. Traditionally, for Christians, it is about celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ approximately 2,000 years ago. However, Christmas has become an important time for … Continue reading
Present Perfect Tense – Part 1
FORM (have / has + past participle) Look at these sentences: Leo’s English improved when he started a course at Langports English College. His English is improving. His English has improved since he started at Langports. The first sentence gives … Continue reading
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A song with Collocations and Idioms
The English language is full of collocations and idioms. By collocations, I mean words that naturally go together like ‘high hopes‘, ‘heavy rain‘, and ‘make friends‘. We don’t say ‘tall hopes’, ‘huge rain‘ or ‘produce friends‘. Idioms are expressions whose … Continue reading
Improve Your English Listening with a Jolly Song!
Hello English Learners! It’s time for some English Listening! Well, it’s always time for listening. If you enjoy what you are listening to, learning a language is more fun, and more productive. Don’t you agree? Songs are a fantastic learning … Continue reading
A song with Possessive Adjectives
When English students first learn Possessive Adjectives, they should feel encouraged. There are only seven forms: my, your, his, her, its, our, & their. That’s all! Many European languages have 14 – 20+ forms, depending on whether the noun is … Continue reading
A Song with First Conditional, Imperatives, and Collocations
Dua Lipa sings a song, Don’t Start Now, in which she tells an ex boyfriend very clearly that their relationship is finished and she is not interested in seeing him again. Her life is so much better without him. Her … Continue reading
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