Simply Red – Sunrise Activity type: Listening for extra words. Time: 10 mins. Download worksheet Embedding disabled? Double click on the video. Video removed? Please let us know!

U2 – Sunday Bloody Sunday Activity types: discussion, vocabulary, listening for specific words, gap fill. Grammar:Past participles; modal verbs: can, must. Time: 30 mins. Note: This song is from U2’s 1983 album War. On Sunday 30th January 1972,British soldiers opened fire on unarmed civil rights protesters in Derry, Northern Ireland. Thirteen people, including six minors,

David Bowie – Space Oddity Activity type: prediction, rhyming pairs, gap fill. Grammar: Present simple, present continuous. Level: Elementary/Intermediate. Time: 20 mins. Note: This song was released in 1969 to coincide with the Apollo 11 moon landing, and was used by the BBC to accompany its television coverage of the event. It was David Bowie’s first hit single,

Dusty Springfield – Son Of A Preacher Man Activity type: gap fill, rhyming words. Grammar: “would” for a repeated action in the past. Time: 15 mins. Download worksheet Embedding disabled? Double click on the video. Video removed? Please let us know!

Lily Allen – Smile Note: This song features the word “fucking”. Activity type: error correction, vocabulary. Time:20 mins. Worksheet written by James Ratcliff, St. Etienne de Montluc, Nantes, France Download worksheet Embedding disabled? Double click on the video. Video removed? Please let us know!

Kate Nash – Skeleton Song Activity type: Listening for extra words, comprehension, discussion. Time: 25 mins. Note: Kate Nash is an English singer-songwriter. This song is from her 2007 debut album “Made of Bricks”. Kate says the song is about a skeleton named Stanley who stares out of the front-room window of her parents’ house, wearing a

Take That – Shine Activity type: opposites, listening for specific words. Grammar: imperatives, let for permission. Time: 20 minutes. Worksheet written by Prof. Carrie Elise Rodella, Capaccio (SA) Download worksheet Embedding disabled? Double click on the video. Video removed? Please let us know!

Jennifer Lopez – Jenny From The Block Activity type: ordering verses Grammar: used to Time: 10 minutes Download worksheet Embedding disabled? Double click on the video. Video removed? Please let us know!

Linkin Park – Shadow Of The Day Activity types: vocabulary, opposites, listening for specific words, gap fill, writing. Level: Elementary Grammar: Present simple – Future with will. Time: 20 mins. Note: The song is from Linkin Park’s 2007 album Minutes to Midnight. Keyword: Goodbye Worksheet written by Prof. Mena Bianco, Giugliano (NA) Download worksheet Embedding disabled? Double

Earth, Wind & Fire – September Activity types: vocabulary, listening for specific words, gap fill, crossword. Level: Elementary/ Pre-intermediate Grammar: Present simple vs Past simple; Past simple vs Past Continuous Time: 30 mins. Note: Earth, Wind and Fire, from Chicago, achieved worldwide success in the 1970’s. September was released as a single in September 1978 and became