Search any song on YouTube and write “lyrics” in the search. It’s a great way to learn.
Download and print the workbook:
Great, catchy English songs:
Neil Young – Heart of Gold (one of my favorite songs)
What is the verb tense of each of each of these lines of the song? Write the sentences in the workbook under the correct verb tense example.
- I’ve been to Hollywood.
- I’ve been to Redwood.
- I crossed the ocean for a heart of gold.
Conditional Songs
Write the following sentences in the workbook under the correct conditional example:
- If I were a boy, I would turn off my phone.
- If you thought I would wait for you, you thought wrong.
Cyndi Lauper – Time after Time
Write the following sentences in the workbook under the correct conditional example:
- If you’re lost you can look and you will find me, time after time.
Joan Osborne – What if God Was One of Us?
In the lyrics…
What if God was one of us?
…does she ever answer the question?
Barenaked Ladies – If I Had a Million Dollars
Write the following sentences in the workbook under the correct conditional example:
- If I had a million dollars, I would buy you a house.
Other great English songs:
The Cure – Friday I’m in Love
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud (translate for your girlfriend)