Indonesian students of English are lucky in that the sounds of their language are quite close to the sounds of English. However, here is a song that focuses on two pronunciation features that are rare in Bahasa Indonesia: Continue reading
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Some of us
For your entertainment! A song featuring the amazing Moya (L) and Dita (R). For those of us who are still not sure about some / some of, most / most of, etc!
Some of us work
Most of us play
All of us pray for success one day
Most of us play
All of us pray for success one day
None of us read
Some of us write
Some of us dance ’til the morning light
Some students like to stay out all night
Most teachers tell them that isn’t right
All study time their eyes are shut tight
How will they ever succeed?
Some of us smoke
Some of us drink
Few of us know how to write with ink
Some of us seek
Some of us find
None of us want to be left behind
Some students like to stay out all night
Most teachers tell them that isn’t right
All study time their eyes are shut tight
How will they ever succeed?
Reading’s boring; We end up snoring;
So many pages; But zero drawings
We only study; When there’s a test to take; Big mistake!
Some students like to stay out all night
Most teachers tell them that isn’t right
All study time their eyes are shut tight
So ineffectual; Unintellectual;
How will they ever succeed?
Enjoy!
Lemon Squeezy
Another song from @GuruEAP – this time to practice the words ‘easy‘ and ‘difficult‘. See also this earlier post for further practice of these not-so-easy items!
A free handout with lyrics and tasks for students accompanies the song. The video features Indonesian EAP students preparing to study abroad. Enjoy!
The Impact Song
I’ve covered this collocation problem in a previous post. Students’ first language drives them to produce ‘bring an impact to/for‘.
I thought that by writing a song featuring the correct collocation, they might be brainwashed into getting it right next time.
I’ll get back to you when I’ve seen some writing ‘post-song’!