English as a Singing Language

In each season, we like to include a traditional song that is good for language learners of all ages. For Season 3, Episode 4, we’ve chosen a song we remember from our own childhoods, “I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.”

This song is silly and funny and since it repeats each verse, it’s great language practice. We’ve also recorded ourselves singing the version of the song included in the lyrics on the podcast website. Have fun trying to sing along!!

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The Learning Station 2005

Judy Collins on The Muppet Show 1977

Burl Ives 1952

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We love listening to many different types of music from different time periods. In Season 3, Episode 3 we’re using the 1977 disco song, “Take A Chance On Me,” by the Swedish super group, ABBA.

The rhythm of this song is great for practicing fluency. You may need to sing it a few times before you can sing as fluently as ABBA does, but it’s a really fun way to practice. And just remember that if ABBA, whose native language is Swedish, can sing this well in English, so can you!

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It’s summertime where we live, and we’re busy soaking up the sun. In Season 3, Episode 2 of English as a Singing Language, we’ve got a catchy, sunny song that is full of useful vocabulary.

Sheryl Crow’s 2002 hit song, “Soak up the Sun,” will not only cheer you up and give you a positive outlook, but it will also give you lots of English practice!

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Welcome to Season 3, Episode 1 of the podcast!  We’re so excited about starting a new season of English as a Singing Language. We’re starting off the new season with a confidence-building song.

It seems like everyone feels like they have to pretend that they are someone they’re not sometimes, but it is important to be yourself. That’s the message in Montana Tucker’s 2021 hit song, “Be Myself.”

Check out the new season and practice reduced pronunciation with a catchy, fun song that has an extremely positive message!

Check out our YouTube channel @singinglanguages for a video version of this episode!

Official YouTube Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-GNAkpo8Pc

We started English as a Singing Language as a way for people to have fun singing while practicing English pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and fluency. We work hard to make every episode as perfect as possible. We write and edit our scripts, and record and edit the audio. We try to be extremely serious and professional while we’re working on the podcast, but sometimes one of us makes a mistake, and we just laugh and laugh and laugh. 

Ece has saved all the funny recording mistakes and compiled the best ones for you to enjoy while you wait for Season 3, Episode 1 to be released. We hope you enjoy this special blooper episode, and we look forward to releasing the first episode of Season 3 very soon. 

🎶Until then, enjoy the bloopers and … just keep singing! 🎶

When we started the podcast, “English as a Singing Language” back in 2022, it seemed almost impossible. There were so many new skills to learn and so many tasks to do. Luckily, we work well together, support each other, and enjoy the creative process. In fact, we believe that’s what friends are for! Friends are for encouragement, kindness and of course, lots of laughs. This belief led us to choose the 1980s hit song, “That’s What Friends are For,” for the final episode of Season Two.

There are useful pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary in this song, but most of all, we wanted to say, “Thank You!” to all of you who have taken the time to listen to the podcast, learn English and sing with us. That’s what the podcast is for - to connect us through song all over the world. We hope you enjoy this episode.

Until Season Three, have fun and … just keep singing!!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyTpu6BmE88

English as a Singing Language has created an episode especially for International Workers’ Day on May 1st. We work hard as language teachers and podcasters, and we believe that ALL workers should be paid fairly and work in safe conditions. 

We chose the 1980 hit song “9 to 5,” written and sung by Dolly Parton for the film, “9 to 5.” We talk about the descriptive vocabulary and useful idioms that Dolly included in these lyrics, and we celebrate workers all over the world!

Happy International Workers’ Day!!

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Both Heather and Ece are ready for a vacation after a long semester of teaching. While Ece is going to a nearby city to visit a friend, Heather is getting ready to go to the beach.

In this episode, they are talking about prepositional phrases in the song, "Under the Boardwalk," by The Drifters. Have fun learning some useful English grammar while listening to this doo-wop classic song from the 1960s!

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International Women’s Day is on March 8th. We like to think about all of the smart, strong, beautiful women we know on this day. In fact, Ece is planning a party to celebrate the day, and she is creating a playlist full of inspiring music. What is the first song she is going to add? It’s Rachel Platten’s 2015 hit, “Fight Song.” 

This song has extremely inspiring lyrics, and it has great practice with the sounds [f] and [v]. We hope you have a wonderful day celebrating all of the women in your life. Happy International Women’s Day!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo1VInw-SKc



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