TurnTheMusicOn - Phrasal Verbs

TurnTheMusicOn – Phrasal Verbs

Looking for phrasal verbs? This dance floor hit has 23 of them.

Irregular Plurals(1)

Irregular Plurals(1)

This song features many irregular nouns and also uses them with the demonstrative pronouns that/those and this/these.

On The Same Wavelength(Idioms using 'on')

On The Same Wavelength(Idioms using ‘on’)

This song features 12 commonly used phrases using the preposition ‘on’.

Pop Pop Pop (phrasal verbs using 'pop')

Pop Pop Pop (phrasal verbs using ‘pop’)

This is a fun little song that has some idiomatic uses of the verb ‘pop’. I tend to use these expressions a lot, not sure if everyone does :)

As Pretty As A Picture - Similes

As Pretty As A Picture – Similes

This hip-hop/rock mash up features similes. Download as always comes with printout lyrics and worksheets.

The Captain's Coat - Alliteration

The Captain’s Coat – Alliteration

This great alliteration song was created from a fun piece of poetry from ESL teacher extraordinaire Bruce Barrett. Best of all for a limited time it is offered for free along with its lyric and worksheet printouts :)

Sending Love - Pronouns

Sending Love – Pronouns

If you’re teaching pronouns this song focuses on the personal, possessive and demonstrative. There is a full and shortened version making 2 edits. The shortened version stays in the simple present but the full version has a verse and chorus in the simple past as well.

I Can Speak English(BasicVocab) - 5 Video Series

I Can Speak English(BasicVocab) – 5 Video Series

A series of 5 vocab videos created with the same song for students with little to no English(All videos come with their own pdf lyrics …

The Zero Conditional

The Zero Conditional

The Zero conditional is the factual conditional. This cool little pop song is sung completely in the zero conditional!

Some Days - Adjectives (VocabBuilder)

Some Days – Adjectives (VocabBuilder)

A great way to learn 54 adjectives. Along with the full song this song video comes with a short simplified edit for less advanced students. Listen to the song and talk about the adjective’s meanings, then explore the 8 pages of worksheet printouts that give the students the opportunity to match pictures to adjectives.

Simple Living - Correlative Conjunctions

Simple Living – Correlative Conjunctions

This great pop song features lyrics full of correlative conjunctions – BOTH…AND, EITHER…OR, NEITHER….NOR, NOT ONLY…BUT ALSO, plus many more.

I Must Be - Modal Verbs

I Must Be – Modal Verbs

A catchy pop song focusing on modal verbs. Comes in standard (shortened) and extended(full) edits. The full edit for more advance students adds verses and choruses using perfect tenses (must have, might have, should have, etc).

I Think I Thought (pronunciation of TH)

I Think I Thought (pronunciation of TH)

This song twists your tongue around some great formations of words containing “TH”

If The World - 2nd Conditional

If The World – 2nd Conditional

Not only is this a great song, it is sung completely in the 2nd conditional tense.

What Time? - Digital and Analogue Time

What Time? – Digital and Analogue Time

A song to help make learning analogue and digital time ROCK! Includes the basic quarters of the clock, as well as a.m and p.m variations.

Many Happy Days - Quantifiers

Many Happy Days – Quantifiers

A country rock song with a great “sing a long” chorus featuring the quantifiers MANY, MUCH , FEW and LITTLE.

Make Up Our Minds - Contractions

Make Up Our Minds – Contractions

Suitable for younger students this catchy little simple song uses not only many contractions but contains lots of opposites and contradicting phrases. You’ll find this excellent for vocab as well as verbs.

A Prayer For You - Subordinating Conjunctions (of time)

A Prayer For You – Subordinating Conjunctions (of time)

I call this my ‘Velvet Underground’ side ;) This song’s focus is subordinating conjunctions of time – before, after, when, whenever, as soon as, since, until, while

Individuality – Coordinating Conjunctions

Individuality – Coordinating Conjunctions

This upbeat electro pop punk song uses the coordinating conjunctions ‘and’ ‘nor’ ‘but’ ‘yet’ ‘or’ ’so’

Next To Me - Prepositions

Next To Me – Prepositions

There is a nice catchy chorus in this prepositions song and a funny animation in the video. The bonus extended edit has 54 different prepositions!

Rodney The Rooster - Pronunciation of 'r'and Prepositions

Rodney The Rooster – Pronunciation of ‘r’and Prepositions

This song is short and sweet and gives the opportunity to practise pronunciation of ‘r’ and some common prepositions.

Driving Across Town - Prepositions

Driving Across Town – Prepositions

Funky soul, could even be Jamiroquai. A Prepositions song with a standard and extended(advanced) edit.

Once In A While - Adverbs Of Frequency

Once In A While – Adverbs Of Frequency

Indi Hiphop with lots of adverbs of frequency (including phrases and idiomatic phrases) – always, most of the time, usually, once in a while, sometimes, time and again, etc etc.

One Step At A Time - idioms

One Step At A Time – idioms

This one will have you boppin’ around the room. Simple lyrics that are almost all idiomatic.

I Will Be There - 1st Conditional

I Will Be There – 1st Conditional

The lyrics in this pop rock ballad are entirely in the 1st conditional tense.

I Would've Been There - Third Conditional

I Would’ve Been There – Third Conditional

A pop song sung in the third conditional tense with some metaphors and figurative speech designed for medium to advanced students.

In My Arms - Prepositions

In My Arms – Prepositions

You won’t be able to get the chorus of this prepositions song out of your head! The verses are rapped and fast. Both standard and extended(advanced) edits provided.

It's All Conditional - Third Conditional

It’s All Conditional – Third Conditional

This is a fun song with an “old school” feel. The lyrics are in the 3rd conditional tense giving way to some irregular verb (past participle) practice.

Meant To Be - Idioms

Meant To Be – Idioms

Ok, this is the closest I could get to a rock ballad. Lots of expressions and idioms in this one…please enjoy!

Someone Like You - Irregular Verbs

Someone Like You – Irregular Verbs

A clubby sounding 4 to da floor dance track. Lyrics are delivered in a nice slow even rhythm making this song good for all levels of English.

On My Mind - Prepositions

On My Mind – Prepositions

Another fun pop song full of prepositions. Features the 2 Graingers! haha.There is a standard edit as well as extended edit (longer and more complex) for advanced students.

On This Beach – The verb “to be”

On This Beach – The verb “to be”

This song gives the opportunity to practise the forms of the verb “to be”. It came to me while I was walking along the beach at St Kilda (Melbourne).

Super Sexy – Pronunciation of “th”

Super Sexy – Pronunciation of “th”

For tongues that have trouble forming “th” words this song is full of them. There is both a standard and extended edit. *As you can see by the title this song has words such as ‘sexy’ in the lyrics. Although there is nothing explicit some teachers may not find this appropriate content for children or conservative cultures.*

The Rhythm Of The Music – Prepositions

The Rhythm Of The Music – Prepositions

This song focuses on the prepositions – with, on, about, without, by, underneath, of, throughout, through, along, into, for and to

Would You Like To? - Basic Conversation

Would You Like To? – Basic Conversation

A dialogue with the phrase ‘would you like’ that asks questions like – Would you like to go see a movie? Would you like to go out to dinner? Would you like to dance with me? Would you like something to drink?

I Love (Eating, Drinking, Seeing)-Irregular Verbs

I Love (Eating, Drinking, Seeing)-Irregular Verbs

This irregular verbs song is suitable for beginners to medium levels and fun for all ages. It features all 4 forms of DRINK, EAT and SEE.

How Many How Much? - Quantifiers

How Many How Much? – Quantifiers

A great R&B song to practise choosing the correct quantifier with countable and non-countable nouns. Comes in standard and extended edits.

His Picture - Irregular Verbs

His Picture – Irregular Verbs

Update number 2 for December 09 is another in the irregular verbs series I call “short cuts”. This song features all forms of the irregular verbs “to hang”, “to stand” and “to sit”

Feel At Home - Idioms

Feel At Home – Idioms

There are 11 idioms in this short catchy song. This is the 3rd update for December and the final for 2009….

Every Day This Week - Irregular Verbs

Every Day This Week – Irregular Verbs

Tutortunes goes electro – pop in this Sept 09 update.The first of a series of short irregular verbs songs that will feature in coming months. In this song the student gets to practice the 4 forms of TO CATCH, TO RIDE and TO SLEEP.

Alright Tonight - Simple Present/ Present Continuous

Alright Tonight – Simple Present/ Present Continuous

The song features the use of “do”, “does” and the verb “to be” with present and present continuous verb forms.

Do You Know? - Basic Conversation

Do You Know? – Basic Conversation

This song features some simple day to day questions like “Is there a shop close by that sells groceries?” or “Do you know what time the shops in town close?” The lyrics are designed so that verbs and subjects can be substituted giving students a template to try with different class exercises.

A Part Of You - Irregular Verbs

A Part Of You – Irregular Verbs

Short Sample: Actual download is longer, larger and clearer. See a full quality Tutortunes video sample Irregular Verbs Song – This song includes the present, past …

All Day Long - Prepositions

All Day Long – Prepositions

Prepositions song – This great pop song in the genre of Matchbox 20 also has all of the DAYS OF THE WEEK in it’s lyrics. You receive 2 edits (standard and extended) for different abilities along with PDF lyrics and worksheets.