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How to Learn English with Music Videos<\/h2>\n
You can spend all day every day collecting and finding the best English music videos in the entire world.<\/p>\n
Do you know what that will get you?<\/p>\n
Probably the most epic party playlist ever made. But nothing much useful to learn English.<\/p>\n
The first step you should take is figuring out what to do with all the music videos you will have after reading this article.<\/p>\n
Here are a few ideas:<\/p>\n
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- Start a karaoke night with your friends!<\/strong> Sing along and enjoy your favorite music videos as you learn.<\/li>\n
- Start an epic rap battle!<\/strong>\u00a0Add your own lyrics to your favorite songs. Engage in some\u2014healthy\u2014competition with your friends to see who is the fastest and best!<\/li>\n
- Fill in the blank!<\/strong> You can try to complete music video lyrics online<\/a>. You can also print the lyrics out and do this exercise while you listen. Review your mistakes afterwards by checking the complete lyrics.<\/li>\n
- Try to get ahead of the music<\/strong> and guess the next words while listening to music videos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
6 Websites with Music Videos for English Learners\u00a0<\/h2>\n
English Language Centres<\/a><\/h3>\n
Here you can find plenty of\u00a0music videos lessons<\/strong> like this one<\/a> using Taylor Swift’s song “Breathe.” You might know this song from hearing it in the famous “Twilight” movies.<\/p>\n
Every lesson-based music video comes with several exercises using the lyrics from the song. There are quizzes to challenge and evaluate yourself and even some background information on the music videos and songs they use.<\/p>\n
The best part? You can check your answer after each exercise and see which ones you got right and wrong.<\/p>\n
EnglishClass101’s Lyric Lab<\/a><\/h3>\n
EnglishClass101 has an entire section focused on English music videos. You can choose from several lessons based on famous songs<\/strong> and learn English words and phrases as you read, watch or even sing along with each one.<\/p>\n
I went with the music video “Danny Boy”\u00a0performed by Taryn Brady<\/a>. I found I could watch and learn new words with their definitions as the video was playing.<\/p>\n
The website also provides you with some cultural insights and lesson notes<\/strong> for every single lesson and\u00a0keeps track of your progress.<\/p>\n
Let me give you an example of how it looks:<\/p>\n
<\/lite-youtube><\/p>\n If you enjoy this method of language learning, EnglishClass101 also has\u00a0thousands of audio and video podcasts for English learners to explore.<\/p>\n
The podcasts are developed by experts but designed to be entertaining. You get PDF lesson notes, flashcards and more.<\/p>\n
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- Start an epic rap battle!<\/strong>\u00a0Add your own lyrics to your favorite songs. Engage in some\u2014healthy\u2014competition with your friends to see who is the fastest and best!<\/li>\n