O verb to be, generally, is the basis of teaching English. It is from this framework that students can begin to understand more complex conjugations. It may be simpler to teach the verb to be through songs.
We can take as an example the song “break up with your girlfriend, i’m bored” by the singer Ariana Grande. She sings using the conjugations of “you” and “she”.
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You hear:
“You’re singing my songs in the streets”
“Then I realize she’s right there”
Notice the construction:
You can take examples in the forms affirmative, negative It is interrogative from the verb to be.
We separate here 5 songs that can be worked on in the classroom. In this way, it becomes more playful and interesting for the studentssee practical examples of how the verb to be is used in everyday life. Let's go?
1. Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars
In this song, Bruno describes his beloved as the most beautiful woman in the world. In the lyrics, he alternates between describing her in third person and then talking directly to her. There is a way to work the verb to be with “you” and with “she”.
2. The Fear – Lily Allen
Here, Lily Allen criticizes the press and the cultural industry as a whole. The lyrics, in addition to being loaded with irony, have several examples with the verb to be that can be a full plate in your English class.
3. Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
This is one of the richest songs to study the verb to be. The odyssey of a man who committed a crime begins with a great example of an interrogative sentence. Throughout the song, we hear several “i am”, “he is” and other examples of verbal construction.
4. Perfect – Ed Sheeran
modern anthem of weddings, “Perfect” talks about a meeting of souls. At various times, Sheeran uses the verb to be to build the lyrics: “your heart is all I have”, “we are still children”. Listen!
5. The 1 – Taylor Swift
The opening track of the album “Folklore” is a perfect place to study the verb to be. There are several sentences in the first person, with “I am”, and speaking directly to an interlocutor, with “you are”.
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