Weekly Links 2ºESO #99

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Feeding two birds with a scone (I prefer this expression to "killing two birds with one stone"): to help you practise listening and present perfect and to pay tribute to Prince  who died last Thursday, here is Sinéad O'Connor singing "Nothing Compares 2 U (to you)", a song written by the late Prince.
The clip has English and Spanish subtitles.

Happy Book Day.
Enjoy.

Weekly Links 2ºESO #98

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A song to practise "enough": Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough with English and Spanish subtitles.
Obviously, the double negation (ain't / is not + no) is very, very colloquial, to say the least. Actually, it is not grammatically correct.

Enjoy

Happy Father's Day

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As we are celebrating Father's Day today — here in Spain on March 19th, but in many other countries they celebrate it on other days— let's listen to this classic song by Cat Stevens: "Father and Son" with English and Spanish subtitles.

Enjoy a great day.

Weekly Links 2ºESO #97

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As we have started revising comparison of adjectives here is a video by Kelly Clarkson, Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) with Spanish and English subtitles.
By the way, this expression in the title of the song is the English equivalent of our "Lo que no mata, engorda".

If you want more songs with comparisons, check out my previous entries.

Enjoy

Weekly Links 3º ESO #17

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As we have started revising comparison of adjectivbes here is a song by Coldplay, The Hardest Part, with Spanish and English subtitles.

Enjoy

Weekly Links 2ºESO #96

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We can continue revising the conditional tense with this song, "One of Us" by Joan Osborne. Lyrics in English and Spanish will help you practise reading and pronunciation.

Enjoy

Weekly Links 1º ESO #70

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Elvis Presley recorded his version of "Always on My Mind" on March 29, 1972, and it is very useful for you to both enjoy a great artist with a great voice and practise the use of adverbs of frequency with the song subtitled in English and Spanish.

Enjoy

Weekly Links 3º ESO #14

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May be this song sounds familiar to you, here are the actual authors: Creedence Clearwater Revival: "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" with English and Spanish subtitles so that you can revise the present perfect tense and "ever".

Enjoy

Weekly Links 4º ESO #94

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Another song with passive voice structure in its lyrics: "She Will Be Loved" is a song by the American pop rock band Maroon 5.

Enjoy

Weekly Links 1º ESO #65

A song with English and Spanish subtitles to revise the present simple tense, and practise reading and listening: "Boulevard of broken Dreams" by Green Day.

Have a nice weekend.

Weekly Links 1º ESO #63

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To review the difference between possessive adjective and possessive pronouns, this song by Taylor Swift: "Ours" with subtitles in English and Spanish.

Have a nice weekend.

Weekly Links 2º ESO #88

To review subject and object pronouns here's a song by R.E.M.: "Shinny Happy People" full of object pronouns. It is subtitled both in English and Spanish so that you can compare both languages.

Have a nice weekend.

Weekly Links 4º ESO #88

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As we are working on relative clauses here is a song by Shania Twain called “You’re Still The One” which has several Relative Clauses in the chorus. English and Spanish subtitles

Have a nice weekend.