Hi there, Vladimir here with another video about how not to learn English
In my book Virtually Native I talk about using songs to learn English
I've already made a couple of videos on that subject
What I basically say is that
Songs are not suitable for learning English
learning a foreign language, any language
What I say is that:
Nobody has ever learned a foreign language listening to songs
Never ever
Why this video?
I'm gonna be perfectly honest with you
Wait before you leave and hit the dislike button.
Wait a couple of more minutes
I will give you my pick for the best song for learning English
I just wanna make sure you know my stance on learning English through songs
Nobody has ever learned English listening to songs
Here is my pick for the best song for learning English
The Origin of Love
by Hedwig and the Angry Inch
a wonderful song
Based on a story from Plato's Symposium
a speech given by Aristophanes about
the Origin of Love
This speech is considered one of Plato's most brilliant piece of writing
A bit confusing you say
Plato, Aristophanes,
Hedwig, Angry Inch
in the description section down below you will find a link to my blog
where I've provided more information, and the song itself
Since this is a song about The Origin of Love
the lyrics are mainly in the Past Tense
A beautiful text
Very close to Plato's Aristophanes' original
Not that difficult to sing,
great for karaoke
and will most certainly impress your date,
Check it out, there is a link in the description below
There you have it:
The Origin of Love the best song for learning English
whatever that means
And since I am feeling generous today, I'm gonna give you one more, a bonus 1
My Way, by Frank Sinatra
actually, by Paul Anka
One of the most popular songs of all time
Easy text, with some good use of
The Present Perfect and Past Simple when talking about Experience
With a few memorable phrases like
when I bit off more than I could chew
There you have it
The Origin of Love and My Way
Songs are fun, I know
however
not suitable for learning English.
On the other hand, movies are
Movies are much better for learning a foreign language
In my book Virtually Native, in the chapter on Listening,
you will learn how to use movies to learn English
how to mine for vocabulary and grammar.
My book is available on Amazon and virtuallynative.com
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