Innovative Cambridge English exam preparation using songs.

Beat the Cambridge Exam Blues: Prep with Songs for Success

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Hello Teachers! Ready to turn Cambridge English prep into an exciting classroom adventure? Here, we blend music with exam prep, covering everything from writing essays to acing speaking tests. These song-based activities make learning engaging and effective. Jump right in and discover how to bring the joy of music into your English lessons. Let’s hit the right note for your students’ success together!

Writing an Essay

Engage Students: ‘Popular’ Song Sparks English Learning With The Weeknd and Madonna
Is Happiness A Choice? An LP for C1 – Teaching English With Songs (Lauv – 26)

Writing an Email

Get Students To Practice Writing With A Song: Email Feelings + Song Lottery [Sasha Sloan]
Teaching with songs: Beautiful Life – Now United

Writing a Story (B2: First For Schools)

Songs For Cambridge English First: [FCE] Sing It With Me [Teaching With Songs – 4 Skills]
Creative Writing With OneRepublic – Didn’t I [B2] Songs For Cambridge English First: [FCE]
Communication, Collaboration & Critical Thinking With Songs For Cambridge B2: SIA – Together!
Se7en Steps To Unleashing Your Students’ Creativity With Free Stock Videos & Music: Musical Video Match
Mixing Songs & Houses? Musical Neighborhood: A Creative LP For ELT
Critical Thinking, Communication and Collaboration With Papa Roach! [Teaching English With Songs B2]
Writing Stories with funny Music Video clips: Billie Eilish, Shawn Mendes & BTS
Writing Stories with funny Music Video clips: Panic! At The Disco, Paramore & BTS
Mixing Songs & Houses!? Make Your Students Think Creatively With Musical Neighborhood [Coldplay – Humankind]
Song-Based Lesson Plan: B2 First (FCE) Exam Prep with English Lyrics

Speaking Part 1

Exploring ‘Traveler’ by Luca Aprile: A Cambridge C1 Advanced Song-Based Lesson Plan

Speaking Part 2 (Comparing Photographs)

Teaching with Songs: Lewis Capaldi [a Lesson Plan for English Language Teaching]
Innovative FCE Lesson Plan: Cambridge Prep with Lauv’s ‘Modern Loneliness
Enhancing Cambridge English Prep with Virtual Reality & Music: A Creative Lesson Plan

Speaking Part 3

Song-Based Lesson Plan: B2 First (FCE) Exam Prep with English Lyrics

Speaking Part 4

The Power of the Past: ‘Last Christmas’ Inspires B2 Cambridge Conversations!
Teaching with Songs: Engage Your English Language Learners with REM’s “Losing My Religion”

Use Of English Part 1

FCE Song Lyrics Practice: Reading & Use of English P1 Worksheet [B2]
Innovative FCE Lesson Plan: Cambridge Prep with Lauv’s ‘Modern Loneliness

Use Of English Part 2

Engage FCE Students with ‘To Be Human’ by MARINA: A Protest-Themed Lesson Plan
Bebe Rexha’s ‘You Can’t Stop the Girl’: An FCE Empowerment Lesson
Unlock ELT Success: Teach with Alec Benjamin’s ‘Match In The Rain
Song-Based Lesson Plan: B2 First (FCE) Exam Prep with English Lyrics
Exploring ‘Traveler’ by Luca Aprile: A Cambridge C1 Advanced Song-Based Lesson Plan

Use of English Part 3

Why ‘The Greatest’ by James Blunt Is Your Secret Weapon for FCE English Mastery
Master B2 Cambridge English Word Formation with NEFFEX Songs

Reading & Use of English Part 7

Alec Benjamin vs. Luke Combs: Who Wins in Teaching English for FCE?
Miley Cyrus’ New 2023 Song For Cambridge B2 Prep