Do you like music do you like to sing? Well? If you answered
yes to either of these questions, I've got some great ideas here in this
podcast to help you improve your English in a fun and engaging way. Let's
check it out. Welcome to another Happy English podcast, coming to you from
New York City. And here's your English teacher, Michael. All right,
thank you, Jann, and thanks everyone. It's Michael here from Happy English
and I help people speak English better. And this is Happy English Podcast,
Episode six sixty three, Singing for Learning English. One of the things that
I did when I was first learning Japanese was to sing it cut okay.
Well, in Japan it's called cut okay. In American English, we call
it karaoke. No matter how you say it, it's a great language learning
tool, and I still enjoy the challenge. If you like music, why
not combine that with your love for learning English? Singing cut okay can be
a fun and effective way to improve your language skills. In this post,
and in no particular order, I'm going to share with you some of the
benefits of singing for improving your English. And if you're shy about singing in
front of others, you don't even need to leave the house. Just head
over to YouTube, type the name of the song followed by the word cut
okay, and you're in okay. Here are six different ways that singing can
help bring your English to the next level. First of all, kut okay
helps to improve your reading skills. Yeah, kut okay has the lyrics on
the screen, so you need to be able to read at the same speed
as the lyrics go. By singing at karto okay can help you learn to
read English faster. Singing also helps you improve your grammar and vocabulary. When
you read, you are seeing grammar and vocabulary in context. Now, it's
true that song lyrics are poetry and sometimes the grammar is not standard or not
even textbook style, but reading lyrics will certainly open your eyes to good sentences
as well. Songs often feature a wide range of vocabulary, from common words
to more advanced terms, phrases, and idioms. Singing along with the lyrics
helps you learn new world words and expand your vocabulary. Singing also helps you
learn sentence, rhythm, stress, and intonation. You may not realize this,
but quite often the musical phrase of a sentence in a song comes from
the way that the sentence would be spoken in a conversation. Yesterday, all
my trouble seems so far away. The way the Beatles sang that is pretty
close to how we would speak it as well. Singing allows you to practice
your pronunciation by singing along with native speakers. This helps you to learn the
rhythms and sounds of English and improve your accent. It also helps out with
linking, also known as liaison. You know, in every day spoken English,
quite often the end of one word links with the beginning of the next
word. This is also exactly what happens with song lyrics when you sing The
first sentence from the classic old song put your head on my shoulder is a
good example of this. Put your head on my should He sings put your
head on my shoulder and links those words together. And of course, singing
cud okay can also boost your confidence in your language abilities. As you become
more comfortable singing in English, you may find yourself more willing to speak and
communicate in other situations. Overall, singing cud okay is a fun way you
can improve your English skills. So grab a microphone and start singing. And
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