【歌曲其實(shí)也是文學(xué)作品】
當(dāng)被問到英文歌曲也可以幫助學(xué)好英語時(shí)，很多人是持反對態(tài)度的。然而，當(dāng)美國搖滾、民謠歌手鮑勃·迪倫獲得諾貝爾文學(xué)獎后，估計(jì)反對的人會減少了吧？（盡管網(wǎng)上對于這次評獎的褒貶不一，但畢竟人家獲獎了）
我只想說：鮑勃·迪倫不但是個(gè)歌手（singer），是個(gè)藝術(shù)家（artist），他其實(shí)也是個(gè)詩人（poet）！正如時(shí)常被視為諾貝爾獎熱門人選的印度裔英國小說家薩曼·拉什迪在社交網(wǎng)站上較有風(fēng)度地這樣說道：這是很棒的選擇，因?yàn)楦韬驮娤騺砭o密相連。
似乎扯遠(yuǎn)了，其實(shí)不然。因?yàn)椋杭热桓枨俏膶W(xué)作品，那英文歌自然就可以作為語言學(xué)習(xí)材料來用了，更何況小編認(rèn)為歌曲是最好的語言學(xué)習(xí)材料之一。為什么？且請耐心往后看！
【語言與音樂】
Do you enjoy listening to music? Do you have many English songs in your music collection? Why not start using these songs to help improve your English language skills?!
你喜歡聽音樂嗎？你的音樂收藏里有沒有很多英文歌曲？如果有的話，何不現(xiàn)在就開始利用這些歌曲來提升你的英語語言技能呢？
In your English language classes, your teacher might sometimes play songs and ask you to answer questions about them. You might think this is a relaxing or fun part of the lesson, but it is actually an excellent method to improve your English. There have been many professional studies comparing language learning to music and there are, in fact, many similarities. Firstly, they are two of the main ways in which we communicate and express ourselves. We use the same part of our brain for language and music and it is very common for musical people to also be good at learning languages.
在英語課上，你的老師可能有時(shí)會播放英文歌曲，然后讓你回答相關(guān)問題。你可能會認(rèn)為這是課堂中比較放松或有趣的一個(gè)環(huán)節(jié)，其實(shí)學(xué)習(xí)英文歌是提升英語的絕佳方法。有不少針對語言學(xué)習(xí)與音樂的關(guān)系的專業(yè)研究表明，兩者之間事實(shí)上存在很多共性。首先，語言和音樂是我們相互交流和表達(dá)自我的兩種主要方式。我們大腦中負(fù)責(zé)語言和音樂學(xué)習(xí)的是同一個(gè)部分，所以音樂天賦較好的人，往往也擅長學(xué)習(xí)語言。
Communication can be broken down into three categories: verbal language (the actual words we say), body language (eye contact, hand gestures etc.) and intonation (the tone of your voice, speed and volume). Did you know that only 7% of communication involves verbal language? (That’s why it is sometimes extremely difficult to understand what someone means in an email or text message!) 55% of communication is body language and 38% is intonation, the part of language that relates most to music!
人與人之間的交流主要分為三種形式：口頭語言（我們嘴巴說出來的言語）、肢體語言（眼神交流、手勢等）和語調(diào)（說話者的語氣、說話的速度和音量大?。?。你知道嗎？口頭語言的交流只占我們總的交流量的7%?。ㄟ@就是有時(shí)我們很難理解別人在郵件或短信中所要表達(dá)的意思的原因）肢體語言的交流量占比為55%，語調(diào)占比為38%，而這種語言交流方式與音樂關(guān)系最為密切！
【英文歌曲與英語語言能力】
Using songs is a really great way to improve your pronunciation and grammar, and you are likely to learn and remember new vocabulary andidioms.
利用歌曲，可以很好地提升你的語音和語法，而且還能夠幫助你學(xué)習(xí)和記住新的詞匯和習(xí)語。
1、Pronunciation: Singing along with your favourite English songs will help you to learn how to pronounce English words correctly and will also help to reduce your accent. You will learn more about the rhythm of sentences and how to link your words together when you speak.
語音：學(xué)習(xí)吟唱自己最喜歡的英文歌曲，可以幫助你學(xué)習(xí)如何準(zhǔn)確讀出每個(gè)單詞的發(fā)音，而且可以幫助你克服口音的影響。你可以學(xué)習(xí)更多有關(guān)句子節(jié)奏的知識，學(xué)習(xí)如何在口語中組織話語。
2、Vocabulary: Listening to music will help you to learn more vocabulary quickly. You are also more likely to remember new words and English expressions if you listen to them in a song than if you read them or learn them in your English class (especially if you sing along!).
詞匯：聽音樂可以幫助你很快地學(xué)會更多的詞匯。與在英語課堂上朗讀或?qū)W習(xí)相比，在歌曲中學(xué)習(xí)單詞和短語，你會更容易記住它們（尤其是當(dāng)你跟著唱時(shí)，效果更好）。
3、Grammar: You might think that grammar needs to be learned in a very structured way but listening to music will help you to remember grammar patterns and learn how to use grammar correctly in everyday conversation.
語法：你可能會認(rèn)為語法必須很系統(tǒng)地進(jìn)行學(xué)習(xí)，但是聽音樂可以幫助你記住語法結(jié)構(gòu)，學(xué)習(xí)如何在日常對話中正確使用語法。
4. Culture:You can learn much about different cultures of different countries in an easy and convenient way. For example, in the song "Christmas Day" by the British singer Dido, one line of the lyric goes: "I'm saving all my Sunday clothes for the day that I'll be leaving." Here "Sunday clothes" are usually the best clothes worn on such special occasions as Sundays in a christian country or festivals like Christmas.
文化：通過英文歌曲，可以比較便捷地學(xué)習(xí)各國的文化風(fēng)俗。比如，英國歌手蒂多（Dido）主唱的歌曲Christmas Day中有這么一句："I'm saving all my Sunday clothes for the day that I'll be leaving."句中的Sunday clothes原本指的是基督教徒在周日到教堂做禮拜時(shí)所傳的衣服，因?yàn)檫@種場合極為正式莊重，所以信徒們往往會穿上最好的衣服。隨著時(shí)間的推移，Sunday clothes逐漸演化為指代最好的衣服或者節(jié)日盛裝（也可叫作Sunday best）。
【如何聽歌學(xué)英語】
There are a few different ways that you can use music to help with your English studies. Just listening to music on your iPod while you’re walking to work will probably help to improve your pronunciation, vocab and English listening skills, but there are exercises you can do which will help you even more!
利用音樂幫助英語學(xué)習(xí)有多種辦法。當(dāng)你在散步或是工作時(shí)，通過iPod（或是手機(jī)等移動設(shè)備）聽聽音樂，可以幫助提升你的語音、詞匯和英語聽力技能，但是，還有更多的練習(xí)形式可以幫助你更多。
1. Choose an English song with lyrics that you can hear clearly (preferably one that you haven’t heard before).
選擇一首你可以聽得清楚的英文歌曲，要有歌詞，而且最好是你以前沒有聽過的。
2. Listen to the song with your eyes closed and try to work out the theme of the song from the lyrics and the expression in the singer’s voice (is the song about love? Has the singer been hurt? Is the singer happy?)
閉上眼睛用心聽，盡力從歌詞以及歌手聲音的演繹中弄清楚歌曲所要表達(dá)的主題（是有關(guān)愛情的？歌手是否心傷了？歌手快樂嗎？）。
3. At this stage, you could listen to the song again and write down any words or phrases that you hear (whether you understand them or not).
到了這一步，你就可以試著再聽一遍歌曲，寫下任何你聽出的單詞或短語（不管你是否聽懂了意思）
4. Find the lyrics online (type the song name and artist into Google and you should be able to find the lyrics easily).
到網(wǎng)上去搜歌詞（把歌名和歌手輸入到Google里，你可以很容易就找到歌詞）
5. Listen to the song again and read the lyrics at the same time. Did you guess the theme of the song correctly?
邊聽歌曲邊看歌詞。這次是否正確猜出了歌曲的主題？
6. Look up any words or phrases you don’t understand in a dictionary and write them down.
在詞典中查找生詞或短語的意思，并記錄下來。
7. Listen to the song a few times while you read the lyrics and when you feel comfortable, start to sing along.
看著歌詞，再聽幾遍歌曲。當(dāng)你覺得沒問題時(shí)，就開始跟唱。
8. Save the song onto your iPod and listen to it while you are travelling to work or school. The more you listen and sing along, the easier it will be to remember the vocabulary and grammar!
把歌曲保存到iPod（或是手機(jī)等移動設(shè)備）里，在工作或?qū)W習(xí)時(shí)聽一聽。你聽得越多，跟唱得越多，你就更容易記住歌曲里的詞匯和語法。
There are many websites with songs and exercises for English learners. One example is esolcourses. On this website, there are many English songs with exercises and instructions.
網(wǎng)上有不少有關(guān)英文歌曲及其練習(xí)的網(wǎng)站，比如esolcourses。在這個(gè)網(wǎng)站里，有很多英文歌曲和指導(dǎo)。
You can also use music to help you remember new vocabulary or grammar. If you have a list of new words or phrases and their meanings, try to turn it into a song or a rhyme – it is much easier for our minds to remember the lyrics of a song than just a list of words!
你也可以利用音樂來幫助你自己記住新學(xué)的詞匯或語法。如果你有一大串新的單詞或短語需要識記，可以試著把這些新詞或短語標(biāo)稱一首歌曲或韻文——與直接記憶一長串單詞或短語相比，我們的大腦更容易記住歌詞！
【試一試】
大家可以點(diǎn)擊下面這首由披頭士樂隊(duì)（The Beatles）主唱的歌曲‘When I'm 64’（該版本非Beatles原唱，沒找到原本的）。聽歌曲，填空缺。這首歌曲可以幫助你學(xué)習(xí)一般將來時(shí)（the simple future tense）的用法。
1、Ameritz男聲版
2、Mina女聲版
When I get _____, losing my _____, many _____ from now,
Will you still be sending me a valentine, _____ greetings bottle of _____?
If I’d been out till _____ to three, would you lock the _____,
Will you still _____ me, will you still _____ me, when I'm sixty-four
You'll be older too,
And if you say the word, I _____ stay with you.
I could be handy mending a fuse, when your _____ have gone.
You can _____ a sweater by the fireside, Sunday mornings go for a _____.
Doing the _____, digging the weeds, who could _____ for more?
Will you still _____ me, will you still _____ me, when I'm sixty-four?
Every summer we can rent a _____ in the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear,
We shall scrimp and _____
Grandchildren on your _____, Vera, Chuck, and Dave.
Send me a _____, drop me a line, stating point of view.
Indicate precisely what you mean to _____, yours _____, wasting away.
Give me your _____, fill in a _____, mine for evermore,
Will you still _____ me, will you still _____ me, when I'm sixty-four?
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