Singing songs is fun, but is it also useful? For learning English pronunciation(发音), Mr. Joe thinks songs are the most useful way to learn. At the same time, you can learn some new words and phrases while singing songs. Mr. Joe has used songs to help himself learn French, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese. You should do the same.
Some words used in songs are not everyday English, so you have to be careful how you use song lyrics（歌词）when you speak. Most words and sentences are very useful. You don't have to sing songs aloud if you are shy, but after learning a song you should be able to follow the words without looking at the lyrics. When you can do that, you have learned something that you will never forget!
Some good songs to listen to are from the Beatles, John Denver and the Carpenters. Their songs are not too fast and the lyrics are close to normal spoken English. Just for fun, you can try Mr. Joe's favorite singer, B.B. King. His songs are not easy at all! If you can understand even 80% of "Why I Sing the Blues", you are a very advanced student.
If you become good at singing English songs, you can try to go to karaoke and sing with your friends. When you are able to sing a song in another language, even if you don't sing so beautifully, you will really impress(给......深刻印象) other people!
1.Which is Mr. Joe’s mother language?
A. French. B. English.
C. Chinese. D. Japanese.
2.Singing English songs can help us, EXCEPT______.
A. pronounce correctly B. remember new words
C. learn English D. sing songs better
3.The songs from the Beatles are easy to learn, one of the reasons may be______.
A. everyone likes the songs
B. John Denver's voice is sweet
C. the lyrics of the songs are beautiful
D. the lyrics are close to normal spoken English
4.The underlined word "advanced" in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by______.
A. careful B. excellent
C. kind-hearted D. lazy
5.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. English Songs.
B. The Famous Band-The Beatles.
C. English Songs helps English Learning.
D. How to Learn English.
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