Listening to English Songs： an Effective Way to Learn English Words

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As we know， English is an international language and important for our lives today. If you know English， you can read English magazines， newspapers， books， and also surf English websites to know more things around the world. In China， students are required to learn English even since primary school and its one of major subjects in junior middle school and senior middle school. English scores play a significant role in the College Entrance Exam so its necessary and very vital for high school students to learn English well. Learning English is very interesting because it can enrich our lives but remembering so many new word and expressions makes it more difficult to learn well. This paper will talk about how to learn new words and expressions by listening to English songs.

However， learning English new words is an important but difficult task for learners. Most of us have trouble in learning it well since it is different from our native language. For some students， Learning English is a great scourge because we need to remember too many new words and expressions. Whats more， we find it is easy to forget and we cant keep words and expressions in mind for a long time， not to mention their stresses and various different meanings. Though weve already learned some new words and phrases at other times， we are still troubled by their vague meanings when we encounter them in test papers， and its difficult for us to guess their meanings and choose the best answers or fill into proper blanks.

A great scientist Albert Einstein said： Interest is the best teacher. I am very interested in English songs， and I coincidentally find listening to English songs is a good way to learn English. In my spare time， I Listen to English songs every day and I have kept such a habit for several years. Being a senior high school student， I spend most of my time in studying my subjects and doing lots of exercises. It seems that theres no time left for me to entertain. No！ Actually I can make full use of my spare time. It spends me about 20 minutes from school to home by car and its music time. On my way， I always listen to English songs and try to remember the lyrics as clearly as I can. Bearing these lyric words in mind is a slow process， which begins with difficulty but becomes easy gradually. And I can train my ability of memory and cultivate my English language sense. Little by little and day by day， I find I have improved a lot because I can remember a new songs lyric totally and completely just after listening to it 3 times carefully. Recently， Ive tried to write down several English songs lyrics even before their official ones were released. How proud I am！

Now I will be pleased to share my way on how to remember new words and expressions by listening to English songs. Firstly， I focus on the vocals while listening and try to recognize every word and every sentence of the song. Secondly， I try to compare what we have got during our listening with the official lyrics， and consult the unfamiliar or uncertain words and sentences in my dictionary， which can make a deep impression in our mind so that I can remember words and sentences easily. And thirdly， I review new words and expressions whenever I sing the song， and by doing that I can remember them for a long time.

In all， listening to English songs is interesting and effective way to learn English which can combine learning with entertainment. On one hand， we can enjoy our good habit and get relaxed during heavy workload； on the other hand， we can improve our study and help us to get high marks. Why not try？

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（作者單位：Science Class 14 in Grade 3， Xinyang Senior Middle School， Henan）