SHELF Project

 There are several interesting topiks to do for final exam. It will be fun to make some soup opera or sketch comedy, books Clubs or Movie/TV Show rewiews. However, as a professional musician, I would like to do TV show related with songs. I recommend to study English by singing famous songs.

 First of all, everybody has favorite English songs. By listening them, you feel relax, emotionally high, your mood rise up and you want to know the meaning of songs you like. Moreover, if you listen certain song several times, the words and phrases from this song stored on their own, you do not even have to strain to remember them. It is quite good method to study English without any efforts.

 I started my singing career by studying around 70 English songs contemporaneously for my first work with music band in Japan (2008-2009). Listening and singing these songs every day helped me a lot with my English skills.

 These days, I met several people who still do not know famous singers and music bands, such as Elvis Presley, Elton John, Bon Jovi, "Queen" etc. I believe that this project will help students not only to study English by singing songs, but develop their musical knowledge and tastes as well.

 In addition, I would like to add my list of songs that helped me to develop my English. Also you can see my singing video above. Have fun!!!)))



Explanation of video:

I'm Alex Villarreal with the VOA Special English Education Report, from http://voaspecialenglish.com | http://facebook.com/voalearningenglish
Songs
teach language. Consider a song like "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega. An
American teaching English overseas once told us that students love that
song.Recently we asked people on the Special English Facebook page to
suggest other songs that English learners might like. Noemi Nito wrote:
I'm one of those English students who love "Tom's Diner." I started
learning English with "Lemon Tree" by Fool's Garden. Another favorite is
"Truly Madly Deeply" by Savage Garden. Another person, Asi Tambunan,
suggested the song "God Only Knows" by Orianthi. Gyongyi Jako wrote that
ABBA's songs from Sweden are perfect for class work. Other good songs
for learning English are songs by the Beatles and John Lennon, as well
as Louis Armstrong's "Wonderful World." Paul Cifuentes says Bob Marley's
songs are amazing for teaching. Another teacher, Joseph Deka, says
songs by Johnny Cash have always worked in his classroom. He says his
students can hear the words, plus the songs often have stories. He also
likes "We Will Rock You" by Queen and "Beautiful Girls" by Sean
Kingston. He says young children love "C Is for Cookie" by Cookie
Monster from the TV show "Sesame Street." Nina John Smith suggested
these songs: "It's My Life" and "We Weren't Born to Follow" by Bon Jovi.
Also "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica.Aurelio Lourenco Costa Gusmao
says he began to like English after his teacher played the Westlife song
"I Have a Dream." He wrote: That was eight years ago. I was in the
seventh grade. And from that day on, my dream of improving my English
skills became attached in my mind. Teachers can use this song to convey
the message to their students that they should have their own dream for
the future. Aurelio's story was no surprise to another commenter, Katie
Kivenko. She especially likes songs by Michael Jackson and Queen. She
wrote: When you listen to your favorite songs, you feel emotionally high
and it moves you to action.For VOA Special English, I'm Alex
Villarreal. Do you have any favorite songs for learning English? You
can share other music suggestions for English learners at our website,
voaspecialenglish.com or on Facebook at VOA Learning English. We are
also on Twitter and iTunes.



         List of  Kateryna`s songs


         Pop ,  rock&roll and jazz-standarts music:

  ABBA "Dancing Queen",
              "Super Trouper",
              "Mama Mia",
              "Money money",
              "Happy New Year"
 Boney M "Bahama Mama"
                "Sunny"
                "Daddy Cool"
                "Rivers of Babylon"
  Baccara "Yes sir, I can boogie"
  Tony Esposito "Kalimba De Luna"
  Shoking Blue "Venus"
  Euroption "One way ticket"
  Ottawan "Hands up"
  Arabesque "Midnight dancer"
                   "Love is just a game"
  Maywood "Pasadena"
  Steve Miller Band "Abracadabra"
  C.C.Catch "Heaven and Hell"
                   "I can lose my heart tonight"
  Modern Talking "Chery chery lady"
                           "You`re my heart, you`re my soul"
  Bee Gees "How deep is your love"
  Sabrina "Boys"
  Moloko "Sing it back"
  Mariline Monro “I wanna be loved by you”
  Elvis Presley "Only you"
                      "Blue Suede Shues”
                      "Love me tender"
                      "Can`t help falling in love with you"
  Chubby Checker "Let`s twist again"
  Bill Haley "Rock around the clock"
  The Beatles "Yesterday"
                     "Michelle"
                     "Let it be"
                     "And I love her"
                     "All my loving"
  Stevie Wonder "I just called to say I love you”
  Madonna "La Isla Bonita"
                 "You`ll see”
  Kilie Minouge "Can`t get you out of my head”
  Afric Simone “Hafanana”
  Las Ketchup "Asereige"
  Lou Bega "Mambo# 5"
  DJ Bobo "Chihuahua"
  Vengaboys "Sha-la-la” 
  Mojo “Lady”
  Laid Back “Sunshine Reggae”
  Christie “Yellow river”
  Ace of base “All that she wants”
  Enia “Only time”
  Helena Paparisou "My number one"
  Lady Gaga “Paparazzi”
  Enrique Eglesias "Hero"
  George Michael "Last Christmas"
  Tony Braxton "Spanish guitar"
  Melanie C "Never be the same again"
  Sade "Smooth operator"
  Whitney Houston "I will always love you"
  Queen ”Love of my love”
  Tina Karol “Honey”
  Sandra "Maria Magdalena”
              "In the heath of the night"
              "Everlasting love"
              "Such a shame"
              "We`ll be together"
              “Secret land”
             “Around my heart”
             “Heaven can wait”
  Jennifer Lopes "Let`s get loud"
                         "Waiting for tonight"
  Barbara Straizand "Woman in love"
                              "Memory"
  Elton John "Sorry seems to be the hardest word"

                   "Your song"
  Shakira "Whenever, Wherever"
               "Underneath your clothes"
  Ricky Martin "Livin` la vida loca”
  Mariah Carey "Hero"
                        "I`ll be there"
                        "Can`t live"
  R.J.Thomas “Raindrops keep falling on my head”
  “Gregorian” “Moment of peace”
  Michael Jackson "Heal the World"
                            "You are not alone"
                            “Beat it”
                            “Bellie Jean”
                             "Earth Song”
                             "Liberian  girl”
                             “Childhood “
                             “Ben”
  Lara Fabian "Love by grace”
                     "I will love again"
                     “I am who I am”
                     “I guess I loved you”
                     “Before we say “good-bye”
  Celine Dion "A new day has come"
                     "I am alive"
                      "That is the way it is"
                      "Because you loved me"
                      "My heart will go on"(from movie "Titanic")
                      "First time ever I saw your face"
                      "Just Walk Away"
                      "Immortality”
  Frank Sinatra "My Way”
                        "Love story"
                        "Autumn leaves"
                        "Quando Quando"
                        "Everybody loves somebody"
                        "All of me"
                        “Moon river”
                        “Blue moon”
                        “Strangers in the night”
                        “Fly me to the moon”

  Roberta Flack "Killing me softly"
  Andy Williams “A time for us”
                         “Speak softly love”
                         “Can`t take my eyes off of you”
  Mark Stefani "The shadow of your smile"
                       "I will wait for you"
  Ella Fitzgerald "Hello, Dolly!"
                        "Lullaby of Birdland"
                         "Summertime"
  Englebert Humperdink "Please, release"
                                     "The last waltz"
  Demis Roussos “From souvenir to souvenir”
  Carl Jobim "Girl from Ipanema"
  Trini Lopes “Bessame Mucho”
                    “Sway”
                    “Mammy Blue”
                    “Perhaps, perhaps”
                   “Over the rainbow”
  George Benson “Nature boy”

  “Jesus Christ Superstar” – “I don`t know how to love  him”
  “Roberta” – “Smoke gets in your eye”
  “The Little Mermaid” – “Part of your world”             

  “Beauty and the Beast”- “Beauty and the Beast”
  “Hercules” – “I won`t say (I`m in love”)
  “Aladdin” – “A whole new world”
  “Anastasia” – “Once upon a December”
                        “Journey to the past”
  “Sleeping Beauty” – “I wonder”
  “Cinderella” – “A dream is a wish your heart makes”
  “Frozen” – “Let it go”