Hi,
I'm currently teaching English to Italian children and this week we're studying the present continuous. I'm trying to find a song or a poem with some good examples of the tense (I'm going, we're swimming). I'm having a bit of trouble finding appropriate songs - they're either too 'grown up' and probably not particularly interesting or not simple enough, or a bit too childish - the children are 10 and I don't want to patronise them!
It would also be helpful if the song/poem uses a bit of present simple as well - that was the last topic!
So far I have I am Sailing by Rod Stewart and Lemon Tree by Fool's Garden (which are almost the right kind of thing)
ETA: Thanks for your ideas, everyone. You've suggested some really good songs, as well as a few artists that are worth investigating further. Keep 'em coming!
I'm currently teaching English to Italian children and this week we're studying the present continuous. I'm trying to find a song or a poem with some good examples of the tense (I'm going, we're swimming). I'm having a bit of trouble finding appropriate songs - they're either too 'grown up' and probably not particularly interesting or not simple enough, or a bit too childish - the children are 10 and I don't want to patronise them!
It would also be helpful if the song/poem uses a bit of present simple as well - that was the last topic!
So far I have I am Sailing by Rod Stewart and Lemon Tree by Fool's Garden (which are almost the right kind of thing)
ETA: Thanks for your ideas, everyone. You've suggested some really good songs, as well as a few artists that are worth investigating further. Keep 'em coming!