SONG: “Santa, Can’t You Hear Me?”

Written By Brandon Douglas

– B2-C1 (intermediate to advanced) –

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While Kelly Clarkson has released many successful albums throughout her 20-odd years in the music industry, it is her Christmas songs that continue to reach the top spots of music charts around the world. “Santa, Can’t You Hear Me?”, dueted with fellow Grammy-Award-winning pop star (and Oscar-Award-Nominated actor) Ariana Grande, is no exception.

WHAT TO LEARN

While listening to the beautiful powerhouse vocals of “Santa, Can’t You Hear Me?”, there are a variety of English language elements that you can practice and learn, including:

  • listening comprehension

  • American English

  • present simple

  • present perfect

  • imperative

  • negation

  • one example of the verb, “to get,” in context

  • one example of the verb, “to keep,” in context

  • contractions

  • idioms

  • ellipsis

  • vocabulary related to Christmas

  • and more…!

Do you know any more songs by Kelly Clarkson or Ariana Grande? What ones are your favourites and why? Practice your English by telling me about it in the comments below.

Brandon Douglas
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