Self-Development Plan
second week of the month
Songs and News
20-25 min. song exercise
Vocabulary & Listening
Lyricstraining | Lyricsgaps
1º STEP
Choose a song. Print the lyrics, read it and circle the words or expressions you don't know. Look for their meaning in the dictionary
2º STEP
Open the website www.lyricstranning.com and search for the song you have chosen. Listen to it and try to fill out the gaps. Repeat this exercise 2 times.
3º STEP
Listen to it again and check how much you retained from the song.
Don't use any dictionaries to help you.
4º STEP
Play the song on Youtube or Spotify and sing along during the day.
Use the app MusicMatch* to check the lyrics while listening to it.
SLOW PACED SINGERS SUGGESTION:
Norah Jones, Michael Bublé, Frank
Sinatra, Tony Benett, Nat King Cole, Alan Jackson, Amy Winehouse
Songs Apps
Hints: Remember, vocabulary from songs is easy to retain. Singing along can help, and also consider downloading "Musixmatch" from Google Play or the Apple Store. It allows you to check the lyrics of songs you're listening to on Spotify.
REMEMBER: Check the news daily for getting new vocabulary and keep yourself up to date on the latest news