Present Continuous Songs - Lemon Tree

Lemon Tree by Fool's Garden is an excellent song to teach the present continuous. 

The singer uses the verb tense throughout the song to explain what he is doing "right now".

This is a good song to use after teaching the present continuous. Plus, the students may already know the song. Either way, they will benefit from seeing the present continuous in action.

Here is the music video and a cloze exercise.

Enjoy!

I'm __________________ here in the boring room
It's just another rainy Sunday afternoon
I'm wasting my time
I got nothing to do
I'm hanging around
I'm __________________ for you
But nothing ever happens and I wonder

I'm __________________ around in my car
I'm driving too fast
I'm driving too far
I'd like to change my point of view
I feel so lonely
I'm waiting for you
But nothing ever happens and I wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
__________________ you told me 'bout the blue, blue sky
And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree
I'm turning my head up and down
I'm turning turning, turning, turning, turning around
And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree

I'm sitting here
I miss the __________________
I'd like to go out taking a shower
But there's a heavy cloud inside my head
I feel so tired
Put myself into __________________
Well, nothing ever happens, and I wonder ...
Isolation is not good for me
Isolation I don't want to sit on the lemon-tree

I'm __________________ around in the desert of joy
Baby anyhow I'll get another toy
And everything will happen and you wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue, blue sky
And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree
I'm turning my head up and down
I'm turning, turning, turning, turning, turning around
And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree
And I wonder, wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue, blue sky
And all that I can see, and all that I can see, and all that I can see
Is just a yellow lemon-tree

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Would you like some links to help you teach the present continuous? Here you go:

First, you can find this cloze exercise online at learnEnglish-online. Students can fill in the blanks and get direct feedback online:
Present Continuous Song - Lemon Tree

If you are looking for a lesson or some tests, try these:
Present Continuous Lesson

Present Continuous Test
Present Continuous Test 2

Present Continuous Songs - Lemon Tree

Lemon Tree by Fool's Garden is an excellent song to practice the present continuous. 

The singer uses the verb tense throughout the song to explain what he is doing "right now".

This is a good song to use after teaching the present continuous, and the students may know the tune already. Either way, they will benefit from seeing the present continuous in action.

Here is the music video and a cloze exercise.

Enjoy!

I'm __________________ here in the boring room
It's just another rainy Sunday afternoon
I'm wasting my time
I got nothing to do
I'm hanging around
I'm __________________ for you
But nothing ever happens and I wonder

I'm __________________ around in my car
I'm driving too fast
I'm driving too far
I'd like to change my point of view
I feel so lonely
I'm waiting for you
But nothing ever happens and I wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
__________________ you told me 'bout the blue, blue sky
And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree
I'm turning my head up and down
I'm turning turning, turning, turning, turning around
And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree

I'm sitting here
I miss the __________________
I'd like to go out taking a shower
But there's a heavy cloud inside my head
I feel so tired
Put myself into __________________
Well, nothing ever happens, and I wonder ...
Isolation is not good for me
Isolation I don't want to sit on the lemon-tree

I'm __________________ around in the desert of joy
Baby anyhow I'll get another toy
And everything will happen and you wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue, blue sky
And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree
I'm turning my head up and down
I'm turning, turning, turning, turning, turning around
And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree
And I wonder, wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue, blue sky
And all that I can see, and all that I can see, and all that I can see
Is just a yellow lemon-tree

ESL Music

Music is one of the best resources for an ESL student.  

English songs give students a chance to see real language in action. On top of that, songs are excellent for improving listening comprehension skills.

The songs below are excellent for teaching English. They all have something special. Perhaps it's several examples of grammar, or maybe it's a chance to see common English speaking in action.



Nelly Furtado - I'm Like a Bird

Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi

Little Mermaid - Kiss the Girl

Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way?

2nd Conditional

Beyonce - If I Were a Boy

Barenaked Ladies - If I Had a Million Dollars

Katie Melua - If You Were a Sailboat

3rd Conditional

Should've Said No - Taylor Swift

Shoulda Woulda Coulda - Brian McKnight

Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda - Beverley Knight