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From: "ELIA BOFF" <jfboff@club-internet.fr Subject: QUESTIONS Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 14:11:24 +0100 I voluntarily help old people in order to make them happier. Last year, (2004), we study together the song "I will survive" thanks to your site "musicalenglishlessons.com". You gave us the text in English, then the translation and exercises about this song (sung by Gloria Gaynor, we have the cassette). We hope this year to do the same with "My Way". But it seems to be impossible to have this song (or to "choose" a song with the title, using the title). We know that Sinatra (or Usher, or Limp Bizkit) sang it but you have not these singers in your list. Elvis Presley (who is on your list) sang also "my way". But I don't know what to do I can do to have the text of this song and if possible the right translation, and perhaps also the exercises ... we are not very good in English but we try to learn together.. Can you answer me what to do (if it's possible to) for finding this song on your site. We yet have the C.D. Thank you for your early answer ! Elia Bleuette BOFF Bibi's Reply: |
Sing a song of six pence a pocket full of rye, Four and twenty blackbirds, baked in a pie When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing Wasn't that a dainty
dish to put before a king? <>()<> The maid was in the garden, Hanging out the clothes, When along came a black bird And pecked off her nose. After visiting your wonderfully detailed site I now realize the above song is not necessarily a proverb, although it should be, for it is telling some lesson of the past times. The story is one that gets me wondering,
Who were the king and Queen at the time and I'm sure they were robbing the people with taxes which probably brings Robin Hood into the picture. But thats another story. A response would be nice but not necessary and Thank You for being out there. ALAN HEIGHT, Florida Boy Bibi's Comment: Thank you for your delightful email. I don't know the origin of the nursery rhyme, but rhymes were used to convey news from village to village, so I imagine that either a pretend pie was filled with live song-birds as a novelty, or that a crow pie was undercooked. (Mind you, were it the latter, they would hardly come out singing - more like cracking on alarming!) On reflection, the fact that a crow might have pecked a maid's nose, doesn't surprise me. Crows often attack small animals, rabbits, etc. to see if they are strong enough to fight them off; I have actually seen this happen. Attacks can go on for 15 minutes or so and usually involve more than one bird. Can't tell you anything about the rye, but it was probably the going rate. |
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From : aravinth nsp <aravinthnsp@hotmail.com> Sent : 15 November 2004 10:48:46 Subject : wanting information for developing spoken english Respected Sir, I am Aravinth from India. I would like details for development of spoken English. Thanking you Yours faithfully N.SP.Aravinth. Bibi's Reply: Thank you for your email message. If you require help with spoken English, the following page may be of use. www.musicalenglishlessons.org/tips-speaking.htm |
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From : hilda
verduzco Sent : 17 November 2004 21:05:46 Subject : info Thanks Hello Ms. Bibi: I am an English teacher and I would like to know if you can help me find some web sites in English general exercises, grammar, listening com. voc. games, songs etc. in beginners, and intermediates. I would really appreciate your help. I sent you an e-mail from my friend Georgina the French teacher she told me that she wants the material for beginners. I hope you understand what I mean Georgina is in France and I am Hilda in England. Have a good day and God bless you. Hilda Bibi's Reply: My website has a links page which may help you <www.musicalenglishlessons.org/LINKS.htm> ; otherwise, you will just have to use one of the search engines to locate more material by typing in the grammar practice you are seeking. Good luck with your search. |
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From : hilda
verduzco on behalf of Georgina Sent : 17 November 2004 21:00:38 Subject : important info Hello Ms. Bibi:I am a French teacher and I would like to know if you can send me some web sites in French. I need some free material in French. For example some exercises in listening com, grammar, voc. games, songs, flash cards etc in French. I would really appreciate your help.Thanks for your attention. Georgina Bibi's Reply: I am sorry, but I cannot help you with websites for free material in French; however, if you go to the following link next month, there will be a link to a website with a translation of a Beatles’ song. http://www.musicalenglishlessons.org/index-beatles.htm Good luck in your search for ideas |
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From: "Neve Mary" <maryneve@tomah.k12.wi.us Subject: website Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 14:46:09 -0600 Hello Ms. Baxter! I love your website and wonder if I may send to you some of the sheets I have created from examples from this site. I have had great success with them and would like to share what I have done for others. Mary Ortner Neve Bibi's Comment: Thank you for
your kind words and I feel proud to have provided you with some
inspiration. I am intrigued to see how you have developed the
ideas and would love to share them with others. I look
forward to receiving and publishing them on your behalf. Please
provide some information about your background too, if you have no
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am from Colombia, my name is Pilar Botero, actually teaching English.
The school <www.marymount.edu.co>
was founded by some nuns from an Irish catholic community. They're not
here anymore, 15 years ago they left the country and sold the school to
the parents. The nuns used to be the teachers (in English) for every
subject taught there and when they left, the school had to change for a
while and to have only some subjects in English. Now the girls have
improved a lot again and some subjects are taught now in English again.
Some Canadian, British and American teachers are here now. Nice
and useful site. Best regards Pilar
Bibi's Reply: Thank you for the very interesting and surprising information about your school. Thank you too for your kind words regarding my website; I am very pleased that you find the website useful and I wish you every success with your students. |
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From: "Sandra Teibtner" <santei@mehari.de Subject: comment Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 08:31:59 +0200 Dear Bibi Baxter, Congratulations! This is a great help! The ideas you have about what teachers can do with songs are wonderful. And as I was checking what offers there were in Spanish, I discovered a little misspelling in the word COLOMBIA. You see, Columbia (with u) is a state in USA, and the former word is the country in South America -it happens very frequently, though. Nevertheless, it made me very happy to see that even material for Spanish as a second / third language is being offered. Have a great time working with music! Sincerely, Sandra Teibtner (in Germany) Bibi's Reply: Thank you for your encouragement. I am very glad you find the ideas useful. Thank you too for pointing out my spelling error, which I have now corrected. |
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From: "Fam. Corro Pedroza" <bernieyrosie@axtel.net> Subject: thanks Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 01:16:00 -0500 Bibi my name is Bernardo Corro I am an English teacher from Monterrey Mexico, I´m so happy when I saw your page for the first time, thank you for sharing so many ideas for my class, my students are so happy when I apply all you GREAT ideas, thanks again. Bernie Bibi's Reply: Thank you very much for your heartening message. It is good to hear from you and I am glad my website is of use to you and your students. May you have many more successful lessons. |
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From: "Laura Spina" <lauramspina@ecolan.com Subject: From Argentina Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 23:45:40 -0300 Dear Ms Bibi Baxter, It was such a great e-encounter to find your really interesting site. I am a teacher of English in Argentina. My home town is Mar del Plata, far south in Argentina. We are working with Fabiana - my colleague and friend - with music in the classroom and we think we will be having a full ticket with your connection. Bibi, we need some material regarding social and historical background to songs. Maybe you can guide us to some other links. Appreciate your response. Can we send the worksheets we are trying with our students on different songs? Thanks indeed for your magnificent work. Kindest regards from Argentina, Laura Spina, University of Mar del Plata Bibi's Reply: Thank you for your heartening message. I am so glad my website is of use to you. To find the background of songs, use the search engines and type in: THE SONG TITLE + THE SINGER/GROUP'S NAME. This should take you to fan sites, reviews, etc. You may need to reverse the song title and singer in order to bring up a different list. Also, try different search engines. You can find some at the bottom of my links page: www.musicalenglishlessons.org/LINKS.htm Incidentally, I will be happy to publish your music ideas too, but please proof-read them before sending them. Incidentally, I cannot publish Beatles' lyrics in full. This is because I used to sell Beatles' lyrics + ESL ideas. |
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Hyams, Phil <P.J.E.Hyams@hszuyd.nl> Sent: woensdag 7 april 2004 17:22 Subject: British Legal Profession Mrs Baxter, Last year we used a text by J.F.Mortimer on the British legal profession for classwork at the Maastricht School of Translation and Interpreting and were hoping to use it again this year. Unfortunately we have lost the original digital version, and apparently it has also been removed from your site. Is there any chance that you still have it stashed away somewhere and that you might be prepared to send it to me? I realise of course that you may well have better things to do than search through old files, but I would nevertheless be very grateful if you could help. Yours sincerely, Phil Hyams Bibi's Reply: It is heartening to know that this text has been useful and doubt heartening to know you will be using it again. This text can be found on www.musicalenglishlessons.org/vocab-legal.htm |
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From : <HarenM309@aol.com> Hello Bibi, My name is Monica and I am a 3rd grade teacher in New York State in the United States. I found several of your articles while doing reseach on using popular music to help students write poetry. I am interested in learning more about your foundation, "Music English Lessons" and was wondering if you could direct me to a site. The first article I read was about using music to teach and how it may be the perfect medium. My research so far has included a survey the students filled out asking questions about what makes music popular, why they choose a particular song as a favorite and are there differences between the genders as to what is popular. From there I had students bring in popular music and I found the lyrics online. We first discussed what emotions songs can express and then read lyrics and picked out certain words or phrases that expressed the emotions. From here, the students wrote their own poetry, without any particular format and had to explain what emotions they were expressing. I found that these students' poetry showed a deeper expression of "voice" in their writing than in the past. We also talked some about "poetry jams" and how poets act out their poems with great emotions. The students also enjoyed this phase. Although your article gave me some good insights, especially how emotions are so important to learning, I feel I would like some examples of such lessons you discussed in your article. Any comments or help from you would be welcomed. Bibi's Comment: Thank you for your valid feedback. I was extremely interested to read about your activities in class and I have included them on this page for the benefit of other teachers. The following URLS should answer your queries about examples of lessons with songs. www.musicalenglishlessons.org/index-ex.htm will give you an overview of exercises available on the website and the language points which are practised. The word SONG is shown if lyrics are used. Instructions are given on the actual page. More challenging exercises for songs can be found at the following URLS:- Monica's comments on the second article she read, can be found on www.musicalenglishlessons.org/art-violcomments.htm |
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From: BillatIom@aol.com Subject: Comment Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 06:54:22 EST Hello Bibi, After navigating your website, I would like to say that I find it innovative and comprehensive. It is well laid out and easy to move around. The subjects you choose are thought-provoking and you have a knack of extracting the major discussion points from a text. Well done! Keep up the good work, it can only be beneficial. I wonder if you get any feedback about the effect of the stories and poems, from readers or organisations. Is it popular in other countries? Keep well. William Bolton Bibi's Reply: Thank you for your kind words. I am glad you approve of the way in which I have presented your stories. I am also relieved to know you found the website easy to navigate. I do have feedback and used to feature it all on one page, but I have now categorised it onto specific pages, as follows: |
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From : MARSH, ALEEN M <AMARSH@fccj.edu> Sent : 22 January 2004 18:39:16 I just wanted to tell you that I love your website. It’s great! Thank you for this. Aleen Marsh Professor of ESOL Bibi's Reply: Thank you for your feedback. Aleen. |
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From: "Steve Smallwood" Subject: Hi Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 09:00:36 +0000 Stumbled across your site whilst trying to find a good piece of popular music to teach the past simple to an elementary group. Still searching! Anyway keep up the great work and I will now be a regular visitor to your site. Bibi's Reply: Thank you for those kind words, Steve You may find what you are seeking on our index
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From : Paul
Mills Sent : 19 December 2003 Subject : Book reviews I would like to write a couple of book reviews for your website. I am located in London, and the books are easily gotten via the web. Is this okay? Cheers, Paul Mills, England. Bibi's Reply: Thank you for writing.
Yes, I am willing to print book reviews if you write them;
however, perhaps you could first confirm the types of books you will be
reviewing, so I can determine their suitability for this website.
I am reluctant to include anything encouraging visitors to purchase
books, which are too sex orientated, or contain excessive expletives;
however, if your reviews are clinical about these subjects, they may be
considered suitable. Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 Bibi's Reply: A review on Mastering German Vocabulary sounds fine. When you submit the review, would you also send me the list of chapters? What details do you require about the website exactly? Maybe the publisher is worried about copyright restrictions, but you can have your work published elsewhere as well as my website. You will still own the copyright. The following webpage might give the information required by your publisher URL: www.musicalenglishlessons.org/authors.htm |
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As I am printing one of your free esl practice, I just
would like to thank you for your site. This is really
interesting and a good fun too. I will give your address to my
students. They are French adults muttering English songs as they don't
either know or understand the lyrics. Therefore, not only will I
give them the lyrics but also teach a little of English. Xmas
approaching, it is going to be a good opportunity to practise, and sing
with a big S. Thank you. Pascale
Joubert, a teacher of English somewhere in France, near
Fontainebleau
Bibi's Reply: Thank you very much for your heartening feedback, Pascale. I hope your students enjoy the website too. Bibi |
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Thank you very much for a very helpful website, by
the way. I find your worksheets useful. Regards, Frances
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My name is Agostina and I'm from Argentina. I teach
English at a secondary school and I've chosen to do a listening
activity with the song " I will survive" by Gloria Gaynor. I
tried looking in your web page, but it was useless, I couldn't find
it. I would be grateful if you could send me any activity
related to this song or any suggestion. It is an adolescent
course (upper-intermediate) Can you suggent another interesting song
to work with them? Where can I look for worsheets in the
internet? Many thanks in advance. Agostina :) October 2003: New page created as promised. www.musicalenglishlessons.org/music-gloriagaynor.htm |
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Hi! My name is Betina and I´m from Argentina. I´ve been
teaching English for 5 years and I´m so glad with your web site! It´s
fantastic and VERY useful!!! Thank you very much. And ...... GO ON!!!! Betina
Bibi's Reply: Thank you very much for your kind words. I am glad you like the website. It is a very enjoyable hobby for me. Thank you for taking the trouble to write. |
| Please note that in the Not Recommended section you ascribe the Novel Pilgrim's Progress to Chaucer. Chaucer wrote Catebury Tales and John Bunyan wrote Pilgrim's Progress. Mark C Ross Bibi's Reply: Thank you for pointing out this error. Feedback regarding errors is usually acknowledged on the relevant page; an exception has been made in this case, as this feedback contained additional information of worth. |
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You have a very nice and useful site. I would like to
point out a small problem and make a suggestion. It took some time to
understand that after clicking on any link, one should scroll down the
page to view the page. May I suggest that this may be mentioned at the
top of the page. best regards and thank you D Jairath Bibi's Reply: Thank you very much for your valuable feedback. I have now made the top border much smaller by putting the main menu at the bottom of the page and would like your opinion on this. |
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Good day my name is Heléne. Someone
recently asked me about a proverb about idle hands and for the life of
me I can't think what it is. The only one I come up with
repeatedly is 'Idle minds is the devil's playground'. Your help
would be greatly appreciated. Helene
Brown, Zanzibar Bibi's Reply: The one you thinking of is: The Devil finds work for idle hands. Other proverbs can be found on: www.musicalenglishlessons.org/proverbs.htm |
My name is David Bray, an English teacher in
California. In a month or so I will be travelling to Rwanda to
tutor adult students in American English. I have taught some
pre-teen language classes at our southern Bibi's Reply: In addition to teaching visitors who have come from all over the world to the UK, I have taught in France and Germany, but I do not have the specific experience you are just about to acquire. It sounds fascinating and if you are willing to keep a diary and send bulletins, I will publish them for the benefit of other teachers. Meanwhile, I will publish your message in the hope that other teachers can offer you advice. My advice on a general basis is to make every learning point relevant to the lives of your students until you can gauge the extent of their global knowledge. Avoid introducing radical ideas until the students feel at ease with you. Links to more websites with free materials can be found on www.musicalenglishlessons.org/LINKS.htm |
| Dear Ms Baxter, Just a very short note to thank you for the great service you are providing free of charge to struggling teachers the world over. I lived in England for many years and am now back in Brazil -São Paulo- I am trying to make a living working as an English Language Instructor for business people. The content of your site is of sterling value. And I Thank You on behalf of all teachers all over the world. God bless. Elivan Souza, Brazil Bibi's Reply: Thank you very much for your heartening feedback. |
ESL students who come from different mediums of instruction use reading strategies differently to comprehend texts.
Bibi's Comment: I am happy to include your interesting question on my website. The answer is, of course, yes, so I would love to hear the detailed answers. Meanwhile, please send me the name of your town & country. |
| Hi there, I've just stumbled across your really nice site. I'm looking for a similar site for learning Spanish - do you know any? Thanks, yours Martin Gerkin, Germany Bibi's Reply: Try www.musicalspanish.com |
| hi when i came first to america i didn't cpeak english so good. but my esol teacher helped me so much with movies , books, and some fun worksheet Lorena & Krisela Bibi's Reply: Nice to hear from you. Good luck with your studies. |
| Hallo, I wanting to meet man from West Europe/North America/Asian? Men in mine Country not so well. Practice English I must do. Lenina, Kiev Bibi's Reply: Good luck, Lenina! |
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Dear Bibi-- I'm
just beginning to look at your Beatles worksheets in preparation for
teaching a class I'm developing for the YWCA called Learning English
Through Music. It's going to be a wonderful class, and I think
your materials will be very helpful. As a crazed grammar nut,
though, I feel compelled to point out a grammatical error to you, in
hopes that you might be able to fix it before any new CDs are printed: A Hard Day's Night: Exercise 2A - Comprehension #4a "He should lay still...." should be "He should lie still...." Thanks again. I look forward to making productive and fun use of your materials. Dot Westgate Bibi's Reply: My apologies for the error and my gratitude for the feedback. This error has now been corrected for all future orders. |
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Dearest Bibi, While looking
for English study tips I came across your contact details and my heart
stopped (just for a while, of course). Let me start off by introducing
myself. My name is Myheshni Pillay, I am an eighteen year old girl who
is currently preparing to sit my A ' Levels in November. I am studying
Maths, Biology and English. I am an amateur writer and am drawn to the
prospect of turning professional (I have not gotten anything published
as yet). I have been working on two items for possible publication. One
is an essay which I had intended on entering in a competition but, due
to circumstances beyond my control, it was not entered. (And every time
I open my wardrobe it winks at me as if to remind me that it exists) The
other is my own dear little novelette, it is not yet complete as I have
not found the time to do so. I would like to inquire about the procedures which you would you like me to follow in order to get my work published. I am not sure whether I understand which topics I am allowed to write on. My essay is on the very controversial topic of reincarnation, throw in some imagination, exaggeration and fiction and ...........voila! Please tell me if it will be considered suitable reading material or if people from different religions will find it offensive. I tend to be a fiction freak, so my novelette is a fictitious one. Aliens (or the thought of life on other planets) have always been strangely appealing to me, I intend on integrating aliens into my novelette. I am planning to write twenty chapters ( each one being two to four pages ), at the moment I am hovering around the seventh chapter. Myheshni (Sach) Pillay Zimbabwe. Bibi's Reply: Your writing style is delightful. The novelette may be too long for this website, but I will consider it; meanwhile, I am looking forward to your essay on reincarnation. |
In September I will be taking over the running of 'Reading is Fundamental' in my secondary school. This will also include poetry and writing skills , writing on what they have read. Any information you think will be useful or do you know of any competitions that I can encourage the kids to enter? Where I can get freebies like posters, bookmarks or even books? The kids I work with are great but many have behaviour problems. Any help would be appreciated. Bibi's Reply: Details of many free worksheets for use with modern commercial songs can be found at www.musicalenglishlessons.org/index-ex.htm Even unmotivated students can be motivated by this type of practice. Reading tips can be found at www.musicalenglishlessons.org/tips-writing.htm |
| Hello, I am a French student of French and English law in France and I wanted to tell you that your site is very useful. Thank you. Nora, France Bibi's Reply: Thank you for your feedback; I am glad you have found this website useful. |
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Great site. If only I knew
about this when I tried to become a teacher myself 5 years ago. Oh well,
as Fast Show's Unlucky Alf so eloquently puts it: 'Bugger!'
Do you also 'convert' spoken word arts for educational purposes? Maybe you could have a go at Bill Hicks, George Carlin, Chris Rock or Jello Biafra. Their material is political and sometimes sexually explicit, but English speaking teens can probably handle it if it is 'well framed'. If the sexually explicit part puts you off, have a go at Noam Chomsky. Okay, he doesn't sing, but his lectures are real brain candy. Recordings of his speeches on a vast variety of topics are available online via peer to peer sharing appliances like Kazaa. Carry on me lads (and/or lassies), you're doing a great job. keep up the good work (for if you don't, who else will?) Bart Hollevoet, Belgium Bibi's Reply: Thank you for your entertaining feedback. Glad you like the website. I will have a look at the authors you suggest. Meanwhile, even though comparison of language is a relevant exercise, I would not include sexually explicit text; I will have to leave that to someone else, as my site caters for all age-groups. |
| hi, Bibi Baxter. Where are you? me i`m fine.Your site it`s stupid and no verry funny VERT19510 Bibi's Reply: I can't please all the people all the time, so I hope you find what you are looking for - whatever that may be and whoever you are |
| i'm just writing to say thank you for your awsome site! i was in a rut and needed something quick. i found exactly what i was looking for on your page - and then some. i had no previous nowledge of it......which is too bad cuz it would have saved me some headaches......better late then never. really, thanx a lot Marlena Laska Bibi's Reply: Thank you for your entertaining feedback; however, I must point out to other readers that the punctuation, grammar and spelling in this message should not be copied. |
hi. well I was trying to make some listening exercises from the page but i never heard anything, so I´d like to know if that is the way the web page works Bibi's Reply: Sorry, but I do not have a sound facility on this website yet. Hopefully, one day...... |
| I want to hear the pronunciation Yellow Flower Bibi's Reply: Sorry, but I do not have a sound facility on this website yet. Hopefully, one day...... |
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From : Hursh Saha <hursh_saha@hotmail.com> Bibi's Comment: Thank you for your email. Unfortunately, I am not sure how to contact the copyright holders of the lyrics of songs by Queen. I make no profit from my use of lyrics and I hope it helps to generate sales of the songs themselves. I also acknowledge that the lyrics belong to copyright holders. I must stress that if you make money from lyrics, you are usually liable to prosecution if you do not pay royalties. Incidentally, the words: 'We are the champions!' is a chant, often used by football fans. There is no copyright on those words. |
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Hi Bibi,
How do I get permission to use your song material for an ESL textbbok
I'm writing? I would like to use your tense pages as is - with
colors and division. Is that possible? Thank you, Juliet,
Italy
Bibi's reply: I would be grateful for an acknowledgement if you are using original ideas of mine. Something which includes my name, country and website address wherever my ideas are included would be adequate. e.g. "Worksheet ideas (or grammar presentation) by Bibi Baxter, England, www.musicalenglishlessons.org " Please send me details of which ideas you have used, how you have used them and which country you are writing from. In return, I will help you by advertising whatever you have created on this high profile website. LYRICS: I should point out here that if anyone wants to use ideas involving lyrics, then permission and a copyright licence must be sought. There is a special website to help you with copyrights, but I do not have the address to hand. A copyright licence can be obtained from Music Sales for the lyrics of Beatles' songs. |
| Dear Ms. Bibi Baxter, I am a professor of English at Toyama University of International Studies in Toyama, Japan. I am trying to find out how I can request permission to reprint the lyrics of the Lennon/McCartney song "She's Leaving Home", whose copyright is owned by Northern Songs, Ltd., in an article I have written for publication in a monthly (non-profit) academic magazine for English (as a foreign language) teachers in Japan. I wonder if you can lead me to the direct contacts I would need to seek this permission. Thank you very much. Prof.J.W.Porcaro, Toyama University of International Studies, Japan Bibi's Reply: Thank you for your enquiry. Northern Songs grant a license to Music Sales Ltd who act as a go-between. You therefore need to write to: Music Sales Ltd., Clearance (Third Party) Officer, 8/9, Frith Street, London W1V-5TZ |
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From: "Michael Wade" Subject: Greetings and Questions! Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 22:56:45 +0000 My name is Michael Wade and I am a graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin. I recently discovered your website (musicalenglishlessons.org) and I just finished reading your article, "Seeking the Perfect Teaching Medium". It is with that article that I have some questions and a favor to ask. I'm currently working on my Master's Report on using "Music and Song to teach Culture in the ESL Classroom" but I'm having a tough time finding rigorous, scientific articles to add to my bibliography. I was wondering if you have some recommendations or even a current bibliography that you could share with me. I desperately need to get my scientific/theoretical "muscle" stronger. :-) Any suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated. Many, many thanks in advance! Sincerely, Michael Wade Bibi's Reply: Thank you for your email. Unfortunately, I have no relevant bibliography which I can send to you. When I wrote the article you mention, there were few books available which advocated using music to teach, so I always created my own ideas from the lyrics. I know of no books which provide theory about this teaching method. On the other hand, you may find many articles by teachers, providing teaching ideas for certain songs, but they are scattered. I have seen such articles over the years, but have not kept them. You could start by searching the archives of The ELT News & Views (Argentina). their URL is www.eayrs.com/ELT/publications/ELTNewsandViews/index.html In addition, The Cambridge English Course (A set of three books: Stages I,II,III) contained ideas for songs; Headway and Meanings Into Words may also have ideas. For the same reason, I have no books about using music to teach; however, I did attend many seminars about new teaching methods. I combined the ideas which I learnt and applied them to music. I recommend that you go to the Oxford University Press website and Cambridge too. They can probably give you the titles of the relevant books you seek. Good luck with your course. |
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From: "Famiglia Impellizzeri" Subject: Please help me, Bibi Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 18:19:44 +0200 Dear Bibi, I desperately need your help. I've never taught and would like to do a teacher training course in London. I've recently ordered EFL material, which has yet to arrive. In the meantime, I have to answer this question: What would be the differences in teaching a group of beginners and advanced learners? If I've never taught and I've to read up on current methodology, how can I reply within 150 words? Please say you'll help. Thanks and, just to let you know, I'll be using your web pages to help me through my course! Julie Bibi's
Reply: I
am sure you will do very well as a teacher. One of the most
important ingredients is enthusiasm. I cannot do the work for you,
but I can give you some ideas. Presumably you have written the email
yourself, so your English is at a very high standard. Are you a
native speaker of English (which your email suggests) or are you an
advanced learner of English? If you are an advanced learner of
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From : Srisha Reddy <srilu_siri@rediffmail.com> Sent : 06 April 2004 12:17:54 Subject : Request for Information Hi, greetings, this is Naren from India. I am student and my native language is "Telugu" and up to my graduation, medium of instruction is telugu language only. Right now I want to improve my speaking skills in English and I am also interested in improving American pronunciation.... How can improve my English and accent....please give me your valuable sugestions and advice .. Naren.... Bibi's Reply: Thank you for your email message. I have never heard of 'Teluga'. If you were in England, I could help you improve your pronunciation - but it would not be American pronunciation. If you can afford to visit America to attend English studies, then that will be the best method for you to improve your American pronunciation. If you cannot afford that, then there are many schools of English in India. I suggest you attend one of those. If you cannot afford to do this, then seek work within the school, so you have to speak to the teachers as part of your job. (office work, etc.) Good luck with your studies |
hello, my name is yara i am looking for a job in England and i d like to live and study there i am from egypt also i am looking for a cheapest institutions in england so can u help me to find what i want thank u, marry christmas Bibi's
Reply: Thank you for writing. Churchill House School of
English can help you to achieve your aim. They offer a wide range
of courses, work (in the school to pay for lessons) and cheap
accommodation. They also offer work experience in other fields of
work if you are interested. Their website
address is: www.churchillhouse.co.uk.
Alternatively, you can send an email to john@churchillhouse.co.uk
and he will forward your email to the sales department. Your
written English is already reasonable. They are situated in
Ramsgate, which is very near Dover and the European continent. I have worked
there, so I can recommend them, knowing they are very serious about
providing a quality service in all areas: accommodation, courses,
social activities, excursions, etc. You can mention my name if you
want. |
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I am a student of the last form in a secondary school in
Poland. I would like to start studying in Great Britain as the English
high education system is very good. I a, looking for proper organisation
helping internationals students who do not have enough money for
studying. Could you help me? Yours faithfully Katarzyna Krzywania Bibi's Reply: Churchill House School of English offer work to student assistants wishing to take exams in English. Alternatively, there is an organisation called "Contact English". The owners are English and were based in England, but are now based in Spain. They offer work experience and English tuition to students from Eastern Europe. Good luck. |
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From: ahmed farj Subject: ahmed farj Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2004 05:10:23 -0800 (PST) I need to learn English By email The mail its . Far9@yahoo.com And thanks for you. Bibi's Reply: Thank you for your email. I am very sorry, but I do not give lessons via email and I am not sure who does. However, I will include your request on my website and maybe someone will contact you. Can you please send me details of your town and country? |
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STUDENTS WISHING TO HAVE THEIR WORK PUBLISHED IN BOOK FORM |
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From: viskljf oiurm <heartkingvictor@yahoo.com To: musicalenglishlessons@hotmail.com Subject: WANT YOUR HELP. Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 05:35:42 -0700 (PDT) Dear madam, I am victor johnson from INDIA. I am about to write a book for which I am seeking an international publisher to publish it and also to market it. The book will posses 500 pages more of which is imaginary and inspiring. The name OF the story is PHAROAH, the secrets of the throne. If you are interested in my work then I kindly hope your help to complete my work. THANKING YOU YOURS TRULY, VICTOR JOHNSON Bibi's Reply: Unfortunately, I can only publish short stories on my website. If you would like to write a synopsis (any number up to 1,000 words), I would be willing to publish it for you, along with your letter (in the hope that a book publisher will see it and show interest.) Otherwise, I cannot help. |
I am an amateur African musician in a country called Zambia, I wish to compile a song book in my local language and publish all the songs I have so far written based on my experiences for 44 years. Would you please advise on the procedures I may have to follow. Grateful Julian T Sinyangwe Bibi's Reply: It depends upon why you wish to compile the song book. Personal? Commercial? Please scroll to next box to see my tips below. Whatever your reason, it sounds a wonderful idea and I wish you luck with your project. |
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Dear Bibi, Just a quick note to let you know that
on Fri 16 July I was the first gourmet in the world to match Durian and
Wine at the Marriott hotel in Singapore at a special event for VIPs and
the Press and Media. It was always believed as an old wives' tale that
Durian and alcohol was fatal when consumed together but I have proven
that this is balderdash and has no scientific basis. Durian is a
tropical fruit that is famous for its powerful perfume and was loved by
the famous Victorian naturalist Alfred Russel. Wallace
mentioned the fruit in his book, The Malay Archipelago published in
1869. On August 14, 2003 I was the first gourmet in the world to
match Mooncakes with Wines also at the Marriott Singapore.
Bibi's Comment: Dr. Michael Lim, known as The Travelling Gourmet, has written several times before and has contributed various philosophies |
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