Song: “Daughters”

Written By Brandon Douglas

– B2 (intermediate) –

Practice Your Listening Comprehension

Practice Your Reading Comprehension

“Daughters” by John Mayer is an acoustic pop ballad. It is not only easy to listen to, but it can also help you practice a variety of English language elements:

  • American English

  • the present simple

  • the present perfect

  • the present perfect continuous

  • the past simple

  • the future

  • the imperative

  • the gerund (verb-ing)

  • phrasal verbs

  • adverbs

  • complex sentence structures

  • metaphors

  • unvoiced plosives

  • vocabulary related to:

    • family

    • dating

    • heartbreak

    • behaviour

    • psychology

  • and much more…!

What do you think of this song? What do you think it is about? Let me know in the comments below.

ATTRIBUTION: Thumbnail photo courtesy of Columbia., Fair use, Wikipedia.org.

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