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Practice Your Listening Comprehension

Practice Your Reading Comprehension

One of my favourite songs by CCM artist Joseph O’Brien is “Camouflage.” I feel like since the spread of social media, particularly YouTube, Instagram and Tik Tok, people are comparing themselves to others even more so than in the past. It is so easy to just turn on an app on your phone and scroll through a feed of finely curated content that claims to be natural. Such an activity can be addicting and, therefore, can have serious effects on one’s mental health. This is what “Camouflage” is about: trying to meet social expectations in order to be accepted by others, while also understanding that by doing so one is only feeding one’s, and society’s, addiction to the judgment and opinions of strangers.

WHAT TO LEARN

In addition to the relatable message that O’Brien’s “Camouflage” sends, there are various other elements to learn by listening to this song:

• North American English

• contractions

• phrasal verbs

• present simple

• present continuous

• the verb “get” in context

• the word “but” in context

• adverbs

• pronunciation through rhyming

• metaphors

What do you think of the song? Do you relate to its message? Let me know in the comments below.

Attribution: Blog post thumbnail courtesy of thechristianbeat.org.