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Practice Your Listening Comprehension

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“Stick Season” by Noah Kahan is a rhythmic indie/folk song that has rapidly gained popularity in North America. Released in 2022, the tune has already been listened to over 1 billion times on Spotify and over 60 million times on YouTube.

WHAT TO LEARN

While his song is catchy, it’s also expertly sung and written, making it an excellent resource for learning English. As you listen to “Stick Season” and read its lyrics you can learn and practice the following English language elements:

• American English

• the present simple

• the present perfect

• the past simple

• the future tense

• the phrasal verb “to trail off”

• the verb phrase “must have”

• the verb phrase “will have to do”

• contractions

• uses of “as”

• figurative language

• a couple idioms

• rhythm

• unvoiced plosives

• vocabulary related to:

  • feelings and emotions

  • relationships

  • travel

• and much more…!

Had you heard of this song before? Are you a fan of indie or folk music? Practice your English by letting me know in the comments below.

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ATTRIBUTION

Thumbnail photo courtesy of Apple Music, Fair use, WikiPedia.