Keyword: «task modification»

Music is known as one of the main and most widespread art directions in any country and culture. The article is devoted to the usage of songs in the settings of an EFL lesson. The authors list the purposes of playing songs in the EFL classroom and describe the prerequisites of an efficient listening task. Besides, the article includes examples of songs and tasks that can assist language instructors in improving learners’ understanding of the aspects of spoken speech, teaching vocabulary and grammar, encouraging creative thinking, and initiating pair or group discussion by giving learners an incentive to speak. The authors also point out that there is more than one way of working with a song in class. EFL instructors are free to modify listening tasks to suit their lesson goals and learners’ proficiency level.