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Pass the TOEFL with MC Lars

April 24, 2013 by Stephen Mayeux

MC Lars is an American rapper who is well known for his unique nerdcore and post-punk laptop rap style. In this track, he answers the question “What is hip-hop?” and sings with legendary and talented artist KRS-One as well as MC Chris and Rittz. MC Lars would make a great English teacher! His verse has not only […]

Filed Under: Grammar, Level 5, Students Tagged With: Berkeley, grammar, MC Lars, nerd, nerdcore, noun clauses, present continuous, present progressive, vocabulary, west coast, writing

Negative Questions with “Feel Good”

April 22, 2013 by Stephen Mayeux

King Chip is a hip-hop musician from Cleveland, Ohio and often collaborates with Kid Cudi. He was formerly known as “Chip tha Ripper” but he changed his name in August 2012. As the title suggests, “Feel Good” is a great song for parties or relaxing, but it also has a very good example of a […]

Filed Under: Grammar, Level 3, Students Tagged With: grammar, King Chip, Ohio, opinions, questions

2nd Conditional in “The Light”

April 20, 2013 by Stephen Mayeux

Common, a hip-hop performer from Chicago, released one of the best hip-hop songs about love. In “The Light” (2000), he writes a letter to a woman that describes their strong and loving relationship.  If heaven had a height, you would be that tall. This grammar is called the second conditional. Use the second conditional for unreal or hypothetical situations […]

Filed Under: Grammar, Level 4, Students Tagged With: Chicago, Common, conditional, grammar, love, relationships

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About The Founder

Stephen Mayeux is the founder of ESLhiphop.com. He used to be an English Teacher, but now he lives in Austin, TX and works as a software developer.

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