Teach narrative tenses with this fantastic song in your ESL class

“Alien Superstar" is a fun song written for teachers to use in the ESL classroom to practise different uses narrative tenses. Song: Alien Superstar Artist: Alan Smith Robertson Topic: Narrative tenses; past continuous & past perfect Level: Upper-intermediate/advanced (B2/C1) Duration: Approx. 30-40 minutes The lyrics of this song include TWELVE (12) different examples of narrative tenses: Past continuous - When he came from Mars, the alien superstar was writing... - When he came to Earth, he was writing... - As his ship came down, it was making a supernatural sound - He was perfecting his art - He said [...] he was having problems - He said [...] he was feeling... Past perfect - It was making a supernatural sound that I&never heard before - I wondered why he’d come - He said he had been cursed - He said [...] it had left him traumatised - He asked if I had ever been... - Before today I had never even left the state If you use this song in your ESL class, please tell me how it went in the comments section, and if there&any English grammar or vocabulary you&like me to write a song for in the future, just ask and I&see what I can do... or maybe I can suggest a song that already exists. Full lyrics: When he came from Mars the alien superstar was writing a new song He said it wasn&hard, he always found the right chord on his old guitar and he played it with his heart When he came to earth he was writing the verse for a...