10 Songs in Spanish to Practice City and Social Issues Vocabulary

Here is a suggested list of contemporary songs in Spanish to try in class with your students. This will help them build more vocabulary.

We have created a clozeline (fill-in-the-blanks) for each of them in 2 or 3 versions to choose from according to your students’ listening comprehension level. Each cloze is also digitally fillable!

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Songs in Spanish with Fill-In-The-Blanks City and Social Issues Vocabulary

1. Ricky Martin – Razas de mil colores – Vocabulary: Race Concept
2. Pedro y Pablo – La marcha de la bronca – Vocabulary: Social Criticism
3. Sting – Ellas danzan solas – Vocabulary: The Disappeared in the Pinochet Dictatorship in Chile
4. Juan Luis Guerra – El costo de la vida – Economy and Politics Vocabulary
5. Maná – Justicia, tierra y libertad – Vocabulary: Social Justice
6. Los Fabulosos Cadillacs – Matador – Vocabulary: Social Criticism
7. La Oreja de Van Gogh – Geografia – Geography and Politics Vocabulary
8. Amparanoia – En la ciudad – City Vocabulary and Descriptions
9. Juanes – Fíjate bien – Present, Vocabulary: Protest Against Landmines
10. Rubén Blades – Pedro Navaja – Present Tense and Vocabulary: Crime

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