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Film. 50 ways to use video in the classroom – EFL CLASSROOM 2.0. I will be travelling quite a bit this year to conferences and schools, speaking about a lifelong teaching passion - the use of video as an educational material.

50 ways to use video in the classroom – EFL CLASSROOM 2.0

It is something I've promoted and developed many language learning ideas around - foremost through my work on EnglishCentral. So enjoy these practical ideas for using this most "real" material with your students, Each idea has a recommended example - just click "View It". Also get this as a lecture presentation with examples HERE. Get all the 50 lists HERE. 50 Ways To Use Video In The Classroom What Gutenberg did for writing, online video can do for face-to-face communication.” — Chris Anderson, TED Video is in the ascendency and in just 5 or so short years after Youtube launched, the video learning and teaching revolution is upon us. Here are some of the best ways to use video in your teaching. 1. View it. 2. 3. 4. View it. 5. FILMCLUB - Home.

FILTA - Film in Language Teaching Association. The English Learner Movie Guides. The-conditioned-lesson-instructions.pdf. Why You Should Learn English with TV Series. For the majority of exceptionally fluent English speakers I meet, the most fun, enriching, and effective way to learn English is through watching TV series.

Why You Should Learn English with TV Series

In fact, it’s surprisingly common to hear that people learn significantly more English from TV, movies, and videos than all traditional methods combined (For example: English courses, textbooks, and even study abroad experiences). So why is this the case? Why is it so hard for English schools to consistently deliver on their promises, and why is it that the most fluent English learners in the world are benefiting much more from English speaking TV series, a media that was not intended to teach English? Learn 101 Common Expressions from Friends with our FREE EBook One important reason is that, as good as some schools and resources are, most learners are bored. TV series and movies are so effective because it makes the learning process a fun, real, and permanent part of who we are. Literature in Social Studies. Sherlock Holmes and the Blue Diamond - abridged (Arthur Connan Doyle) –[Multimedia-English videos]

RubiStar Home. Selfie. This EFL lesson plan is designed around a short film by Matthew Frost starring Kirsten Dunst, and the theme of celebrity selfies.

Selfie

Students discuss meeting famous people, roleplay meeting their hero or heroine, watch a short film and discuss selfies and celebrity selfies. I would ask all teachers who use Film English to consider buying my book Film in Action as the royalties which I receive from sales help to keep the website completely free. Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Advanced (C1) Learner type: Teens and adults. Strip the City - New York. Strip the City San Francisco. Filmer. Filmad återkoppling skapar kvalitetstid för eleverna. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Från jullovet till nu har jag arbetat med The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian av Sherman Alexie med mina nior.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Vi har arbetat en lektion i veckan och eleverna har läst största delen hemma. Det är en hyfsat enkel bok med en hel del illustrationer som underlättar förståelsen. Om ni inte har tillgång till klassuppsättning av boken kan ni hitta den digitalt här: Digital version. Different project ideas. Robinson Crusoe. Foxfire - questions for discussion. Strangers. This EFL lesson is designed around a beautiful short film called Strangers directed by Erez Tadmor and Guy Nattiv, and the theme of racism.

Strangers

Students predict a story, watch a short film, speak about racism and write a narrative. I would ask all teachers who use Film English to consider buying my book Film in Action as the royalties which I receive from sales help to keep the website completely free. Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate(B2.11) Avatar in 15 Minutes. Titanic. The Great Debaters - Full Trailer (HD) ***New. Film English. EP8STUDYGUIDE.pdf. EP6_STUDYGUIDE.pdf. EP5_STUDYGUIDE.pdf. EP4_STUDYGUIDE.pdf. EP3_STUDYGUIDE. EP2_STUDYGUIDE.pdf. EP1_STUDYGUIDE1.pdf. Movies and Music. Love Actually: activities, ideas, vocabulary.

I use a lot of films in my teaching: not just occasional Youtube clips but full-length authentic feature films, and I’ve been wanting for a while to start a new section on this blog where I would upload my film-based materials.

Love Actually: activities, ideas, vocabulary

I thought December would be a suitable time to share materials for many people’s favourite Christmas film Love Actually.Warning: some scenes are suitable for adults only Activities actually The activities are divided into three parts. They are not particularly imaginative - mainly questions to answer while watching. Feel free to adapt them.Pages 1-2 are for the first part of the film (until 4 weeks to Christmas title appears )Pages 3-8 focus on various characters. Some ideas actually Split-viewing Throughout the film there are a lot of opportunities for split-viewing. Press conference Before you watch the press-conference scene with the British PM and American president, pause the video and get your students to role play the press conference. Twitter. PILLARS_1_STUDYGUIDE. Film Clips for Character Education.