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November 2020 Easy English NEWS Videos – Elizabeth Claire's Easy English NEWS. Revolting Rhymes - part 1.

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Documentaries. Short. A Guide to Finding Media for Classroom Projects. Public Domain Movies. Colin Kaepernick "JUST DO IT" Nike Commercial 2018 (Feat. LeBron James & Other Athletes. Educational Clips from Popular Media. The Literacy Shed - Home. A fun way to learn English.

YA 1_1 HD, in English, with critical commentary. What’s on your mind? This EFL lesson is designed around a short film by Shaun Higton and the theme of Facebook.

What’s on your mind?

Students practise vocabulary related to social media, watch a short film, and talk about Facebook. Step 1 Give the students the social media vocabulary worksheet. Pair the students and ask them to read the sentences and try to work out the meaning of the words and expressions in bold. Step 2 Elicit or explain the meaning of the words and expressions. Step 3 Tell the students they are going to watch a short film titled What’s on your mind? Show the film. Step 4 Elicit or explain the film is called What’s on your mind? Step 5 Tell the students they’re going to watch the film again.

What status updates does the man make? How is the man feeling at each stage of the film? Step 6 Get feedback from the students. Step 7 Show the film again, this time pause every time the man updates his Facebook status. Step 8 Ask the students what the film’s message is. Ask the learners if they agree with the film’s message. PBS LearningMedia. Instructional and Educational Videos, Animated Explanations, - Explania. LingualNet - Learning English Through Media.

Trapped - Australian TV Series. Multimedia-English - learn real English, prepare for real life. How can film help you teach or learn English? What can film and video add to the learning experience?

How can film help you teach or learn English?

Kieran Donaghy, who won the British Council’s TeachingEnglish blog award tells us why film is such a good resource and recommends some useful websites, in one of our top five articles of all time, illustrated by artist Jamie Johnson. Language teachers have been using films in their classes for decades, and there are a number of reasons why film is an excellent teaching and learning tool. Learning from films is motivating and enjoyable Motivation is one of the most important factors in determining successful second-language acquisition.

Films and TV shows are an integral part of students’ lives so it makes perfect sense to bring them into the language classroom. Film provides authentic and varied language Another benefit of using film is that it provides a source of authentic and varied language. English in Vancouver. Louis theroux. Cambridge University Press’s Videos on Vimeo. Main - LinkEngPark. Short films. Here is a collection of good short films: * Alma (approx. 5 mins):* Bend it like Beckham (short clip from movie + questions)* Boats (approx. 6:15 mins):* By the pool (approx. 2:35 mins)* Cargo (approx. 7 mins):* December (approx. 1.40 mins):* Giving (approx. 3 mins):* Identity (approx. 5:20 mins):* Let's make a movie (approx. 7 mins):* Marry Me (approx. 7 mins):* Matt (approx 13 mins.):* Max's movie (series in ten episodes from UR)* Mo'ne Davis: Throw Like a Girl (approx. 16 mins):* Paperman - short film:* The Present (approx. 4 mins):The Present from Jacob Frey on Vimeo.* Roof Rattling (approx. 14:40 mins)* Selfie:* Spin (approx. 8 mins):Questions:* is it ok to reverse the order of things that happen in life?

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* What could the consequences be? * Should we do everything we can to avoid bad things from happening in life? Why/why not? * Describe the people in the film - are there different kinds of people? An innovative way to learn english.

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TED-Ed. Seven Things I Learned in Seven Years. This EFL lesson is designed around a short film by Maria Popova and her reflections on what she has learned since she set up her wonderful website Brain Pickings titled Seven Things I Have Learned in Seven Years of Reading, Writing and Living.

Seven Things I Learned in Seven Years

Students speculate on a photo, read a short article, watch a short film, talk about the points made in the film, and read the transcript of the film. Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) Learner type: Teens and adults Time: 90 minutes Activity: Speculating on an image, reading an article, watching a short film, speaking and reading a transcript Topic: Leading a creative life Language: Abstract nouns. Ghost In The Bedroom. Learn English Through Movies. CoolRiddles. Videojug – Fresh, Original, Daily. The world’s best how to videos plus free expert advice and tutorials. Video lessons - All Videos. English news and easy articles for students of English.

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