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Charlie Chaplin : The Great Dictator's Speech Transcript of Charlie Chaplin's Final Speech in The Great Dictator I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. Greed has poisoned men’s souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed. The aeroplane and the radio have brought us closer together. To those who can hear me, I say - do not despair. Soldiers! In the 17th Chapter of St Luke it is written: “the Kingdom of God is within man” - not one man nor a group of men, but in all men! Then - in the name of democracy - let us use that power - let us all unite. Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people! Final speech from The Great Dictator Copyright © Roy Export S.A.S.

Database Error New research is revealing that many cases of depression are caused by an allergic reaction to inflammation. Tim de Chant of NOVA writes: “Inflammation is our immune system’s natural response to injuries, infections, or foreign compounds. When triggered, the body pumps various cells and proteins to the site through the blood stream, including cytokines, a class of proteins that facilitate intercellular communication. It also happens that people suffering from depression are loaded with cytokines.” By treating the inflammatory symptoms of depression — rather than the neurological ones — researchers and doctors are opening up an exciting new dimension in the fight against what has become a global epidemic. Eleanor Morgan of VICE adds: “Cytokines skyrocket during depressive episodes and, in those with bipolar disorder, halt in remission. You can read much more by visiting The Guardian, VICE, and NOVA. The freshest stories straight to your Inbox All things imaginative and inspired.

Improving IELTS Listening Through Connected Speech | IELTS Advantage Ask your IELTS students which skill they are most worried about and listening will probably be top of the list. Most courses seem to put most emphasis on the productive skills, at the expense of reading and listening. This post will examine the inadequacies of IELTS course books in preparing students for the listening test and suggest some alternatives, principally raising awareness of connected speech and giving students time to analyse what they have heard post-listening. Pronunciation Difficulties Most of the listening problems students face stem from unfamiliarity with certain pronunciation features. Weak relationship between sounds and spellingRhythm patterns at sentence levelDifferent ways of pronouncing the ‘same’ soundChanges in sound when they occur in natural connected speech The biggest problem for IELTS students would appear to be connected speech because this will affect their ability to understand both overall meaning and specific information. Connected Speech Examples include:

Eating insects Presenter: Every resort town in the US has a candy store, but one store in Pismo Beach, California, goes beyond the usual taffy and caramel apples. If Hotlix has its way, Americans will be snacking on everything from caterpillars and cockroaches to mealworm-covered apples. Larry Peterman is a candyman on a mission. For more than a decade he’s been promoting a valuable food source that most Americans find revolting. In a land of plenty, people resist. Larry Peterman: In our culture, from the time that we’re really small, we’re taught to avoid insects. This has got a good cricket in it! Presenter: But kids aren’t the only ones munching on bugs. Advocates of insect-eating like to note that it’s environmentally sound. Waiter: Welcome, welcome, welcome! Presenter: Unlike Larry Peterman, who celebrates them at his dinner parties. Larry Peterman: We’ve just finished preparing a cricket cocktail. OK, folks, here’s the first course! Larry Peterman: Here we go! Larry Peterman: OK!

10 Ted Talks Every English Student Should Watch | IELTS Advantage This article shows you how to use TED Talks to improve your English, how they can be used in the classroom and suggests 10 great talks to use in the English classroom. TED is a series of informative, educational, inspiring and sometimes jaw-dropping talks that present ‘Ideas Worth Spreading’. Ted has attracted many of the world’s most important thinkers such as Larry Page, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Ken Robinson, and a few winners of the Nobel Prize. There is an emphasis on informing, educating and opening people’s eyes to new ideas, making them perfect for the classroom. Students love these talks and really appreciate it when you take the time to make a lesson out of them. Teenagers, being the ‘YouTube generation’, also find them highly engaging and motivating. This post will list 10 TED talks I have found work particularly well in the classroom. How Students Can Use TED at Home Listening This is the obvious one, but students should be encouraged to listen ‘actively’. Pronunciation Grammar

Can you guess where people are from based on their accents? Most of Georgia O’Keeffe’s work is in storage. Nearly half of Pablo Picasso’s oil paintings are put away. Not a single Egon Schiele drawing is on display. Since the advent of public galleries in the 17th century, museums have amassed huge collections of art for society’s benefit. But just a tiny fraction of that art is actually open for people to view and enjoy—including, it turns out, many works that are considered masterpieces. To paint a picture of these curatorial decisions, Quartz surveyed the holdings of 20 museums in 7 countries, focusing on the work of 13 major artists. Counting masterpieces Much of the world’s great art is housed in the vast archives of museums with limited display space. Museums don’t usually report what portion of an artist’s work they have on display. Lacking complete data, we chose instead to search the collections for individual artists of particular renown. Quartz’s survey found that the rate at which famous artists are displayed varies widely. Methodology

Why sitting is bad for you - Murat Dalkilinç Stop! Before Digging Deeper, go take a quick walk, get moving a bit and then come back! I promise you will feel better and perhaps even learn more! Welcome back! Is there a link between lack of movement coronary heart disease, diabetes, and stroke recovery? The human body is designed for movement, and our skeleton includes 360 joints. Are you thinking about your lifestyle and what you spend your day doing? What is dyslexia? - Kelli Sandman-Hurley At the beginning of the video you had the opportunity to experience what it feels like to struggle through a written text. Dyslexia for a Day: A Simulation of Dyslexia is a kit with five simulations that can be implemented by anyone. Here is the writing simulation in full. Click here for complete information about Dyslexia for a Day.

Teach them English Liven up a Listening | Recipes for the EFL Classroom Not sure what to do with a listening text coming up soon in the unit? Don’t like the comprehension questions in the book? Want some ideas to liven it up? Pre-listening Prediction work can be a really useful pre-listening activity, preparing the students for what they are about to hear. KWL charts This is an idea I took from JJ Wilson’s excellent book, How to Teach Listening. The basic procedure: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Bingo A fun and engaging vocabulary prediction task. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. You can try this with the weather forecast below: Whilst listening Giving students different tasks When we listen to many things in our day to day life, we are not interested in understanding everything, but just the salient points. An example: Using the text above, the teacher could think of a number of situations, write these on cards and give them out to the students. You can try this out if you like: choose a situation and listen to the weather forecast above. In summary Like this: Like Loading...