French language lessons spoken/written - Froggyspeak
Plays for group practice We've just added three Plays to the current stories for those wishing to implement an enjoyable way of learning via group practices.Just click on the following titles for a direct acces: Le café du port - L'Agent Immobilier - L'Agence MatrimonialeHave fun!Feedback (2)Some more feedback : Thank you so much for Froggyspeak ! I lead the Cercle Français U3A and we're going to start using it right away. It's the most helpful material by far I've seen anywhere for groups such as ours (a dozen older non-linguists) and I'll be happy tell you how we get along with ...
California Distance Learning Project
(before 2003) Read the story. Click the "LISTEN" button at the bottom of the page to hear the story. When you are done, click the "NEXT" button. Are you looking for a job?
How to Approach Conversation With Confidence - 10 Conversation Tips
Conversation skill preparation - Stay away from the yes/no conversation. -When you see this happening it means that one person is talking and just want affirmation from you. -Don't settle for this small talk and gracefully change the subject of the conversation. -You know more than you admit. Sharpen your knowledge of what is happening in the world today by reading newspapers or really focusing on your news link on your computer, what your position is at work and what your business is all about, the details about your hobby, etc. -When you encounter a situation in your day consciously think about how you could use this in a conversation.
Opinion: five ways to guarantee women can speak up and speak out
Over years of working in government and in academia, I have been able to study the practical ways in which the most effective male leaders value, praise, and advance women every day in their professional lives. Here are the five outstanding techniques I have seen deployed: Sample the FT’s top stories for a week
Teaching Foreign Languages K-12 Workshop
Workshop 1. Meaningful Interpretation This session looks at how the interpretation of texts (including documents, paintings, movies, audio recordings, and more) can go beyond literal comprehension and tap into students' background knowledge while fostering critical-thinking skills. Go to this unit. Workshop 2. Person to Person Focusing on interpersonal communication, session participants discuss how students use language to make themselves understood and to understand others.
Alice in Wonderland: Comparatives
Tim Burton's version of Alice in Wonderland is awesome. Many people rejected the movie, but I think it is just brilliant. The Red Queen is the best character in the movie and I used one of her scenes to practice comparatives.
How to Come Up with Good Conversation Topics (with Sample Topics)
Expert Reviewed Four Parts:Learning About Basic Conversation StartersExtending the ConversationPushing BoundariesConversation HelpCommunity Q&A Even if you're good with people, there are likely times when you're stuck for something more to say and start wondering what topic to bring up next. To come up with good conversation topics, you should prepare a mental list of ideas beforehand so that you can seamlessly pull up one idea and continue on with your chat.
Talking to Kids: 100 Conversation Starters & Questions
Some people are just naturals when it comes to talking to children. They can sit down with virtually any child and engage them in conversation without even thinking about it. These people are born to be in children’s ministry because there is no better way to build a relationship with a child than to talk to them. I happen to be blessed by God to be one of those people who actually loves talking to kids (many times more so than talking to adults). I enjoy engaging them, relating to them, chatting with them and learning from them. Feel free to
ESL Song Lessons - tefltunes.com - Songs For Teaching Grammar
ESL and EFL teachers looking for inspiration for lesson planning will find this list of songs to teach English grammar we’ve compiled a useful resource. Highlighted are songs available as complete ESL song lesson plans here on tefltunes.com. Songs for teaching present simple Eric Clapton / Wonderful Tonight (lyrics) The Beatles / She Loves You (lyrics) Bette Middler / From A Distance (lyrics) Songs for teaching present continuous
250 Quality Conversation Starters: The Only List You'll Need
Here are some great questions for starting a conversation. There are a lot of random conversation starters to get you started and then conversation questions listed by topic. You can start with the random questions or find a topic that interests you. There’s no right place to start, just scroll down to wherever you want and get started! There are tons of ways to use these questions.
