Guest Post: The Best Animated TV Shows of the 70s I'm proud to present, for the first time ever, a guest post on The Wonderful Wonderblog. See my comments at the bottom of this post. Often referred to as the decade of disco, the 1970s were a phenomenal and memorable set of years still widely referenced in today's culture. In addition to bell bottoms, platform shoes, Afro puffs, and white disco suits, the 70s are also renowned for their classic entertainment. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Brittany Johnson is a writer for Guide to Online Schools. A great big thank you to Brittany Johnson for the guest post.
Grammar + Songs | Songs and Activities for English Language Learners Songs can be an effective way to introduce or reinforce a grammar topic. Click on the topics below for companion songs and activities. Adjectives in the Song “True Colors”Adverb Clauses in the Song “Baby, I’m Yours”Adverbial Phrase “At All”Comparisons with LikeFeel LikeGerunds as Objects of PrepositionsGerund or Infinitive after begin, start, continue, like, love, hate, can’t standGet to Do SomethingGotta: Informal Spoken English for Got ToInfinitives as AdjectivesI’ve Got It and I’ve Got ‘EmMust Have + Past ParticipleNoun ClausesParticipial PhrasesReflexive PronounsShould Have + Past ParticipleThird Person Singular: Mistakes in the Song “Memories” by Maroon 5Used to + a Verb in the Simple FormUsed to vs. WouldVerbs of PerceptionWanna: Informal Spoken English for Want ToWish + Simple Past: Making a Wish About the Present Verb Tenses: The lyrics gap-fill exercise below targets the 10 adjectives in the song. true colors, lyrics gap-fill.docx true colors, lyrics gap-fill.pdf 1. 2. 3. 4.
How to Write an IELTS Essay In this introductory lesson you will find some guidance on how you should write an IELTS essay. There are then more lessons on the following pages for different types of essay and different questions, with lots of tips and strategies for achieving a high score. It is important to learn about IELTS essays because there are different essay types, and these will require different ways to answer them. However, as you will see from the guidance on this page, they can all follow the same basic structure. These are some of the types of IELTS essays you can get in the test: Agree / disagreeDiscuss two opinionsAdvantages & disadvantagesCauses (reasons) & solutionsCauses (reasons) & effectsProblems & solutions Not every essay will fit one of these patterns, but many do. You may get some of these tasks mixed up. The golden rule is to ALWAYS read the question very carefully to see exactly what you are being asked to do. The second lesson explains more about analysing essay questions. 1) Introduction
DOGO News - Kids news articles! Kids current events; plus kids news on science, sports, and more! Film Education | Home 5 word formation games for FCE and CAE students In this post, I am presenting 5 games that help students recognize and form different parts of speech. They are especially useful for students preparing for Cambridge exams (First and Advanced). I have been using these activities to revise and practice vocabulary and to offer some alternatives to typical Use of English exercises. Note: Even though these games serve mainly for revision purposes, I try to include some follow-up activities where the target words from each game are used in context (using the words in sentences, creating a dialogue, asking questions containing the target words, exam-type exercises, etc.) #1 Word Formation Maze The maze is perfect for revising suffixes and prefixes. Word Formation Maze_student Word Formation Maze_key #2 Building Blocks I got the idea for this activity after stumbling upon this one. The set below aims at revising noun suffixes -ment, -tion, and -sion. Building Blocks #3 Reversed Taboo Students play in pairs or groups. Example: Target word: ADMIRATION
Show, Don't Tell: A Whiteboard Writing Lesson In this mini-lesson, whiteboard-ready writing samples help students spot the difference between telling or reporting information that holds the reader back and writing that involves the audience by showing what’s happening in stories. Exploring the question, "Does my writing show what's happening?," students view short paragraphs on the interactive whiteboard and pick out examples of where an author uses sounds, thoughts, and feelings, as well as examples of where the writing is straight reporting. Download These Files Show, Don’t Tell #1Show, Don’t Tell #2 Directions Display "Show, Don’t Tell" sample #1 on the interactive whiteboard. Read it aloud with expression, then ask: Do you understand what the author has written? Repeat this process, displaying sample #2 on the interactive whiteboard. Then, ask the class which of the two pieces has more “show.” Discussion Points If children cannot tell you why they think sample #1 is the stronger piece, display that sample again and ask: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Text to Speech | TTS SDK | Speech Recognition (ASR) WORD FORMATION Tips for Teaching Parts of Speech Memorably | Homeschool | Home EDucators Resource Directory | HERD by Sarah Major, M.Ed Grammar, phonics, and parts of speech often struggle for first place at the very pinnacle of the student boredom scale. When I was growing up, spelling and arithmetic also jockeyed for room at the top. Because my boredom/failure scale was so top heavy as a young student, these days I spend a lot of “working” time looking for ways to teach these types of mind-numbing concepts, ways that are not only easy to learn but hard to forget. Personification really helps make abstract concepts memorable and helps to avoid the need for a child to just memorize and remember. It makes sense to me to start with nouns when teaching parts of speech because very young children are first occupied in acquiring naming words for all the “things” they see and touch in their environment. Mr. Have your child act out being a noun, strutting around wearing a red T shirt and saying “I am a thing…I am i-t IT!” Verbs are great to follow up with after learning some nouns. Next we meet Ms.
Anglais en ligne » Niveaux C1 et C2 NIVEAUX C1 ET C2 (utilisateurs expérimentés): Sur le site de l’Université de Victoria (British Columbia, Canada), vous trouverez des exercices vous permettant de travailler la compréhension de l’écrit. Plusieurs niveaux vous sont proposés: - Upper Intermediate - Advanced Le New York Times propose des exercices en ligne à partir du contenu de ses articles, dans une section intitulée “The Learning Network”: - Daily News Quiz (QCM interactif sur l’actualité du jour, avec liens vers les articles correspondants) - Word of the Day (apprendre un nouveau mot par jour, ses définitions et la façon dont il est utilisé dans le New York Times du jour) - Student Crossword Archive (les mots croisés thématiques du New York Times, en version interactive et simplifiée) - Fill-in (retrouver ou replacer les mots manquants de l’article tiré du New York Times) - 6 Q’s About the News (répondez à 6 questions sur un sujet donné et vérifiez vos réponses en lisant l’article correspondant)
The “Best” TED Talks (Well, Really, The Ones I Use With My Classes) I’ve written several posts about TED Talks, the series of talks given by “big thinkers” that are available online. In fact, I’ve created The Best Teacher Resources For “TED Talks.” Yesterday, I saw that Richard Byrne posted an excellent piece, 15 TED Talks for Teachers to Watch Before 2010. I’d strongly encourage you to visit that post and, in addition, subscribe to his blog if you haven’t done so already. Richard’s post inspired me to make a post sharing the TED Talks that I use with my classes (though I may not necessarily show the entire talk in class) and how I use them. Please share in the comments section which TED videos you actually use in the classroom. Here are my choices for The “Best” TED Talks (Well, Really, The Ones I Use With My Classes): I’ve had my Theory of Knowledge (TOK) students watch the Ted Talks “The Raspyni Brothers juggle and jest” and Lennart Green does close-up card magic. I’ve used Joachim de Posada says, Don’t eat the marshmallow yet with all my classes.
Homeschool Articles: Teaching Ideas: The Problem With Creative Writing Creative writing assignments are often found to be vague, undefined or too open-ended. When asked about how to tackle a creative writing assignment, one fourth grader who generally enjoys writing responds, “you just keep on writing until you come to a good ending.” Another student, in the sixth grade, who does not get pleasure from writing, answers, “you write until you have enough words to make a paragraph. Then, you can stop for the day.” The importance of learning to write cannot be understated. With solid, consistent steps, one may learn to build paragraphs that easily combine into simple essays, expanded essays, or research reports. Start with a series of three “prompt pictures.” Begin with the setting paragraph. Paragraph two should encompass the conflict, or the problem in the story. The final paragraph will conclude the story. Janice P.