ESL Teaching Videos Google + Students really enjoy watching movies and TV for a variety of reasons. For one, they get exposure to natural language in a non-threatening setting. Secondly, movies and video provide common ground to students of any international background. Below you'll find both general teaching resources as well as fully-developed lessons on various films and videos. Ideas for Using Movie Previews Rent any video, and you're bound to get at least three or four previews before the feature film. Movie Lessons Each movie featured in this section includes both classroom worksheets and links to specific materials about the movie. VertigoAlfred Hitchcock's 1958 suspense classic. Bonnie and ClydeArthur Penn Warren's 1967 masterpiece.Classroom handouts for this movie include: For plot summaries, reviews, images and more great material to use with this movie, visit the International Movie Database's page on Bonnie and Clyde. All the President's MenAlan J. Video Lessons East of Krakatoa Classroom Handouts
9 Activities To Get Your Learners Thinking Like Inventors ESL-Library’s teaching theme for January is Innovation. “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it is stupid.” ~ Albert Einstein There are those lessons in which our learners come out feeling empowered, as if they have the ability and skills to make a positive impact in the world. Idea #1 Advertising this Tool Break students into pairs or small groups. Idea #2 An Innovation Day Have a day in which students are able to create an invention with the help of a mentor. Idea #3 Recycled Invention Have families, businesses, and the community donate recycled machine parts from cell phones, computers, appliances, and so forth. Idea #4 Create an App Various online tools make it easy for students to create free apps on Google Play. Idea #5 Solve a Real World Problem Have students brainstorm problems within their community or facing the world. Idea #6 Life Would be Easier if ….. Idea #7 Interview an Inventor
English Lessons with Adam - Learn English with Adam [engVid] "That'll be 66 cents please." "Sikysi... what?" Having a hard time understanding native speed English? Hi again, welcome back to www.engvid.com. So we're looking at pronunciation. You can connect consonants to consonants. Now, another thing is when a word ends in a consonant and the next word begins in a vowel, make sure you roll it in. Now, for those of you who are going to be taking a test, an English test that involves listening; IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC, if you're in Canada you're maybe doing a CELPIP test. Another word like that: "Interesting".
Touching the void Adult ESL Training Videos - New American Horizons Teaching ESL to Adults: Classroom Approaches in Action is a series of twelve videos, which can be viewed online on this page or purchased as four DVD volumes. For a list and description of the titles, click here. To view the twelve videos online, select a thumbnail below the player. An arrow to the right of the four thumbnails leads to four more thumbnails, then four more. To see a brief description of a video, after selecting it, click on “Menu” in the lower right corner of the player. The quality of your online viewing experience depends on the capacity of your computer and the speed of your internet connection.
Pictolang 197 Educational YouTube Channels You Should Know About 197 Educational YouTube Channels You Should Know About If you don’t have a YouTube channel as an education provider, there’s a good chance you’re behind the times. Nearly every major educational institution in the world now hosts its own collection of videos featuring news, lectures, tutorials, and open courseware. Just as many individuals have their own channel, curating their expertise in a series of broadcasted lessons. These channels allow instructors to share information and blend media in unprecedented and exciting new ways. Because we can now sift through thousands of resources while navigating a single repository, the potential for inspiration and growth in the field of education has reached a new height. Here are the top channels worth following based on views, subscriptions, and quality of content: General YouTube EDU: Launched in 2009, Youtube EDU centralizes content from over 100 universities and colleges, providing access to lectures, research, and campus tours. Mathematics
Using Optical Illusions For Speaking Practice An optical illusion (also called a visual illusion) is characterized by visually perceived images that differ from objective reality. The information gathered by the eye is processed in the brain to give a perception that does not tally with a physical measurement of the stimulus source. There are three main types: literal optical illusions that create images that are different from the objects that make them, physiological ones that are the effects on the eyes and brain of excessive stimulation of a specific type (brightness, color, size, position, tilt, movement), and cognitive illusions, the result of unconscious inferences. Source Wikipedia. These optical illusions for kids help them in increasing concentration power and sharpen their focus. Advertisement Pink Dots If your eyes follow the movement of the rotating pink dot, the dots will remain only one color, pink. Bird in the bush A Bird in the the bush How many human faces can you find in this picture? The Man in the Coffee Beans Colors
Study English News.com - Read the news in easy English Episodes of 'The Flatmates' from BBC Learning English <a href=" of the flatmates do you like the most?</a><span style="font-size:9px;">(<a href=" surveys</a>)</span> Here is a collection of episodes of The Flatmates, from the BBC's learning English website. You can follow the adventures of the main characters in different real life situations and read what they are saying to help you understand. We have also provided English definitions for the most difficult words, to help you learn more quickly. Episode 1: At the airport Well built = muscular Shaved = cut with a razor Is he like you = Is he similar to you? Episode 2: Back at the flat Flatmate/Housemate = somebody you share a flat/house with Take your mind off something = distract you from something Cheer somebody up = put somebody who is sad in a good mood Guide tourist is wrong, 'tourist guide' is correct Episode 3: At the pub G+T = Gin and tonic
Short Films | The Best Short Movies Realia Realia Submitted by admin on 6 April, 2011 - 14:13 ‘Realia’ in EFL terms refers to any real objects we use in the classroom to bring the class to life. In this tip I’d like to offer a few suggestions for activities using realia and to consider why we may want to bring things into the class. Why use realia in class? A second example would be if you are going to teach some functional language for asking for the timetable for a train. Here is a selection of activities involving realia. Tourist informationGather some city/town maps from the tourist information bureau wherever you are. These are just a few ideas to get you started. Further r This article will give you some wacky ways to use realia in the classroom. More about realia. By Jo Budden Printer-friendly version
Using Silent Video in the EFL Classroom This video is the BOMB! It is captivating, absorbing, a story par excellence but also SILENT! Yes, silent films are great for getting students to produce language — and after all is said and done, that most often is the hardest thing to do, getting the students speaking and learning language by just communicating. That is our job, to get the students so absorbed in the communicative act that they forget they are learning. When we forget and are not consciously fixated on the language – we learn so much more! And silent , great silent movies do that so well. So here are a few suggestions on how to use these with students. Ways to use a silent video clip…. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. My favorite silent short videos. 1.. 2. 3. What’s your favorite “silent” video for teaching languages? PS> See Ana Maria Menezes’ post and suggestions for using Silent videos in the classroom!