Klondike - Rush for Gold In the summer of 1897 two ocean going steamers landed on the west coast of the United States. One ship, The Excelsior, landed in San Francisco and three days later The Portland landed in Seattle. Down the gangplank of these two ships went a rag-tag group of men and women carrying sacks of gold. Some walked down the docks with $5,000 worth of gold while others had over $100,000 worth. The miners told of the rich claims they had staked one year earlier on a series of small creeks flowing into the Klondike River. The Dawson City Museum presents a glimpse of the journey to the harsh north country of Alaska and Yukon.
LibriVox English Listening Lessons English Success Story: Nicola at Berlin and Other Stories - English Outside The Box As this year comes to an end and a new year is quickly approaching, you may be one of the people making New Year’s resolutions. Resolutions are the promises you make to yourself that you’ll make effort to do/change something that you now you should do/change. These are common in the new year, and often include promises about weight loss, exercise, education, and other self-improvements. So think about some long-term goals you have for your English skills. To help motivate you, and show that success in English is possible when it’s not your first language, I’d like to share an interview with you from Nicola. How did she accomplish this? Before you start the video, don’t forget your pen/pencil and paper. Listening Comprehension Practice Now that you’ve listened to the interview and taken notes, it’s time to test your listening and note-taking skills. When did Nicola start learning English? Remember, try and answer these questions on your own first. English Success Story: Nicola About Nico:
You Have The Power Understanding energy and energy solutions is necessary if current and future generations are going to help solve our energy challenges. Being armed with a greater understanding of energy allows us to be better decision-makers and to make wiser choices in our personal lives, as well as in our communities. Energy-related decisions usually require the work of many experts to address economic, political, environmental, social, and other factors. But in this interactive, the decision belongs to students. Use or adapt these prompts to engage your students in the interactive: What does it mean to make an informed energy decision?
Better@English _Video and audio To learn to speak fluent English, you need lots of exposure to spoken language coupled with opportunities to use what you’re learning. Many learners think that going to a traditional English course is the best way to learn. But you can also learn English very well on your own, without spending a lot of money. Before you sign up for a course, why not make the most of the audio and video resources for English learning that are widely available online? Jump directly to the list of resources. There are many advantages to using audio and video compared to going to a traditional English class. You can go at your own pace, and do as much or as little as you have time for. English is such a widely spoken language that the possibilities for finding great content are practically limitless. Do not skip this step. Using a good looping audio player will make it much easier and more efficient for you to learn from the audio resources that you use for listening practice. Put your learning into practice
Games/Activities « Tune Into English The Tune Into English Drawing Competition - feature in our publicitywww.tuneintoenglish.com ESL Beatles - their story in easy English, with activities and audio/videoeslchestnut.com The Beatles IQ Challenge - Can you beat Tune Into English’s high score of 172,077?www.thebeatlesrockband.com Music Challenge - guess the song. Self-Study worksheets - improve your English with your favourite songsAmy Macdonald – This Is The LifeJesus Christ Superstar – Heaven On Their Minds Tune Into English Intros Quiz - from the early Roadshowswww.tuneintoenglish.com Tune Into English Grammar Quiz - from the early Roadshowswww.tuneintoenglish.com Sphinx Kids - interactive classical music lessons and gameswww.sphinxkids.org Past Simple Grammar Quiz – with song lyrics Past Simple Grammar Quiz Grammar – specially written grammatical songs www.letslets.com Listen and complete the song lyrics in these siteslyricstraining.comwww.esercizinglese.comwww.esolcourses.comwww.lyricsgaps.com
GeoGames GeoGames challenges players to Build Planet Earth and Map Countries and Cities using fun graphics and sound effects on an animated 3D globe. The game focuses on cognitive concepts, such as spatial relationships (where the continents are in relation to each other and to the oceans), nesting (how a city is a unit within a country, a country is a unit within a continent), and how countries, continents and oceans have vastly different sizes (scale.) Designed to help educators teach and assess students' geography mapping skills, GeoGames can be played as a group activity or individually. Each level of the game is graded easy, medium, or hard. Players can track and record their completion times using the automated game timer as well as print customized maps that reflect their progress at each level. GeoGames is also available as an app. For recommended practices on using GeoGames in the classroom, click here.