How can film help you teach or learn English? | British Council What can film and video add to the learning experience? Kieran Donaghy, who won the British Council’s TeachingEnglish blog award tells us why film is such a good resource and recommends some useful websites, in one of our top five articles of all time, illustrated by artist Jamie Johnson. Language teachers have been using films in their classes for decades, and there are a number of reasons why film is an excellent teaching and learning tool. Learning from films is motivating and enjoyable Motivation is one of the most important factors in determining successful second-language acquisition. Film provides authentic and varied language Another benefit of using film is that it provides a source of authentic and varied language. Film gives a visual context The visuality of film makes it an invaluable language teaching tool, enabling learners to understand more by interpreting the language in a full visual context. Variety and flexibility Lesson plans Allat C Lessonstream Viral ELT Film English
How ‘Vandalizing’ a Classic Exposes the Hypocrisy of Today’s Modernists These images from artist Xavier Delory show Le Corbusier’s celebrated Villa Sovoye in a shocking state of disrepair. With stones and spray paint, vandals have tragically defaced its pristine walls and windows. Don’t panic: the images shown here are photoshopped. Brussels-based visual artist Xavier Delory likes to poke fun at history. Delory presents this alternate Villa Savoye with head-on images of its four elevations, confronting viewers with hypothetical vandalism and a mastery of trompe l’oeil Photoshopping. Overall, Delory’s provocation is an attack on the idolization of architecture. Of course, Le Corbusier was no stranger to vandalism; his Mediterranean vacation house was next door to E-1027, another Modernist icon, designed by designer Eileen Gray and critic Jean Badovici.
The Journey This EFL lesson is designed around a short film commissioned by John Lewis as their Christmas TV commercial. Students practice vocabulary related to journeys and Christmas, prepositions, song lyrics, speaking and writing. I would ask all teachers who use Film English to consider buying my book Film in Action as the royalties which I receive from sales help to keep the website completely free. Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Advanced (C1) Learner type:Teens and adults Time: 60 minutes Activity: Watching short film, completing the lyrics of a song, speaking and writing Topic: Journeys and Christmas Language: Narrative tenses, prepositions and vocabulary related to Christmas Materials: Short film and song lyrics Downloadable materials: the journey lesson instructions the power of love lyrics Support Film English Film English remains ad-free and takes many hours a month to research and write, and hundreds of dollars to sustain. Step 1 Have you ever built a snowman? Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6
Webbresurs från vårt grannland - London Walk - Språkbloggen Finska Utbildningsstyrelsen är en myndighet som ungefär motsvarar Skolverket (även om jag inte ska svära på de exakta detaljerna rent politiskt). De har också en hel del lärresurser på sin hemsida, och där har jag hittat en guldklimp, via ett tips på Facebook. Mina 9or ska i engelskan arbeta med olika ämnesområden kopplade till Great Britain och vi inleder med att fokusera på London. Efter introduktionen fick eleverna ge sig ut för att själva upptäcka London. Bild: skärmdump från
Mara Hoffman Launches Anthropologie Home Decor Be forewarned: The lookbook you're about to scroll through is not shoppable — yet. But, please forgive us. We just couldn't wait to post it. Mara Hoffman, master of bohemian swimwear and flowing maxi-dresses, has launched her first home line. Imagine Coachella meets Machu Picchu meets Anthropologie — which, incidentally, is where it's sold. We're digging the large, evil-eye rug and printed notebooks, and we've already come up with about 40 uses for the ceramic pyramid candle. Begin Slideshow
Hannibal sound designer on how to scare people with music on 99 Percent Invisible. Photo by Sheila Sund/Flickr Roman Mars’ podcast 99% Invisible covers design questions large and small, from his fascination with rebar to the history of slot machines to the great Los Angeles Red Car conspiracy. Here at The Eye, we cross-post new episodes and host excerpts from the 99% Invisible blog, which offers complementary visuals for each episode. This week's edition—about scary music in films and TV—can be played below. People who make horror movies know: If you want to scare someone, use scary music. There are two fundamental ways to make music scary. The second way horror movie music makes you feel uneasy is to go the other direction: low grumbling sounds. Mix these two and you’re on your way to creating a classic scary soundtrack. Composer Brian Reitzell’s score for Hannibal lives half in music, half in sound design. To produce a revving sound, Reitzell slid his fingers up and down the neck of a bass. Photo by Feliciano Guimaraes/Flickr Courtesy of NBC
Of Mice and Men - Topics: Literature - U.S.; Discussion Questions: 1. Aunt Clara seems to have involved George in a life-long duty to attend to Lenny. In spite of the resentment that George feels, he remains loyal to Lenny. 2. 3. Assignments and Assessments: 1. 2. 3. Glitched Helvetica, The Kraftwerk-Inspired KWERK, And Other Unusual Typefaces When it comes to what typeface to use, we all like to stick to what we know. Maybe you’re a Helvetica person or maybe you favor Arial. Or maybe you like to troll people like the scientists at CERN by using Comic Sans. Designer Mauro De Donatis likes to mix things up a bit while getting experimental and has created a series of styles that push the limits of what a usable typeface might look like. Taking an aesthetic of our digital age he’s created Glitched Helvetica, along with a Kraftwerk-inspired style called KWERK Font, the Stripes Font, and the intricate Tangle Font among others. You can check them out below. Glitched Helvetica KWERK Font Stripes Font Tangle Font You can find more of Mauro De Donatis’ work in our Behance Gallery. @stewart23rd
Documentary Film Makers in Delhi NCR, India | Razzmatazz Films While Mumbai is the heart centre of commercial film production in India, one finds many documentary filmmakers in Delhi. That’s probably because Delhi is a centrally located gateway to a wide range of destinations, heritage sites, historical locations and pilgrimage centres. In short, Delhi takes you to places that have stories – and that’s what documentary film production is all about: stories… stories that educate, inform and engage… stories that stir passion and emotions… stories that empower. Documentary filmmakers aren’t just film makers – they are storytellers, recreating in a new medium the ancient art of weaving tales. A documentary film maker uses digital films as his or her canvas for narrating a great story… a compelling story… a story that must be told. You can choose to work with us using two models. In the second model, you can approach us with a story or a script – and we’ll take it forward from there.