Free Educational Videos

Watchnow is a great site ofering free educational videos and other media, explaining several topics related to different school subjects. One of its main advantages is that they are rated and sorted into a giant directory, making them simple to find - great idea! -

How can I embed videos in my blog?

Adding videos and slideshare presentations to your posts is very easy. You just have to copy and paste a code you will find somewhere in the website you are visiting. Where exactly? How do I copy it? Watch this presentation to find out:

Embed Video in Blogger

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Let's create a blog!

This course, you are going to create a blog and you will keep it updated by adding information at the end of each unit, creating a sort of Scrapbook.
The blog will also be a useful tool for displaying some of the activities, tasks and projects we will do during the course, and at the same time it aims to promote communication outside the classroom.
Now, let's begging at the beggining!
Creating a personal blog using blogspot is very easy - don't panic, we'll do it together in the Language Room-.
First of all, follow these instructions:

Tutorial Blogspot

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Once you have created your blog, your first post will obviously be an introduction. Can you introduce yourself like you did in the course presentation?
Here you have some tips to write your first post:

• What is your name?
• How old are you?
• Where do you live?
• How many brothers and sisters have you got?
• What are your hobbies?
• Tell me two interesting things about yourself

Next week I'll show you how to add images / videos to your post.

Verb To Be & Question Words Extra Practice

Verb To Be - Present Tense

Am/Is/Are Quiz

Question Words Practice

What, which or who?

I am a Rock - Simon and Garfunkel

Simon And Garfunkel - I Am A Rock lyrics

A winter's day
In a deep and dark December;
I am alone,
Gazing from my window to the streets below
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow.
I am a rock,
I am an island.

I've built walls,
A fortress deep and mighty,
That none may penetrate.
I have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain.
It's laughter and it's loving I disdain.
I am a rock,
I am an island.

Don't talk of love,
But I've heard the words before;
It's sleeping in my memory.
I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died.
If I never loved I never would have cried.
I am a rock,
I am an island.

I have my books
And my poetry to protect me;
I am shielded in my armor,
Hiding in my room, safe within my womb.
I touch no one and no one touches me.
I am a rock,
I am an island.

And a rock feels no pain;
And an island never cries.



Lyrics | Simon And Garfunkel lyrics - I Am A Rock lyrics

Occupations

Activities:
Occupations 1 - words and images
Occupations 2 - words and images
Occupations 3 - words and images
Occupations 4 - words and images
Occupations 5 - words and images
Occupations Quiz 1
Occupations Quiz 2
Occupations Quiz 3
Occupations Quiz 4
Occupations Memory Game
Occupations Wordsearch
Occupation Hangman
Quiz - What is my job?

Telling the time

Telling the time

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Activities:

Telling the time / AM-PM / The 24 hour clock
Time Quiz
Gap fill Quiz - Write the numbers
Reading activity 1 - A brief story of time zones
Reading activity 2- Time zone- Personal experiences
Video - The science of time

Time lapse

Is it possible to see a whole life in a few minutes?

Here's Natalie from birth to 10 years:



And now the other way round: 35 years backwards through time!



Did you realize Sam says "two hundred and eleven... sorry: twenty eleven"  to refer to 2011? What is the correct way to reference 2010s?  There is a lot of debate about it.
Now is your turn; google it, surf the net and tell me: what is your opinion?

Nina Simone - Ain't got no

Here's a wonderful song by Nina Simone:

Lyrics | Nina Simone lyrics - Ain't Got No/i Got Life lyrics
And here's a useful link to put these words into images:
Ain't got no in images

Vaughan Radio

Here is another interesting link to a radio station for English students:

Vaughan Radio

Symbaloo

Let me recommend you Symbaloo, a website that will help you keep track of your favorite websites. It is a sort of bookmarking site, which offers a visual way of navigation on the internet.
It will allow to organize and share your online life with your friends, and discover that of others.
In addition, its educational version offers a great number of interesting resources available online.
Check it!

http://edu.symbaloo.com/


This is my mine: Benglessons' symbaloo

Nice to meet you!

Friends - Introducing people

I've just introduced myslf during the presentation of the course.
Let's get to know each other!
Can you introduce your classmates?
Work in groups of 4 and tell me all you know about your partners (name, age, nationality, hobbies...), so I can know you better.

Countries and Nationalities

This is a reminder of countries and adjectives used for nationalities.
How many nationalities coexist in our classroom?
Do you know where all your classmates are from?
What language do they speak in each of the countries seen in the presentation?

Countries and nationalities

Sing along!

This is one of my favourite songs. Would you like to sing along?

Lyrics | Stone Roses lyrics - Waterfall lyrics

What's your favourite song?

Fellow teachers: what do you have to say about that?
Do you agree, kids?

Changing education paradigms

Something to think about...

How do you pronounce?

This is a very useful tool to know how to pronounce words in English.
You simply have to write the word or text and listen to its correct pronunciation.
Try it!

vozMe - From text to speech

Welcome aboard!

I created this blog to share resources, activities and positive experiences.
Hope you enjoy!