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Ercole Guidi Letters from the Earth. CLASSICI IN INGLESE IN FORMATO AUDIOBOOK CON TRADUZIONE INTERATTIVA. By Charles Dickens.

CLASSICI IN INGLESE IN FORMATO AUDIOBOOK CON TRADUZIONE INTERATTIVA

MARLEY was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail. Mind! Scrooge knew he was dead? The mention of Marley's funeral brings me back to the point I started from. Scrooge never painted out Old Marley's name. Oh! External heat and cold had little influence on Scrooge. Nobody ever stopped him in the street to say, with gladsome looks, "My dear Scrooge, how are you?

Il Parlamento europeo vota per abolire le tariffe di roaming, ampliare i diritti dei consumatori e creare condizioni propizie per il miglioramento dei servizi di telecomunicazione. European Parliament votes to end roaming charges, expand consumer rights and make it easier to create better telecoms.

Il Parlamento europeo vota per abolire le tariffe di roaming, ampliare i diritti dei consumatori e creare condizioni propizie per il miglioramento dei servizi di telecomunicazione

Today the European Parliament voted to end roaming charges by Christmas 2015, as part of a wider vote in support to the Commission’s proposed regulation for a "Connected Continent" (telecoms single market). European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes said: "This vote is the EU delivering for citizens. This is what the EU is all about – getting rid of barriers to make life easier and less expensive. " "Nearly all of us depend on mobile and internet connections as part of our daily lives. We should know what we are buying, we should not be ripped-off, and we should have the opportunity to change our mind. Companies should have the chance to serve all of us, and this regulation makes it easier for them to do that. It’s win-win. " "In 2010 I promised to end roaming charges by the end of 2015, and now we are one step away from achieving that result.

" Background. Stories & Poems. The Seven Best Silent Short Films for Language Teaching - Kieran Donaghy. As many short films are artistic, they have limited appeal in the commercial marketplace and are funded from diverse sources.

The Seven Best Silent Short Films for Language Teaching - Kieran Donaghy

To make them easier to sell worldwide, they often contain little or no dialogue, which makes comprehension much easier. As a result, they offer intensely ‘filmic’ experiences, using images and movement, sequence and duration, sound and music to tell their stories. These silent films are perfect for the language classroom as they can be used with any level – the teacher just needs to adapt the difficulty of the task to match the level of the students.

Here are the seven short films which I have found work best in the language classroom. Your Secret Your Secret is a wonderful short film by Jean-Sebastian Monzani. You can watch the film below and find a full lesson plan here. Your secret from Jean-Sebastien Monzani on Vimeo. Taking Pictures Taking Pictures is a simple but beautiful short animated film by Simon Taylor. Moments. The Canterville Ghost. Imparare inglese online. TuneIn: Listen to Online Radio, Music and Talk Stations. 20 SITES TO IMPROVE YOUR LISTENING. Listening is difficult for most learners.

20 SITES TO IMPROVE YOUR LISTENING

The first thing I hear from students who have traveled abroad is, “Americans talk so much faster than you do”. As teachers, we tend to talk a bit slower, with more enunciation and emphasis on intonation. But are we doing students a disservice with this habit? I know after teaching in Brazil for over 10 years, I speak much slower, so much so that when I call back to the states, people ask if I’m ok or worse, dying as they notice my rate of speed while talking is dramatically less rapid than before I left.

Since building the Facebook group “English Students worldwide”, every day I receive a text or email from learners asking for help with their fluency. Surely, you as students should be doing more outside of class to improve. Podcasts and audio streams are far from new, but the best thing about them are the sheer numbers that exist on almost every subject. Getting Reluctant Readers To Read This Summer - Stress Relief 4 Teachers. It’s proven.

Getting Reluctant Readers To Read This Summer - Stress Relief 4 Teachers

If kids read during the summer, they make gains. (www.summerlearning.org) “This statement is backed up by research by Harvard professor Jimmy Kim. With the caveat that his research shows “promising yet preliminary findings,” Kim states: “Similar to prior research on summer learning… I found that the volume of summer book reading was positively related to fall reading achievement independent of prior reading and writing skills and student background characteristics…. The benefits of reading books during summer vacation were also consistent for all ethnic groups. This story illustrates the power of Reading. Rut was born in Mexico and her parents weren’t very educated. 3rd grade maybe.

It took her mom a couple of years to understand that they could use the public library and it was free. Rut finally got her library card in March and started checking out a few books. When she started fifth grade, there was already a noticeable difference. Audio Podcasts · LRB. 220 Audiolibri in Inglese da leggere e ascoltare gratis.