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(25) 01x03 History of New York. Window on Britain. Test Your Listening Write if the sentences are true or false 1.

Window on Britain

Most children start primary school at the age of 7. 2. About 20% of 18 - year olds go to Universities. 3. 4. 5. DEN LILLE PIGE MED SVOVLSTIKKERNE 3D CO BE BAN DIEM 2011. Mr bean christmas. Drama - 60 Second Shakespeare - Shakespeare's plays, themes and characters - ... Ten Videos to Teach English. Here are ten videos which can help students learn English writing skills.

Ten Videos to Teach English

This is a process writing project. Students will need to draft and rewrite at least two versions before a satisfactory piece of writing can be completed. These videos are appropriate for high intermediate to advanced levels students. Writing interesting and reflective pieces that summarize the content and the students’ impressions will require some ability to conceptualize abstract concepts. Nordeniskolen. TED Talk Lesson Plans. Image credit: ted.com Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio This is a lesson plan for C1+ students on the topic of bad habits based around a TED talk by Judson Brewer and an article from Yahoo Health.

TED Talk Lesson Plans

You can find the TED talk, students’ handout, reading text and teacher’s notes below: Lost boy finds mother using Google Earth after 25 years. Google Earth: Saroo's Search. English Short Films. Best Short Films By Country. Vertical Menu with CSS3 Css3Menu.com The best short movies by country or continent.

Best Short Films By Country

Watch the best shorts from USA, Europe, India, Asia, Canada, Australia, South America and Africa! Pixels by Patrick Jean (2010) (France) (2m) * Though set in New York, Pixels is an example of the best from Europe and France. French filmmaker Patrick Jean had made several short animations before hitting the big time with Pixels. The Best Online Short Films of 2014. This year was great for ​shorts.

The Best Online Short Films of 2014

Whether you were learning about ​the most dangerous sport o​n earth, what it's like ​to be stuck ​in prison, or what it'd feel like to be part of a ​deadly W​estern joke, there was something for everyone. Presented below is a roundup of some of my favorite short movies from 2014. This list includes older films as long as they were released online this year, and it doesn't include any titles that have already been highlighted in my weekly ​I'm Short, Not Stupid column. Let the short film screening party begin! Watch The Best Short Movies. Visual_grammar_of_film-lesson-plan. MovieAnalysisWorksheetRubyBridges. Film Analysis. Paragraph 1: Offer your overall impression of the film while mentioning the movie's title, director, and key actors.

Film Analysis

Paragraph 2: Summarize the plot of the film Paragraph 3: How did the actors portray key character roles? Section_5. 15 Great Short Films. Movies and TV Over the last century, cinema has played an increasingly important role in popular culture, combining visual media, soundtrack, and dialogue to mix together three of the biggest components of art: visual art, music and prose.

15 Great Short Films

However, with all the attention given to feature length films, short film is often overlooked. Guess who’s coming to dinner. Note : All Viralelt posts share the same structure.

Guess who’s coming to dinner

Teacher’s notes appear only on How to use Viralelt. This is done to keep “teacher text” to a minimum and avoid repetition. Before showing your students the video, ask them the following question: Invisible people. Note : All Viralelt posts share the same structure.

Invisible people

Teacher’s notes appear only on How to use Viralelt. This is done to keep “teacher text” to a minimum and avoid repetition. Is homelessness a serious problem where you live? Roots.1977 [LeVar Burton, Robert Reed, John Amos ] VOA TV – Hero Pilot Now Turns to Stopping a Descent in New Pilots. Pilot Chesley Sullenberger is known for his heroic actions in early 2009.

VOA TV – Hero Pilot Now Turns to Stopping a Descent in New Pilots

He acted when his airplane struck birds and both engines failed just after it left an airport in New York. AIR CONTROLLER: “Okay, which runway would you like at Teterboro?” FLIGHT 1549: “We’re gonna be in the Hudson.” Sullenberger decided where and how to land his US Airways plane. CHESLEY SULLENBERGER: “We only had 208 seconds from the time we hit the birds to the time we landed.” Sullenberger brought the plane down in the Hudson River. Sully - Official Trailer. TED Weekends asks: What if your life were to end today …

On January 17, 2009, at 3:24pm, Flight 1549 took off from New York’s LaGuardia Airport as normal. Five minutes later, it had crash-landed in the Hudson River. While the heroic landing of Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger has become the stuff of aviation legend, during the white-knuckle landing his passengers had no idea whether they would survive or die on impact. Ric Elias was sitting in the first row of the plane, and at TED2011 he shared for the first time the thoughts that went through his mind in those minutes — both the terrifying and mundane — and how the event changed his life forever. The latest TED Weekends feature on the Huffington Post examines the lessons learned in near-death experiences. Movies, TV & Videos.

NB: There are copyright restrictions on the use of TV/radio programmes and movies for educational purposes. Teachers are responsible to checking that their institution has an appropriate screenrights licence. See www.screenrights.org for more information. Here are some of the Tropfest films I’ve used in class (LesleyC): LAMB (2002) A father and his blind son struggle to survive on a drought stricken land.

Elementary Level: Fun & Innovative ESL English Videos - oomongzu. Bethany Hamilton short documentary by - This Iz My Story. Should we eat bugs? - Emma Bryce. Pride & Prejudice (6/10) Movie CLIP - Elizabeth's Pride (2005) HD. Tragic Consequences of Bullying in School. Authorities say a planned massacre at a New Bedford, Mass., high school could have been another Columbine — or perhaps even worse — if police hadn't gotten wind of a group of students' alleged plot to detonate explosives, shoot classmates, and then kill themselves.

The students have pleaded not guilty, but according to police reports, the five teens who allegedly planned the attack had complained of being picked on and called names. A note found by a janitor at the school spoke of "getting everyone back for calling us names and beating us with ugly sticks. " The statement is reminiscent of the suicide note left by Eric Harris, one of the two attackers at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo: "Your children who have ridiculed me, who have chosen not to accept me, who have treated me like I am not worth their time, are dead. " Experts say bullying is a serious and widespread problem that can lead to school shootings and suicide. Physical and Emotional Toll. CBS Evening News Video - Dracula Official Trailer #1 - Bela Lugosi Movie (1931) HD. Do you know a Boston hero? Tell us, please. 10 Modern-Day Heroes Actively Changing The World. Miscellaneous As children we all had our favorite superheroes.

We loved them, worshipped them, pretended to be them, dressed like them and even talked like them. Now that we’re adults, we are all too well aware that heroes are in high demand but can rarely be found. The overwhelming ugliness and depravity found everywhere in the world today, has desensitized us to the point where hardly anything seems shocking or repulsive anymore. Luckily we don’t need superpowers or a cape to make a difference in the world. The Seven Best Short Films for ELT Students - Kieran Donaghy. I’ve been writing lesson plans designed around short films for my website Film English for six years. Teachers often ask me how I find the short films I use in my lesson plans. The answer is quite simple: I’ve watched literally thousands of short films and developed an instinct for the type of engaging and simple short films which will work in the ELT classroom.

In this article I’d like to share what for me are the seven best short films for the language classroom. The Seven Best Film and Video Resource Sites - Kieran Donaghy. Malala's Courage: Student Discussion Guide. An assassination attempt was not enough to curtail the human-rights work of teenage activist Malala Yousafzai.

He Named Me Malala. 9/11 Attacks. Raising meat organically. Barbara Johns of Farmville, Virginia. 10 Modern-Day Heroes Actively Changing The World. The Incomparable Malala Yousafzai. Nelson Mandela: Champion of Freedom Video - Nelson Mandela. You're almost done! Biography of Nelson Mandela: End of Apartheid. Urban Legends-spiders in cactus. The Sniper - Liam O'Flaherty. Fun videos to use in the ESL classroom. Lesson plans with short videos. CrowdWish Level: B2/Upper Intermediate and up Skills: Speaking, reading and listening. June 2012. Goodnight Mister Tom - Kimstudies. Downloadable lesson materials. 36 Questions to fall in love Level B1 upwards. "The Giving Tree" A short film. MERLIN THE MAGICIAN: English fairy tale for kids. The evolution of the book - Julie Dreyfuss. Prior to the release of the Amazon Kindle in November 2007, Stephen Levy commented in his Newsweek article, “Amazon: Reinventing the Book,” on the concept of the book as an invention.

Quoting Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos directly, Levy writes that “‘books are the last bastion of analog.” A new curated digital collection of videos and learning resources for teachers everywhere. Kim Preshoff is the Obi-Wan Kenobi of science teachers in her community. The Canterville Ghost [English] 1/2. Merry Christmas Mr Bean. GRAFFITI OF MR TUAPIA - CHRIS DUDMAN. The Seven Best Short Films for ELT Students - Kieran Donaghy. Symbolism Short Film Activity by Colleen W on Prezi. BBC Learning English - Dramas from BBC Learning English.

The Shovel. Austin's Butterfly: Building Excellence in Student Work - Models, Critique, and Descriptive Feedback. 11 Quick and Amazing ways to use PowToon in your Classroom by PowToon! William Shakespeare - Mini Biography. Extra English Episode 1 - Hectors arrival. Goodnight Mister Tom - KimStudies. The Terry Fox Story (Full Movie, 1983) Nicholas James Vujicic _No arms.._ No legs.._ No worries!.wmv. Homeless to Harvard part 1. Mini Series - The Diary Of Anne Frank 1 of 5. American Justice - Murder And Mrs B{Regal} VERRY INSPIRING MOVIE (SHINE LIKE A STAR)