Adele's ESL Corner - Your free online English language website. Make or Do - Printable Teacher Handout. Five Fantastic Film sites for ELT. Using video in the classroom is a great way to engage learners in the material, either from a topic perspective or with a particular language point.
Young learners in particular seem to love the moving image and it can be a great way of providing a change of focus or as a visually supported alternative to a standard listening activity. These sites all do a great job of making film the focus. Here they are in no particular order: Film English Kieran Donaghy’s award winning site takes short, authentic films and develops lesson plans around them.
Lessonstream Not all of the lessons on Jamie Keddie’s site involve videos, but most do! EFL Classroom 2.0 This is a lot more than just a video site. My favourite: too many to choose from! Simple English Videos Vicki Hollett’s site does exactly what it says – it provides a range of short videos that focus in on simple aspects of English, like “lend or borrow” or “have something done”. All at C Like this: Like Loading...
Comics, Quizzes, and Stories - The Oatmeal. Sharing Learning. Use them, share them, comment on them, and share my link in return. British Council. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. Multimedia-English - learn real English, prepare for real life. Lessons Worth Sharing. Using Silent Video in the EFL Classroom. This video is the BOMB!
It is captivating, absorbing, a story par excellence but also SILENT! Yes, silent films are great for getting students to produce language — and after all is said and done, that most often is the hardest thing to do, getting the students speaking and learning language by just communicating. That is our job, to get the students so absorbed in the communicative act that they forget they are learning. When we forget and are not consciously fixated on the language – we learn so much more! And silent , great silent movies do that so well. So here are a few suggestions on how to use these with students. Ways to use a silent video clip…. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
My favorite silent short videos. 1.. 2. 3. What’s your favorite “silent” video for teaching languages? PS> See Ana Maria Menezes’ post and suggestions for using Silent videos in the classroom! The Best Fun Videos For English Language Learners In 2014 – Part One. I use short, funny video clips a lot when I’m teaching ELLs, and you can read in detail about how I use them in The Best Popular Movies/TV Shows For ESL/EFL (& How To Use Them).
In short, there are many ways to use them that promote speaking, listening, writing and reading. I’ve posted quite a few of them during the first six months of this year, and I thought it would be useful to readers — and to me — if I brought them together in one post. I’ve also published quite a few during the previous seven years of this blog. You can find those in these lists: The Best Videos For Educators In 2014 – So Far The Best Fun Videos For English Language Learners In 2013 – Part Two The Best Fun Videos For English Language Learners In 2013 — So Far The “All-Time” Best Videos For Educators The Best “Fun” Sites You Can Use For Learning, Too — 2012 (Part Two) The Best “Fun” Sites You Can Use For Learning, Too — 2012 (Part One) The Best “Fun” Sites You Can Use For Learning, Too — 2011.
Learn English Through Movies. Games to learn English - Learn English through games, On this site you can learn English grammar and vocabulary through games. Each grammar point is presented in a graphical way and then the grammar and vocabulary are practised in games. Games. Pic-your-wits. Tell time. Knowble. Vocabulary Games, English Vocabulary Word Games. Games to Learn English - For Students.