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If The World Were 100 People. Ungdomstrinn - engelsk fordypning - Fremmedspråksenteret - Høgskolen i Østfold. Real or fake news - Jane Lambourne. The Literacy Shed - Home. What’s on your mind? This EFL lesson is designed around a short film by Shaun Higton and the theme of Facebook.

What’s on your mind?

Students practise vocabulary related to social media, watch a short film, and talk about Facebook. Step 1 Give the students the social media vocabulary worksheet. Pair the students and ask them to read the sentences and try to work out the meaning of the words and expressions in bold. Step 2 Elicit or explain the meaning of the words and expressions. Look Up.

This EFL lesson is designed around a short film and poem by Gary Turk and the theme of isolation caused by the use of new technology.

Look Up

Students watch a short film with no sound and speculate about the story it tells, read a poem and discuss digital technology, social media and isolation. 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. Can you google that? – informationssökning på engelska. Att internet flyttat in i våra klassrum är det ingen som har missat, men att det smugit sig in bland kunskapskraven är det många som missat, försöker låtsas om att de inte sett eller helt enkelt tycker är riktigt jobbigt.

Can you google that? – informationssökning på engelska

Men det finns ju där, vad vi än tycker om det. All of Me by John Legend. In this song John Legend uses opposite meanings to convey how he feels about his wife.

All of Me by John Legend

It is a very ‘honest’ love song. I think it reflects real life rather than a fairytale version of a relationship. Describing photos (comparing, contrasting and speculating) You are going to practise language for; Describing photosComparing and contrasting photos (discussing similarities and differences)Speculating on what might be happeningReacting to photos (giving opinions) Discuss Look at the presentation.

Describing photos (comparing, contrasting and speculating)

Follow the instructions and talk about some of the photos Write The language used here for comparing and contrasting / speculating is also useful for writing discussion / argument essays. How can film help you teach or learn English? What can film and video add to the learning experience?

How can film help you teach or learn English?

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. Films and TV shows are an integral part of students’ lives so it makes perfect sense to bring them into the language classroom.

Frontpage. Lost Property. This EFL lesson is designed around a beautiful short film titled Lost Property by Asa Lucander.

Lost Property

Students do a dictation, work out meanings of the verb ‘lose’, speak about lost items, watch a trailer and short film, and write a story. The Consultants-E : EdTech Consultancy - WebQuest Repository. Victoria Boobyer - A Digital FrankensteinThis webquest is aimed at students of Intermediate [B1] level and above and would supplement any Frankenstein-based project work or reading.

The Consultants-E : EdTech Consultancy - WebQuest Repository

Learners research topics based on Mary Shelley, the writing of Frankenstein and Frankenstein in movies. The writing tasks are similar to those found in the Cambridge English First (FCE) exams. English in Vancouver. How to Use Our Blog This School Year - The New York Times. Photo Happy academic year 2014-15!

How to Use Our Blog This School Year - The New York Times

Here’s what we’ve got on our blog and how you can use it, whether you’re a teacher, a student (of any age) or a parent. As we do every year, over the summer we’ve added some new things and tweaked some old, all with the aim of highlighting as many classroom-friendly Times resources as we can. Get our weekly email to keep up with what’s new, or follow us on Twitter or Facebook. New York Times lesson plans. Photo Do your students follow Humans of New York? The site and the related Tumblr and Facebook page created by the amateur photographer Brandon Stanton have millions of followers, and the “Humans of New York” book, published in October, landed in the No. 1 spot on the New York Times hardcover nonfiction best-seller list its first week on sale.

As the Times article about the phenomenon puts it: Mr. Stanton — a hybrid of interviewer, photographer and eager chronicler of street life — said this week that he was still stunned by the runaway success of his book, which has more than 145,000 copies in print. In this lesson, students read the article, analyze some of Mr. Common Core Lessons, Projects & Worksheets. Jamie Oliver. Hamburger Chef Jamie Oliver Proves McDonald’s Burgers “Unfit for Human Consumption” Hamburger chef Jamie Oliver has won his long-fought battle against one of the largest fast food chains in the world – McDonalds. After Oliver showed how McDonald’s hamburgers are made, the franchise finally announced that it will change its recipe, and yet there was barely a peep about this in the mainstream, corporate media. Oliver repeatedly explained to the public, over several years – in documentaries, television shows and interviews – that the fatty parts of beef are “washed” in ammonium hydroxide and used in the filling of the burger.

Before this process, according to the presenter, the food is deemed unfit for human consumption. According to the chef and hamburger enthusiast, Jamie Oliver, who has undertaken a war against the fast food industry, “Basically, we’re taking a product that would be sold in the cheapest way for dogs, and after this process, is being given to human beings.” LA Youth. ASPIRATIONAL. TED-Ed. Utforska den engelskspråkiga världen.

Seven Things I Learned in Seven Years. This EFL lesson is designed around a short film by Maria Popova and her reflections on what she has learned since she set up her wonderful website Brain Pickings titled Seven Things I Have Learned in Seven Years of Reading, Writing and Living. Students speculate on a photo, read a short article, watch a short film, talk about the points made in the film, and read the transcript of the film. Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) Resources Secondary Box – ELT – All your favourite English Teaching resources in one place – Cambridge University Press.

'Programaciones Didácticas' for 'Next Generation' | Cambridge University Press Spain Added by: Secondary Box. Downloadable lesson materials. CrowdWish Level: B2/Upper Intermediate and up Skills: Speaking, reading and listening Language: idioms (dream come true, like magic, step in the right direction etc) and wish (including wish + would) ELT Resourceful – Crowdwish The lesson is about a new online service, CrowdWish, which invites people to post their wishes on their website. ESL RESOURCES. Activate Games for Learning English - Guess What? ESOL Courses - Free English Lessons Online.

Get Lesson Plans. Image bank. Picture to story. Preparation Prepare a set of pictures that are likely to stimulate the interest and imagination of your students. Procedure. Lessonstream.org by Jamie Keddie. Newseum Digital Classroom. Wonderful World. MAIN ACTIVITIES Listening, discussion, vocabulary of animals and geographical features. Roar – Katy Perry – ESL lesson plan. The song “Roar” perfectly fits the topic of gender roles/stereotypes, feminism.

Besides, it’s a great source of idioms, set expressions and phrasal verbs. Lektionsbanken.se - Lärare inspirerar lärare. EngVid. Teaching with pictures: eslflow webguide. Esl lesson plan. Fantastic Characters: Analyzing and Creating Superheroes and Villains. ReadWriteThink couldn't publish all of this great content without literacy experts to write and review for us. If you've got lessons plans, videos, activities, or other ideas you'd like to contribute, we'd love to hear from you. More Find the latest in professional publications, learn new techniques and strategies, and find out how you can connect with other literacy professionals. More. The EFL SMARTblog: Merry Christmas Mr Bean.

Teacher's note; Newsday.