Metric Conversion charts and calculators MOVE, LEARN, EAT This EFL lesson is based on three simple, minute-long short films directed by Rick Mereki, each revolving around a theme (travel, learning and food) and all three compiled from video taken on an epic trip of 11 countries in 44 days. Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper-intermediate (B2.1) Learner type: All ages Time: 90 minutes Activity: Watching three short films, speculating, speaking and writing Topic: Travel, food and learning Language: Modal verbs of speculation, second conditional and food vocabulary Materials: Three short films and a PowerPoint presentation Downloadable material: move eat learn lesson instructions foodscapes slides Support Film English Film English remains ad-free and takes many hours a month to research and write, and hundreds of dollars to sustain. Step 1 Write the following questions on the board? If you could travel to 11 countries in 44 days, which countries would you visit? What would you do in each country? Step 2 Step 3 Have you been to these of these countrie?
Learn English for Free with elllo! World Pizza Toppings Share it now! What are your favorite pizza toppings? How about squid or fried eggs? If you eat a pizza in Japan, don’t be surprised if it has a squid topping. Homework Assignment | Dear Teacher/Love Teacher (c)DearTeacherLT2013 (You may use the image if you link back to the blog and/or give credit to Dear Teacher/Love Teacher) Dear Teacher, Great Friday morning to you! How are you doing? This week I have written to you a lot about the overwhelming-ness of our profession. Seems kind of hypocritical, I know. I want to give you an assignment. Yes. I know you are one person. Let’s take a little movie break before I give the details of your assignment. If you haven’t seen this movie, get it and watch it. The theme of the movie is simple. So, I want you to change the world. “Okay. I am glad you asked. Changing the World in Four Easy (slightly impossible) Steps Change Your World- Make a plan to do one thing to de-stress your school life. After you have had some time to think, come back here and share your plans for 1-3. Oh, and more extra credit…share this post with all of the teachers you know. So, this is your mission, if you choose to accept it. You are awesome. Love, Teacher Like this:
The world's English mania - Jay Walker What is the difference between "a hearty welcome" and "a cordial reception"? In a brief, action-packed history of the English language, Kate Gardoqui explains why these semantically equal phrases evoke such different images.In her talk, longtime English teacher Patricia Ryan asks a provocative question: Is the world's focus on English preventing the spread of great ideas in other languages? (For instance: what if Einstein had to pass the TOEFL?) It's a passionate defense of translating and sharing ideas.Biologist Mark Pagel shares an intriguing theory about why humans evolved our complex system of language. Mission food: Energy boost - Macaroni and cheese Serena får besök av fotbollsproffset Nisse Johansson som berättar om sin tid i laget Blackburn Rovers i England. Nu spelar Nisse i AIK och besöker Serenas kök efter träningen. Kocken Patrick Carney är från Wales och han hjälper Serena i köket. Klarar Serena av att göra en god Mac'n'Cheese? Här kan du skapa egna klipp ur programmet Hjälp Stäng 1. Se en film om hur man skapar klipp. DelaKopiera länken genom att trycka ctrl+C på PC eller cmd+C på Mac.
ESL Listening Comprehension Exercises: Movie clips to practice English | ELL/ELT SECTION 1: Movie Clips Learning through media (movies, music, etc.) is one of the best ways to learn a new language. The exercises below use movie clips to help you to better understand spoken English. Here's what you do: Click on the video you want to watch below.Watch the video, and pay attention to it! (You can pause and rewind the video.)Answer the listening comprehension questions below the video.Check your answers. The Great Gatsby Moonrise Kingdom Silver Linings Playbook Away We Go Bolt Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Chronicle The Avengers Adventureland The Royal Tenenbaums NOTE: All of these videos are protected by copyright.
Five Bizarre Foods One man’s meat is another man’s poison – Five Bizarre Foods Audio Player Have you ever heard the proverb one man’s meat is another man’s poison? It is a proverb that means something one person likes very much can be something that another person does not like at all. Here are five foods that might seem bizarre to some people, but delicious to others. Are they your meat or your poison? Haggis This is a Scottish dish that contains the internal organs of a sheep. A Fried Brain Sandwich A fried-brain sandwich is a sandwich made with sliced calves’ brains. Fugu Fugu is a Japanese poisonous puffer fish. Fried Spider Fried spider is a delicacy in some parts of Cambodia. Sannakji Sannakji is a Korean dish.