English news and easy articles for students of English Welcome to WikiFieldTrip The Phrontistery: Obscure Words and Vocabulary Resources 5 Ways You Can Use Wikis Today I had the privilege to participate in Discovery's Beyond the Textbook forum. One of my take-aways from the day's conversation is that most of the technologies that we want to use to make textbooks interactive and meaningful for students already exist, we just need to organize and utilize them in a way that makes sense for teachers and students. I've combined that take-away with a recent request from a reader to delineate some ways that teachers can use Wikispaces to create this list of ideas for using wikis in classrooms. Please feel free to add your suggestions, with links if possible, in the comments below (please note, I'll be on planes for the next 18 hours so there will be a delay between your comment submission and its appearance on the blog). 1. As a digital portfolio of student-created videos. 2. 3. 4. 5. How are you using wikis in your classroom?
The Best Shakespeare Videos for the Classroom Here are a few of our favorite Shakespeare videos for the classroom. You can also check out our playlist of favorite Shakespeare videos here (and be sure to subscribe to WeAreTeachers YouTube channel while you’re at it.) Remember to check out these videos yourself before you show them to your students because only you know what will work for the children in your classroom. What’s So Special About Shakespeare? Michael Rosen explains in less than eight minutes why Shakespeare rocks. A great piece to kick off any Shakespeare unit! The Story of William Shakespeare for Kids An illustrated look at Shakespeare’s life, his times, and his works in under ten minutes. CBeebies: Who is William Shakespeare? In just five minutes, viewers get to “meet” Shakespeare and learn a few fun facts about his life and why he became a writer and playwright. The Secret to Teaching Shakespeare The advice that author James Shapiro gives to teachers in this short video is invaluable. Shakespeare for Kids
Riassunto e recensione del libro “1984″ di George Orwell « Libri 1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) è il titolo di uno dei più celebri romanzi di George Orwell, pubblicato nel 1949 ma scritto nel 1948 (il titolo è ottenuto invertendo le ultime due cifre del primo anno della stesura). È stato definito il romanzo dell’utopia negativa. Trama: in un futuro prossimo (l’anno 1984) la Terra è suddivisa in tre grandi potenze totalitarie perennemente in guerra tra loro: Oceania, Eurasia ed Estasia che sfruttano la guerra perenne per mantenere il controllo totale sulla società. In Oceania, la cui capitale è Londra, la società è amministrata secondo i principi del Socing (il socialismo inglese) e governata da un onnipotente partito unico con a capo il Grande Fratello, un personaggio che nessuno ha mai visto e che tiene costantemente sotto controllo la vita di tutti i cittadini (la sua figura è un incrocio fra Josif Stalin ed Adolf Hitler). Nella terza fase, Winston — che ha ancora qualche pensiero non ortodosso — viene portato nella Stanza 101. Fonte: it.wikipedia.org
ANGLAIS : Kit de Survie- travailler l'anglais en autonomie Quelques sites ressources pour travailler l'anglais, en autonomie (A2 à B2). Liste non exhaustive. - Elllo : site incontournable pour la compréhension orale d'où l'on accède à des centaines (milliers) de fichiers et d'activités de compréhension de l'oral de type QCM , sur tous les thèmes de la vie quotidienne, la culture, les traditions, sur de très nombreux pays, avec divers accents,etc. - VOscreen: site vous permet d'améliorer la compréhension de l'oral. Il s'agit, une fois enregistré (inscription gratuite) de choisir un niveau ou un point précis que vous voulez travailler. Le site vous propose un bref extrait vidéo en relation avec votre recherche , à vous de trouver la bonne traduction parmi les deux propositions. - Anglais Facile millions d'utilisateurs pour ce site qui propose tout ce que vous recherchez pour apprendre ou approfondir votre anglais, sous divers formes, pour tous niveaux. Imprimer la page
The British Sense of Humour / Humor British Jokes Click here to suggest a joke for inclusion on this page Here is a selection of old English and British jokes: A man walks into a doctor's office. He has a cucumber up his nose, a carrot in his left ear and a banana in his right ear. "Not now kid!" A man asked for a meal in a restaurant. "Waiter! "Please don't speak so loudly, sir," said the waiter, "or everyone will want one." What is the longest word in the English language? "Smiles". There are 5 birds in a tree. 2 birds. An English teacher wrote these words on the whiteboard: "woman without her man is nothing". The men wrote: "Woman, without her man, is nothing." The women wrote: "Woman! The woman was in bed with her lover and had just told him how stupid her Irish husband was when the door was thrown open and there stood her husband. What's the definition of a pessimist? Mark called in to see his friend Angus (a Scotman) to find he was stripping the wallpaper from the walls. He was already dead! 2nd Eskimo: Alaska
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