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Using Silent Video in the EFL Classroom

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. 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! Related:  Videos & Movies for ELTwatch

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Learning English Online or Taking English Lessons Mackenzie - Using CNN News Video in the EFL Classroom The Internet TESL Journal Alan S. Mackenzieasm [at] typhoon.co.jpSimul Academy of International Communication Tokyo CNN at low levels? Programs Why CNN? Below I have listed some of the programs I find most useful with a general description of the program content. Program Content Travel Watch Profiles of different countries, places of interest and general travel information. Future Watch Deals with a huge variety of topics, all concerned with the future of society in different parts of the world. Business Asia Focuses on Asian issues and the business community in general. CNN Headline News Short, up to date reports on what is happening around the world. Larry King Interviews with a variety of people from Magic Johnson to Hillary Clinton and Tom Cruise. Entertainment Today News and information on everything in the entertainment field: movies, music, stars and gossip. Earth Watch Covers all things environmental. Infomercials CNN Presents Numbers

Short Films | The Best Short Movies ESL and Popular Culture See English Words - Musical Instruments and Sounds see my POPULAR ENGLISH WORDS playlist -Teaching English Lan tables - Learn Times T Names and S of Colours, Fruits, Vegetables, Clothing, Jobs, and many more of the Most Used English Words in simple clear video form.Animal Names and Sounds for Children and Teaching English Animal names,animal sounds,learn animal names,learn animal sounds,animals for children,videos for todlers,pre school learning, Show less Extr@ – Learn English with videos A cool TV series, a funny sitcom, and an English course, all wrapped in one single package to make Extr@, the perfect way of learning natural English having fun.SEE THE OTHER EPISODES HERE !Do extr@ activities hereAnnie and Bridget share a flat. Their next-door neighbour Nick is a disorganized, humorous macho fellow. Bridget's Argentinean penpal, Hector, comes to London to visit her. Subtitles Script

Model EFL Classroom Interactions: Teaching Speaking Through Guided Conversations Model dialogues can indeed be excellent starting points to teach speaking skills. They are short enough to learn by heart but are usually rich in contexts. Furthermore, they are easy to exploit for expansion. It was the first meeting. After some icebreaker activities, I told them the objectives (in their native tongue), explained the context of the dialogue they were going to listen to and then began to present a model dialogue with the help of a tape-recorder. Here is the dialogue script. Robert : Hello, I’m Robert. Sylvia : My name’s Sylvia. Robert : Are you French? Sylvia : No, I’m not. I took Robert’s part, and my class took Sylvia’s part. You see that the last two lines were not quite relevant for my class since the students were of the same nationality. At the next stage, I picked some lines from the model and drilled them, supplying appropriate words and expressions. I’m Robert . – Swiss, French, Indonesian, Kemal, Fatima, a student, a teacher, an actor, a civil servant, etc.

Man Tries to Hug a Wild Lion, You Won't Believe What Happens Next! When you hear of someone trying to hug a wild lion, you immediately think you know exactly what’s about to happen. But trust me when i say, you will not see this coming. Kevin Richardson is a South African Zoologist who over the years has conducted extensive research on the native animals of the African plains. Strapped with a jeep full of GoPro cameras, Kevin takes his crew as close as they can get to these wild creatures, without letting the rest of them get out of the car. As you hear him call for these animals and then watch them charge after him, you immediately think to yourself ” Yup! Kevin is able to use his unique relationship with these animals to capture people’s attention and draw awareness to the problems facing the wild life in Africa. When looking for reasons why these animals numbers are dropping Richardson has found a common thread. Question of the Day: If you could hug any animal on the planet, what would it be? Let us know in the comments below!

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