English Video Royalty-free music and audio for video production Below is a list of sources for royalty-free music and other audio tracks for video production. Although using music in news stories isn’t always a good idea, there are many times when we need music to enhance a video or broadcast journalism project. Intros for newscasts, sports highlights, tributes and slide shows can all benefit from an appropriate soundtrack. For more info on how to use music legally and ethically, check out this story about copyright and fair use, and take advantage of legal advice from the Student Press Law Center. Audio Nautix – All music in this online collection created by Jason Shaw. AudioFarm – Upload your own music or download from independent artists. Brainy Betty – Hundreds of free PowerPoint templates, backgrounds, animations, music for presentations, royalty free photos, tutorials, flash and video introductions, & teacher resources. ccMixter – Download, sample, cut-up or share Free Music Archive – (I recommend searching by genre on this site.)
5 easy ways to teach with Movies okokOne of my favorite final assignments is to have students make pcik a topic from the semester and teach it to the class. After the TOEFL I also like to have students watch a movie (as a: "wohoo we finished the TOEFL!"). So in an effort to combine the two my students are making teaching part of the class USING a movie that we watched in class. This time I changed it up so they have to teach something from the class USING a movie that we watched. So to do this I wanted to give them some examples of how to use movies in class: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Classroom Materials » BEG Song Lessons written by Patti Spinner and Maria Spelleri Azar Grammar Series: Basic English Grammar, 3rd edition Song Lessons reinforce grammar structures using well-known songs. You may download, reproduce and adapt the material to suit your classroom needs. Chapter 3—Using the Simple Present Wonderful World Simple present: negative Yellow Submarine Simple present and simple past When Will I See You? Questions in the present, the future, and with modals I'm Looking Through You Summary Lesson Chapter 10—Expressing Future Time, Part 1 You're Gonna Lose That Girl Two ways to express the future