Top 5 Sitcoms to Watch with your Students to Learn English The following is a list of top 5 TV shows that I believe are useful to helping students improve their English: 5. The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory is currently one of the most popular sitcoms on TV. It’s about a group of nerds who all work at a University doing research and Science experiments. It’s a cleverly written comedic TV show. 4. The Wonder Years is an American classic television show that follows the life of Kevin Arnold through his teen years. This show really gives the students the feel of what life was like growing up in America during its golden era. 3. Why would Survivor make this list you may ask? The positive side of reality TV is that it isn’t scripted. 2. This is a very old BBC sitcom that I found accidently while surfing on YouTube. The students in his class come from all cultures and nationalities. 1. Not only do I believe that this is the greatest show of all time. Seinfeld actually uses very basic English in their scripts and is easy to understand. Related
Halloween - englishcuteprintables Halloween Halloween at my school Halloween 2012 Meg and Mog What is Halloween ( in Portuguese ) It's Halloween - Nightmare before Christmas It's Halloween - Walt Disney Parade Five Little Pumpkins Go away ... A frightening pumpkin Peter Peter pumpkin eater,Had a wife and couldn't keep her! Vision off – YouTube technique Vision off – YouTube technique Submitted by admin on 5 July, 2011 - 08:42 This YouTube activity really gets your students thinking creatively. Students are motivated and have lots of fun. Preparation Open the YouTube video Teeth ( Procedure Tell students that you are going to play a short film (just over 2 minutes long) but they will not see it. ExtensionStudents can read the screenplays or storyboards and vote which one should be made into a film. Related link Scriptwriting Lesson: By Nicola Crowley Printer-friendly version
TED TALKS: “ONE SIZE FITS ALL” | ELT-CATION You are a good teacher. You work tirelessly to inspire creativity and motivation in your students. The list of bookmarked TED-videos in your computer is longer than the Great Wall of China. If it is so, this post will come in handy. A TED talk’s title is usually snappy and sums up the idea of the talk. Write the title of the talk on the board (e.g. the recent talk I showed to my class – What Makes a Good Life. What Makes a Good Life Option A: Ask students to come up with ideas relevant to the topic. Option B: Or ask students to think of 9 (or 12) words/phrases that are relevant to the topic and that may be used by the speaker in the talk. e.g. Option C: Get students to think about the topic and write down what they know about the topic in the first column (WHAT I KNOW) and then write what they’d like to know about the topic in the second column (WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW) – get them to write down questions they have about the topic. While-Watching Post-Watching – Discuss the main ideas.
How to Use Authentic Tasks with Video in the Classroom « Cecilia Nobre ELT Blog I love authentic video! A lot has been said about its use as a classroom tool and I couldn’t agree more. Videos are fun, engaging and they can provoke the most exhilarating reactions. On the other hand, in my opinion, the way to approach authentic videos has yet to be properly developed. By the way, I was inspired by Marek Kiczkowiak’s amazing blog post on how to design authentic tasks for listening and reading resources. Do we really need to create a worksheet of exercises with filling in the blanks, true and false or order the events? Instead, we should ask ourselves: If my students were to watch this video outside the classroom, how would they react to it? Why you should use authentic tasks with video • More meaningful, fun and truly engaging • Students practise English outside the class • There is no right or wrong answer • Learners are taught skills to be used outside the class (such as comparing, summarizing, evaluating, criticising, etc.) Bite-sized video Why? Tasks Facebook Live Why?
Seven Best Short Films to Introduce Values - Kieran Donaghy In an increasingly hyper-competitive and individualised world where isolation and loneliness are more and more prevalent, the role of universal values such as altruism, authenticity, community, compassion, creativity, determination, fairness, honesty, generosity, kindness, optimism, respect, responsibility, self-respect, tolerance, and wisdom in education is becoming increasingly important. Short films are a wonderful and engaging medium through which to introduce values into the classroom and to encourage students to reflect on values. How to Become a Better Person How to Become a Better Person created by Tracy Foster for The School of Life is a lovely animation which explores the values and virtues important in the modern world. The film is beautifully narrated by the popular philosopher and writer Alain de Botton. You can watch the film below and find a full lesson plan here. Educate the Heart Wisdom Kindness Success The Notebook Mary’s Meals Photo credit London Scout
Song | All at C Take an occasionally controversial singer out of a short, self-imposed retirement, give her a Keane song to cover, add a bear, a hare and a beautifully crafted Christmas cartoon, mix with some activities focussing on listening, speaking and vocabulary development, and you have our Christmas lesson plan for this year. Click here for the Teacher’s Notes. For our second tea-themed post this month, we have another break-up, but this time all is well as there’s a cuppa at hand for the spurned lover. It’s a catchy song from a very funny ad that was filmed in just one take. Watch out for the zombie ending… Click here for the Teacher’s Notes. Our first post of the autumn term is based on an advert containing an assortment of food and cooking vocabulary, ranging from the familiar to the almost certainly unknown, unless students have spent hours in front of the TV watching Masterchef in English. Click here for the Teacher’s Notes Could this be the best marriage proposal ever? Horace by Rob Stringer
British Council | Episode 01 - They meet Julia: Hey! You! Watch out! Julia and Sammy: Taxi! Sammy: Are you going to Tom's party? tubequizard Lingorank: English listening exercises and tests with selected talks 10 Creative Ways to Use Popular Movies in Fun ESL Lessons Bored of book work? Tired of teacher-talking? Want something exciting for your students? Then watch a movie! Now, I know what some of you might be thinking: Isn’t watching a movie a cop-out? It’s tempting to think that putting on a movie is simply a great excuse for the teacher to sit at the back of the room, dim the lights and fall asleep clutching the remote. Creating a lesson around a popular movie is a sure-fire way to have fun, engage your English learners and gain some much coveted popularity! How Does Watching a Movie Help ESL Students? There are countless ways in which movies can support your lesson. For example, they can be used to: Reinforce a grammar pointListen for gistPractice vocabularyDiscuss and debateRole play Movies are a brilliant way for students to hear up-to-date authentic speech and be exposed to various accents. To help your ESL students improve their English using any movie or short film, try out the following activities! 5 Great ESL Movie Comprehension Activities 1. 2.