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. A short film is played for the students, but they can’t see the scene, they can only hear it. 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 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
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. But you won’t have the time to design lesson plans with worksheets and handouts around these videos. 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: While-Watching For Option A: get students to circle the ideas that are mentioned and add up new ideas. For Option B: get students to circle the words that are used. Nearly every talk has some statistics to support the message. Post-Watching
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. We teachers should aim to use video as if it were being watched outside the classroom. 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 • Prime students to dissect similar videos in the future Bite-sized video 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. You can watch the film below and find a full lesson plan here. Educate the Heart Wisdom Kindness Kindness is a short film by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Thought Bubble which illustrates in a moving way why kindness is the most important human quality. Success
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
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