Learning English - Learning Programs Learning Levels Explained Better Than Beginner I can say enough to manage a simple conversation. I can read signs and basic instructions. I can understand when people speak slowly and clearly. I can write simple sentences. Recommended Programs: Living English Intermediate I can talk about every day situations and make arrangements. Recommended Programs: Nexus English Bites The Business of English Study English Advanced I can talk about most topics and understand everything except very technical or complex language. Recommended Programs: Nexus English Bites Study English
Story Map The Story Map interactive includes a set of graphic organizers designed to assist teachers and students in prewriting and postreading activities. The organizers are intended to focus on the key elements of character, setting, conflict, and resolution development. Students can develop multiple characters, for example, in preparation for writing their own fiction, or they may reflect on and further develop characters from stories they have read. Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson Collaborative Stories 1: Prewriting and Drafting Students hone their teamwork skills and play off each other's writing strengths as they participate in prewriting activities for a story to be written collaboratively by the whole class. Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Unit Comparing Fiction and Nonfiction with "Little Red Riding Hood Text" Sets Students discuss and compare differing versions of "Little Red Riding Hood" and other tales about wolves in cumulative read-aloud sessions and text set explorations.
Juno :: Películas En nuestra página web Cine para Estudiantes encontraréis las siguientes secciones: CICLO CINE PARA ESTUDIANTES (Área de Cataluña) Toda la información sobre las películas que hemos programado en salas de cine de Cataluña para el curso escolar actual: títulos, niveles educativos, áreas del currículum a las cuales se dirigen, poblaciones, fechas, salas, horarios y forma de inscribirse. Buscador de películas clasificadas por diferentes conceptos, enlaces de interés, noticias y para algunos filmes, propuestas de actividades didácticas. Nuestro catálogo de películas con propuestas de actividades para la clase, en diferentes lenguas y clasificadas por diferentes conceptos. SESIONES ESPECIALES (Área de Cataluña) Sesiones de cinefórum en el aula para el estudio y la reflexión sobre temas diversos a través de la proyección, el análisis y el comentario de fragmentos de películas. Información alrededor del mundo del cine, el lenguaje audiovisual y la enseñanza.
5 Quick and Easy ways to use YouTube in class with the sound turned off! - Teach English Spain YouTube is a wonderful resource for language teachers and learners. When I mention this to trainee teachers, many of them assume I am only talking about YouTube clips which have been specifically created for language learners. When this happens, I’ll show them a few simple ways to use authentic YouTube clips for speaking practice. Remember the old adage: a picture tells a thousand words. 1. Type of video: Any clip with physical movement and actions. Language focus: Tenses and questions using tenses Film is primarily a visual medium. Watch the clip with the sound turned off and pause at regular intervals. Let your learners take control of the pause button so they can practise asking questions in different tenses. 2. Type of video: Scene between 2-4 people with lots of dialogue. Language focus: Natural sounding, conversational English. Tell the learners that they are scriptwriters and their job is to create a script based around a short scene from a soap opera or dramatic movie. 3. 4. 5.
How to turn your photo into movie-like effect using Photoshop? « ebin What you need to have: Adobe Photoshop What you will learn: colour mood adjustments + depth of field effect + film effect PS: ⌘ key for Mac users / CTRL key for Windows users Colour mood adjustments 1. Adjust the Hue/Saturation: ⌘U/CTRL-U 2. Adjust the brightness and contrast: Menu > Image > Adjustments > Exposure… Depth of field effect 3. 4. 5. 6. Film effect 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Cinemascope (optional) 12. You can also add an extra step to twist the colour into this mood by using ‘Color Balance’(⌘B/CTRL-B). I like this post I’d like to donate to ebin.wordpress.com for the contribution.digg Like this: Like Loading...
The Seven Best Short Films for ELT Students - Kieran Donaghy I’ve been writing lesson plans designed around short films for my website Film English for six years. Teachers often ask me how I find the short films I use in my lesson plans. The answer is quite simple: I’ve watched literally thousands of short films and developed an instinct for the type of engaging and simple short films which will work in the ELT classroom. The Mirror The Mirror is a short film by Ramon and Pedro which tells the story of a boy’s journey from childhood to old age. The Notebook The notebook is a moving short film by Greg Gray and is wonderful for introducing the theme of empathy. The Present The Present is a gripping short film with a wonderful twist by Jacob Frey which deals with the themes of empathy, teenagers and disability. Soar Soar is a delightful short film by Alyce Tzue which can be used to get students to predict and write a narrative. I Forgot My Phone i-Diots Fear of Flying I hope you like the short films and find the lesson plans useful.
Blend Photos Like A Hollywood Movie Poster Written by Steve Patterson. In this Photoshop Effects tutorial, we’re going to learn how to blend photos together like a Hollywood movie poster. Blending photos is easy to do in Photoshop thanks to layer masks, yet finding two photos with similar colors isn’t always so easy, and you end up with a photo effect that doesn’t really seem to look right because the colors don’t match. With this technique, you don’t need to worry about the colors in the images at all because we’ll be removing them completely and adding our own colors to blend the two photos seamlessly. Here’s the first photo I’ll be using: The first photo. Here’s the image I want to blend it with: The second photo. And here’s what the final effect will look like: The final result. Let’s get started! Step 1: Drag One Image Into The Document Window Of The Other Image The first thing we need in order to blend our two images together is for them to both be in the same document. The two photos now appearing in the same document.
The Seven Best Film and Video Resource Sites - Kieran Donaghy As part of the launch of the website I’m organising a prize draw for my new book Film in Action. Everybody who subscribes to the website in February and March will be entered into the draw. This is the first in a series of posts in which I will look at what I think are some of the best websites, resources, books, short films, and videos for English language teachers and their students. All of the posts will be titled ‘The Seven Best …‘ There is now a wealth of online video and film resources for both language teachers and their students. Here I’m going to recommend the seven sites that I have found most useful and engaging. Sites for students Learn English Teens Film UK A British Council website which gives learners the opportunity to watch amazing films made by young people, and do a variety of activities designed around the films. Simple English Videos Speechyard Sites for teachers Viral ELT – All at C Lessonstream Film English
23 Photoshop Water Tutorials, Some Have PSD 25 Photoshop Water Tutorials, Some Have PSD Details Category: Tutorials Hits: 3009 You will aquire enough skills to make your own underwater or rain effects if you go through and learn atleast some of these tutorials. Those intermediate level tutorial so some steps can be a bit tricky. Flowing Liquid Stream Metallic 3D Text Effect in Photoshop create this Flowing Water Stream Metallic 3D Text Effect in Photoshop. Create a Water Girl Photo Manipulation In this tutorial, show you the steps took to Create a Water Girl Photo Manipulation (Mixing with Splatter Brushes) in Photoshop. Amazing Water & Light Splash Effect in PhotoShop Create an Intense Apocalyptic Photo Manipulation Learn how to create this amazing apocalyptic photo manipulation with Photoshop! Create a Surreal Advertising Photo Manipulation Water Drops This tutorial will show you how to add crystal clear water droplets on a leaf. Realistic water running on tap Artistic rain effect Creating Water From A Tap The Rain Photoshop Tutorial
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30 Great Adobe InDesign Tutorials For Beginners If you have anything to do with the world of publishing, you know about Adobe InDesign. It is one of the best software for online and offline publishing including creation of awesome posters, print layouts, magazines, eBooks and Interactive Documents. 1. Basic Overview of InDesign: This video tutorial shows you the basics of setting up a new document. 2. Creating a basic page and adding some graphic elements to it. 3. Learn how to start a new document in Adone InDesign CS4 and adjust the settings. 4. Creating and resizing text frames, aligning text and using the type tool. 5. Learn how to use text and fonts and adjust type size. 6. Learn how to justify, align and indent text. 7. Copy text from word processors into InDesign and align it into columns. 8. Learn how to import and place images and use the link panel to manage multiple images. 9. See how to use scaling effects on an object without pixelating it. 10. 11. 12. Learn how to use a relatively unknown feature of Adobe InDesign. 13. 14.
The Seven Best Silent Short Films for Language Teaching - Kieran Donaghy As many short films are artistic, they have limited appeal in the commercial marketplace and are funded from diverse sources. To make them easier to sell worldwide, they often contain little or no dialogue, which makes comprehension much easier. As a result, they offer intensely ‘filmic’ experiences, using images and movement, sequence and duration, sound and music to tell their stories. Your Secret Your Secret is a wonderful short film by Jean-Sebastian Monzani. You can watch the film below and find a full lesson plan here. Your secret from Jean-Sebastien Monzani on Vimeo. Taking Pictures Taking Pictures is a simple but beautiful short animated film by Simon Taylor. Taking Pictures (Animated Short Film) from Simon Taylor on Vimeo. Moments Momentos is a poignant and moving short film by Nuno Rocha which deals with the theme of homelessness. MOMENTOS from Nuno Rocha on Vimeo. A Thousand Words A Thousand Words from Ted Chung on Vimeo. 97% Love Match 97% (Short film) from Ben Brand on Vimeo. Amar Five
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