MOVIE SEGMENTS FOR WARM UPS AND FOLLOW UPS
This is another amazing blog in which you can also find movie segments called "Movie segments to warm ups and follow ups". This blog contains a series of movie segments to be used to brainstorm, warm up, follow up and activate schemata, preparing the students for the topic that will be discussed in class. In this fantastic blog you can find not only the movie segments but also the leson plans and varied topics to foster conversation. Although in this blog the idea is to use the segments in the warm up stage, you can adapt it to use it in the stage you want!In conclusion, this blog is full of excellent ideas, but you can create your own lesson plans using these movie segments!
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SONGS FOR TEACHING
Entering this page you will find useful songs to engage your students in different topics and create a relax environment to teach and through listening to songs not only we expose our student to a native English but also we help them to develop their listening skills. Click on the image to listen to a song.
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MOVIE SEGMENTS TO ASSESS GRAMMAR GOALS
Videos are a very motivating listening tool to use in our classes. We can use them to introduce, to practice or even to assess a topic.
In youtube we can find many movie segments called "Movie segments to assess grammar goals".
The searching of an appropiate movie could be a bit time consuming but there is an amazing blog in which we can find numerous movie segments already classified according to the topic practiced. Besides, there are some worksheets with activities that teachers can carry out with each segment. If you explore the blog, you will realize that you can download the videos as well as the worksheets. These segments are meant to use for assessing different grammar rules but as we said before teacher can also adapt and use them in other stages of their lessons.
The movies are perfect to learn and have fun!!! It is time to try and see the results!
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INTERNET RADIO UK
Online radio Stations
Internet Radio UK is a web site which allows us to listen to radio stations from different regions of the United Kingdom.
Teachers can use this tool in order to give students the opportunity to listen to a real context audio.
Although you can choose between several stations from UK, you can also have access to stations from other countries in the world.
The site's interface is nice and easy to use; a good point is that you can choose the radio station through an icon or their the numerical frequency.
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BREAKING NEWS ENGLISH
This is an interesting site in which you can find news about international events. You will be informed about news, and at the same time, you can listen to the articles either in British or in American English. Besides, on the same page, you will find a lot of exercises to improve your other language skills.
A great advantage of this web site is that you can download the audio as an mp3 file. Moreover, you can get the script of the news, which can be used in an English class as authentic material, and ready-made exercises for all levels.
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STORYLINE ONLINE
This site is part of a program called "Screen Actor Guild Foundation" in which different actors read famous stories. Besides, you can download written activities connected them. This material can be used in an English class as a useful listening activity. Besides, this site has an attractive interface which is easy to manage.
A great advantage of the videos is that they have subtitles, which can help students to follow the narration. A disadvantage is that despite the fact that you can easily download the videos from youtube, you won't get the subtitles.
FAIRY TALE CORNER
"The Emperor's New Clothes" and other stories can be found in this page providing an useful tool to gain exposure directly from native speakers. The page provides several stories in audio form. Click on the image to listen to the story!
Clearly, teachers will need to complement the recordings with visual support and will have to create their own exercises. Click here to enter this page.
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