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2/27/2015 0 Comments February Week Four This week we honored the annual Oscar Award Gala with our own conversation about everything Hollywood: movies, directors, dubbing, and anything else that came up to mind about the film industry.
LISTENING To practice your listening skills, learners could try a listening activity about Alfred Hitchcock films or about the movie Avatar. For original version, try some movie related podcasts, such as Slate Spoiler Series and F This Movie. READING Learners can try a few different reading comprehension activities: Black Hollywood and about the Cannes Film Festival. For original version reading, check out any of the many blogs that cover Hollywood news and gossip: Hollywood Reporter, the Defamer or the Wrap. WRITING Of course you could write a detailed and colorful description of a movie you love or a film you've seen recently. But what about the worst? Write a text about a movie you've seen that was just awful. Be descriptive! Best, Kelly
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2/23/2015 0 Comments February WeeK Three This week I tried my hardest to force you guys to ask questions! And I mean, really ask questions, not just using intonation.
LISTENING To practice your listening skills, learners can try listening to the questions and answers of a job interview and answer the questions. Or try any of the interviews at Many Things. For original version, could try the Radiolab episode Who Am I? READING Learners can try the exercise Job Interview with listening comprehension questions or other reading comprehension dialogues. For original version reading, check out this interesting story from the New York Times: To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This. Then check out the accompanying 36 Questions. WRITING As I am sure you can imagine, you're writing this week involved writing questions. Pick a famous person, a relative, an ancestor, or someone you know and write a series of questions that you would like to ask them. Best, Kelly 2/13/2015 0 Comments February Week Two This week's lesson included talking about famous figures throughout history and then playing "The Hot Air Balloon Game" to stimulate conversation. Your homework this week will focus mainly on famous figures in history.
LISTENING To practice your listening skills, learners should check some of the many Stories about Famous People or video biographies. For original version, definitely browse the selection of Biographies over at Documentary Addict. READING Learners can can try try Famous People Lessons. All biographies are available with mp3s. For original version reading, read any of the many fascinating articles over at Biography.com WRITING From the above resources, please pick one famous person and write about their life. Why were they instrumental to history and humankind? What would you ask them of you could treat them to a coffee? Best, Kelly 2/5/2015 0 Comments February Week One This week we discussed both natural and manmade disasters: volcanos, cyclones, typhoons, tsunamis, avalanches, floods, droughts, wildfires, you name it.
LISTENING To practice your listening skills, learners can try something from ESLVideo or the exercise 72 hour Emergency Disaster Kit for something a little harder. For original version, I can't recommend enough the fascnating story of a Japanese man who was Double Blasted. READING Learners can start by reading some short texts that touches on common vocabulary and has a fill in the gap exercise to go with it. Or, think about reading about Tsunamis and Earthquakes. For original version reading, read about different disasters in history or explore this fascinating map about disasters around the world. WRITING How could you prepare for different natural disasters? How should the international community respond to them? How would you respond to a natural disaster? Respond to any of these questions in a short written composition. Best, Kelly |
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