Lyrics Gaps: Bryan Adams – Summer Of 69

ONLINE ACTIVITY FOR THIS VIDEO (CHOOSE LEVEL) SOURCE: lyricsgaps.com

VIEW MORE VIDEOS & ONLINE ACTIVITIES (SOURCE: lyricsgaps.com)

VIEW LYRICS (SOURCE: instalyrics.com)

Bryan Adams with his father (SOURCE: bryanadams.org)

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Creating a School Video with Lip Dub

VIDEO POSTED by news247.gr (GREEK)

CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK TO WATCH THIS EXCELLENT VIDEO FULL SCREEN

http://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/xr78tx_4y-yyy-y-yyyy-yy_news
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This lipdub was created by the students from the 4th Vocational High School of Kavala (Kavala, Greece). It was shot on May 10th 2012 with 80 students, using the songs “Beggin you” by Madcon (2008) and “Club can’t handle me” by Flo rida ft. David Guetta (2010). The cost of this movie production was 0.00 euros.

lip dub is a type of video that combines lip synching and audio dubbing to make a music video. It is made by filming individuals or a group of people lip synching while listening to a song or any recorded audio then dubbing over it in post editing with the original audio of the song. There is often some form of mobile audio device used such as an MP3 player. Often they look like simple music videos, although many involve a lot of preparation and production. Lip dubs are done in a single unedited shot that often travel through different rooms and situations within a building. READ MORE: SOURCE: en.wikipedia.org

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Would you fail the texting and driving test?

Here’s an interesting approach to raising awareness about the distraction hazard of texting and driving: oblige young drivers to do it.

READ MORE & VIEW VIDEO SOURCE: osocio.org

OLDER RELATED POST: TEXTING & DRIVING (ESL RESOURCES)

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Need Vacation Relaxation?

Jorge Cham of PhD Comics

VIEW RESOURCES ON TRAVELLING (SOURCE: englishteachermargarita.blogspot.com)

OLDER RELATED POST 1: TRAVELLING RESOURCES (VIDEOS & TEACHING RESOURCES)

OLDER RELATED POST 2: TRANSPORT & TRAVEL

OLDER RELATED POST 3: MY IDEAL TRIP

OLDER RELATED POST 4: UNDERSTANDING ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Words of the World: Déjà Vu, Zeitgeist, Propaganda, Icon

VISIT WORDS OF THE WORLD WEBSITE

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Ad of the Week: For thousands of people this is the size of their home



Great campaign from the French  Fondation Abbé Pierre (Wikipedia) which was launched last november.
The campaign is meant to raise awareness among the general public and the government of the bad housing crisis in France.

To bluntly show that thousands of people in France have as little space to live as a car in the street, posters of real-size 7 m2 (the size of a parking space) apartment were stuck near symbolic sites in Paris (The National Assembly, The Senate, The Court Hall, The City Hall and The Paris Stock Exchange).
The billboards shows the space of a real-size 12 m2 apartment.CONTINUE READING (SOURCE: osocio.org)


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Film English -Apricot (Childhood Memories)


LESSON PLAN ON THIS VIDEO (INCLUDING QUESTIONS & A SLIDE RELATED TO CHILDHOOD MEMORIES)

This lesson is based on an award-winning film called Apricot by Ben Briand and the subject of memories

(SOURCE: film-english.com)

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Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano:’What does it Mean to be Literate?’

READ FULL POST by Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano 

(SOURCE: Langwitches Blog)

Does being literate mean the same for this class?

SCHOOL CLASS IN 1912- IMAGE LICENSED UNDER CREATIVE COMMONS BY HISTORICBEAVERTON

Image by  by Historic Beverton

than for this class?

GRADUATING CLASS 1986

or this class?

CLASS OF 2022 ~ IMAGE LICENSED UNDER CREATIVE COMMONS BY MELANIE HOLTSMAN

image by holtsman

Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano continues her post writing …

‘..The official definition from the dictionary defines “to be literate” as:

able to read and write

There is change in the air though.

Being able to read and write seems to remain as the same definition. What is changing, at a rapid speed though, is the medium we are reading in and writing with.

No longer is reading a handwritten letter or note, a printed sheet of paper, a poster, a telephone book, a newspaper, a magazine or a book the only medium of communicating information. Since having access to the Internet has become mainstream over 10 years ago, being able to find and read a website has expanded the notion of what it means to be “able to read”. New forms of media are being developed and are allowing us to take information in , to be able to “read” in new shapes and forms. With the beginning of web 2.0, the shift from simply consuming (reading) information/content to having the ability of producing (writing) information and content has now expanded the notion of writing as well.

The options, that are available to us humans, to communicate in another form, other than speaking verbally to someone face to face, has exponentially grown in the last 5 years. Being able to expand the reach of our communication has opened up opportunities that have not existed before in history.

So, what does that mean for the initial question of this blog post:

What does it mean to be literate?

I have written often on this blog,  how I see the concept of “Literacy” changing & expanding. I am reminded of the Norwegian video clip about the Medieval Help Desk, when one monk explains to another how to use, this new way of reading text, called a book. The monk had tremendous difficulty in grasping the concept of the book, compared to the scrolls he was used to until then…’

READ FULL POST by Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano

READ ALSO by Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano:   Blogging with your Students

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Have you given someone a compliment today?

CREATED AND POSTED by 6ssatnist.wordpress.com

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Photo of the Week: Bal Mandir School bus

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Preventing Plagiarism in Projects-Tips

(SOURCE: karenthelibrarian.files.wordpress.com) CLICK TO ENLARGE


WHAT IS PLAGIARISM? (SOURCE: kidshealth.org) AUDIO TEXT- CLICK TO LISTEN

The Student’s Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism

(SOURCE: Department of Sociology

Western Washington University)

LESSON PLAN on Plagiarism and Cheating -Audio text & activities

(SOURCE: breakingnewsenglish.com)

Paraphrase: Write it in your own words-Tips

CLICK HERE (SOURCE: owl.english.purdue.edu)

ADD YOUR TEXT HERE TO CHECK FOR PLAGIARISM (SOURCE: plagtracker.com)

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The Giving Tree – SHEL SILVERSTEIN in ESL

The Giving Tree (SOURCE: Mr. Rees’ Class Blog 2010)

SOURCE: mrrees2010.edublogs.org

A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which gives to him without thought of return.

VIEW ALL SHEL’S BOOKS (CLICK ON A TITLE) SOURCE: shelsilverstein.com

THE OFFICIAL SITE (FUN FOR CHILDREN & IDEAS FOR TEACHERS)

The meaning, analysis and activities

CLICK HERE (SOURCE: brighthubeducation.com)

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BOOK & INTERPRETATION

(SOURCE:en.wikipedia.org)

DOWNLOAD TEXT (SOURCE: icpna.edu.pe)

LESSON PLAN  -QUESTIONS & ACTIVITIES (SOURCE:freedownload.is)

WORKSHEETS (QUESTIONS & CREATE YOUR OWN GIVING TREE- CHARACTER EDUCATION)

SOURCE: mset.rst2.edu

ONLINE EXERCISE WITH VIDEO (SOURCE: englishexercises.org)

AUDIO TEXT: LISTEN ABOUT THE WRITER  (SOURCE: readingworkbook.blogspot.com)

VOCABULARY QUIZZES (SOURCE: vocabulary.clubefl.g) CLICK TO VIEW

STORY ADAPTATION- AUDIO  (SOURCE: taiwanenglish.com)

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Talking about Inspiring People in Esl

Inspiring People- LESSON PLAN (SOURCE: efllecturer.blogspot.com) CLICK TO VIEW

VIEW MORE LESSON PLANS (SOURCE: efllecturer.blogspot.com)

 

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How would you react if… ?

VIDEO POSTED by englishelxna2.wordpress.com (TAKE THE QUIZ-SOURCE: abcnews.go.com)

Nobody looks twice when a dog walks by on its owner’s leash. But what about a mother who puts her children on leashes, and seems to treat them like dogs?READ MORE (SOURCE: abcnews.go.com)

VIEW MORE VIDEOS (SOURCE: abc.go.com)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1: WHAT IF… ?(SOURCE: iteslj.org)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 2:WHAT IF..? (SOURCE: esljunction.com)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 3: WHAT IF…? (SOURCE: maggisaucier.com)

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To all Mothers…: Celebrating Mother’s Day in Esl

CARTOON by Michael Leunig (CARTOON SOURCE: greentea.tk)

Steve Nease’s Cartoon for 5/6/2005 (SOURCE: cagle.com)

MICHELLE HENRY RESOURCES: MOTHER’S DAY

Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring mothers and celebrating motherhood, maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in March, April, or May.

READ MORE (SOURCE: en.wikipedia.org)

Mother’s Day dates 2012 around the world (SOURCE: fundootimes.com)
WATCH VIDEO:  A Mother’s day Tribute In Three Words (SOURCE: abcnews.go.com)

The Best Sites For Learning About Mother’s Day (SOURCE: larryferlazzo.edublogs.org)

CONVERSATION QUESTIONS 1 (SOURCE: theholidayzone.com)

CONVERSATION QUESTIONS 2 (SOURCE: esldiscussions.com)

The History of Mother’s Day (SOURCE: theholidayspot.com) AND HERE (SOURCE: holidays.net)

LESSON PLAN 1- WITH AUDIO TEXT + WORKSHEETS (SOURCE: eslholidaylessons.com)

LESSON PLAN 2- WITH AUDIO TEXT + HANDOUT (SOURCE: headsupenglish.com)

Podcast: Mother’s Day (SOURCE: esl-library.com) CLICK TO LISTEN


THE SAME VIDEO (BETTER QUALITY) SOURCE: community.eflclassroom.com

WORKSHEETS (SOURCE: eslprintables.com)

MOTHER’S DAY SPECIAL: LIFE WITH FAMOUS MOMS (SOURCE: life.time.com) CLICK TO VIEW PHOTOS

OLDER RELATED POST 1: THE MOM SONG WITH LYRICS

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