English through music

If you enjoy learning English through music, try uWall. This is an alternative to YouTube, and can be useful for language practice. Discover new music genres by choosing from a variety of categories or photos. You can also choose music based on your mood. A single click will take you to a playlist of music that you can listen to for free. Choose “lyrics” to watch videos with lyrics. You can also practise searching for songs or artists by using your voice. Click on the microphone in the search box. Record an English word, or request a specific artist or song. You will have to pronounce the words properly in order for your search to work! Share your new music discoveries easily with your friends on a variety of connected social networks.

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Teaching Channel

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Where to get video segments

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Movie Segments for 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. Here you will find the segments, the lesson plans, and varied topics to foster conversation. You may use the activities for a full two-hour class or they can be used separately to brainstorm or wrap up the topic, focusing on conversation, vocabulary and listening comprehension.

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Teaching Grammar with Movie Segments

Movie segments can be a fun, less threatening alternative to assess students’ learning of various grammar points, such as reported speech, verb tenses, modal verbs, among others. This blog will provide a number of fun, challenging activities and tips to develop your own tasks.

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Movie Segments to Assess Grammar Goals

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Movie Segments to Assess Grammar Goals
Movie Segments to Assess Grammar Goals contains a series of movie segments and activities to assess or practice grammar points through fun, challenging exercises. Here you will find the movie segments, the lesson plans, printable worksheets with answer key for each activity, and the tips to develop your own grammar activities with the DVDs you have at home. New activities are posted regularly. Teaching grammar with movie segments is inspiring and highly motivating.

History by topics

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Talking Dictionary

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Documentary Heaven

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Welcome to ESLvideo !!!

Watch the video (on different levels) and answer the questions below. Read the Transcript and check your listening comprehension. Check the Notes for information about culture, grammar, slang, or pronunciation.

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English 4today video lessons

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Learn English Through Movies

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Education Today and Tomorrow.

Watch the video clip and write the difference between education today and tomorrow.

Tales from a Teacher's Heart.

How to maintain good discipline...

Valentine Day

Watch the video and answer the questions

1. The ancient pagan festival used to be celebrated in mid-February............
2. Lupra is........................
3. The ritual slapping of young women guaranteed.......
4. February 14 was declared as St Valentine’s Day in …........................
5. Emperor Claudius banned …...........................
6. Father Valentine continued to …..................................
7. The Roman god associated with modern Valentine’s Day celebrations ….........
8. Roses bought in the U.S. for Valentine’s Day annually …...................
9. Heart-shaped boxes of candy sold …........................................
10. The precious stone associated with St Valentine’s Day …..................
11. The U.S. shoppers spend on Valentine’s Day annually …...................

Answers:
1. Luprecalia
2. she-wolf of Rome
3. fertility
4. the 5th century
5. banned marriages
6. marry couples
7. Cupid
8. 180 million
9. around 36 million
10. diamond
11. almost 14 billion dollars

Vincent Starry Starry Night

"Vincent" is a song by Don McLean written as a tribute to Vincent van Gogh. It is also known by its opening line, "Starry Starry Night", a reference to van Gogh's painting The Starry Night. The song also describes different paintings done by the artist.

Listen to the song and do the tasks below.


Task 1. Listen and fill in the gaps in the lyrics.


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Task 2 Read the lyrics and Van Gogh's biography and discuss the following questions.

1. What do the following words in verse two refer to?
flaming flowers
swirling clouds
field of amber grain
weathered faces

2. What does the third verse imply to?

3. What message do the last lines carry?

Answers:
1. The words refer to Vincent van Gogh's paintings

flaming flowers The Sunflowers


swirling clouds Starry Night



field of amber grain Wheat Fields in Crow



weathered faces The Potato Eaters
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2. Van Gogh attempted suicide by shooting himself in the chest.

3. Realizing Van Gogh's eternal struggle with insanity.

Task 3

Choose one of Van Gogh's paintings and describe it in detail paying attention to the mood and colours.