Tuesday 26 October 2010

Pronunciation Tips




Here's your section to ask for doubts on Phonetics and Pronunciation. So, please do not hesitate to ask any question about the pronunciation of English.

1st Question: We've read a text on baby names and we've had some trouble with the plural noun lives,  and the singular one  life. Click on the mouth above to find the solution.

Thursday 18 March 2010

How to create a Podcast



Was it difficult for you to follow this explanation? Please, don't panic! This is not so complicated. Maybe you should have a look at Isabel Perez's tips on Podcast.

Easier now? Well, the more you practise with your podcasts, the better English you'll speak. So, cheer up and have fun!

You can also listen to the previous post, clicking on here.

For further information on Podcasts, you'd better watch this video by Mark Pentleton.

Thursday 11 March 2010

Video Clips

What's your favourite singer?

Mine is Craig David:

Here's one of his best videos:


Craig David All The Way

Rene Da illest | Vídeos musicales MySpace

Monday 8 March 2010

Education



Are you a vocational educator or just an instructor?

Nowadays, being a teacher is not a piece of cake any more. Society is changing so quickly that we need more help! The school cannot do the whole thing. If you agree with these words, you need to watch this video.



Emilio seems to be more than just an average judge, doesn't he?

Well, are we all part of our children's upbringing?

Wednesday 3 March 2010

Welcome to our Blog



Would you be able to welcome your mates, using the following words?

I'm sure you would. It's just a question of practice. The more you speak, the better for you. Below there're two different examples. Enjoy your English!

share, speak, communicate, short, hello, think, thank you, interesting, learn




Monday 1 March 2010

I can speak in English





In this section we're going to analyse how to learn and teach people to speak in English.

This is an excellent website to start with: British Council


In Spain there's a highschool general examination like the UK GCSE and they're trying to introduce an oral TEST, which is not going to be until 2012. Here are some teachers' opinions on the topic:




This is Steve Kaufmann, who is going to give us some speaking tips. Let's listen to him:


http://www.thelinguist.blogs.com

Sunday 14 February 2010

Voice Thread

Hello everyone!

I've just found this incredible on-line application. You'd better try VoiceThread

Please remember to post your commentaries about it.

Thanks and enjoy this.




For further information click on Technology for teachers.

Wednesday 10 February 2010

Acapela.TV

This is just an example of this excellent application:

Acapela.TV

Now, can you have a look at your blog and try to find another gadget like this one?

Friday 29 January 2010

Hot English Magazine




This is an useful magazine for you to practise your English with. It's not only a learning magazine, but also a huge language resource, which is full of current and interesting topics and information to share with your mates, down in the English learning world.

These are a couple of links for you too. They will bring you to this stunning magazine straightaway. And you'd better have a look at their YOUTUBE channel. Very worthwhile watching!

Now let's have a look at this video about Cheating in Sports. You can also read its transcript.

Wednesday 27 January 2010

Jokes in English

To laugh out loud, let's tell some CUALE_Prof jokes. According to them, these pranks are the very, very best ever.



A man walks into a bar and orders a beer. He takes his first sip and puts it down. While he's looking around the bar, a monkey jumps down and steals the pint of beer from him. "Whose monkey is that? the man asks angrily. "It belongs to the piano player", the barman replies. So, the man walks over to the piano player and says, "Do you know, your monkey stole my beer". And the pianist replies, "No but if you hum it, I'll play it".



IDIOT DRIVER
An idiot was driving down the A34 motorway, when suddenly his mobile phone rang. The dad said: "Son , I just heard on the news that there's a car going the wrong way down the A34. Please, be careful.
"It's not just one car, dad" says the idiot. "There's hundreds of them"


SUICIDE YELL
Three men: a Scotsman, an Englishman and a sumo wrestler are about to commit suicide by jumping off the top of a building. The Scotsman jumps off and shouts, "God save Scotland! "Next, the Englishman jumps off and shouts, "God Save England!" Finally, the sumo wrestler jumps off and shouts, ·God save the person who I land on!"


Teacher.- John Why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor.,
John.- You told me to do it without using tables.



If I were a dog and you were a flower I´d lift up my leg and give you a shower.