How to Peel a Head of Garlic in Less Than 10 Seconds Intro: What’s the problem with peeling garlic? What´s the best way to peel garlic? 1. Vocab Peel, let’s face it, pain in the ass, stuck under your fingernails, cloves, the heel of your hand, bowls, shake the Dickens out of it! 2. Practice […]
Using English Podcasts: (Intermediate level listening skills and vocab building) A good way to start using podcasts is through Twitter. For example, find the user @eslpod and browse through its tweets. There you can find a large selection of podcast lessons which include scripts for new vocab. They speak slow and clear and it is […]
Upper Intermediate + (for teachers & students)Conversation class & practice Cuisine Cultural identities served with food on Vimeo Intro:Is food and cuisine an important part of culture?What does Catalan food say about your culture? Use as many adjectives as possible.Do you enjoy tasting other types of food and therefore other cultures?What is an eatocracy? (It´s […]
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Using wikis and digital fabrication tools, TED Fellow Marcin Jakubowski is open-sourcing the blueprints for 50 farm machines
Marco Tempest: The magic of truth and lies (and iPods) You are going to view a presentation from Ted.com. Technology Entertainment Design. Introduction Using three iPods like magical props, Marco Tempest spins a clever, surprisingly heartfelt meditation on truth and lies, art and emotion. 1. Warm Up Questions: Do you like magic? What […]
(SITTIN’ ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY written by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper lyrics as recorded by Otis Redding December 7, 1967, just three days before his death in a plane crash outside Madison, Wisconsin #1 for 4 weeks in 1968 Theory: Words in English when spoken quickly or sung sometimes contain contractions. “Rocking” […]
Take the Canadian folk singer, Dave Carroll. After nine months of complaining he had had enough. United Airlines baggage handlers had damaged his $3,500 guitar, but the airline refused to pay compensation and its customer service agents were less than courteous. So he made a music video about the experience and on 6 July 2009 […]
Richard St. John’s 8 secrets of success You are going to view a presentation from Ted.com. TED = Technology Entertainment Design. Why do people succeed? Is it because they’re smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success. […]
In this exercise the English learner must their English autonomously to practise their English and complete the task. Results can be discussed and corrected in class. Contact Name : Profession: Teacher Number : Call window (time) : Between 17 & 18 hr on Mondays. Theme 1: Registration Form Hello ___________, my name is ________________, a […]
