Resources for EFL learners and teachers: September 2012

29 September 2012

28 September 2012

Lama or not?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mx2sm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19702122

If you could wish for anything...

Present Simple with movie clips

Rapunzel & Rio
http://moviesegmentstoassessgrammargoals.blogspot.hu/search/label/simple%20present
Saturday Night Fever
http://moviesegmentstoassessgrammargoals.blogspot.hu/2012/03/saturday-night-fever-simple-present.html
The Game Plan
http://moviesegmentstoassessgrammargoals.blogspot.hu/2009/01/game-plan-simple-present.html

Bridget's presentation disaster

(You can turn subtitles on/off by pressing a button on the bottom)

27 September 2012

26 September 2012

25 September 2012

41 places to visit before you die

http://www.boredpanda.com/amazing-places-to-see-before-you-die/

23 September 2012

Wake me up when September ends

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/greenday/wakemeupwhenseptemberends.html

22 September 2012

Questions and indirect questions

http://lessonstream.org/2012/04/15/question-words/

Economy explained

IMF
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15492118

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15490336

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15491690

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/15538164
Stagnation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/15492121
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15411383
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15492115

China's one-child policy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-19677676

Obama crashes wedding venue

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19680920

21 September 2012

Recorded articles and exercises

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine

20 September 2012

Digiboard resources

http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en/resources/

Theme park riders stranded for 4 hours

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19660221

19 September 2012

Work can kill us

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2012/09/120917_witn_work_stress.shtml

Famous speeches

Churchill - Iron Curtain

Martin Luther King - I have a dream

George VIII - abdication

18 September 2012

Why is he unhappy?

http://lessonstream.org/2007/12/03/the-english-tenses/

News English Lessons

Great lessons complete with mp3 and handouts
http://www.newsenglishlessons.com/

Elephant on diet

http://www.newsenglishlessons.com/1209/120918-diet.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19566023
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/9548467/Indias-overweight-temple-elephants-to-go-on-diet.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2204659/Sacred-elephants-diet-Indian-temple-offerings-balloon-80-stone-overweight.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

A Conversation With His 12 Year Old Self

Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, Nobody

17 September 2012

Autistic teenager finds her voice

Illegal music downloads

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19620942

16 September 2012

Little Red Riding Hood by Roald Dahl (Revolting Rhymes)

Three Little Pigs by Roald Dahl (Revolting Rhymes)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Roald Dahl (Revolting Rhymes)

13 September 2012

Jamie Oliver Vegetable Test & Nuggets Experiment

12 September 2012

Animation - speaking - writing

Try commenting while watching the video:
What's happening?
What are the cats thinking?

9 September 2012

Drama activities

http://improvencyclopedia.org/games/index.html

10 Fingers

Great game for getting to know each other in a new group. All players in a circle, holding all 10 fingers up in the air. One person at a time, start asking personal questions that take yes-no answers; whoever cannot answer yes to a question, drops a finger. Last person with a finger left wins. Good questions are things like "I have a cat", "I have never stolen anything" and so on.

Free jazz chants - mp3 and script

http://www.onestopenglish.com/skills/listening/jazz-chants/mp3-files-and-recording-scripts/

7 September 2012

One red paper clip

Fill in the gaps with one word.

One red paperclip

1. This young man’s been getting a lot of _____________ this week…

2. without ____________ one red cent

3. …takes you step by step ___________ his amazing journey

4. I embarked on an _____________

5. What is one red paperclip _____________?

6. At 26 Kyle has blazed a new _____________in trading on the internet…

7. Was it possible to ___________enough trades to _______________ get a house?

8. His inspiration was a _____________barter game called Bigger and better.

9. Putting his job as a salesman on _____________, Kyle placed an ad on Cregg’s list, a website that _____________people to trade something they don’t want for something they do want.

10. It didn’t take long _____________two young women from Vancouver, Canada to _____________across his listing.

11. a pen shaped _____________a fish

12. a tiny door____________

13. camping _____________

14. What ________started as a game was now taking on a life of its _________.

15. whacky _____________, […] virginity, body parts, their soul

16. But ___________ offers also began coming in.

17. marine _____________

18. _____________ of beer

19. I need to _____________in on this

20. I can’t wait to take it for a _____________.

21. a young singer-songwriter […] who ________________wanted to record her music

22. Something very special was _____________on

23. … he was in the business of _____________wishes

24. I ended _____________calling Kyle

25. Her personality came _____________ over the phone

26. _____________the recording contract for the keys

27. keep going until I _____________a house

28. Leslie was _____________to make an offer that would launch One red paperclip into a whole new level of exposure.

29. He doesn’t make a ___________unless the other guy is getting a great deal.

30. Without a moment’s _____________ Alice agreed so Kyle headed back to Phoenix…

31. Kyle was about to make his first calculated _____________

32. His legion of friends were _____________.

33. Kyle ___________found out he had an ________________collection of snow globes.

34. Once again there was real magic: Kyle _____________the life of an other person on his journey to turn a paperclip into a house

35. Just this week, a year _________the day since he began his big adventure…

36. Kyle’s dream _____________finally come true.

KEY:

One red paperclip

1. This young man’s been getting a lot of attention this week…

2. without spending one red cent

3. …takes you step by step on his amazing journey

4. I embarked on an adventure

5. What is one red paperclip worth?

6. At 26 Kyle has blazed a new trail in trading on the internet…

7. Was it possible to make enough trades to eventually get a house?

8. His inspiration was a childhood barter game called Bigger and better

9. Putting his job as a salesman on hold, Kyle placed an ad on Cregg’s list, a website that allows people to trade something they don’t want for sg they do want.

10. It didn’t take long for two young women from Vancouver, Canada to stumble across his listing.

11. a pen shaped like a fish

12. a tiny doorknob

13. camping stove

14. What had started as a game was now taking on a life of its own.

15. whacky offers, […] virginity, body parts, their soul

16. But legitimate offers also began coming in.

17. marine sergeant

18. keg of beer

19. I need to get in on this

20. I can’t wait to take it for a spin.

21. a young singer-songwriter […] who desperately wanted to record her music

22. Something very special was going on

23. … he was in the business of granting wishes

24. I ended up calling Kyle

25. Her personality came through over the phone

26. Exchanged the recording contract for the keys

27. keep going until I own a house

28. Leslie was about to make an offer that would launch one red paperclip into a whole new level of exposure.

29. He doesn’t make a trade unless the other guy is getting a great deal.

30. Without a moment’s hesitation Alice agreed so Kyle headed back to Phoenix…

31. Kyle was about to make his first calculated decision

32. His legion of friends were stunned.

33. Kyle had found out he had an extensive collection of snow globes.

34. Once again there was real magic: Kyle touching the life of an other person on his journey to turn a paperclip into a house

35. Just this week a year to the day since he began his big adventure…

36. Kyle’s dream had finally come true.

6 September 2012

Venice vs. cruise ships

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19498631

2 September 2012

How shall we do it?

Idő: 10 perc
Eszköz: -
Létszám: 10-15 fő
Valaki a társaságból kimegy a szobából, és ezalatt a többiek kigondolnak egy határozószót (pl.: szelíden,
ügyetlenül, mérgesen, stb.) A játékos visszatérése után ad egy utasítást a csoport egy másik tagjának
(pl.: Töröld le az asztalt!, stb.) Az utasítást a határozószónak megfelelően kell végrehajtani. A kitaláló
feladata, hogy a cselekvés stílusából kitalálja, milyen határozószóban állapodtak meg a többiek. Ha
elsőre nem tudja, akkor új embert szólít fel, neki is ad egy utasítást, és így tovább, amíg rá nem jön a
megoldásra.
Source:
www.ifjusagimunkakonyvtara.hu/index.php?p=letoltes&id=42

Unexpected turn

Idő: 5-10 perc
Eszköz: -
Létszám: 10-20 fő
Megjegyzés: Nincs könnyű dolga a mesélőnek.
Egyikünk mesélni kezd egy történetet. A többiek a történet mesélése közben időnként szavakat mondanak
be a mesélőnek, és neki a kapott szót a következő mondatába be kell illesztenie, ügyelve arra,
hogy a sztori azért úgy-ahogy összefüggő maradjon. A bemondások ne túl gyorsan kövessék egymást!
Source: www.ifjusagimunkakonyvtara.hu/index.php?p=letoltes&id=42

Colour shark

Kijelölünk egy játékost, ő lesz a cápa. A feladata, hogy kap egy színt, és az olyan színű ruhát viselő embereket el kell kapnia. Nagyon jó közösségfejlesztő játék (a többiek gyakran elkezdik védeni a támadott embereket, akadályozzák a cápát).
Source: www.ifjusagimunkakonyvtara.hu/index.php?p=letoltes&id=42