Are you a Lord of the Rings fan? You can watch the opening scene, visit the official site and learn more about Tolkien universe, books and movies.
😎 Try it! If you want to learn more about Lord of the Rings as well as about English grammar and passive voice, you have to visit this site where you can do some crosswords, exercises or multiple choice activities.
Halloween is an annual holiday celebrated on October 31. Do you know why are pumpkins, skeletons or ghosts associated with halloween? What does it mean the expression ‘trick or treat’? If you want to know more about this celebration click on here.
😎 Try it! There are a lot of online activities about Halloween, as well as crafts to do. Click and enjoy Halloween! or if you like, do the Halloween’s quiz or watch and read one story about Halloween.
Are you ready for the future? Have you though about it? Can you contribute to a better future? How? How do you image yourself in ten or twenty years time? What are your expectations? What will you do to achieve your purpose?
😎 Try it! Watch the video and start a discussion in class, decide if you are agree with these students and try to answer the questions mentioned.
This is a video created by a Vancouver Film School student. Watch it and then start a discussion in your class.
😎 Try it! After watching the video think about how would you feel arriving in a strange new place, what would you do? And, if you had the opportunity, how would you describe your community to a new visitor? How could you make he/she feel welcome? You can start a discussion in your class, write down your opinions in the blackboard and then write an article with the conclusions.
Snag films is a useful web page with a lot of American videos to learn about different topics: history, science, museums, technology, health…
😎 Try it! Click on snag films topics and choose the one you want lo learn more about. Some videos are only available for American people, nevertheless you can find some interesting reports at your disposal!
CNN Student News brings each day’s top news stories to middle and high school classrooms. You can watch some videos, read the transcripts, do some activities in class, take part in discussion forums and learn more about the news reading the extra information. You will practise your English as well as understand current events better.
😎 Try it! Click on the CNN picture, watch, listen, read, practise and learn!
Do you like horror stories? Then Edgar Allan Poe is your writer! He was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, best known for his tales of mistery…
😎 Try it! One of Poe’s best stories about crime was ‘The Tell-Tale heart’. Read the story or click on the video to listen as well as to watch the tale. Poe is one of the best American writers, hope you enjoy his tales but be careful about nightmares…
You can listen to music, but sometimes is possible to read or even to watch music. Turn off the volume and let’s see it with Yellow Submarine, a 1966 song by The Beatles.
😎 Try it! Think of a song and work in pairs. Prepare a power point presentation only with the lyrics or images about the song and show it to the rest of the class. Without listening the music, will your classmates be able to guess the title or the rythm of your song?
A snail, a butterfly, an eel, a spider… how many ‘minibeasts’ do you know in English?
😎 Try it! First click on the video and try to identify and know the English name of these minibeasts. You can look for the translation in the dictionary. Then, try to complete the minibeast identification table. Finally, you can create your own identification table drawing the pictures and writing the names of the minibeasts learned.
Are you an internet addict? How your life would be without internet? High school students from southern California and New York visited Mission Local and asked residents what life would be like without the internet.
😎 Try it! Watch the video and use it to start a class discussion about advantages and disadvantages about using internet at class, at home, at work… You can divide the class into several groups, each group can create a presentation about the item and what they think about it, and then show it to the class. Try to create a good atmosphere and respect and listen other classmates’ opinion.