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Isn’t she perfect?
Here you are her last hit: Boy does nothing!
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Lyrics | Alesha Dixon lyrics – The Boy Does Nothing lyrics
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Public Displays of Affection,
When people are in love, they want to kiss and hold each other tight. But where’s the best place to do that?
Public displays of affection, or PDAs, can be cute, like when you see a young couple holding hands in the park. But they can also be gross, like a drunk couple totally making out on the street.Some people think public displays of affection are a harmless and fun way to express love. Others think love is better expressed in private.
It turns out that in Jason and Devan’s new relationship, there is one of each kind of person. Watchthe video to see which is which.
Punto gramatical – Learn grammar from this lesson.
Past Perfect Progressive
Jason thanks Devan for seeing Slumdog Millionaire with him and says, “I’d been wanting to see it.” He uses the past perfect progressive tense to talk about a something that had been happening in the past before something else happened in the past. In the past, Jason saw the movie. But before that, he had been wanting to see it.
We form the past perfect progressive with had been + main verb + ing. No matter what the subject of a sentence is, we always form this tense the same way. For example, we can say I had been eating, he had been eating, you had been eating, we had been eating, or they had been eating.
Vocabulary:
make out v.
kiss and hold another person in a romantic way
Example:
Well, we didn’t really date. We made out once, but that’s it.
gross expr.
disgusting, sickening, unpleasant
Example:
“This sandwich is _*gross*_! I think they put mayonnaise on it. I hate mayonnaise!”
mushy adj.
overly affectionate
Example: I don’t want to watch that mushy stuff.
kiss and hold another person in a romantic way
Example:
Well, we didn’t really date. We made out once, but that’s it.
gross expr.
disgusting, sickening, unpleasant
Example:
“This sandwich is _*gross*_! I think they put mayonnaise on it. I hate mayonnaise!”
mushy adj.
overly affectionate
Example: I don’t want to watch that mushy stuff.
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I hold a fundamental belief that knowledge will be universal, free and world-class. There is no doubt that Academic Earth is fighting for the cause. Why?
It’s because this Web page offers free videos from the top universities and scholars. So you’ll be able to review or learn new subjects while practicing your English (all the videos are in English).
You can search the videos by:
- University: as prestigious as Berkeley, Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Stanford or Yale
- Subject: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, History, Law, Mathematics, Medicine, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psycology and Religion.
- Top Rated Instructors: people as distinguished as Christensen, Sheila Widnall, Bruno Cabanes, Paula Goldman…
There are also courses about a variety of topics like The Civil War, Linear Algebra or General Human Anatomy, to mention some.
The users/visitors can rate the videos and help in the creation of lists, with the best-rated ones (according to instructor, course or lecture).
A website, 110% recommended, with superb material.
Link | Academic Earth
Note: If you are looking for more free lectures in English (in video, audio or text format), we recommend you visit Lecturefox.
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Know-all-teacher: I’m looking for some Websites with educational material in English for teachers. Do you know any Learn English Online (LEO)?
LEO: Ummm, I think that I’ve already mentioned some to you like Ziggity Zoom, Visual Dictionary Online or Cambridge English Online.
Know-all-teacher: Yes, I remember that. But I’m looking for an online resource with material for various subjects like Design, English, Geography or Mathematics.
LEO: In this case I believe that I have something that you’ll find useful.
Know-all-teacher: I’m listening…
Curriculumbits is the Web page that can help know-all-teacher and any other teacher who is looking for inspiration for their classes. This online resource offers a great quantity of totally free interactive multimedia material.
Its online library contains games, quizzes, animations and videos in a variety of subjects that include Art & Design, Biology, Chemistry, English, French, Geography, German, Physics, Mathematics or Physical Education to mention some.
There is no need for registration and all the games, videos and animations are available to access online.
It is truly an online resource that deserves a visit.
Link | Curriculumbits.com
>Lots of songs in English with their Lyrics. Some of them even translated into Spanish.
Enjoy them.
>Have you hit a wall and don’t know how to improve your English as an advanced student? How does watching videos in English and answering questions about them sound? This exercise will definitely help you and give your English a good push to the next level.
One of the best ways to learn English (or any language) is listening to it. A lot! When you listen to a language you learn new vocabulary, sentence structure and grammar simultaneously. Moreover, if you pair listening with an image (video) the results are impressive because videos allow viewers to understand more through association.
Watching videos in English is an excellent exercise for improving your English skills. In the blog we have already recommended different websites and channels in Youtube where you can watch great videos in English on any subject. But Diana (helping-you-learn-english) and I wanted to help even more, so we decided to select interesting videos from various topics and write a series of related questions. The combination of watching, listening and answering the questions will help you practice and improve your English.
The first video we selected, focuses on a new system (ESTA) that travellers need to apply for in order to travel to the US. We found the video from CNN’s video library and it is read at a normal pace, perfectly suited for learners at an advanced English level. Although if you have a lower English level and still want to try, go right ahead!
ESTA US security application
Warm up questions before you watch the video:
- Have you ever travelled to the US before?
- What was your experience like with security?
- What changes would you make to security to make things safer? More comfortable?
The video:
Embedded video from CNN Video
Watch the video and while you watch the video try to answer the following questions:
- What does the new US system ESTA stand for?
- This is a big change to the US travel system. When did the last big change like this occur?
- The US is the only country introducing ESTA. True or False
- How long can you stay in the US once your application has been approved?
- Does ESTA replace your need for a passport?
- What are authorities encouraging travellers to do in order to make the process easier?
- Can you travel in the case of an Emergency or last minute booking with the ESTA system?
- What is the typical waiting period for ESTA application approval?
- If I told you I paid $100 for my ESTA application, would you congratulate me on getting it for less than $300? Why or why not?
- What is the cheapest way to apply for ESTA approval?
Final questions:
- Describe the four steps of the ESTA process.
- Do you think that ESTA will make travelling safer?
- Why would the US introduce this form of security?
Answers to the questions, PA stands for possible answer:
ESTA US security application
Warm up questions before you watch the video.
- Have you ever travelled to the US before? PA: Yes I have. I went to Florida, Disney World about 10 Years ago.
- What was your experience like with security? PA: I remember the security and passport control people were very serious. I felt nervous like I had done something wrong and they were going to find out…even though I KNEW I hadn’t done anything wrong.
- What changes would you make to security to make things safer? More comfortable? PA: Um, maybe if they had eye scans in addition to passports…or a finger print scanner. Something that makes it next to impossible to impersonate someone. That sounds really futureistic though.
Watch the video and while you watch the video try to answer the following questions.
- What does the new US system ESTA stand for? PA: It stands for Electronic System for Travel Authorization
- This is a big change to the US travel system. When did the last big change like this occur? PA: This is the biggest change to occur in the last 25 years.
- The US is the only country introducing ESTA. True or False A: False. It is also being introduced in much of the European Union, Japan and Australia
- How long can you stay in the US once your application has been approved? PA: You can stay in the US for up to Two Years or when your passport expires. Whichever happens sooner.
- Does ESTA replace your need for a passport? PA: No it does not. You still need a passport to travel in the US.
- What are authorities encouraging travellers to do in order to make the process easier? PA: Authorities recommend applying as soon as travel plans are made and to apply no later than 72 hours before travelling.
- Can you travel in the case of an Emergency or last minute booking with the ESTA system? PA: Yes you can. You can make the application last minute but for your peace of mind it is better to do it as soon as possible.
- What is the typical waiting period for ESTA application approval? PA: Typically ESTA applications are approved within 6 seconds (99% of applicants will experience this quick approval).
- If I told you I paid $100 for my ESTA application, would you congratulate me on getting it for less than $300? Why or why not? PA: No I wouldn’t. I would have told you that you had been ripped off because anyone and do the application for FREE online.
- What is the cheapest way to apply for ESTA approval? PA: The cheapest way to apply is online because it is FREE.
Final questions:
- Describe the four steps of the ESTA process. PA: Step 1, complete your application. Step 2 Submit your application. Step 3 Recieve and record your application number. Step 4Recieve confirmation of your application.
- Do you think that ESTA will make travelling safer? PA: I am not sure if ESTA will make travelling safter but it will provide authorities with more information about each traveller.
- Why would the US introduce this form of security? PA: I believe that it is trying to increase security and reduce the risk of terrist attacks on the country. Being more informed about who is travelling within the US might prove useful in future situations.
This document has been written in collaboration with Diana Tower, an English teacher with 3 years teaching experience. She is also the author of the free Web page Helping you learn English.
>As the creators say: “EF podEnglish improves your English with bite-sized 5 minute videos. Perfect for beginners, intermediate and advanced students, these video lessons are as good as having an English teacher in your pocket! Created by EF & Englishtown, the world’s largest language school. Enjoy!”
EF podEnglish Channel in YouTube
>You can learn English as
Elton John did, with “Sacrifice”
or as Guns and Roses, “Knocking on heaven’s door” or perhaps you prefer to do it as Lionel Richie and Diana Ross with “Endless love” or even as Britney Spears does asking your “Baby , one more time“, but don’t forget to say: “Thank you for the music” as Abba did, but as James Blunt says, always remember that “You are beautiful“
Enjoy this selection of songs from Youtube
Or, if no one of the links works, try this funny versión that Youtube still allows
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How many times have you tried to learn English or other languages with videos but you could not understand anything? Now, it is possible to improve your language with Yappr, a new free tool developed by Patrick Nee to learn languages in a funny way with entertaining videos which you can choose from different categories such as Christmas, comedy, music, cartoons… Therefore, if you are learning English, this site can be a very useful tool since it avoids the problem of not understanding because the videos have subtitles in English and Spanish. Besides, the videos are short and you can use them in the classroom to do other kind of activities.
Many students prefer watching interesting and funny videos to reading books because videos have sound and images. The advantage of this site is that with the subtitles, the videos can be understandable for beginners or intermediate students. Youtube videos are good for advanced learners but not for beginners of intermediate ones, since sometimes they do not have subtitles. Users can also upload their videos and even contribute with their translations to their own videos or to others ones. Besides, there are also games and a chat to talk to people from all over the world and practice English. What are you waiting for joining to it and sharing with your students and friends? There are fourteen languages available in Yappr, therefore you have no excuses to learn languages.
A similar website is Dot Sub. If you want to know more about Dot Sub you can read Nik Peachey’s Blog, he has an interesting post about it with some ideas to use these videos in class.
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Steve Ford is another generous English teacher (remember Mr Duncan and mrthoth?) who prepares free videos to learn English online and then uploads them to his YouTube channel.
He speaks clearly in an American accent and many of his videos are subtitled, making them easy to understand. Moreover, the topics and contents of his videos contain some very pleasant surprises.
The videos in English are organized into three categories:
- Peppy: videos to learn grammar and vocabulary. The majority of the videos have associated activities (e.g. a video quiz at the end for reviewing new ideas and concepts contained in each recording.)
- Test Preparation: videos with very useful tips to prepare you for IELTS and TOEFL exams.
- Business: you’ll find the videos in this category extremely valuable to help you get through a job interview (in English), improve your accent (accent reduction) and increase your vocabulary.
Please see below a sample of Steve Ford’s videos, with a variety of tips to prepare you for a job interview in English:
Apart from his channel on YouTube, Steve Ford maintains a number of other websites for learning English:
Podcasts about his videos
Free activities to do online
Don’t hesitate to visit the sites and take advantage of these wonderful online resources.
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