The Carnival of English Language Lessons

Following on from Shelly Terrell's edition of the15th ESL/EFL Carnival, I'll be responsible for hosting the nextandI've decided to do something a little bit different:It shall have a focus, a theme, which is:LESSONSIn other words...Warmers and IcebreakersProjects and Real-life TasksFree practice and Controlled GapfillersRole-plays and Case-studiesGames for kidsTeam building exercises for teensDisc[...]

Date: 02.08.2010 Time 22:01:00 Author: Karenne Sylvester

Got A Story to Tell? Here's a writing Contest

It doesn't take long, in a foreign country, for a traveler to encounter (or create) ridiculous, impossible and even life changing events.Don't forget them - share them!Yes, share these experiences with friends and family, but don't forget to share your experiences with the world...[...]

Date: 02.07.2010 Time 23:34:01 Author: Morf Morford

What is an ecosystem?

An ecosystem is a community of all plants and animals in a particular area, and the way they depend on each other, either directly or indirectly. It includes plants, trees, animals, microorganisms, water, soil, and people.Everything that lives in an ecosystem is dependent on the other elements that are also part of that system. If one part of an ecosystem disappears or is damaged, it has an[...]

Date: 02.06.2010 Time 00:58:00 Author: Chiew N. Pang (Canary Islands)

Limning the History of Limnology

Kim Churchman responded to my treatment of limn with the following comment. I’ll bet it occurred to others, as well:“About limn: doesn’t limnology mean the study of lakes? How does that fit with your definition of limn?The answer is straightforward: in no way at all. Yes, the word limne means “lake” in Greek and, I think, Latin, too. But English limn comes from Latin[...]

Date: 02.02.2010 Time 21:34:22 Author: Robert Beard (Pennsylvania)

Britain?s coolest image

  Britain is unusually warm for its latitude because of the Gulf Stream. This week, however, the Gulf Stream is on vacation in Greenland. So this is what Britain is like without the Gulf Stream.  An unprecedented extreme in the northern hemisphere atmospheric circulation has driven a strong direct connecting current between the Gulf Stream and the [...][...]

Date: 01.08.2010 Time 17:13:25 Author: Damián Casado

10 Learning Communities for ESL students

Participating in an online language learning community is a good way for ESL students to improve speaking and writing skills. The average community provides language partners to chat with in addition to other learning tools. Here are 10 online learning communities that can be joined for free.EnglishForums.com- EnglishForums.com is the world's largest EFL/TEFL social network. Students can use the s[...]

Date: 12.19.2009 Time 02:10:00 Author: Inma Alcázar (Salamanca)

Halloween - what?s it all about?

The word ‘Halloween‘ originates from the names of old pagan celebrations - All Hallows’ Eve, the eve of All Saints’ Day.The origins of Halloween go back to a time long before Christianity—the era when the ancient Celts inhabited Britain and Ireland. Using a lunar calendar, the Celts divided the year into two seasons—the dark winter months and the light summer months. On the ful[...]

Date: 10.28.2009 Time 13:59:28 Author: Anthony Hughes (London)

WORD FORMATION

Printable worksheet ( key included)click here to download this file[...]

Date: 10.09.2009 Time 20:14:00 Author: Vanda (Lisbon)

adverbs of Frequency /Adverbios de Frecuencia

Adverbs of FrequencyThe most common adverbs of frequency are always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, rarely, and never. The following chart shows the relative frequencies of these adverbs. It is important to understand that the percentages only show approximate frequencies; other sources will have slightly different numbers. What is important is not the absolute number, but only the relative fr[...]

Date: 10.02.2009 Time 17:08:00 Author: Rar

Six ELT apps for the iPad/iPhone

Immediately after the launch of the iPad, that crazy team of scientists here at Six Things (the ones who brought you six technological inventions teachers really want to see) got down to work on creating apps for our field. Here they are, still under development but showing a lot of promise already…1. iGrind - delivers ten grammar exercises to your mobile phone every day for 20 years. A 21st[...]

Date: 02.08.2010 Time 07:40:44 Author: Lindsay Clandfield

Real English video lessons

A great site done with methodology, with more than 50 video lessons, where you can first watch the video without subtitles as a listening exercise, then you can do the exercises and later you can watch the same video again but this time with subtitles.With real dialogues, interviews to native speakers, grammar and lots of useful exercises. Wisely directed by Mike and Valérie Marzio and where ever[...]

Date: 02.06.2010 Time 22:35:00 Author: Joan Rubies (Catalonia)

A new project

This time we are involved in the design and creation of a new digital journal inside our Comenius project. We hope your collaboration, here you are the first page[...]

Date: 02.02.2010 Time 22:19:00 Author: Carmen Torres

The Passive

THE PASSIVEPassive VoiceView morepresentationsfromSan Buenaventura Cali.- Activities withSimple Present:1,2,3,4- Activities withSimple Past:1,2,3,4-The Coca Cola story-Translation activities[...]

Date: 01.20.2010 Time 17:46:00 Author: Sara Cordero (Huelva)

OUT WITH THE OLD?IN WITH THE NEW?

Another year over and a new one begins. WhenI started this blog I was just experimenting and had no idea anyone would actually read it, at this point I realize that they do lol. That said, I feel I have to write something to keep it going and that won’t do, I don’t always have the time, energy or motivation, but sometimes I like to express something I’ve read, heard or for no par[...]

Date: 12.31.2009 Time 22:31:23 Author: Aniya

Language learning and golf

Steve Kaufmann has written an excellent post about why people learn languages. Kaufmann says that ‘Language learning is fun, or at least can be fun. It is more fun than golf. We need to get away from the idea that we have to learn languages, or only do so if we have to” Click here to view the embedded video. Brought to you by Steve Kaufmann. [...]

Date: 11.21.2009 Time 22:55:00 Author: Gorka J. Palazio (Leioa)

Match-up!

Match-Up!is a game that helps students review basic sentence structure and match these structures to grammar concepts / structures / forms they have studied throughout the year. This exercise can be used at the beginning, throughout and / or at the end of the course as a means of reviewing or extending materials and concepts covered in class.Match-up!originally appeared onAbout.com English as 2nd [...]

Date: 10.10.2009 Time 12:18:18 Author: Kenneth Beare

The Past Tense

Some of you have told me you need more practice with the past tense.The following sites are worth visiting.englisch-hilfen.deEnglish Grammar SecretsAula facilLearning English on the webUsing EnglishEnglish page[...]

Date: 10.09.2009 Time 08:42:00 Author: Sara Rosales