The Garatu Twelve: December 2007

Friday 28 December 2007

LEIRE TELLETXE. RESOURCES

TUESDAY, 8TH JANUARY

We have got a lot of ITC resources. The best way to find good things is looking on the internet. However, we need time to do this. In our blog, we have different internet addresses, related to English resources for teaching.

Here you have got different examples of them. And I have found some other addresses also.

Click on the different LINKS. And enjoy yourself with the one which is the most interesting to you!

links 1 ACTIVITIES FOR ESL STUDENTS (quizzes, tests, exercises and puzzles to help you learn English as a second Language)

link2 SELF- STUDY IDIOM QUIZZES

different games HERE WE HAVE GOT DIFFERENT GAMES FOR KIDS

alphabet song THIS IS AN ALPHABET SONG with games, stories,... Here we have got other songs.

irregular verbs Different activities to work with irregular verbs

Thursday 20 December 2007

MARIJE RESOURCES (A NEW BROADCAST)

A NEW BROADCAST

LEARNERS

Primary school (5th and 6th levels, news about the school)

Secondary school

MATERIALS

Newspaper / News about the school

Camera

Video

DVD

TV/ RADIO

AIMS

To learn new vocabulary (reading/ writing)

Develop oral skills

Improve students´listening

DESCRIPTIONS - INDIVIDUALLY/ IN GROUPS

INDIVIDUALLY (read the news; write the summary)

IN GROUPS (prepare the programme)

RECORD the different groups

make comments

ANA MENDIA RESOURCES (HARRY POTTER)

Suggestions for using DVDs in class

Nowadays we have the possibility to use the latest films in class with children, the market is full of movies they like.
You can find them in Public libraries, video clubs, shops…it is very easy to choose the appropriate one for the task you want.
The latest in DVD are:
Ratatouille
Movida bajo el mar
Locos por el surf
Santa Claus 3
You can watch with your students in the classroom about ten minutes of the recording only to listening to real English, or to compare the different voices, you can replay little dialogues…
The DVDs have also extra information about the actors, they have interviews, puzzles, games, karaoke, musical videos etc
They can have fun and enjoy themselves with real and good English.
The teacher has the chance to work on a determinate character, for example Harry Potter, he is an English boy and we are used to hear his voice in Spanish. We can watch the film in different languages, read the several books in Euskara and English for example, take advantage of the marketing of the product with the cartoons, cards, sweets, stickers, fancy dresses…
It is an easy way to improve our listening skills.

Ismael Lo

The lyrics of Tajabone

Tajabone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lTHiObYX1o

My sharona

My Sharona Lyrics

Tajabone

This is the link to listen to Tajabone

BOB DYLAN

Here are the LYRICS of "like a rolling stone"

my sharona

BOB MARLEY

Here are the lyrics

TRACY CHAPMAN

HERE IS A BEAUTIFUL SONG BY TRACEY. DO YOU LIKE IT?

Here are the LYRICS

Tuesday 18 December 2007

New technology

imagine

here are the lyrics

Video of The Beatles

Here are the lyrics

Everybody knows

Here is "everybody knows" song´s liric.

New

I got it.
Diego.

Playing with English

A good game for children

interesting resources

i have found this address http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/

The snow

Here are the news

HELLO GIRLS AND TWO BOYS! TODAY WE ARE COMING SKIING FROM GASTEIZ. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE, ISN´T IT? HAVE A GOOD TIME. DON´T WORRY, BE HAPPY!! MARIJE, ANA AND CARMEN- NEREA- LIDIA- LEIRE

european community song

Do you remember those old days ....?

http://mx.geocities.com/sergio_bolanos/himnoen.htm

Hello

Hello this is my first participation.
Diego.

Leonard Cohen´s song

I have to listen to song. Then I´ll say(give) my opinion.

hello

Hello! surprise! I have been "abducida" by itc. I´m a new woman! kisses

HELLO

HELLO EVERYBODY

HELLO

Hello everybody!!

love

I´ve chosen this song because in my opinion is one of the most beautiful love songs I know.

; Music by elton johnLyrics by bernie taupin

Available on the album blue moves

What have I got to do to make you love me

What have I got to do to make you care

What do I do when lightning strikes me

And I wake to find that youre not there

What do I do to make you want me

What have I got to do to be heard

What do I say when its all over

And sorry seems to be the hardest word

Its sad, so sadIts a sad, sad situation

And its getting more and more absurdIts sad, so sad

Why cant we talk it over

Oh it seems to me That sorry seems to be the hardest word

What do I do to make you love me

What have I got to do to be heard

What do I do when lightning strikes me

What have I got to do

When sorry seems to be the hardest word

Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word Lyrics

English Resources

FOR CHILDREN
I have found on the bbc this site where you can see and also hear some stories. I find it useful for little children.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/tvandradio/stories/unicorn_story1.shtml
If you click on stories, you can find other two stories.

Another website is this one:
http://www.storyplace.org/eel/other.asp
you can select the characters of the story and then hear .It´s a little bit slow but I think it´s useful .

Another Online stories with music and songs:
http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/activities/timetofightafire.asp
http://www.storyplace.org/storyplace.asp
after you have different activities.

FOR US
In the next one we have different activities that you can find
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang_mid.htm

Here you can find different reading resources:
http://www.iei.uiuc.edu/student_internet_res.html#reading
newsparpers, where we can read and hear current news:
New York TImes http://www.nytimes.com/

Another webpage which is from Princetow University where we can listen some lectures: http://www.princeton.edu/WebMedia/lectures/

If you want to read books from American literature, I´ve found this webpage.
http://www.americanliterature.com/ARCHIVES/ARCHIVES.HTML

English grammar online. You have 120 different points of grammar
http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/subidx.cfm
English test: you can do them without having to register

suzanne

http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/leonard_cohen/suzanne.html

zurriola sea

hello friends. the year is finishing....

enjoy the time....here you' ve got some bautiful pictures from Donostia

Saturday 15 December 2007

How does education need to keep pace with our changing world?

Here are 3 thought-provoking videos on the subject.

A vision of students today

Did you know?

Friday 14 December 2007

CEF related tasks

Have you ever heard of the Common European Framework? If you haven't or would like to know more about it, read the description on Wikipedia.

Now look at these CEF related tasks.

Choose one or two of the tasks in the Understanding section and then prepare one or two of the tasks in the Speaking or Writing sections.

Use the MP3 recorder or your Vaestro channel for the speaking tasks.

Ongoing blog task

Using the BBC Schools site, the British Council - Learn English or Learn English - Kids sites , find an article, game or piece of information that you could use with your class and make a post explaining how you would exploit it.

Finish off your video postings

Do a Google search for the lyrics of the video you chose and make a link to them in your post.

Make a comment on each other's posts saying what you thought about their choice of video and song.

Decide which song you think has the best lyrics.