Thursday 20 December 2007

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.

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