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This is a good an excuse as any to listen to a good song, and, at the same time, be reminded of the suffering the great nation had to endure earlier this year. Why not use this video as a springboard for a class discussion on natural disasters, for example? Read More...
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I recently responded to a blog challenge by a video recording of myself - you can see it by clicking here. Most EFL teachers are probably aware of the activity where students are asked to say some things about themselves, and the others are to guess if Read More...
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I've always loved this song (written by Jagger/Richards, and released on the Stones' Let It Bleed album towards the end of 1969), and, as you probably already know, I'm very fond of Playing for Change, too. They are good enough reasons for me to link Read More...
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In January 2011, I posted a video showing how they were building a music school in Kirina, Mali, from scratch. The school opened its doors in October 2010, and Playing for Change takes us into the school to see what teachers and the kids do... Related Read More...
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Ted Talks has a speaker with a difference - he isn't going to speak!
Don't worry - it isn't a silent video, lol.
Jackson Browne is one of my favourite singer-songwriters, and he has written many powerful songs in his long career, this one here being no Read More...
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In We Are The Champions, I wrote about several ideas you could do with songs in the classroom, so if you'd missed it, you ought to take a look now.
Warm-up
Play the video, freeze it when Paul McCartney can be seen. Ask if anyone knows him, what they know: Read More...
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"The next thing we knew the music started playing, children gathered for their own personal concert, and we all transcended to a place with no time, no fear, and no difference between us." And so, we watched, mesmerised by Mali's Tinariwen's desert blues, Read More...
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A lot of teachers who use songs for ELT restrict themselves to a gap-fill activity plus a singalong, but there are, however, many other activities you could do besides those, some of which I've set out below, and I also created a quiz incorporating some Read More...
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Here's a simple fun activity for you to practise listening and conditionals.
First, listen to the song, and you can follow the lyrics if you want (there are some minor errors).Then, click on the image below the lyrics, and this will direct you to an interactive Read More...
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Here's a simple beautiful song by the equally beautiful Norah Jones. Look at the word cloud - all the lyrics are there - and see if you can put the words in the order in which Norah sings. You can click on the image to see a larger version.
As you probably Read More...
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I've been a long-time fan of Playing for Change, a fan of their music, a fan of their projects. Amidst the never-ending chaos in the world, it's always heartening to hear that someone somewhere is doing their bit to make the world a more tolerable place Read More...
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If you had a choice of a country to live in, where would you choose? What would your criteria be?
Newsweek recently compiled a list of the best countries in the world based on health, economy, politics and the quality of life. The project took them several Read More...
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Here are some games to help you learn musical instruments. They are four categories: strings, brass & keyboard, percussion, and woodwind. Just click on the image to begin the game. If you want to see your name appear on the scoring sheet, you'll have Read More...
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In two weeks, Halloween is with us again. What have you got lined up for this year? Here are just a few ideas to help you get going. To introduce/revise vocabulary related to Halloween, I've set up a PowerPoint presentation. Show the slide first, then Read More...
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Originally a Roman Catholic festival to celebrate the eve of All Saint's Day (1st Nov), Halloween has distorted over the years into a party time related to lighted pumpkins, fancy dress and anything to do with ghosts and horror. As part of our lesson Read More...
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