EASY ENGLISH, a great YouTube channel to learn English

Hi, Guys!!!, 

As far as I know, watching real English videos is a great way to learn and improve your English listening, comprehension, pronunciation, and so on. That's way I'd like to share with you this amazing You Tube channel: EASY ENGLISH (there are plenty of videos recorded on streets where some English speaking people talk about many different topics).
I hope you'll enjoy it!  ;)

Photograph, by Ed Sheeran

Hi, Guys!!!,

I hope you'll like this song and this video as much as me! I've just copied and pasted its lyrics, it's so lovable!!! "Loving can hurt sometimes, but it's the only thing that I know, ..."

OrOrO.TV

Hi, there!!!,

Have you ever heard about ORORO.TV? It's one of the best web to learn English!!! You can find lots of movies and TV series such as Modern Family, Castle, Scandal, ... with English subtitles. Since I recommended my students to visit this web, they have watched many TV series and they (as well as me) are delighted!!! Learning English is always fun!;)

BBC - Listening skills practice - Learn English TEENS

HI, there!!!,

Today, I'd like to share with you this fantastic web: learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening

Thanks to BBC, you can practise and improve your listening skill, there are loads of videos, full of activities for different levels, great variety of topics, you can test yourself!

LYRICS TRAINING

HI, Guys!!!, 

As I told you in class, if you really want to improve your listening and pronunciation, you should visit this awesome webpage: LYRICS TRAINING
Here, you can find lots of trendy songs, its lyrics and games where you must write the missing words. I love this web!!!So once again, you can see learning English is always fun!

Cheerleader

Hi, Guys!,
I think we all need to become a cheerleader or we'd better find one like in this song, I hope you'll enjoy it!!!

LiSTeN iN a MiNuTe.com

Hi, there!,

I love this web, it's amazing since it's full of listening tests, reading materials, interactive activities, different levels, contexts, ... and all for free. We can do these activities with students in class, it also offers you some exercises, debates, ... and it helps students improve their listening skills. I highly recommend you this web!!! Click on:

http://www.listenaminute.com/ 

Fantastic Web to Improve your LiStEnInG!!!

Hi, there!,

Today, I'd like to recommend you to click on rong-chang. It's a fantastic web to improve and practise your Listening and Speaking, you can find hundreds of real English conversations over different topics, short stories, for kids and ESL students, with excellent audio, with tests, and so on. 

Come on!, don't waste time and keep on learning English!!! ;)

FOCUSENGLISH.COM (Everyday English Conversations)

Hi, Guys!!!, 

It's time to start! So, why don't you click on the following link: FOCUSENGLISH.

It's a fantastic web, you'll find native speakers talking about various topics, you can improve your listening skills thanks to real English conversations: EVERYDAYENGLISH IN CONVERSATION, you can learn new idioms and vocabulary, etc.

Don't waste time! 

Learning English is always FUN;)

ESOL Courses (Free English Lessons Online)

HI, Guys!,

If you need to improve your listening skill, just take a look the following page ESOLCOURSES.COM.

Here, you'll find many interesting topics, videos, listening tests, as well as other different types of exercises, such as Wordsearch, Vocabulary, entertaining Readings, ... for ADVANCED & UPPER-INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS and IELTS students.

So, don't waste time and start now!!! I hope you'll enjoy ;)

DICTATIONS - useful tool to Improve Your English!

HI, Guys!,

Once again, I'm going to recommend you another TIP to Learn and Improve Your English! I'm referring to English DICTATIONS wich help you to improve your writing, listening, reading skills, spelling and punctuation. Just click on DICTATION or DICTATION 2 and test yourself!

There are two different levels. Then you can check your dictation, it doesn't take you too much time and it's really functional. Are you ready now? ;)

Let's Improve Our English SKILLS

Hi, there!,

Have you ever visited http://www.manythings.org/?

It's really worthwhile if you want to improve your READING, LISTENING and PRONUNCIATION!!! Besides, you'll find many quizzes, word puzzles, slang expressions, grammar-activities and so on.

You can dowload the stories for your MP4, you can do different interesting activities that I'm sure these help you to improve. Don't waste time and take a look!!!

www.ManyThings.org
Interesting Things for ESL Students

Halloween is coming...

Hi, Guys!,

These days, Halloween is being celebrated in many parts of the world. This is really special and amusing for children and teenagers. Most of us like disguising and organising parties!

Many times in class, I've told you the origins of Halloween, can you remember it? Why do people disguise? Why are pumpkins called Jack O' Lantern? You can watch the following videos... I hope you'll enjoy All Hallow's Eve = Halloween! ;)

Stteping into the Ring, against cancer by Nicole Johnson

Hi, there!,

Hopefully, we can fight against this cruel disease, cancer. It is important to be informed, and above all, it is essential to feel you are never alone... I just want to remind you all the Day to combat Cancer, which is worlwide being celebrated these days. Besides, I'd like to transmit a hopeful message thanks to this amazing video. There is a great motivational and necessary message ...

The English Language in 24 Accents!

Hi, Guys!,

Thanks to this skillful boy, we can listen to English in 24 different accents such as Scottish, Irish, Southern English, American, Autralian, Welsh, Nigerian, etc. He doesn't want to offence anyone, just imitate as best as he can English accents. I think this is quite interesting! Please, pay attention to the intonation, distinguishable consonants, ...



Thanks a lot, R**!

Niagara Falls, looking for Paradise

Hi, there!,

Are you looking for Paradise? I think that Niagara Falls is actually a paradise! Can you see these photos? They are very well-known due to their beauty and magnificence. When you go there, you fell as if you were in the paradise! These enormous falls are between Ontario (Canada) and the State of New York.

Niagara Falls can be divided into two sections by the Goat Island, these are Horseshoe Falls (Canadian side and the largest one) and the American Falls. It is also said that Niagara Falls were formed in the Ice Age, that is more than 12,000 years ago aprox. These were original glaciers.

The Horseshoe Falls has a height of 53 meters. The width of the waterfalls on the Canadian side is 790 meters; whereas the American Falls has a height of 21-30 meters since there are giant boulders lying on the base of thewaterfalls. The width of the waterfalls on the American side is 320 meters.

Now, let's watch the following video, you can discover the great story of the Niagara Falls as well as their beautiful images. I hope you'll enjoy it!

To my dearest friend Carmen, thanks a lot for your enthusiam and support **

WaVinG the StArS and StRipEs, the AmErIcAn FlaG

Hi, Guys!,

Is there an American movie where the American flag does not appear on it? What does the Old Glory = flag symbolize?

This is taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States:

The national flag of the United States of America (the American flag) consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton (referred to specifically as the "union") bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars. The fifty stars on the flag represent the 50 states and the 13 stripes represent the original thirteen colonies that rebelled against the British monarchy and became the first states in the Union. Nicknames for the flag include the Stars and Stripes, Old Glory, and The Star-Spangled Banner (also the name of the national anthem).

The flag of the United States is one of the nation's most widely recognized symbols. Within the U.S. it is frequently displayed, not only on public buildings, but on private residences. It is also used as a motif on decals for car windows, and clothing ornaments such as badges and lapel pins. Throughout the world it is used in public discourse to refer to the U.S., not only as a nation, state, government, and set of policies, but also as an ideology and set of ideals.

Apart from the numbers of stars and stripes representing the number of current and original states, respectively, and the union with its stars representing a constellation, there is no legally defined symbolism to the colors and shapes on the flag.

What does the American Anthem and Flag really mean for AMERICANS? Let's see this video!

Jennifer talks about the Independence Day

Hi, Guys!,

As you well know, today we are celebrating a very significant day for the American people, that is the US INDEPENDENCE DAY.

As I said before, the Americans got the Independence JULY 4th 1776, and THIS IS THE MAJOR HOLIDAY IN THE UNITED STATES. Once again, thanks to Jennifer, not only we'll learn vocabulary related to this historical moment, but also, we'll learn some relevant episodes of the American history.

You can read and listen to these videos at the same time.
Happy 4th of July!!!

Independence Day in USA, 4th July

Hi, there!

Happy Independence Day for those of YOU who live in USA or spend some time there!!! ;-)

What is the INDEPENDENCE DAY?
It is also known as the 4ht of July, this is the commemoration of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. In that document, The THIRTEEN COLONIES OF AMERICA declared their independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.

How do Americans usually celebrate this national day?
Americans usually meet their friends and families, they organise barbacues, picnics, fireworks, and even more, there some special political speeches, ceremonies, concerts, ... to celebrate their History, Government and Traditions.

It's really exciting when you see people of all ages singing together their national anthem, and YOU ALWAYS FIND AN AMERICAN FLAG WAVING AT THE MAIN DOORS. Now, in these two videos, you could see how this is celebrated by Americans.

If you are more interested, click on:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(United_States)

WE ARE THE WORLD, WE ARE THE CHILDREN

Hi, Guys!,

This fantastic song was first sung by many well-known singers, such as Michael Jackson, Bruce Sprinteen, a long time ago, when these celebrities wanted to collect much money to help poor African children. These days, one of my favourite singer, Celine Dion, has met other important singers to perform this song. Once again, everybody is together, all of us want to help vulnerable people in particular children from HAITÍ. We wish these people could recover as soon as possible. This song also reminds me of "It's Time to Change" by Juanes, another singer who is deeply worried about unprotected people. Now, let's listen to its significant lyrics!

We Are the World, We Are the Children

by Jonas Brothes, Lady Gaga, Celine Dion, among others