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bj80
Joined: 31 Mar 2017 Posts: 63
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Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 3:26 pm Post subject: Best Site For Free Books, Lesson Plans, Etc. |
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All the Chinese people here use:
gen.lib.rus.ec
b-ok.org
freebookspot.es
The first one is the real goldmine, as 80-90% of written material I have ever needed (textbooks, comic books, etc. is on there).
What do you guys use to get good books, lesson plans, torrents, videos, etc. |
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spiral78
Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash
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Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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Will you ever stop trying to over-generalize EFL? The best site and best materials depends on who you are teaching and what their motivation and needs are.
What works for Chinese beginner to mid intermediate with general English needs would be completely useless for Russian upper intermediate to proficient who work for international companies, for example. |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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I am pleased to report that attempts to access the first site lead to this -
"Access to the websites listed on this page has been blocked pursuant to orders of the high court.
More information can be found at www.ukispcourtorders.co.uk" |
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spiral78
Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash
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Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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scot47 wrote: |
I am pleased to report that attempts to access the first site lead to this -
"Access to the websites listed on this page has been blocked pursuant to orders of the high court.
More information can be found at www.ukispcourtorders.co.uk" |
Very credible indeed |
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Xie Lin
Joined: 21 Oct 2011 Posts: 731
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Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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spiral78 wrote: |
The best site and best materials depends on who you are teaching and what their motivation and needs are.
What works for Chinese beginner to mid intermediate with general English needs would be completely useless for Russian upper intermediate to proficient who work for international companies, for example. |
Absolutely true, and I, too, would be very interested to hear what sites people have found particularly useful. As suggested by Spiral's post, this would be much more helpful if paired with some mention of the students, settings, levels, purposes, etc., for which you found them useful.
I always love hearing about what resources other teachers have found helpful. |
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Xie Lin
Joined: 21 Oct 2011 Posts: 731
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Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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scot47 wrote: |
I am pleased to report that attempts to access the first site lead to this -
"Access to the websites listed on this page has been blocked pursuant to orders of the high court.
More information can be found at www.ukispcourtorders.co.uk" |
Interesting. I wonder why? It takes me to the Library Genesis search page. I typed the address exactly as written by the OP into my address bar. Could it be location specific, blocked in the UK? I'm in the US. |
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dragonpiwo
Joined: 04 Mar 2013 Posts: 1650 Location: Berlin
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suphanburi
Joined: 20 Mar 2014 Posts: 916
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 5:55 am Post subject: Re: Best Site For Free Books, Lesson Plans, Etc. |
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bj80 wrote: |
What do you guys use to get good books, lesson plans, torrents, videos, etc. |
Books: I like Amazon or the local book store.
I also like CUP, AUP, NatGEO, Pearson and
for free stuff - Project Gutenberg ( https://www.gutenberg.org/ ) - they have thousands of copyright free books to download and use.
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lesson plans: I am a teacher so I actually write my lesson plan based on what I will teach - you know...
clear objectives with observable expected outcomes and learning indicators, activities for teaching and learning, assessment for and of learning... that teacher stuff.
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torrents: why?
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videos: YouTube (I am not stuck behind the great firewall).
I also create my own videos for use in class and to share with other teachers then post them on my YouTube channel.
IF you have a smart phone (who doesn't these days) then there is no reason not to create your own material. It isn't rocket science.
There are also some decent (free) apps that you can use (kinemaster, flipaclip, etc).
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etc: Mostly create my own materials that are specific for my students based on their needs assessments and my semester / monthly or dailyt lesson plans.
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 9:25 am Post subject: |
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I think the "High Court" ( without capitalisation) referred to is in the legal jurisdiction of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. |
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