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[jlb]

Hi, I'd like to start using some short movies in my classes (under 10 minutes). Can you recommend any that are easily accessible, for free on the web? Thanks

[Rusty Shackleford]

I find that adapting a video to use in the class is often more work and more difficult than other traditional traditional activities. It's easier (for me anyway) to use dialogs and such like.

[summer33ny]

Does your classroom have internet access? I have used short (3-5 min) movie clips from Youtube. I show things that my high schoolers are interested in (Simpsons, Wondergirls interview in english, Twilight movie trailer) and it really holds their attention and gets them motivated.

[Straphanger]

[prideofidaho]

I like movies from the nfb archives. some are a bit abstract, so it's up to you if you think they're useful or not. http://www.nfb.ca/

Shawn the sheep is pure diamond gold.

[some waygug-in]

I stumbled across this site while I was brousing Ddeubel's site;

www.real-english.com

Not sure if it's what you are needing, but it might be helpful.

Other than that, I did some searches on youtube and found some interesting things.

How to make maple syrup.

Children's stories The 3 ladybugs ... something or other.

A part of our heritage - Winnie the pooh. (Canadian history snipets)


The problem with youtube is there are all kinds of inappropriate things that will come up if you are not careful, so you have to preview everything.

[D.D.]

youtube.com Tyson the dog on Oprah, Mr Bean, Bugs Bunny, Flintstones, Tom and Jerry, funny animals, fear factor(but I got in trouble for that) Homer goes to India.

The idea is search and be creative. Youtube is gods gift to esl.

Make sure you stop the video a lot.

[LostinKSpace]

Kung Fu Panda : The Secrets of the Furious Five, this is the story of how the furious five became great at Kung Fu.

The whole thing is about 25mins but you can chop it up into five parts, make comics from it (I did that using windows media player). You can use this in conjunction with a what makes a good student lesson.

My kids had a lot of fun with it and it is very visual, and easy to follow (the dialog can be a little quick though)

Any Mr Bean thing, download form youtube using keep vid then play through GOM or VLC or you can download an flv converter and play as normal (this is useful if you want to put video clips into powerpoint.

[ddeubel]

You might want to try the Nat. Film Board Bests I formatted and selected for easy teacher review and use. They stream well and there are some classics there. HERE is the public page but on the NFB EFL classroom page, there are some powerpoints for some of the videos and also other recommended videos.

I also would suggest commercials. Our A/V player has the ones I've selected that really are great for teaching. I also listed many more on a recent blog post .

You might also consider showing some of the series that are appropriate. Extra English is a teen soap opera with workbook and teens seem to love the "characatures". Look for it on the site map at EFL Classroom .

Happy hunting,

DD
http://eflclassroom.com

[maingman]

Past is a History, Future is a Mystery and Now is a Gift, that's why it's called Present! Kung Fu Panda

[Rusty Shackleford]

Mr Bean is good for "What is he doing?", "How does he feel?" etc. Wallace and Gromet works too. I always worry that they're aren't really learning anything, though. The video becomes the focus and not the language. It's fine for once a month though. Makes a change from the boring text book.

[D.D.]

[ddeubel]

D.D. (not to be confused with DD)

You reminded me of a presentation I made on using video in the classroom. I dug it up from the bowels of my hard drivel -- it speaks of several of the points raised above about using video in the classroom. Several also not mentioned (and others may or may not agree with) .....

http://eflclassroom.com/flash/usingvideo.swf

DD
http://eflclassroom.com

[laoshihao]

I teach high school and we use commercials, real-english, e-baby, music videos, cooking instructionals, and quick news snippets. We do a lot of fill-in-the-blank and listening comprehension using the videos.