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by chascosta
Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:06 pm
Forum: Video in the Classroom
Topic: Nice video activities for intermediate and advanced sts.
Replies: 8
Views: 10130

Movie activities

To Joshua. You've been really helpful. I see you have hard work cos you deal with large groups. Are your pupils all Spanish speakers? Are most of them interested in learning the language? What do you do to motivate them? Sometimes I feel a bit frustrated because most of my sts seem not to see any pu...
by chascosta
Wed Sep 21, 2005 1:44 pm
Forum: Video in the Classroom
Topic: Nice video activities for intermediate and advanced sts.
Replies: 8
Views: 10130

The incredibles

To Joshua. You said you're using The incredibles with your sts, right?
What level are they in? Do you show the movie with the subtiltes on?
How often do they have classes? Is this a graded activity?

So many questions, ah....

See you.
by chascosta
Tue Sep 20, 2005 1:50 pm
Forum: Literature
Topic: Ideas to work with The picture of Dorian Gray .
Replies: 1
Views: 3971

Ideas to work with The picture of Dorian Gray .

My sts are reading The picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde , and I'd like to know some interesting activities to work with them after they finish reading it. They're not reading the original version, they are reading the one by (bookworms Oxford- intermediate level).

Thanks.
by chascosta
Tue Sep 20, 2005 1:42 pm
Forum: Video in the Classroom
Topic: Movie activities.
Replies: 8
Views: 46411

Movie activities.

In fact I'm looking for activities to use in class. I know I can separate parts of the movies and work different aspects, however, I'm running out of new ideas and getting tired with the old stuff. Three months ago I used the movie "Fat Greek wedding" ( Casamento Grego in Portuguese), I'm not sure i...
by chascosta
Sat Sep 17, 2005 6:28 pm
Forum: Video in the Classroom
Topic: Nice video activities for intermediate and advanced sts.
Replies: 8
Views: 10130

Short movies on DVD's.

Thanks for helping. Does anybody know any sites where I can get short films on DVD's? I'd really appreciate it.

Regards.
by chascosta
Sat Sep 17, 2005 12:17 am
Forum: Video in the Classroom
Topic: Nice video activities for intermediate and advanced sts.
Replies: 8
Views: 10130

Nice video activities for intermediate and advanced sts.

I love movies and I think they're a wonderful tool to motivate the sts however, most activitiesI know are very long and sometimes boring and not challenging. I wish I could get something shorter and really great.

Regards.
by chascosta
Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:56 pm
Forum: Keypals
Topic: Keypal English teachers
Replies: 4
Views: 4665

how to work with movies - efficient and short activities.

Thanks for replying it. I'd like to get nice video(movie) activities to work with my intermediate and advanced sts. Just let me know them. Bye.
by chascosta
Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:56 am
Forum: Keypals
Topic: Keypal English teachers
Replies: 4
Views: 4665

Keypal English teachers

Hi. I'm an English teacher from Brazil . I'd like to know any sites where I could get teachers around the world in order to have discussions about our profession, methodology, students motivation and so forth . Bye.