Your help needed with the website of the week

This website is a very simple idea - lots of movie clips. However the difference is that you can search for individual scenes which have been categorised by such things as their mood, theme, setting or genre. So if you have been looking at party language (making small talk, introductions etc...) in class, you can search for this and find party scenes from films such as 'Breakfast at Tiffany's', 'Iron Man 2' and 'The Dark Knight'.
So, if you have the opportunity this week to use this website please comment on this post and share how you used it.

One idea I am going to try is showing a few scenes to my students without telling them what subject I searched for. They will then need to try to find similarities between the scenes and guess what the link is.

Improve your vocabulary with Quizlet

Sometimes when you've been studying English intensively for a long time the amount of new vocabulary can seem too much to take in. This website allows you to create your own flash cards and practise them in a variety of ways. You can save them and go back to them as often as you want.

All you need to do is sign up. It's free and takes under a minute.

There is also the option of looking at and practising other (native and non-native) people's vocabulary through the search option. For example, if you search for 'politics' you can find all kinds of political sets of vocabulary to practice.

This is a great website if you want to expand your vocabulary and keep a record of what you are learning.

World Cup English

Congratulations on finishing the FCE exam guys, don't forget to let us know how you do.


To get your mind off studying, the British Council has an interesting World Cup section on it's Learning English website. Check it out and let me know what you guys think.

http://premierskills.britishcouncil.org/world-cup

Rob

Free online FCE writing assessment

If you want to get free feedback on your exam writing from experienced examiners, go to this website where you can find a whole range of exam questions to answer and submit.

You'll get a response within two weeks.

Good writing!

Short Review ; Death on the Nile

written by Agatha Christie

Linnet Ridgeway is rich, beautiful and clever. Even though it seems she has everything, she isn't actually.

Her best friend Jacquelind de Bellefort made one fatal mistake which is coming to Linnet for asking her fiance Simon's job. This is a beginning of a nightmare.

When Linnet is murdered on her way to Egypt which is her wedding trip, fortunately Hercule Poirot is also on the trip, he begins to pick out a suspect. However even for the great Belgian detective, this is not a simple case the case become more and more of a mystery...

Is it just revenge of someone is betryed by whose trusted friend and lover, indeed?

Gripping story by Dame Agatha Christie is will not dissapointing you.

Marketing Strategies

Today we looked at 'Marketing Strategies' Here are some fabulous ads :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwlpTgbQTE

Think about yourself being a famous footballer. It looks like reality, you can imagine it easily

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRs3NaSnmuE&feature=related

Hilarious, lots of famous players in the ad. Can you imagine how the story ends?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE9JEIwAn_U

Korean mega figure star Yuna Kim in a milk ad

Insider tips for life in London

What places would you recommend going to in London? What food is your favourite?

Looking forward to hearing your ideas.

Rob