Here you have some useful links, read and learn some more about this contemporary TV hit.
1. Wikipedia entry for Heroes
2. Internet Movie DataBase (IMDB) entry for Heroes
3. A dedicated fan page:
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Series we are watching: Heroes (4th of ESO)
Our 4th of ESO students are watching the hit series Heroes.
Here you have some useful links, read and learn some more about this contemporary TV hit.
1. Wikipedia entry for Heroes
2. Internet Movie DataBase (IMDB) entry for Heroes
3. A dedicated fan page:
Here you have some useful links, read and learn some more about this contemporary TV hit.
1. Wikipedia entry for Heroes
2. Internet Movie DataBase (IMDB) entry for Heroes
3. A dedicated fan page:
Series we are watching: Fame (3rd of ESO)
Our 3rd of ESO students are watching the 80's hit series Fame.
Here you have some useful links, read and learn some more about this TV classic.
1. Wikipedia entry for Fame
2. Internet Movie DataBase (IMDB) entry for Fame3. A dedicated fan page
Here you have some useful links, read and learn some more about this TV classic.
1. Wikipedia entry for Fame
2. Internet Movie DataBase (IMDB) entry for Fame3. A dedicated fan page
Watching subtitled videos is a good idea
As part of the course, we have joined a project that is trying to prove that watching subtitled videos improves our learning of a foreign language.
It belongs to the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Commission and it is called: "Subtitles and language learning" and you can see its home page here: http://sublanglearn.utu.fi/
Our way to participate consists of watching a series throughout the year at a rate of one chapter (45 minutes) every two weeks. We watch it in the original language (English) and use subtitles in Spanish.
The core idea is this: watching videos in the original version with the help of subtitles we can understand easily is a good help to our learning of the English language.
Simple, and true. And fun.
It belongs to the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Commission and it is called: "Subtitles and language learning" and you can see its home page here: http://sublanglearn.utu.fi/
Our way to participate consists of watching a series throughout the year at a rate of one chapter (45 minutes) every two weeks. We watch it in the original language (English) and use subtitles in Spanish.
The core idea is this: watching videos in the original version with the help of subtitles we can understand easily is a good help to our learning of the English language.
Simple, and true. And fun.
How to install and use Audacity
INSTALL
In order to install Audacity, you need to download the program and some extra files.
1. Go to Audacity's web page (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/) and click on the "Windows" link.
2. Click on "Descargar" (download).
3. Click on the "Instalador" file corresponding to your Operating System.
4. Select "Guardar archivo" (Save file).
5. When the download operation is complete, double-click the downloaded file (audacity-win-unicode-1.3.12.exe, remember the numbers may change if the file has a newer version) and follow the normal install steps.
6. Your Audacity is correctly installed. Now we need to add one little file that is really useful.
7 . Go back to the "Descarga" (Download) page on step 3 and click on "Codificador LAME MP3", and follow the instructions until you find this file: audacity-win-unicode-1.3.12.exe (remember the numbers may change if the file has a newer version). Download this file.
8. Double-click the file and install it.
USE
9. Now you have Audacity AND you can export Audacity files as MP3.
10. Start Audacity and record a sample of your voice. Click on the Record button and start your sound. When you finish, you can click on the Stop button.
11. Now you have a sound track. You can listen to it by clicking Play. The other buttons (Pause, Home and End) allow you to "navigate" your recorded track.
12. To save a track, click Archivo (File) and Exportar (Export). Save your file with the MP3 type.
You can now record sound as many times as you want.
In order to install Audacity, you need to download the program and some extra files.
1. Go to Audacity's web page (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/) and click on the "Windows" link.
2. Click on "Descargar" (download).
3. Click on the "Instalador" file corresponding to your Operating System.
4. Select "Guardar archivo" (Save file).
5. When the download operation is complete, double-click the downloaded file (audacity-win-unicode-1.3.12.exe, remember the numbers may change if the file has a newer version) and follow the normal install steps.
6. Your Audacity is correctly installed. Now we need to add one little file that is really useful.
7 . Go back to the "Descarga" (Download) page on step 3 and click on "Codificador LAME MP3", and follow the instructions until you find this file: audacity-win-unicode-1.3.12.exe (remember the numbers may change if the file has a newer version). Download this file.
8. Double-click the file and install it.
USE
9. Now you have Audacity AND you can export Audacity files as MP3.
10. Start Audacity and record a sample of your voice. Click on the Record button and start your sound. When you finish, you can click on the Stop button.
11. Now you have a sound track. You can listen to it by clicking Play. The other buttons (Pause, Home and End) allow you to "navigate" your recorded track.
12. To save a track, click Archivo (File) and Exportar (Export). Save your file with the MP3 type.
You can now record sound as many times as you want.
Enjoy!
Home recordings
We have been working with our voice in the English Classroom. We use the Audio CD that comes with our book. Like this:
1. We hear the audio version of our text, so we listen and read. We pay attention to difficult words.
After several attempts, our reading performance improves and we can move on to a different section of the text.
1. We hear the audio version of our text, so we listen and read. We pay attention to difficult words.
- We use Windows Media Player (or other player you have)
- We use Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/).
This is a freeware program for sound recording.
- Once again, we use Windows Media Player (or other player you have)
After several attempts, our reading performance improves and we can move on to a different section of the text.
Murder at Coyote Canyon, by Gina D. B. Clemen
Our 4th year students are reading "Murder at Coyote Canyon", by Gina D. B. Clemen. Below you will find some useful links:
- Murder at Coyote Canyon
- California
- The Chumash people
- Murder at Coyote Canyon
- Black Cat page for this reader
http://www.blackcat-cideb.com/english-catalogue/159-murder-at-coyote-canyon-9788853007131.html
- California
- California entry at the Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California
- The Chumash people
- Chumash people page at the Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chumash_people
White Fang, by Jack London
Our 3rd year students are reading "White Fang", an adapted reader based on an original novel by Jack London.
Below you can find links to pages about:
- Jack London
- White Fang:
Below you can find links to pages about:
- Jack London
- Jack London web page
http://www.jacklondon.com/ - Jack London's entry at the Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_London
- White Fang:
- White Fang. MacMillan page for the version you are reading.
http://www.macmillanenglish.com/Product.aspx?id=40818 - White Fang's entry at the Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Fang
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