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My Podcasting!!!!

2008-02-27T15:22:51+01:00

Hello buddies!!!!

I have hade my own podcasting!!!!! Do you want to know the topic? well, you can see it in here:

http://duranda.pbwiki.org/My%20Podcasting%21%21%21%21

Have fun!!!!!!

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A hot potatoe is in the house!!!

2008-02-16T16:03:07+01:00

Hi dudes!!!!

I wanna show you my brand new hot potatoe exercise!!! I did a crossword.
You can find it in here:

http://uk1.hotpotatoes.net/ex/26964/YTFAJDHJ.php

Have fun and don't forget your comments!!!!

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Jokes

2008-02-11T21:01:58+01:00

Hello everybody!!! here you have some jokes that maybe you can use in your classes... have fun!!!!!!!

"Am I the first man you have ever loved?" he said.
"Of course," she answered "Why do men always ask the same question?".

When I was young I didn't like going to weddings.
My grandmother would tell me, "You're next"
However, she stopped doing that after I started saying the same thing to her at funerals.

A man is talking to God.

The man: "God, how long is a million years?"
God: "To me, it's about a minute."
The man: "God, how much is a million dollars?"
God: "To me it's a penny."
The man: "God, may I have a penny?"
God: "Wait a minute."

Why did God create the man before he created the woman?
Everyone makes a draft first!

Why couldn't Cinderella be a good soccer player?
She lost her shoe, she ran away from the ball, and her coach was a pumpkin.

Two factory workers are talking.
The woman says, "I can make the boss give me the day off."
The man replies, "And how would you do that?"
The woman says, "Just wait and see." She then hangs upside-down from the ceiling.
The boss comes in and says, "What are you doing?"
The woman replies, "I'm a light bulb."
The boss then says, "You've been working so much that you've gone crazy. I think you need to take the day off."
The man starts to follow her and the boss says, "Where are you going?"
The man says, "I'm going home, too. I can't work in the dark."

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Riddles of Alphabet

2008-02-11T20:59:25+01:00

What letter of the alphabet is an insect?
B. (bee)
What letter is a part of the head?
I. (eye)
What letter is a drink?
T. (tea)
What letter is a body of water?
C. (sea)

What letter is a pronoun like "you"?
The letter " I "

What letter is a vegetable?
P. (pea)

What letter is an exclamation?
O. (oh!)

What letter is a European bird?
J. (Jay)

What letter is looking for causes ?
Y. (why)

What four letters frighten a thief?
O.I.C.U. (Oh I see you!)

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment but not once in a thousand years?
The letter "m".

Why is the letter "T" like an island ?
Because it is in the middle of waTer.

In what way can the letter "A" help a deaf lady?
It can make "her" "hear.

Which is the loudest vowel?
The letter "I". It is always in the midst of noise

What way are the letter "A" and "noon" alike?
Both of them are in the middle of the "day".

Why is "U" the happiest letter?
Because it is in the middle of "fun".

What word of only three syllables contains 26 letters?
Alphabet = (26 letters)

What relatives are dependent on "you"?
Aunt, uncle, cousin. They all need "U".

What is the end of everything?
The letter "g".

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About Podcasting

2008-02-07T21:27:14+01:00

Hi!!!

I will post my own podcasting very soon. By the moment, I wanna show you some tips that you can use. You can find them at

http://duranda.pbwiki.com/About-podcasting

May the force be with you!!!!

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HAVING FUN AT INTERNET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-02-07T20:37:07+01:00

Hello everyone!!!

Today I wanna show you a very funny web page... it is about learning English through games... here you have the site:

http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/gamezone2.htm
You can play the videogames in the website or, if you prefer you can download them!!!! Good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

May the force be with you

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Let's Play Pictionary!!!!!!!

2008-01-31T21:44:21+01:00

Hello again buddies!!!! I have found an interesting game in wikipedia... so... Have fun!

Pictionary is a guessing word game published in 1985. The game is played with teams with players trying to identify specific words from their teammates' drawings.

Objective

Each team moves an object along a track formed by a sequence of squares. Each square has a letter on it. The objective is to reach the end of the track first.

Gameplay

The team chooses one person to do the drawing; this position rotates with each word. The drawer chooses a card out of a deck of special Pictionary cards and tries to draw pictures which suggest the word printed on the card. The pictures cannot contain any numbers or letters. The teammates try to guess the word the drawing is intended to represent.

There are five types of squares on the board, and each Pictionary card has a list of five words printed on it. Players must draw the word which corresponds to the square on the board on which the team's marker is:

P - Person/Place/Animal (or any noun) , or related characteristics O - Object (things that can be touched or seen)
A - Action (things that can be performed)
D - Difficult (challenging words)
AP - All Play (any type of word)

AP category (and a few other words) are designated as "All Play". For "All Play," the teams compete against each other as well as against the time. Each team designates a player whose purpose will be to draw pictures. The team that guesses the word first gets to advance and take the next turn. If none of the teams guess the word in the allotted time, the turn passes to whichever team should have been next.

==Winning a turn== If a team wins its turn by correctly guessing a drawing inside the time interval, that team then rolls a die and advances that number of squares to take another turn. If the team runs out of the time allotted for guessing a word, that team does not advance and the next team takes a turn. Also if the drawing member of a team does not draw the right picture and the team guesses what s/he is drawing and s/he is caught, than that the turn is rewarded to the next team in line.

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ABOUT THE USE OF L1 IN CLASSROOMS

2008-01-31T20:50:25+01:00

Hello buddies!... Today I wanna talk about the use of L1 in classrooms.

I'm sure that in your methodology classes you was told that use of L1 in the EFL classroom should be minimal and should not exceed a ratio of more than 5% of the L1 to 95% of the target language. However, there are some situations in which it is better to use it! some of this situations include:

• requesting new lexis

• explaining abstract terms

• to aid in the generation of comprehensible input / production

• during exams and other high-stress situations

• to maintain the flow of dynamic activities

• to explain idioms and expressions in songs, movies and videos

• giving information / instructions to LEP learners

• in adapting materials to the special needs of the learners

Remember that while the use of the learners L1 should be strictly controlled, it is plausible to make accurate use of it in activities to promote learning and acquisition. The use of L1 should not be prohibited at all, this is a tool that you should not forget!

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LESSON BREAKDOWNS

2008-01-21T20:42:26+01:00

Hello everybody and welcome to my blog!!! Today we are going to discuss lesson breakdowns. I think every teacher in this world has had a breakdown in at least one of their classes, you know, things such as laughing, people who are late, a joke, etc. Avoiding this kind of issues is impossible. Anyway, you can make lesson breakdowns less relevant or almost unperceptable by following this steps:

1. To create a feel good atmosphere in the class.

2. To create a sense of co-operation to produce a stated result.

3. Flashback/Flashforward. For example: after reading the textbook – get the children to tell each other when they are happy, when they are sad, when they work together and when the feel alone. Use drama faces and bodies to show the class how they feel.

4. Out of Role – What did you see, who did you meet?

5. Still image of a scene from the playtime football game (small groups)

6. Flashforward – bring to life, what are people saying, doing?

7. Mime

8. Rumour Mill – Whisper to friends about any topic, for example: why should he be accepting of himself as well as others?

I hope you can find this steps useful in your classes. May the force be with you!!!

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