english for effective on-line business meetings

Here are some sets of very useful phrases for meetings in English:

The Language of Online Meetings - English 4 Business

Leveling Up Your Business English: Top Phrases Used in Online Meetings

Here's a very good introduction - with video:

Must-Have English Phrases for Online Meetings [Professional English]

Must-Have English Phrases for Online Meetings | Business Vocabulary - YouTube

And here's a nice interactive video showing how it can be done:

Business English for your work meetings and Zoom calls - English lesson - YouTube

There are lots of great videos out there to help you do a business meeting in English:

How To Make Small-Talk At A Business Meeting - Business English - YouTube

HOW TO SPEAK UP IN ZOOM MEETINGS - get noticed and recognized! - YouTube

3-Minute English to GET HEARD in Business Meetings - YouTube

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wordflex and mindmaps

Mindmapping is a great way to work with words:
Mind map - Wikipedia
How to Use Mind Maps to Unleash Your Brain's Creativity and Potential
How to teach mind mapping and how to make a mind map | inspiration.com
The Student's Guide to Mind Mapping - Focus
Mind Mapping - How to Mind Map

And a very good product for your ipad/tablet is:
Wordflex - Brain-friendly English dictionary for your iPad, with content from Oxford University Press

With a useful video or two:
Wordflex Touch: Stunning Visual Dictionary for iPad - YouTube



Wordflex full demonstration (7 minutes) - YouTube

But you can create your own!
How to Build a Mind Map in Microsoft Word
Download - FreeMind
Freemind Free Mind Mapping Software Tutorial Mind Map - YouTube
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convert youtube to mp4 and mp3 >>> how to download videos

Technology soon gets out of date - especially if you want to save something to listen to or to watch:
Jay Doubleyou: audio: how to...
Jay Doubleyou: video pt1 - how to...
Jay Doubleyou: video pt2 - how to...

Here's something more up to date, from Clip Converter:

Clip Converter is a free online media conversion application, which allows you to reocord, convert and download nearly any audio or video URL to common formats. Currently supported services: YouTube (720p, 1080p, 4K), Vimeo and many more. This free and fast converter allows you to watch your favorite YouTube videos offline on your PC, TV or nearly any other device.

How to convert and download a YouTube video:
1. Paste your YouTube URL at 'Video URL' and press Continue.
2. Select the format (MP3, MP4, M4A) and the options for the conversion. The default options are for most videos a good setting.
3. Press the 'Start' button at the bottom to start the conversion.
4. This may take several minutes. After the conversion is finished you can download the converted file. 

YouTube to MP4 & MP3 Converter and Video Download - ClipConverter.cc
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futures on the bbc

The BBC's got some stimulating stuff looking to the future:

Tomorrow’s world: A guide to the next 150 years

• Technology
• Health
• Science & Environment
• Future
• Infographic
• Prediction

As we begin a new year, BBC Future has compiled 40 intriguing predictions made by scientists, politicians, journalists, bloggers and other assorted pundits in recent years about the shape of the world from 2013 to 2150.

BBC - Future - Tomorrow’s world: A guide to the next 150 years

Here are some more ideas - in 60 seconds:
BBC - Future - 60 Second Idea

Or in two minutes:
BBC - Future - Head Squeeze

BBC - Future - Byte-sized graphic guide to data storage
BBC - Future - Infographic

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innovations in teaching from the bbc

A series of seminars from the BBC World Service Learning English site:

For teachers - Radio programmes

Innovations in Teaching

A six part radio series from the BBC World Service. This series was produced and broadcast in 2004.

What is meant by innovation in teaching? Are there some genuinely new ways of teaching language? Are there new technologies - e.g.: the interactive white board - that have revolutionised how we learn and the way we teach? What innovative methodologies are of interest to the classroom teacher or educationalist working around the world?

Innovations in Teaching comes up with the answers as we look at challenges and changes in the world of ELT and find ideas for teachers to take away.

Copyright information - Please Read These programmes are copyright British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). You may download these programmes for your own personal or classroom use only. 

Programme 1 - New Directions

We begin the series by thinking about what 'innovation' really means - ELT materials writer, Jeremy Harmer, offers some insights. We also hear about the British Council's ELTON Awards for Innovation; and well-known writer and teacher-trainer Scott Thornbury reveals his latest corpus-based approach to teaching grammar.

You can find out more about the British Council's ELTON Awards for Innovation onwww.britishcouncil.org/learning-innovation-awards.

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

Programme 1 (6.3 MB )

Programme 2 - Interactive Whiteboards

This time the spotlight's on technology as we hear how interactive whiteboard can transform the ELT classroom. But even with an ultimate techno-tool like this, we discover that methodology remains all important. The British Council's teachers in Malaysia tell the story of how they switched from the old to the new overnight!

Programme 2 (6.6 MB)

Programme 3 - Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) - Part 1

Now we turn to Europe and focus on methodology, for an increasingly popular way of putting content and language learning together. Find out how learning about Rockets and Robots in Germany, and teaching Biology in Bulgaria are changing the way we teach English!

For more information and ideas about cross-curriculum teaching try these websites: www.factworld.info(the Forum for Across the Curriculum Teaching) and www.scienceacross.org (the Science Across the World site)

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

Programme 3 (6.5 MB)

Programme 4 - Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) - Part 2

Team teaching, talking about volcanoes, and making presentations on Geometry - all happening in Italy, and all showing new ways of teaching English. Warrill Grindrod goes to Milan to continue our look at Content and Language Integrated Learning - or 'CLIL' for short.

Programme 4 (6.7 MB)

Programme 5 - Let's Get Talking

We look at both hi-tech and low-tech approaches to the challenge of spoken communication. How can a simple game of chance can improve students' speaking skills? And how can the latest technology help decode fast authentic speech?

If you want to know more about Streaming Speech go to this website: www.speechinaction.com

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

Programme 5 (6.6 MB)

Programme 6 - Reference Revolution

How often do you use a dictionary? Probably lots. And how often do you think about what goes into it? Probably not much. Well time to think again as we discover why English language dictionaries are at the forefront of the Reference Revolution.

Programme 6 (7.3 MB)

BBC Learning English | For teachers
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audio: how to...

How to put your music, radio programmes, youtube audio files onto a CD to play on a CD player or on a DVD player:

Insert your blank CD-R or CD-RW if you want to re-write.

You might be promted with a pop-up "AutoPlay" window to choose a Blank CD option: I'd close that and try something else.

Open your Computer window and right-click on the DVD RW Drive.

You might be prompted with a pop-up "Burn a Disc" window to chose 2 options on "How do you want to use this disc?" Click on "With a CD/DVD player".

Open your Music or other window which contains your files to be recorded.

Choose the files you want to be recorded and drag them over to the DVD RW Drive.

Click on the "Burn to disc" label at the top toolbar.

You might be prompted with a pop-up "Prepare this disc" window. Click on "Next".

You might be prompted with a pop-up "Burn an audio CD" window to chose 2 options on "Which format do you want to use?" Click on "Make an audio CD (for standard audio CD players). Click on "Next".

The Windows Media Player should open with your chosed files ready.

Click on the "Start burn" lable at the top toolbar.

It shouldn't take too long to burn. The CD will be rejected on finish.

The format should automatically change to "cda" which is the file type for CD players.
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video pt2 - how to...

How to download VIDEOS pt2

…. to watch on your TV as a DVD

use YouTube Downloader HD

·         go to YouTube Downloader HD: http://youtubedownloaderhd.com/

·         under Main Downloads: click on Download YouTube Downloader HD

·         when set-up window pops up, click on Save File

·         click on youtube_downloader_hd_setup icon

·         click on Run; and Do You Want to Allow window

·         when Download wizard pops up, click on Next….

·         unclick AVG Security Toolbar

·         click Install

·         open up YouTube Downloader HD program

·         make sure in Download window ‘FLV video’ appears

·         click Convert FLV to AVI (compatible with most video players) box

·         paste/enter URL from YouTube in Video URL box

·         save to Documents

·         click Start Download at bottom

·         when finished, open Documents to check it’s there!

·         move file to Videos or similar

·         open up Start, then Programs

·         click on Windows DVD Maker

·         in Add pictures and video to the DVD window, click on Add Items at top

·         in Add Items to DVD window, select items – with Media Files showing at bottom right

·         Videos file or similar should appear

·         click on Add and item should appear in Add pictures and video to the DVD window

·         you can add further items before burning and play with settings

·         and you might want to use a DVD RW (re-writable)

·         click on Next, then Burn

·         insert DVD to burn and it should start up automatically

YOU SHOULD NOW HAVE A DVD TO PLAY ON YOUR TV!

Return to  http://youtubedownloaderhd.com/ for more tips...

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video pt1 - how to...

How to download VIDEOS
... to watch on your I-Pod/MP4 Player or Laptop/Computer

use KeepVid

·         go to KeepVid:  http://keepvid.com/

·         KEEPVID – do you want to run this application popup window

·         click on ‘I accept the risk and want to run this application’ box; click on ‘run’ to allow

·         go to YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/

·         find your video and select/copy URL at very top in Navigation Toolbar

·         return to KeepVid and enter/paste in URL

·         press Download to the immediate right

·         under Download Links, click on download MP4 (= video format)

·         in pop-up window, click on Save (rather than Open With)

·         you should then be able to watch on Windows Media Player or http://www.videolan.org/

other websites with links to YouTube:

·        Real English: http://www.real-english.com/ then scroll down to bottom for Videos and Lessons: chose a lesson and click on YouTube button to open a new window.

·        Luke’s English Podcast: http://www.youtube.com/user/LukesEnglishPodcast and check out his: http://teacherluke.podomatic.com/

·        BBC Learning English: The Flatmates soap: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/

other websites with video files:

·        BBC Learning English: The Teacher can be downloaded as video  http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/theteacher/

·        Michell Henry:  http://www.michellehenry.fr/tv.htm: loads of links to sites with downloads in MP4 format: eg >>

·        Vimeo as an alternative to YouTube: http://vimeo.com/10857606 : scroll down to Download and click on Mobile MP4file

other websites with audio files:

·         BreakingNewsEnglish:  http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/: click on Listen at top and then Download This File to listen in MP3 format.

·         British Council: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/category/resources-category/audio-bank: scroll down to Attachments and follow instructions.

·         Elllo: http://www.elllo.org/: scroll to under flags/photos of speakers and RIGHT click on Audio File free MP3; Open link in new tab; in pop-up window, click on Save File; in Downloads pop-up window, RIGHT click on file; Open Containing Folder to find your file (probably in Computer > Users > x > Downloads)

·         Randall’s esl-lab: http://www.esl-lab.com/: chose from the extensive menu of listening activities; under II Listening Exercises and just beneath the media player, RIGHT click on Other Audio Options play Real Media or Window Media; follow steps above at Elllo

·         YouTube audio can be used for songs together with: http://www.lyrics.com/ which has YouTube window/links; and http://www.musicalenglishlessons.org/

adverts:

·        Absolute Andy:  http://www.absolutelyandy.com/tvadverts/ very helpful instructions re downloading

·        Paul from Exeter Globe: http://globeexeter.pbworks.com/w/page/36659246/Advertising with http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiPnkFuk_Qk and useful type of follow-up: http://globeexeter.pbworks.com/f/Advertising+students.doc

using visuals rather than video:

·        Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/ for loads of photos

·        Plans and maps: eg – robbing a bank courtesy of Paul from Exeter Globe: http://globeexeter.pbworks.com/w/page/28151138/The%20Bank%20Job; you might have to use the likes of Windows Paint to lay out the plan of this ultra-cool bank which you're going to rob: http://omahtrends.com/designs/bank-floor-plan-architecture/

·        demotivational posters as an alternative to PowerPoint: http://cheezburger.com/FlashBuilder/Demotivation

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wordclouds pt 2 - how to...

How to create a WORDCLOUD

select key-words from a film trailer/plot with IMDB

·         go to Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com 

·         at the top, type in a film title under Search

·         scroll down to right-hand bar for Quick Links

·         select Plot Keywords  

·         then select words to be used in conjunction with the trailer 

create a wordcloud with Wordle

·         go to Wordle  http://www.wordle.net/

·         click on Create

·         paste your selection of words in window

·         (if it doesn’t work, then you need to install Java on your system – and restart!)

·         select format, font and layout (take mouse over top of window)

·         take mouse over unwanted words and right-click to select ‘remove x’

·         print

·         or do a screengrab. 

o   by using the FN + PRTSC keys on your keyboard

o   then copying to Windows Paint

o   click here for help

o   http://video.about.com/graphicssoft/WinXPScreenshot-mov.--8z.htm

·         or save onto public board as a permanent link

and what's the film...?

or create a wordcloud with Tagcrowd

·         Go to Tagcrowd http://tagcrowd.com/

·         paste a text,

·         then press 'visualise'

·         edit under Options

·         print

·         or make a pdf out of it.

and the same again:

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accident alien arena attack based beard beggar black british christ comedy controversy cult dungeon execution fake feedback female frontal graffiti hermit humor irony irreverence jesus judea male market monty mother mount nativity night nudity palestine python raid relationship revolutionary roman silence soldier spacecraft stadium surrealism tower troupe vendor vow wise

created at TagCrowd.com
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http://www.wordle.net/delete?index=5447551&d=QQGQ
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websites for teaching and learning

(from an inset I did in August 2010...)

IMAGES

www.google.com/images

for picutres/clip art:

To copy:

- right click and click on Save Image As

Open WORD document:

- drag+drop image from file onto page

- or click on Insert, then Picture, then From File/ClipArt

- click on Clips Online for more from Microsoft::

http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/results.aspx?qu=clip+art&origin=FX010064710

Or open PUBLISHER document:

Or use freeware publishing tools:

http://www.openoffice.org/

http://www.scribus.net/

for photos:

www.flickr.com/photos

(format can be changed)

ARTICLES:

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki

To copy using Keyboard Shortcuts:

- press down Ctrl+A keys to highlight

- press down Ctrl+C keys to copy

- open WORD document

- press down Ctrl+V to paste

Or, if Firefox/Internet Explorer:

- click on File and open Print Preview

- format page to be printed with Page Setup

AUDIO/VIDEO

www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts

www.elllo.org/

(right click and click on Save Target As)

www.teachingenglish.org.uk/category/resources-category/audio-bank

(British Council)

www.musicalenglishlessons.org

to search:

www.youtube.com/

www.filestube.com/

to save:

www.video2mp3.net/

http://keepvid.com/

To save audio/video files:

- copy URL/full web address

- paste in keepvid URL

- click on download

- click on Save File (not Open!)

- play file on media player

- or open Downloads window, right click on file, click on Open Containing File

Or use freeware media player for MP3 files:

http://www.videolan.org/

CHILDREN

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/bitesize/

www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/

www.edhelpernet.com/cgi-bin/ednet.cgi

www.sparklebox.co.uk/

WEBSITES

(use Search facilities on each website)

www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish

www.teachingenglish.org.uk/

(British Council)

www.its-english.com/

(ID:18254 - password:sis)

http://iteslj.org/

www.eslflow.com/

www.english-4u.com/

www.onestopenglish.com/

www.breakingnewsenglish.com/

www.eslhandouts.com/

(Search example:)

www.eslhandouts.com/worksheets/ghost-story-lesson-plan/

www.lessonplanspage.com/

JOHN’S LIST

http://esl.about.com/blvocab.htm

http://www.michellehenry.fr/tv.htm

http://www.michellehenry.fr/tv.htm#song

http://www.englishdaily626.com/movie_lines_1.html

http://www.absolutelyandy.com/tvadverts/

http://www.simplyscripts.com/tv_all.html

http://www.onlinetutoringworld.com/lessonplans/intermediate.htm

http://www.esl-galaxy.com/vocabularysheets.html

http://www.manythings.org/

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/

http://www.tefl.net/esl-lesson-plans/worksheet-generator/index.htm

http://www.tefl.net/esl-lesson-plans/worksheets-topic.htm

http://www.esolcourses.com/topics/learn-english-with-songs.html

http://www.theteacherscorner.net/printable-worksheets/?gclid=CMXzqaebmaMCFQT92AodS1z5qA

http://www.englishbanana.com/free-elementary-english-worksheets.html

A COUPLE OF SUBVERSIVE SITES

www.thornburyscott.com/

www.antimoon.com/

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