juliane köpcke

Final moments of Werner Herzog's 2000 made for TV documentary Wings of Hope about plane crash survivor Juliane Köpcke . Herzog uses the vorspiel to Wagner's Das Rheingold.

LIsten to Juliane on BBC Radio 4's Midweek (from about 24 minutes into the programme):


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01dht1v

Juliane Koepcke grew up in Lima and the rainforests of Peru where her parents founded the Panguana ecological research station. On Christmas Eve 1971, she boarded an internal flight from Lima to Pucallpa with her mother. The plane carrying 92 passengers crashed into dense Amazonian jungle killing everyone on board apart from Juliane. Landing in the jungle, she survived for ten days before being rescued. Now a biologist herself, she continues to fight to save the rainforests of Peru. Her book When I Fell from the Sky is published by Nicholas Brealey publishing.
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folk

My favourite band is Bellowhead  because they are loud!



The lyrics:
http://lyrics.wikia.com/Bellowhead:New_York_Girls

And at Radio 2, there's a lot of folk music:
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01c6hbj

Radio 2 Folk Awards 2012:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/events/folk-awards-2012/

And to explore:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_folk_music
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_folk_music#Traditional_folk_resurgence_1990-present
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mozart

The BBC's 'Genius of Mozart' festival on Radio 3 last January.

In Discovering Music, Charles Hazelwood takes us through Mozart's Clarinet Concerto:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/showcase/collections/p00bpnrx#/clips/p00c3r8c/in/collection/p00bpnrx

Have fun exploring Radio 3:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/

You can try Classic FM:
http://www.classicfm.co.uk/
http://www.classicfm.co.uk/search/?q=mozart&a=all&o=SERP1&submit-btn=Search

And Simple English Wikipedia:
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozart

And don't forget to watch Milosh Foreman's film 'Amadeus':

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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some video links

Francis Eales' Highly Recommended:

Using Authentic Video in the Language Classroom: Jane Sherman, 2003, CUP
http://www.cambridge.org/gb/elt/catalogue/subject/project/pricing/isbn/item1168473/?site_locale=en_GB
http://bilder.buecher.de/zusatz/21/21166/21166016_lese_1.pdf
http://www.developingteachers.com/books/review_uav.htm

Designing Authenticity into Language Learning Materials: Freda Mishan, 2005: intellect

http://booklens.com/freda-mishan/designing-authenticity-into-language-learning-materials

Russell Stannard’s www.teachertrainingvideos.com demonstrates several websites mentioned

Jamie Keddie’s  www.lessonstream.org : has lessons based on Youtube videos.
For example:

> http://lessonstream.org/2011/11/01/things-2-do-b4-u-die/

> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0825232/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vc3mkG21ob4

Contact Francis via: http://www.eltcommunity.com/elt/groups/speakout 

© Frances Eales February 2012

From notes provided by Frances Eales, author of Speak Out! (Pearson):

'Using Videos and Podcasts - The Real World in the Classroom'
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using video podcasts for listening and to generate speaking

a) Listening and language development:

Real English for real situations:

http://www.real-english.com/,

http://www.real-english.com/reo/index.html

The Speakout series: podcasts are available on http://www.pearsonlongman.com/speakout/ (though without the running scripts, available in the DVD rom at the back of the book)

LukesEnglishPodcasts:

http://www.youtube.com/user/LukesEnglishPodcast?ob=0&feature=results_main

BBC Learning English:
6 Minute English podcast: http://http-ws.bbc.co.uk.edgesuite.net/mp3/learningenglish/2012/01/bbc_6_minute_work_emails_web_120112_6min_english_work_emails_audio_au_bb.mp3
script: http://wsdownload.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/pdf/2012/01/120112125447_6min_english_work_emails_pdf.pdf

Activities:

> Ask students questions from the podcast to orientate them to the theme.

> Students watch part and do a very simple task, e.g. ‘Put your hand up each time you agree with the people.’

> Students watch again and after each person recode what was said to a partner
> Students do a series of comprehension tasks, e.g. T/F, matching opinions to people etc.

> Students follow the podcast with script asking the teacher to replay parts as needed

> Focus on language features, e.g. the use of fillers and vague language; the use of the glottal stop in some accents; the occurrence of an item of spoken grammar, etc.

> Students are set homework tasks to watch podcasts independently, where possible, simultaneously following scripts.
> Students discuss the topics, practising the language feature focussed on earlier

b) Generating speaking inside the class:

> In groups students prepare to make a parallel video podcast; monitor and help with language; allow rehearsal time.

> Some students are directors (they may not want to be filmed); they work together practising with phonecams or flipcam, then take the films.

> Playback and feedback on what was good,  explore and teach from emerging language; focus on a few areas where students were making below level errors.

c)  Generating speaking outside the class:

> Students record themselves speaking either on vocaroo.com (audio via computer)
or mailvu.com (video via computer webcam) and email the link to their teacher.

> Students make films outside class, e.g. their teacher, other people in the school, their host family, asking the same questions, then bring their films to class AND/OR learners as a class undertake a project, e.g. making short video films around the area

> The films are shown in class – further language work as relevant.
> Films or written work on the topic can be uploaded e.g. to  www.linoit.com

or an unlisted youtube site or a class wiki; podcasts made via www.audioboo.fm

> Any recordings and films can be kept as a reference to show students’ progress and language development



http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jaZCe7RL2hM

From notes provided by Frances Eales, author of Speak Out! (Pearson):

'Using Videos and Podcasts - The Real World in the Classroom'
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integrated skills lessons

1: START WITH THE VISUAL

> Select a short video extract; give a very easy, authentic task for first watching.
Because teachers and students need to be aware of the importance of context.

But let's experiment: START WITH THE SOUND.
This is in Arabic: Don't look at the video; only listen and guess what it's about:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/anansi-and-turtle-arabic/5750.html

2: COMPREHENSION

> Set relevant language focus tasks, e.g:  My Worst Week tasks from the previous post:

http://jayjaydoubleyoudoubleyou.blogspot.com/2012/02/activities-to-support-comprehension-of_19.html

3: SCAFFOLDING

> Design a scaffolded speaking task related to the video:

a) A video about Second Life: design your own avatar:
http://secondlife.com/
Or a website about furniture: design your own wardrobe/room:
http://www.stegbar.com.au/services/resource_centre/wardrobe_designer/
http://www.girlsgogames.com/game/design-you-own-room.html
http://www.gamesgames.com/game/My-New-Room.html
Or a video on how to 'Make your own home made board game for 99 cents':

b) Any favourite video moment: Sts describe a favourite film/TV moment:

c) A video about Google: Sts present a money-making idea.



Or a video about team building: Ss come up with their own idea.

> Design a writing task related to the video:

Watch a short indie film and comment on it:



http://onceaweekfilmfest.blogspot.com/

a) Sts write an online profile;
b) Sts write a forum entry describing their favourite film or tv scene; 

c) Sts outline their money-making idea for a website competition. 

From notes provided by Frances Eales, author of Speak Out! (Pearson):

'Using Videos and Podcasts - The Real World in the Classroom'

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