Monday, January 28, 2013

Make your own movie! -Dvolver



Bored with the ugly pictures in textbook? Looking for something funny to attract student's attention! Here it is, Dvolver! Create your own animation in a minute and share it with people!

Repeat, repeat, repeat! -Vocaroo


Audio recording software >>

When I was preparing IELTS, I used to talk to myself  to practice speaking, repeating  over and over again without knowing whether my pronunciation is correct or clear enough! I tried using an mp3 player, but it is not very convenient because I had to "squeeze" the small button on the player and select the recording from the numerous ones. And to send that file, I had to upload it from the MP3 to a computer. But, Vocaroo can save you all the troubles now!

Everyone talks now! - TodaysMeet



I believe every teacher notice that one or some students in your class never raise their hand to answer you question or give their opinions in class discussion. These students may be shy or are just not used to talking in front of people. So, how can we make them engaged in discussion or encourage them to express themselves? The website -TodaysMeet- might help you and your students!

Learn what happened in the world!- Breaking News English

Do your students hate dull, robotic textbook conversation? Are you looking for more lively English material and funnier puzzles and quizzes to make students "enjoy" the test. It is not a dream anyme, Trust me, it is not a dream anymore ( sounds like selling magic diet pills? XD). Even a teacher like me love the tests in Breaking News English!!

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Use English in REAL life - WebQuest


If you are like me, teaching English as a foreign language, you might have thought over and over again that how we can make English a live language in students' life. If you also found your students think of English only as a subject instead of a delicate code to express themselves, experience the world and in the end lose the interest in it, the website I am going to introduce-WebQuest-might help you and give you some more ideas about how to integrate English with other activities from which students can learn real life and academic skills, and to transform the dull grammar class into a lively debate competition or a mock travel agency!