20121125

JFK Shot - Radio Newscast

Level: Intermediate
Instructions:
Listen to this audio podcast of President John F. Kennedy's murder. Write a short paragraph describing the situation.

20121117

A Popular Game in Colombia


Level              : Beginners (B06 - B12)
Instructions :
Watch this video and write 10 sentences about this pastime activity.
For example:
  • Tejo is a very popular game in Colombia.
  • ...
  • ...

20121103

Directions

Level: Beginners
Instructions:

First watch this video. Then draw the maps and write down the directions for each scene. There are 03 scenes in total (4, 5, and 6). Click here to watch the video.

Innovative Home Gadgets

Level: Low Intermediate
INSTRUCTIONS:
Watch this video about home gadgets. Then make a report about each gadget: include what they are used for, what their main characteristics are, and what their price is.
Finally, Say if you would like to have these gadgets at home. Why? or Why not?

20120609

Movie: The Life and Death of a Pumpkin

Level: Beginners (B05-B12)
Instructions:


Watch this short movie and write a movie review. Consider these areas: the plot (the story), the photography (the secenes), the effects, etc. After that, write a summary of the film.

20120324

Daily Schedule

Level: Beginners (B02-B05)
Instructions:
  1. On your notebook, write the answers to section I. Pre-Listening Exercises
  2. Then listen to the audio in section II. Listening Exercises and answer the questions. 
  3. Finally, copy the questions and answers on your notebook.

20120317

The World is Changing - Demographics

Level: Low Intermediate and Up
Instructions:
Watch this video and write a brief reaction to the information you find in it. What do you think about the information you watched? Do you think what is predicted in the video will actually happen?

20120311

Jokes

Level: High Intermediate and Up

INSTRUCTIONS:
Here are some options for your first listening activity. Remember to watch just one of them an transcribe a joke you listen to.

20120301

Ethical Issues


Level : B12 and up
Instructions:
Watch this video and write a summary of the ethical issue being discussed in the video and the different points of view of the people discussing the case.
Best,

20120216

How to Create a Blog in Blogger

Level: Basic 10 and up
INSTRUCTIONS:

Watch this video and write down the steps you follow to create a blog in "Blogger". Report the steps in your listening log.

Best wishes,

20120211

Hotel Facilities

Level: Basic 10 and Up
Instructions:
Watch this video of a hotel in Orlando, Florida, the U.S., and write a summary of the facilities and the advantages that this hotel offers the guests. Would you like to stay in that hotel? Why? Why not?

Good luck,
A. Rios

20120209

Vincent Van Gogh


Levels: Basic & Intermediate
Instructions:
Listen to this song and answer the following questions:
  1. What's the title of the song?
  2. According to the song and the images shown in the video, which are the topics that Vincent Van Gogh reflected in his paintings?
  3. Which other things can you infer from the video?
Regards,