ESOL reading and listening practice

This news site is a really useful learning tool for students to keep up with the latest news, for reading, listening , writing and speaking practice and for research check it out.

100 plus very useful reosurces for ESOL teachers

Check out some of these web links for ESOL resources. They worked in 2003 so some may no longer work but it is worth a try.

Japanese geisha Kyoto 2008

We saw some Geisha come out of a geisha house and were intrigued by their outfits. The woman in black tried unsuccessfully to get them to stop so that she could have her photo taken with them. Follow the link for more images and information on Japanese geisha.
Notice the lack of formed footpaths, with people and cars sharing the same road space.

Gion Matsuri Festival Kyoto Japan 17th July 2008

Gion Matsuri Festival Kyoto Japan 2008. This was a most ornate cultural spectacle as this clip will attest. Follow the link for further pictures and information on this festival
Notice how the wheels can not turn the float round a corner. To turn the float wooden slats are placed at right angles under the front wheels, lubricated with water and then a team of about twenty men drag the wheels across the slats to turn the float. This process was repeated several times and took about 10 minutes to enable the float to turn one street corner.

This clip gives a brief and informative overview of social media tools

New to the social media scene?
This clip will give you the nuts and bolts of what you need to know to start out.

What is podcasting all about?

Here is a short clip with the basics of podcasting. For other information and clips click the you tube link

Susan Boyle and 'Cry me a River'

Hi Guys,
Couldn't get Susan's Britain's Got Talent clip but here for your listening pleasure is a song she recorded in 1999 on a charity CD. You can checkout the Britain's Got Talent clip "I dreamed a dream"
by clicking on the You Tube link

Check out this clip. It will blow you awaySusan Boyl.e

Hi guys,
I wanted to add the clip of Susan Boyle taking part in 'Britain's Got Talent' but unfortunately the embedding facility has been disabled for this clip. This unremarkable looking 47 year old Scottish woman will blow you away as she sings 'I dreamed a dream.' She got a standing ovation. The look on the judges faces was priceless. It was recorded on April 11th and as at April 16th when I looked at it, it had had 11,700,393 hits. Pretty impressive eh?

Rather him than me. Interesting idea though for the masochists amongst us. By the way do you know the definition of the perfect couple = a masochist and a sadist.....The masochist says hit me and the sadist says....no.

cream that egg

Hey check this little beauty out. It took the creator 6 months to create in his his flat while life went on around him. Pretty impressive eh!
Check out this new link

social media video

Dragged kicking and screaming into the wonderful world of blog

Hi All,
Talk about a technophobe. But that is all about to change. (yeah right). Sounds like a Tui add.