Wassup people!!! Sorry for being away for such a long time, my other blogs have been taking most of my time, but now i'm back, and back for good!
I don't know if you know but teachers never have only one job. We need to jump from one place to another in order to make a decent amount of money by the end of the month, so we spend a lot of time driving from one neighborhood to another, trying to find places to park, showing the finger to people, etc...
Because of that, I 've come up with the idea of shooting short videos with my cellphone while I'm driving...sort of a therapy...in english! The name of this therapy is:
Once a week I'll post a video here for your delight and enlightment! The first Episode is just a teaser to what will come next!
Don't miss the next episodes and the opportunities to enhance your english skills with real life situations, check my blog during the week, on weekends...in the bathroom, wherever and whenever you feel confortable!
Cheers!
Enjoy!!!
WELCOME TO THE TIME OUT PROJECT! THIS IS A SPACE FOR YOU TO LEARN ENGLISH WITH DIFFERENT STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES. OUR INTENTION IS TO GUIDE STUDENTS IN ORDER TO REACH THEIR PROJECTED LEVEL OF FLUENCY IN A FUNNY, RELAXED, CREATIVE AND EFFICIENT WAY! IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, IF YOU WANT PRIVATE OR SMALL GROUP CLASSES, CONTACT US: thetimeoutproject2011@gmail.com 21 87036971
04/07/2011
Listen up
Hello guys!
My work and Phd studies kept me away from the blog these last weeks, but I'm back with another attempt to help you develop your english with some different challenges. Today, teaching in the morning to a bunch of advanced learners, I've realized that they had some trouble to express themselves at the same level they can express their written discourse...The best solution for that is talking! Still, some people don't have anyone to chat to, some others would refuse to expose their english flops in public...But the whole point of learning english is to talk, right? So, I have challenged my students to follow these steps here:
1 SAVE SOMETHING LIKE 20 MINUTES, TWICE A WEEK, TO DEDICATE YOURSELF TO EXTRA-CURRICULAR ENGLISH PRACTICE;
2 SELECT A MAGAZINE, NEWSPAPER, BLOG OR BOOK AND READ A PART OF IT FOR 10 MINUTES;
3 TRY TO RECORD YOURSELF GIVING OPINION ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE JUST READ OR TRY TO SUMMARIZE THE TEXT, BUT REMEMBER NOT TO WRITE ANYTHING BEFORE RECORDING, YOUR ORAL DISCOURSE MUST BE IMPULSIVE, IT SHOULD NOT BE SOMETHING PLANNED OR WRITTEN DOWN PREVIOUSLY.
4 LISTEN TO YOURSELF SPEAKING, TAKE NOTES OF STRANGE PRONUNCIATIONS AND POSSIBLY STRANGE SENTENCE CONSTRUCTIONS.
I believe you'll feel the benefits of this exercise very soon, since you're gonna be practicing the most important channels of your brain.
I hope you follow my advice and wish all the best luck!!!
My work and Phd studies kept me away from the blog these last weeks, but I'm back with another attempt to help you develop your english with some different challenges. Today, teaching in the morning to a bunch of advanced learners, I've realized that they had some trouble to express themselves at the same level they can express their written discourse...The best solution for that is talking! Still, some people don't have anyone to chat to, some others would refuse to expose their english flops in public...But the whole point of learning english is to talk, right? So, I have challenged my students to follow these steps here:
1 SAVE SOMETHING LIKE 20 MINUTES, TWICE A WEEK, TO DEDICATE YOURSELF TO EXTRA-CURRICULAR ENGLISH PRACTICE;
2 SELECT A MAGAZINE, NEWSPAPER, BLOG OR BOOK AND READ A PART OF IT FOR 10 MINUTES;
3 TRY TO RECORD YOURSELF GIVING OPINION ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE JUST READ OR TRY TO SUMMARIZE THE TEXT, BUT REMEMBER NOT TO WRITE ANYTHING BEFORE RECORDING, YOUR ORAL DISCOURSE MUST BE IMPULSIVE, IT SHOULD NOT BE SOMETHING PLANNED OR WRITTEN DOWN PREVIOUSLY.
4 LISTEN TO YOURSELF SPEAKING, TAKE NOTES OF STRANGE PRONUNCIATIONS AND POSSIBLY STRANGE SENTENCE CONSTRUCTIONS.
I believe you'll feel the benefits of this exercise very soon, since you're gonna be practicing the most important channels of your brain.
I hope you follow my advice and wish all the best luck!!!
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