How about trying the same "exposing " techniques and see if we can achieve similar results 

 Intentemos con las técnicas de "exponernos" a la lengua inglesa y veamos qué resultados alcanzamos

If you don´t want to spend your whole life trying different ways to learn English until it comes the time you feel you really know it, or at least, you can understand what people say if you ask them to speak slowly for you or you can say in simple sentences what you want or what you need, take a few minutes and have a look at these suggestions.

Si no quieres pasar tu vida estudiando diferentes formas de aprender inglés hasta sentir que realmente lo sabes, o por lo menos, que puedes entender a las personas cuando les pides que te hablen lentamente o que puedes decir en oraciones sencillas lo que deseas o necesitas, tómate unos minutos y mira estas sugerencias. 

We all notice that when children start learning their native language, from the very beginning they make pronunciation mistakes, vocabulary mistakes and grammar mistakes. But after spending their first years close to their parents, relatives and classmates, they start noticing that there are some things they need to correct. 

Todos sabemos que cuando los niños están adquiriendo su lengua materna, durante ese proceso, ellos cometen errores de vocabulario, de gramática, de pronunciación. Pero luego de pasar un tiempo razonable en compañía de sus familiares, amigos, compañeros de clase, los niños van descubriendo la forma correcta de usar la lengua.

This process of "realising" how things are said properly is the result of all the time they are exposed to their own language. So, the same happens to us, endless students of English, who die to learn the language once and for all.

 Ese proceso de "descubrir" cuál es la forma apropiada de expresarnos es el resultado de EXPONERNOS A LA LENGUA. De esa manera, si nosotros, eternos estudiantes de inglés, hacemos lo mismo, lo aprenderemos de una vez y para siempre.

How about trying the same "exposing " techniques and see if we can achieve similar results 

Qué tal si usamos las mismas técnicas de exposición y vemos que efectivamente podemos alcanzar los mismos resultados?

What do I mean by "exposing techniques"?
Read aloud, listen, speak when you are alone, and write? try to write these simple expressions. 

Qué quiero decir cuando digo "técnicas de exposición? Lee en voz alta, escucha inglés, habla contigo mismo cuando nadie te ve (hasta sentirte más seguro) y escribe. Intenta TODO despacio y desde un principio en adelante. 
Cómo escuchar música  o ver películas si casi no entiendes nada? Vamos paso a paso. Y sin pausas.

Slowly but at a steady pace

Try the following activities taking 45 minutes of your time two or three times a week.

Intenta las siguientes actividades. Te acercaré ejercicios para desarrollar tus diferentes habilidades GRADUALMENTE.

From the very beginning: 

1) say hello

2) Say good bye

Bye

See you later

See you soon

Talk to you later

Have a nice day

Take care

It was nice to see you again

3) Saying your name and where you come from

YOU: Hi, I´m .............. and I´m from .................., and you? (you can offer your hand while you say this) 

            or, if you prefer you can say

NEW PERSON: Hello, my name is Kev and I am from Poland

YOU: Nice to meet you

You can prefer different greetings such as: Good morning /afternoon/evening and perhaps you prefer the well known question Where are you from?

Remember if you want to break the ice or to keep the conversation going, you can say: (para romper el hielo o mantener la conversación puedes decir:)

How are you? (Cómo estás? // Cómo está?)

What are you doing here? (Qué estás haciendo aquí? // Qué hace ud aquí?)

Are you having a good time? (Lo está pasando bien? // Lo estás pasando bien?)

Listen and enjoy this video lesson!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp3xU5WvRjA

Remember. Expose yourself to English. In a few couple of lessons you will get a lot of confidence

THE BENEFITS OF BEING BILINGUAL

LOS BENEFICIOS DE SER BILINGÜE

Video in English with subtitles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMmOLN5zBLY

Video in Spanish with subtitles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mav1dj4GqDw

If you want to practice or  improve your English, watch the first video and try to do the following exercises. If not, just watch them. They are really interesting.

a) Find words on the video which means:
. skilled, experienced
. able to be seen or understood
. to see something or someone for a very short time
. take something in your hand and hold it firmly
. the moment at which something unpleasant begins
. not perfect
. to cause something to start


b) Watch the first part of the video and 
. Explain with your words the difference between being (check with a dictionary)
monolingual
bilingual
multilingual

c) Try to answer these two questions

- Did you enjoy any of the videos? Justify your answer
- Do any of the videos change your opinion about the benefits of learning a language? Why/Why not?

d) Say if the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE

. Gabriela is a complete bilingual
. Recent studies show language how learning affects the bilingual brain
. Children do not learn languages more easily
. Being multilingual does not show significant benefits
. It´s possible that learning languages can delay the onset of certain diseases

First exercise answers:
proficient , apparent , glimpse , grasp , onset , flawed , trigger.

Let´s practice and/or learn vocabulary. How about enjoying the new trailer of 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ7XUCQ6pbE (English version)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWXJdezkThk (Spanish version)

First of all, try to work with vocabulary groups. If you group words according to for example: 

. Months of the year: The film will be released in February. Do you remember the names of the rest of the months?

. Parts of the body (animals and humans): eyes, wings, legs, etc

. Colours: name or write the colours you see: blue, red, purple, etc

. Useful words or expressions : to suit up: prepararse // to prepare to take part in something, especially a sport, by putting on a uniform.

                                                     on your own: por ti mismo // to do sth without help of anyone else

                                                     sitter: niñera // a babysitter

                                                     bud: amigo, hermano // informal word for "buddy"

                                                     gang: banda, pandilla // a group of young people who spend time together, often fighting with other groups and behaving badly

You will see it is a great way to begin with.

Post-watching activities: 

1) Draw a picture of your favourite character

2) Write in simple sentences the main ideas of the trailer

3) Imagine and write a different ending to the story

If you want me to correct your work, just send it to 

aulaonlinedeingles@gmail.com

YOU CAN IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILLS

(by yourself and/or with a volunteer friend)

Practice and improve your English speaking skills with these simple activities

If you are an elementary student of English, I strongly recommend these activities which you can do alone (at first) so as to practice and improve your English speaking skills. 

Then, if you have a friend willing to work with you, try them. They will definitely help you soften your tongue. And you will show yourself that you CAN!!!



1)
Write on a piece of paper with “agree” on one side, and “disagree” on the other side. Read aloud a controversial statement, e.g.: "Dogs shouldn´t live on the streets"  and try to say simple sentences (Remember S + V + the rest of the sentence) just to express if you agree or not. If a friend wants to help you try to hold a short debate.

Have a look! (and always remember: S + V + the rest of the sentence - simple word order until you are ready to go a step forward)

a) I love dogs / I don´t like dogs
b) It is not nice to find dog poop on the sidewalks
c) People must be responsible for their pets
d) We must help homeless dogs to find a safe place to live
e)We must promote responsible shelter for dogs living in the streets 



2)

Find two or three pictures you really like on the web. You have to build up simple sentences trying to describe them in such a way your friend is able to draw them.  Have a look!

You can work like this:

a) I can see a sweet dog

b) It/He has brown hair with dark spots (todas las palabras que no sepas decir, búscalas en un diccionario y sin darte cuenta estarás aprendiendo inglés!!!!! - look up in the dictionary those words you want to use but don´t remember how to say them and ... you will be learning new words without noticing it!!!)

c) It/He has a big bar of brown chocolate in his mouth

d) The dog has beautiful eyes

e) Its/His ears are big

f) I like this dog very much

If you need someone to correct your sentences, just write to me : aulaonlinedeingles@gmail.com

I´m here, waiting to help you.

Heard about "Film English" site?

Oh, you have to try it. Today!

http://film-english.com/

Through graded, short videos you will find a series of activities to develop, reinforce or improve your English. 

If you are a teacher, great! You will find a lot of activities to work with and your students? They will be happy. Believe me.

Have a look. For instance you choose to work with the video

"Touchable memories"

Step 1 For homework in the previous class ask students to choice a photograph which is important to them and brings back positive memories. They should bring the photographs to the following class. 
Step 2 Pair your students and ask them to show their partner their photo, and explain what memories it brings back to them. 
Step 3 Hold a plenary session on the memories brought back by the photos. 
Step 4 Put your students into small groups and ask them to discuss the following questions: How could a blind person “see” a photo? How could a photo bring back memories to a blind person? 
Step 5 Show your students the photo below. Tell them that the five people in the photo are 

Step 6 Tell your students they are going to watch a short film in which they will see the five people in the photo. As they watch the film they should make notes about each person. Tell them that the film is in English, but also in Italian, Spanish and Arabic with subtitles in English. Show the film until 02:16 

Link: https://vimeo.com/109041102 

Step 7 Ask the students to compare their notes. Show the film a second time. 
Step 8 Ask the following questions about each person: What memories does he/she talk about? What image does he/she refer to? Step 9 Write the following sentence which Daniella (the woman in the centre of the image above) says: 

“If I could touch the picture, I could make it tangible again:” 
Ask the students to discuss what they think Daniella means. 


Step 10 Tell the students they are going to watch the rest of the film. As they watch their task is to answer the following questions: How do the blind people “see” the image for the first time? How do the people react when they “see” the photo for the first time? Why is the film called Touchable Memories? 
Step 11 Get feedback from the students. 
Step 12 Show the whole film and ask the students to describe how it makes them feel. 
Step 13 Put the students into small groups and ask them to think of different uses of 3D printers which could improve the quality of blind people’s lives. 
Step 14 Hold a plenary session on uses of 3D printers to improve blind people’s lives. 
Step 15 Now show these two videos which show uses of 3D printers in South Kore and Japan to improve the lives of young blind people. Ask your students if they thought of any of the uses and how the videos make them feel. 

Link: http://bit.ly/1BEwxMR 

Link: http://bit.ly/1xOHlLg 

Homework Ask your students to imagine that they are one of the blind people in the short film. They should write about their emotions and memories when they "see" their photo for the first time. I hope you enjoy the lesson. 

Film English is a labour of love, it takes hundreds of hours and thousands of euros a year to sustain and provide free English language lesson plans. Keeping it a free, clean, ad-free experience — which is important to me and, I hope, to you — means it’s subsidised by the generous support of readers like you through donations. So if you find any inspiration, joy and stimulation in these English language lessons or if they help you teaching English, please consider a modest donation — however much you can afford. 

If you think this entry is useful, please, let me know at aulaonlinedeingles@gmail.com

The magic kingdom of movies and series

• Fan of movies or series? Learn English, practice English, enjoy English and have a great time while you watch a movie or the first season of a series.

• It´s really a pity if you don´t make a better use of the resources movies or chapters from a season put at your disposal.

• No matter what you watch, you will learn new vocabulary. 

• Even if you learn only a few words, movies are undoubtedly a valuable resource. 
• You will improve your English while you spend a great time.
• The material of choice is endless 
• There is almost always different subtitles alternatives. So, you practice listening, reading, spelling and new vocabulary at the same time!!

YOU JUST HAVE TO TRY IT!!
If you find this useful, please, let me know. 

Want to practise your English skills?

Today I think you´ll find this task very useful.  
Why don´t you go to the link below and read, listen and enjoy Robin Hood´s story?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2bi3rDPYjM

After reading and listening to this great story, take ten minutes to check the activities you can do to improve your English. And try to do them when you have time and when you want.

1) Answer the following questions:

a) Who is your favourite character? Why?

b) Who is the character you most despise (despreciar)? Why?

c) Can you think of another ending to the story?

d) Retell and rewrite the story with your own words (as if the reader or listener doesn´t know Robin´s story)
e) Do you think there was a real hero like Robin Hood?

2) Find five adjetives, five nouns, five personal pronouns and five possessive adjetives. Do you remember them? If not, send me an email, I will help you. 

3) Can you say in which tense is story told and why? This is for you to remember the reasons WHY a particular tense is used and not another. Find some examples of that tense and time expressions which support it. (if you find, read and write time expressions which are proper of a certain tense you will refresh and strengthen your knowledge of them.)

Remember! You can find me at 

aulaonlinedeingles@gmail.com

I will gladly check your exercises! Hope I hear from you!!