Monthly Archives: April 2012


“Questions No One Knows the Answers To”: A Video-lesson…

Let’s Begin…

In the first of a new TED-Ed series designed to catalyze curiosity, TED Curator Chris Anderson
shares his boyhood obsession with quirky questions that seem to have no answers.

“Questions No One Knows the Answers To”: This is a fantastic video asking “real” questions!
Maybe YOU have some answers…

Remember to click on the Captions Icon (Small red “CC” icon) if you have issues
following/understanding the video.

Happy watching!
Pierre


LessonStream.org: original video lessons…

LessonStream.orgLessonStream.org is a site with a collection of original video lessons.
So far there are 72 lessons on the site, for Elementary, Intermediate or Advance Level Learners, be they Young Learners, Teens, Adults or Business learners…
You can choose your lesson by Level, Learner Type, Video Time, Activity, Language aim or Material…
A really well made site and great lessons!
Check it out here! 


Audio-Lingua.eu: Free .mp3 to listen to!

audio-lingua.eu

What is Audio-Lingua ? A collaborative bank of authentic audio resources, recorded by native speakers, for a freely pedagogical or personal use, according to the rights of use which are detailed in the legal notice.

Audio documents ? The mp3 files are classified according to the reference levels defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. You can listen to the audio files online, download them one after another or also register to the podcast. For more details, read this article How does it work ?.

Collaborative ? It means that any person who feels interested may contribute by sending personal audio documents. Fill in the form.

Authentic ? For they are only made by native speakers (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian or Chinese) ! All accents can be useful.

Aim ? To train oral comprehension for anyone who would like to improve this language skill. To provide language teachers with authentic resources.

Try it out: it’s here!