EYE: Enhance your English

How would you react to this?

Thiago Eduardo — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:15:32 +0000

from http://cnnstudentnews.blogs.cnn.com/

March 4, 2008

Posted: 10:45 PM ET

A couple aspects of Wednesday’s hugging story that I really liked: The protest was peaceful, and the students and administrators were able to work out an agreement on a new rule. I don’t remember if my high school had a rule about stuff like this; I don’t think it was spelled out, but of course teachers could split up anything they thought was inappropriate.What I think is kind-of amusing about what happened in Arizona: How are they gonna enforce it? It’s funny to think of teachers standing in the halls with stopwatches, telling two-second violators to split up or sit up in detention. On the other hand, who wants to do all that hugging anyway, especially after P.E.? “I just ran two miles and I smell like socks. Let’s hug.”

Carl Azuz, Anchor

You can check the video from this piece of newc in this link

[going the extra mile] a very interesting site

Thiago Eduardo — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:04:17 +0000

Wanna walk the extra mile and REALLY improve your listening skills?

Check this website out and listen to a 10-min long piece of breaking news from CNN! If you can’t understand one part of it you can check the transcript!

What’s more, you can watch the NEWS on your browswer or download it and watch it in your mp4 player or iPod!

Check www.cnnstudentnews.com and REALLY GO THE EXTRA MILE!

MORE ON THE SUBJECT:

Blog – From A to Z with Carl Azuz

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FCE-like vocab exercise

Thiago Eduardo — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:40:52 +0000

USE the word given to FORM one word to complete the set of phrases. THE ANSWER IS IN THE COMMENT BOX!

Try completing without checking the answer! Every day there’ll be a new exercise!

This is an FCE-like exercise. For more information on FCE, check this website.

Today’s word: “friend”

1. Their …….. began during their time together at university.

2. The party wasn’t very nice and the host was very …….. . He didn’t even offer us a drink.

3. The thing you notice most about the people is their …….. . They are so warm and welcoming towards you.

What would you do, if you could do ANYTHING?

Thiago Eduardo — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:13:27 +0000

People from around the world filmed themselves and sent their videos to Terra Naomi. She asked everyone to answer the question “what would you do/want if anything were possible?” in three words or less.

See some people’s wishes and desires for a better world:

TELL us, then,

“what would you do/want if anything were possible?”
in three words or less.

PODCASTS

Thiago Eduardo — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:11:12 +0000

What in the world is a PODCAST?

Hey my HAD groups!

Let’s understand a bit more about PODCASTS? One extract from wikipedia can help you out:

“A podcast is a collection of digital media files which is distributed over the Internet, often using syndication feeds, for playback on portable media players and personal computers. The term podcast, like “radio“, can refer either to the content itself or to the method by which it is syndicated; the latter is also termed podcasting. The host or author of a podcast is often called a podcaster.

The term “podcast” is a portmanteau of the words “iPod” and maybe “broadcast“, the Apple iPod being the brand of portable media player for which the first podcasting scripts were developed (see history of podcasting). These scripts allowed podcasts to be automatically transferred to a mobile device after they are downloaded.^“

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting

ONE PRACTICAL EXAMPLE:

Do you know how to chat someone up in English?

If you chat someone up, you talk to someone you don’t know and try to get them interested in you – in a romantic way!

You can access BBC LEARNING ENGLISH and listen to (or download) the podcast! There is the script which you can download and activities for you to doafter listening! Now, practicing and enhancing your English has become easier and more interesting!

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Want more challenging activities? GO TO www.bbc.com/learningenglish

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Wanna find a podcast that suits your interest?

Check the BBC PODCAST directory and download a podcast for you to listen wile commuting to work!

www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/directory

CHEERS

THIEDU
:: thiagoedu@gmail.com