Films

Movies and television shows can be an effective tool for teaching and learning English (or, for that matter, any academic subject) if used strategically and not as a "babysitting" device. I thought it might be useful to prepare a "The Best..." list sharing resources that teachers might find useful related to using video in the ESL/EFL classroom.

W elcome! Each individual guide is a detailed synopsis of a popular movie that consists of the following: a list of the major characters an extensive glossary of vocabulary and various cultural references that even advanced ESL learners would often not understand questions for ESL class discussion You can browse through the introductory explanations, links or other sections in the menu bar above, scan a list of our offerings in the pull-down menu below, or go straight to all the synopses by clicking THE INCREDIBLES Mr. Incredible discusses the difficulties of keeping the world safe from evil...

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This lesson plan is designed around a short film by John X. Carey which was commissioned by Dove and the theme of beauty. Students describe portraits, talk about beauty, watch a short film and write a detailed self-portrait. Language level: ... Continue reading

Welcome The main purpose of this blog is to share activities to enhance the teacher's lesson plan. They will not replace the course book, but they will make the lessons more attractive and richer. Share your warm-up activity with movie segments too.

Real teacher blogger Mr.Z shares his secrets to making the most out of showing movies and documentaries in the classroom.

I wrote this article for a Brazilian online ELT magazine ( Brand New Routes), and I share with you: by Vanessa Prata Many times we teachers found ourselves running out of ideas to motivate the students, bring variety to the classes and integrate all the skills in a single lesson.

Study / teaching materials for movie / film English. Free worksheets, listening and online quizzes.

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Teacher's note; the worksheet below was designed to be watched in a computer room as an individual student activity. It is quite long (the opening 30 minutes of the film) and revises present simple for habit.

"Learn English Through Movies ESL Lessons", a playlist created by LearnEnglishESL

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The English Learer Movie Guides, which are an innovative tool in the learning of English as a Second Language (ESL). Each guide reviews one popular movie, with a plot summary, list of major characters, and an extensive glossary of vocabulary and cutural references.

Film as Genre| | Movies by Title| Analyzing Motion Pictures This 1-page teacher guide offers questions for students who are analyzing movies. From the U. S. Library of Congress, requires Adobe Reader for access. Camera Angles How are a three-shot, a canted angle shot, and a dolly shot different from one another?

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Presentation of the top 20 movie ringtones of all time. Can your students (or you) name them within 20 seconds? Play with this version or with a version where...

I know a lot of teachers who don't show films in class due to the time constraint. Filminute has 25 different films all chiming in at a minute! You can use them as listening activities, attention getters, things for students to describe, or inspiration for your studens' own events!

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Collection of the best movie quotes, conversations between movie characters, famous hollywood stars quotes with many topics: love quotes, life quotes

TIME analyzed 242 best-picture nominees to create an algorithm that generates story lines for Oscar-caliber movies. In honor of the 2014 Academy Award nominations, which were announced Thursday, TIME took the 242 movies that have been nominated for Best Picture since 1970 and melted them down to their constituent parts.