Introducing and meeting people Part II

Hi guys! 

Here you are another funny video with some scenes from different television shows.

Listen carfully because there are many ways to introduce and meet people in English. 

Pay attention to expressions like:  This is ...,  I'm ..., Nice to meet you, pleased to meet you, great to meet you, the pleausure is mine...

My favourite scene is the one fom The Big Bang theory. Hilarious! Those guys are really great!

Enjoy!

Introducing and meeting people Part I

Hi, guys!

Watching TV shows is a funny way to learn English, isn't it.

This is a  movie segment from the famous television show "Friends". 

Here, you can find some expressions used when you introduce or meet someone.

Enjoy the show!

Virtual Chopin

Hi music lovers!

Do you want to have an interactive virtual chat with one of the greatest musicians of all time, Frederick Chopin?

Virtual Chopin is a web portal for children and young adults where you can "Talk to Chopin" about his life, adventures, the most important compositions, his journeys, friends and many more.

I hope you enjoy chatting and listening to Chopin's music!

* If you like music, visit Topics for Kids/Music.

Chat with Meg

Hello, kids! Do you feel like chatting?

Meg is a young Chat bot particulary  trained to understand "Easy English" from no-native English speakers. 

On the right side, you can find a list of Meg's favourite topics, such as animals, art, fashion, food, hobbies, sports, food and many more!

Ready to chat with an Artificial Intelligence?

Talk and enjoy!

* Remember that you can talk to other bots
at Web Tools for Kids/Chatbots.

Become a race car driver and send a talking message

My own message

Motor mail

Hey race fans,
Do you want to create your own Race-car Driver and make him or her say a message? Then, have a look at this site.
1.- Customise your character: Choose from different men or women, clothes, hair, mouth, nose,make up, etc.
2.- Use the text-to-speech or the microphone to record your message.
3.- Email it in order to save the link.
4.- Finally post it on your blogs.

* Click on the drivers, listen and have fun, kids!

Create a talking postcard

Hi guys,
1.- First select your trip advisor.
2.- After exploring the destinations and hear about the activities they offer, you can choose your favourite one.
3.- Add an audio message.
4.- Send it to your friends or post it on your blogs.

* Click on the image if you want to watch and listen to my talking postcard.

Send a Talking Baby Message

Hi guys,

Babymail is a cool application that lets you create funny messages with talking babies.

You can send them via email or post them in your blogs.

Choose from four different babies or upload your own baby photos.

* Click on the  image and listen to my message, then create your own and share.

What are they like?

Click on the book to enlarge.
Hi kids!
What are these guys like? Can you describe them? Think about their hair, eyes, noses, ears... Are they wearing glasses? Have they got a moustache or a beard?
*We'll work on this book in the classroom, kids.

*Thanks to The Bus Stop.net for the images.

Let's talk about Art (once again).

*Painting: "St George and the Dragon".
*Painted about 1455 - 1460.
*Painter: Paolo Uccello from Florence(Italy).
*Museum: National Gallery, London.

* LOOK, THINK, SPEAK AND WRITE:
1.- What's happening in this painting?
2.- Who is the girl?
3.- Where does the dragon come from?
4.- Why isn't the princess frightened?
5.- Do you think the knight will win?
6.- How does the story end?
7.- Do you think the scene is very realistic or it's like a fairy-tale story?
8.- Each character represents an idea. Who is the good and who is the evil?
9.- Do you think the artist is interested in their feelings?
10.- Do you like this painting? Why? What's your favourite painting?

Animated characters

Hello kids! At Media Semantics you can create your own animated character on line.
1.- Choose the option "Hosted service" and sign up for a free account. You can add your animated person or cartoon in minutes. With this account you have only a few characters but it's enough today.
2.- Create your scene or chat and link to your blogs.
3.- You can use a talking Flash character to deliver your message, answer questions, and interact with web visitors.
4.- With the free account you can only choose two cartoon characters, two realistic characters or two illustrated characters.
5.- There are lots of other animated characters to play with.
6.- And you can play with the samples too.

Enjoy!

Artificial Intelligence: Talking to robots

Hi pupils! Let me introduce this three bots to practice your English. They are the Shopping Robot, the Hotel Robot and the Apartment Robot.
1.- First of all, listen and read the dialogues.
2.- After listening and reading, start your "chat" with the robots.

Click on the image or on the following links to start.

• http://www.eslfast.com/
• http://www.eslfast.com/robot/
• tolearnenglish.com

Enjoy your chat, kids!

The Shadows in the Art

Hi kids, I was in Madrid last week and I had the oportunity to enjoy the great exhibition "Shadows" at the Museum Thyssen-Bornemisza and La fundación Caixa Madrid. So I have created this slideshow with some of the masterpieces. I hope you like it.

"The man without a shadow" was a fantastic animation I saw at the Thyssen Museum.

The shadows and the cinema:

Don't be afraid of "Nosferatu" (1921), the great film by Friederich W. Murnau.

Customize your face and record a message for your friends

PhotoFace is a new Oddcast application. Here you can customize your face, choose an emotion and add your own words. After that, you can email the result and then you can create a new post for your blogs.
*Click on the image if you want to see me like a bot.

What's the weather like today? (For the 1st & 2nd Grade)

MUSIC BY:
Group: Portishead
Song: "Glory box"
Album: "Dummy"
Year: 1994
I have made this slideshow to talk about the weather in the classroom or at home with your family.
Don't forget to turn the music off when you want to speak. OK?
http://www.showbeyond.com/show/home

Let's upload our documents

If you want to publish your Powerpoint documents, Scribd.com is a very useful site where you can upload your slideshows or your Word documents and in seconds everybody can see and hear your stories. Then, you can copy the embed on your blogs and share with the World.
Register or sign up is necessary but kids, you can manage, can't you?
It is faster than Slideshare
Here you can see an example

Picassso,Women's portraits - Upload a doc

Read this doc on Scribd: Picassso,Women's portraits

Describing and dancing

*Click on the image and enter (skip) this fantastic site. You can learn English and dance, too!

* STEPS:
1.-Click on Mixplay and make a list of sounds and musical instruments, another list of colours and another one of clothes.(If you want to stop an image click on it again)
2.- Click on 15 color parkas. Don't click, just move on each picture to hear and watch the boys dancing. Describe your favourite.
3.- Click on Movie: Mixplay movie and Mixplay Christmas Show.

• Where are the boys?
• Who are they?
• Where is the shop?
• What country is it?

PICASSO: Women portraits in A Coruña

Picasso and some of his women's portraits are now in A Coruña.
Where?: Fundación Barrié, Cantón Grande nº9. More information
I hope you go and see the Exhibition . It will be in A Coruña until February 3, 2008.
*And now here you are some beautiful women's portraits

*** Now, let's talk about these women
*1 What are they like?
*2 What are they doing?
*3 What do you think about these paintings?
*4 What is your favourite portrait?
*5 Why?
*6 Which museum is the painting in?

Listen to the girl and click on the link:"Lyrics with videos" on the sidebar.

Get a Voki now!


Play and if you don't understand it, play it again. The link the girl says is very good and you'll have a great fun with it.

Let's talk about Art II

Painting: "Birthday"(1915)
Artist's name: Marc Chagall
Nationality: Russian
Museum: The Museum of Modern Art, New York





LOOK, THINK, SPEAK AND WRITE
1*Look at these two people.
2*Where are they?
3*What are they doing?
4*What has the woman got in her hands?
5*Do you think it is a present?
6*What are they wearing?
7*What can you see through the window?
8*What can we see on the table?
9*How do they feel?
10*What's your opinion about the painting? Do you like it?
11*Where is Russia?
12*Can you draw and paint something similar?

Let's talk about Art

Painting:"Christina's world"- 1948
Museum:Museum of Modern Art, New York

Artist's name: Andrew Wyeth
Nationality: American

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Painting: "Girl with a ball" - 1961
Museum: Museum of Modern Art of New York
Artist's name: Roy Lichtenstein.
Nationality: American

*- ART CAN TELL US STORIES:

*Look at these two paintings and think.

*How many differences can you find between the woman with the ball and the other one?

*Make up a story about what they are doing.

*How do you think they feel?

*Do you like these two paintings?

*Which one do you prefer?