Showing posts with label Vocabulary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vocabulary. Show all posts

Friday, 17 April 2020

Fargo


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Monday, 17 February 2020

Podcast Describing People





INSTRUCTIONS:  
Download the pdf file and the sound clip.  
You can then listen to and read the material on the device of your choice.
Or perhaps you can listen to the podcast during the 
"wasted time periods during the day." 
Example: When you are driving in your car 
or 
waiting for an appointment or at the supermarket queue.

Sunday, 24 November 2019

Why do humans have a third eyelid?


Why do humans have a third eyelid?
By Dorsa Amin, directed by Avi Ofer
You know that little pink thing nestled in the corner of your eye? It's actually the remnant of a third eyelid. In humans, it's vestigial, meaning it no longer serves its original purpose. There are several other vestigial structures in the human body, quietly riding along from one of our ancestor species to the next. But why have they stuck around for so long? Dorsa Amir investigates.
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Wednesday, 20 November 2019

Podcast : Describing People





INSTRUCTIONS:  
Download the pdf file and the sound clip.  
You can then listen to and read the material on the device of your choice.
Or perhaps you can listen to the podcast during the 
"wasted time periods during the day." 
Example: When you are driving in your car 
or 
waiting for an appointment or at the supermarket queue.

Tuesday, 19 November 2019

Friday, 15 November 2019

Fwd: SPECIAL NEWSLETTER FROM TWM





Suggest that your students, grades 7 - 12, see the movie Harriet - now in theaters. We are preparing a Learning Guide to the film which will be completed by Thursday, November 7. The first two sections of the Guide discuss the importance of this story to the history of America for the period 1849 - 1865.

Description:  

Harriet Tubman was without doubt one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity enabled her to escape from slavery in 1849. She then became a conductor for the Underground Railroad. With a price on her head and facing certain torture and death if she were caught, Harriet Tubman went back into the South 13 times freeing the rest of her family and many other slaves. It is estimated that she shepherded some 70 slaves to freedom.

This film is well-grounded historical fiction, giving a sense of the times and providing a reasonably accurate portrayal of the almost super-human exploits of its heroine.


Benefits of the Movie:

Not only does Harriet tell the story a black female role model, it also demonstrates the humanitarian vision of hundreds of thousands of Americans, black and white, who worked to end slavery. It is accurate to call slavery the original sin of the United States. However, it is also true that before and during the Civil War Americans by the hundreds of thousands put their lives and livelihoods at risk to eradicate this great evil. They did this with no thought of reward but in the hope of redeeming the promise of the Declaration of Independence and the soul of the country itself. (Can anyone imagine the U.S. playing its role in WW I, WW II, and the Cold War if slavery had still existed?) While it is a tragedy that the hopes of African-Americans for equality were frustrated by the hundred years of Jim Crow and the continuing discrimination suffered by some black Americans must be rooted out and extirpated, the idealism and sacrifice of those who worked to end slavery is an important chapter in American history. Harriet Tubman was one of the foremost of those brave women and men whose moral vision and humanitarian spirit inspired them to fight for the end of slavery.

TeachwithMovies.org, November, 2019.
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Monday, 11 November 2019

Podcast Describing People





INSTRUCTIONS:  
Download the pdf file and the sound clip.  
You can then listen to and read the material on the device of your choice.
Or perhaps you can listen to the podcast during the 
"wasted time periods during the day." 
Example: When you are driving in your car 
or 
waiting for an appointment or at the supermarket queue.

Friday, 8 November 2019

Whale Rider

Your Friday movie with study guide



You can view the film with subtitles the following way:
1.     Download film
2. If you do not already have it, 
download from the internet the free version of
VLC media player at VLC download.
3.     Once installed, you will be able to view subsequent films.

TRAILER

STUDY GUIDE

Tuesday, 29 October 2019

10 Spooky Podcasts You Don't Want to Miss








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From lore to true crime, here are ten podcasts that are sure to get you in that Halloween mood. Listen... if you dare.
Spooky podcasts not your thing? Open the Stitcher app and discover a slew of new podcasts on our new homepage. 
STORIES ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES
These are the stories of impossible encounters with impossible creatures in the wildest corners of North America. Come closer to the fire to listen to the next legend. ▶️
PARANORMAL STORIES
Best friends bonded by their paranormal experiences Corinne Vien and Sabrina Deana-Roga recount their contact with the other side. ▶️

 
TERRIFYING TALES
A horror anthology series hosted by the Creeps, three friends who listened to so many scary stories that they turned into monsters themselves. ▶️

 
SCI-FI AND CONSPIRACIES
Tanis is a serialized docudrama about a fascinating and surprising mystery: the myth of Tanis. Ad-free episodes are available on Stitcher Premium. ▶️
INVESTIGATIVE STORYTELLING
Ten years ago, over three hundred men, women and children disappeared from a small town in Tennessee, never to be heard from again.  ▶️

 
LORE AND LEGEND
Explore the possible existence of "The Last Movie," an infamous underground feature film, reputed to drive you insane. Ad-free episodes are available on Stitcher Premium. ▶️

 
SERIALIZED TRUE CRIME
Two days after Christmas, 2011, Russ Faria came home from game night to find his wife, Betsy, dead. He was soon charged and convicted of her murder. But Russ Faria insisted he did not kill his wife. ▶️
TRUE CRIME STORIES
Lifelong fans of true crime stories Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark tell each other their favorite tales of murder. Ad-free episodes are available on Stitcher Premium. ▶️

 
FOR HORROR FILM FANS
"In Voorhees We Trust" is now "In Myers We Trust," and Matt & Paul are taking on the Halloween franchise!  Available on Oct. 11 on Stitcher Premium, use code TRUST to start a free trial. ▶️

 
REAL LIFE TRIALS AND CRIMES
If you love geeking-out on trials and crime, you've landed on the perfect spot. Ad-free episodes are available on Stitcher Premium. ▶️
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Traveling or commuting without access to internet service? Download episodes of your favorite podcasts prior to your trip to listen.

Also, remember to clear your downloads after you're done listening so they don't take up too much space on your phone!

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