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Russia for all

Open publication - Free publishing - More all

Nations of the world

Don't laugh at me

Videos about UK parliament

What a dog can teach you...

Ideas by Bill Zimmerman. Look here to find out

Reading Logs

Olga Samburova
http://shadow-olga.blogspot.com/

Anna Boikova
http://myreading3term.blogspot.com/

Alexandr Tsukanov
http://somereadings.blogspot.com/

Borisova Zhenya 
http://evgenia-14.livejournal.com/ 

Love is....

SICKNESS, according to World Health Organization. Look here

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European Voluntary Service

An opportunity to live in Europe for 3-12 months. Make friends, give back to community, improve your language. Details here

Transport idioms

Go here and have some fun ...and LEARN the IDIOMS

Idioms you are supposed to learn:

• be on the wagon
• fall off the wagon
• jump on the bandwagon
• It sticks out a mile.

• I'd run a mile.

• Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.

• Let's hit the road.
• Middle-of-the-road.
• A long way down the road.
• In the driver's seat
• A backseat driver
• A Sunday driver
• I missed the boat
• It's plain sailing
• We're in the same boat
• Reinventing the wheel.
• Asleep at the wheel.
• The wheels have come off

United in diversity

6 million others
A great project celebrating diversity of cultures, thoughts, opinions, lifestyles...

Wordle word clouds

As simple as that

Communicate what you mean

The real meaning of common phrases in English

Other resources from Russell

Videos to recommend to your students

1-Lyrics Training
Amazing site that allows you to learn lyrics from songs with lots of activities and interaction. Does not work in all countries
Lyrics Training

2-Lingro
Great dictionary tool that allows any website to become clickable and to immediately open up a dictionary. There are a variety of dictionaries to choose from includiing English to English and English to many other languages
Lingro dictionary tool

3-Audioboo
Students can make their own Podcasts using this great tool
Audioboo Podcast Tool

4-Listen and Write
Superb dictation tool that the students can work with alone. Really popular with students and great for developing their listening and writing skills.
Listen and Write

5-Breaking News
One of the biggest resources of reading and listening material on the internet for ELT/ESL. A great resource that students can work with alone.
Breaking News English

6-Elllo English
An amazing collection of listening material which includes practice content for IELTS. Includes lots of interactive games and activities.
ELLLO -Listening Site

7-Listen a Minute
A great site with lots of listening and reading material for lower levels.
Listen a minute

Listen and write tool

Good resource for those who feel they need to improve their dictation skills
manual by Russell Stannard
http://www.listen-and-write.com/

Language Learning Strategies

http://www.studygs.net/langlearn.htm
Try to follow at least some of these and you'll be a success!

Find Out Your Learning Style

Interactive multiple intelligence test

Expert on Shopping

Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman on luxury shopping
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11542399

Making an oral presentation.

To make your oral presentation clear and easy to understand you must remember that:

· Oral presentation is NOT an oral report read aloud.

· Oral presentation CANNOT deliver information as RAPIDLY as a written report, so speak more slowly.

· BEFORE introducing new information give the listener time to anticipate what kind of information is coming next.

· AFTER delivering the new information provide time for the listener to un­derstand the idea (to fit it into the listener's general knowledge of the sub­ject).

To do this:

PAUSE

PARAPHRASE, i.e. say the same thing in different words (useful phrases: in other words, that is to say, to put it another way, what I want to say is)