tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42888097775921878732012-02-15T23:41:04.971-08:00olimpia.carreraOLIMPIA CARRERA´S CLASSROOM BLOGolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02915881357320866878noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288809777592187873.post-15618029825017028512010-06-24T05:28:00.000-07:002010-06-24T06:10:43.613-07:00A HOORAY! FOR Online PHONETICS !!As seen in class, phonetics are a great tool to improve your pronunciation <br />Here is the best and biggest Web to improve your English speech:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rkqFVER9t8w/TCNK2aWgQ4I/AAAAAAAAACE/bi1rWpDzQps/s1600/fonetiksOrg.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="41" ru="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rkqFVER9t8w/TCNK2aWgQ4I/AAAAAAAAACE/bi1rWpDzQps/s200/fonetiksOrg.gif" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fonetiks.org/">Click here </a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br />Why don´t you start exploring on your own and give me some feedback as comments to this post? </div><div style="text-align: left;">This Web Site explores 9 <span style="background-color: white;">different varieties</span> : Scottish, Australian...</div><div style="text-align: left;">Some of the practice they offer includes <span style="background-color: white;">read dictionary</span>, minimal pairs, <span style="background-color: white;">songs</span>, read aloud stories, controversial words... </div><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rkqFVER9t8w/TCNPDdUKi6I/AAAAAAAAACM/wi2SMcrOzUo/s1600/mouse.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rkqFVER9t8w/TCNPDdUKi6I/AAAAAAAAACM/wi2SMcrOzUo/s320/mouse.gif" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Don´t forget to tell me if you like their special<span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;"> "instant Sound"</span> software: I find it amazing!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;"><br /><strong>Here are the webs we will explore throught Fonetiks.org.</strong> You will have <strong>two monthly posts</strong> here related to them asking you to <strong>do an exercise</strong> you will later <strong>upload to Moodle</strong>. <br />I hope this will help you discover all the possibilities!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">howjsay.com</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">An Online Pronouncing Dictionary: just enter a word to hear it spoken</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">fonetiks.org </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pronunciation guides to ten languages</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">foniks.org </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Learn to read and spell with phonics</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">shiporsheep.com</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Learn English pronunciation with minimal pairs</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">spokenenglish.org</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Practise your spoken English online</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">dictationsonline.com</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Graded online English language dictations</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">foniks.org/ohandah</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;">A spoken love story for early learners</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">fonetiks.org/spokenhistory </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">The War on Terror through Bush's speeches</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">fonetiks.org/mom</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mouse over the lyrics to hear them performed</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Suscribe to my new posts !<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4288809777592187873-1561802982501702851?l=olimpiacarrera.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>olihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02915881357320866878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288809777592187873.post-28143963801883330092010-06-24T03:48:00.000-07:002010-06-24T03:50:09.212-07:00PORTFOLIO activity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rkqFVER9t8w/TCM3hoBOWII/AAAAAAAAAB8/CyiVel6h9JQ/s1600/council+of+Europe+logo.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rkqFVER9t8w/TCM3hoBOWII/AAAAAAAAAB8/CyiVel6h9JQ/s320/council+of+Europe+logo.bmp" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Portfolio (<a href="http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/linguistic/Portfolio_EN.asp">ELP</a>) was designed by the European Council and it is included in the Common European Framework (<a href="http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/linguistic/cadre_en.asp">CEF</a>) </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is a document in which those who are learning or have learned a language can record and reflect on their language learning and cultural experiences. </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="background-color: #ffd966; color: #990000;">PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY :</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After each unit in your testbook YOU must self-assess your progress with <a href="http://www.macmillanenglish.com/insideout/Resources/New_InsideOut/NIO-Upper-Int-CEF-answer-key.pdf">THIS CHECKLIST</a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">You </span><span style="background-color: white;">are going to <em>write the </em></span><span style="background-color: white;"><em>questions and answers and save them in a file.</em></span> <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The <em><span style="background-color: white;">file name</span></em> must read as follows: yourSurname_cheklist_unit1</div><div style="text-align: left;">When you finish must <span style="color: #351c75;"><strong>go to <span style="background-color: white;">Moodle</span> and upload the file</strong></span> in Moodle.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="background-color: white;">Deadline</span></strong>: one week after each unit is finished</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Suscribe to my new posts !<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4288809777592187873-2814396380188333009?l=olimpiacarrera.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>olihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02915881357320866878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288809777592187873.post-34603929272613840162010-06-24T03:24:00.000-07:002010-06-24T03:24:31.291-07:00Mac Millan INSIDE OUT V<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rkqFVER9t8w/TCMyNaPjc-I/AAAAAAAAAB0/KiN59Hv1RKk/s1600/InsideOutWeb+PracticeOnlineHome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rkqFVER9t8w/TCMyNaPjc-I/AAAAAAAAAB0/KiN59Hv1RKk/s320/InsideOutWeb+PracticeOnlineHome.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Your `Inside Out´ textbook is published by MacMillan-Heinemann.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><strong>Did you know that MacMillan provides </strong><strong><em><span style="color: #cc0000;">on-line resources</span></em></strong> <strong>to practice your English?</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #cc0000;"><em>Online Resources available:</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Get started with the <a href="http://www.macmillanpracticeonline.com/section.asp?catid=163">Inside Out Practice Online</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.macmillanenglish.com/insideout/html/New_insideout_elessons.htm">eLessons</a></em> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.macmillanenglish.com/insideout/html/Original-pages/Resource_pages/Original_insideout_Mappingdocuments.htm">Mapping documents</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.macmillanenglish.com/insideout/html/Original-pages/Resource_pages/Original_insideout_Languagecompanions.htm">Language companions</a></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.macmillanenglish.com/insideout/html/Original-pages/Resource_pages/Original_insideout_Webguides.htm">Web guides</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.macmillanenglish.com/insideout/html/Original-pages/Resource_pages/Original_insideout_Grammarcompanionanswerkeys.htm">Grammar companion -key</a></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.macmillanenglish.com/insideout/html/Original-pages/Resource_pages/Original_insideout_Casestudies.htm">Case studies</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Suscribe to my new posts !<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4288809777592187873-3460392927261384016?l=olimpiacarrera.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>olihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02915881357320866878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288809777592187873.post-63276182604942003712008-03-17T11:07:00.000-07:002008-04-27T02:11:35.109-07:00Flash Audio Player<div style='width:200;display:block;text-align:center;font-family:Arial;font-size:11px;'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.komcitiz.com/JL/documents/s.php?s=ani_son_player_mp3_1.swf" width="200" height="20" id="JL_BALISE_iasgxg7d01n"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.komcitiz.com/JL/documents/s.php?s=ani_son_player_mp3_1.swf" /><param name="wmode" value="opaque" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashvars" value="FILE=http://www.educa.madrid.org/cms_tools/files/eb0e79a2-4587-4c04-a3ce-eebaca02bea6/mp3/aicole.mp3 &BGCOLOR=#545454&LOOP=0&PLAY=0&INFO=0" /></object><div><a href='http://www.komcitiz.com/' style='color:#999999' target='_blank' title='Vos diaporamas photos, slideshow, jeux flash, lecteurs mp3, ... sur www.komcitiz.com'>Animation réalisée sur le site http://www.komcitiz.com</a></div></div><br /><br />This is how a flash audio player looks & sounds. The voice has been created by a synthesizer. Give it a try !<div class="blogger-post-footer">Suscribe to my new posts !<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4288809777592187873-6327618260494200371?l=olimpiacarrera.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>olihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02915881357320866878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288809777592187873.post-81062407571288376182008-02-14T12:03:00.000-08:002008-03-17T15:31:34.044-07:00HI THERE !!hello dear students,<br /><br />this is you classroom blog.<br /><br />I welcome you and remind you that you have to finish the reading of <em><a href="http://www.buscalibros.cl/libro.php?libro=411648">Mike´s lucky day</a></em> before the 27th of February<br /><br />Now I want you to practice some listening to English with this Sasha´s Lucky Day video "karaoke":<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fVRru9SOav0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fVRru9SOav0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br />Here you have the lyrics, and the gaps you mush fill-in: <br /><br />Sasha - "Lucky Day"<br />Album: "Greatest Hits" (2006)<br /><br />You're looking ______<br />and I don't _____the reason<br />All that I know is that you should not be<br />Don't run away the _____is now<br />the place is here<br /><br />Don't hesitate, for this is very urgent<br />I'm in a state in which I should not be<br />Day It's up to you, <br />to let a _______save your day<br /><br />Show me what you _____, <br />I know you've got a lot<br />So don't you let it slip away<br />Just ______me what it takes to hold you, <br />maybe no one ______you<br />Trust me when I ______<br />Today's your lucky day<br />Today's your lucky day<br /><br />______Diary, I'm on my way to madness<br />She don't belong to mediocrity<br />I'll let her ______, <br />that I have ______been so sure<br /><br />______me what you got, <br />I ______you've got a lot<br />So _______you let it slip away<br />______on show me <br />what it takes to hold you, <br />maybe no one told you<br />Trust me when I _____<br />Today's your lucky day<br /><br />Don't get me wrong <br />(don't get me wrong)<br />I'm not in ______<br />(not completely)<br />But if you _____<br />(but if you want)<br />We'll carry on <br />(we'll carry on)<br />and on....<br /><br />Show me what you ______, <br />I know you've got a lot<br />So don't let it slip away<br />Come on ______me <br />what it _______to hold you, <br />maybe no one told you<br />Trust me when I say<br /><br />Come on ______me what you got, <br />I know you've ______a lot<br />So _______let it slip away<br />Just ______me what it takes to hold you, <br />maybe no one _______you<br />Trust me when I ______<br />Today's your lucky day<br />It's your lucky day<br />So trust ____when I say<br />Today's your lucky day<br /><br /><a href="http://www.musicchannel.cc/index.php?page=http://www.musicchannel.cc/artist_stories/1/887060">KEY</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Suscribe to my new posts !<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4288809777592187873-8106240757128837618?l=olimpiacarrera.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>olihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02915881357320866878noreply@blogger.com10