English Everywhere: self-learning resources

 TIMETOAST https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/2561683 The learning objectives of the activity The objective of the activity is to help student remember the main events of the story after watching the film and reading its summary. They will have to write a short film review afterwards, using as much time sequencers as possible. The advantages of using TimeToast for this activity Timetoast is the right tool to use because it is visual and it will become handy for students when discussing the order in which event took place. It is also a way to set the minimum contents they should include in their written reviews and help them plan their compositions. The steps you followed to set up the activity This was an activity carried out during volunteer reinforcement classes. We watched the film in one session. In a second session, we used Timetoast to help us remember the main events of the story. During the rest of the class, we reviewed the time sequencers we were ...

  I hardly ever read for pleasure as the main reason. Most of the time, I do it following a twofold objective: work-information, education-information, pleasure-education. My reading habits still have to do either with my field of specialization or with education. I have just finished my doctoral thesis and I think this fact has modelled my reading habits. I usually read in different languages, I prefer to get the authors’ points of view directly from their hand. Some other times it is so because I am comparing original texts with their translations. I never read poems or lyrics, but plenty of blogs, websites, articles, textbooks, and emails, etc. texts that are more commonly related to work, studies or self-development. I also read graded texts to find materials for my students. In a more personal sphere, I enjoy reading blogs about productivity, finance, house making, family caring, etc. I usually access this type of information in an online format. I read during my breaks an...