Sunday, May 20, 2018

13 Reasons Why

MESSAGE FROM THE 13 REASONS WHY CAST


TIP: The activity can also be visualized from the student’s device (mobile phone or tablet). Ask them to Google NetFlix ESL 13 Reasons Why!



The Netflix series, #13 Reasons Why is now taking precaution ahead of its season two release.

The series shows a teenager who leaves behind tapes explaining what made her commit suicide, sending her friends on an emotional rollercoaster to identify how they could have helped.

Following the first season being met with varying opinions as the show dealt "tough real-world issues," the series creators have added an additional warning video from main actors prior to the first episode.

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Avengers: Infinity War

English Activity

Endgame




Based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney. It is the sequel to 2012's The Avengers and 2015's #Avengers: Age of Ultron, and the nineteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

As the Avengers and their partners have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new threat has emerged from the cosmic shadows: #Thanos. An oppressor of intergalactic infamy, his aim is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment - the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more unsure.  

  # Averngers Infinity War 

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Stranger Things S02E08– English Activity

"Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer" - S02E08

ACTIVITY TIMING: FROM 08:36 TO 10:07
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The Demodogs overwhelm the lab. Mike convinces Joyce to sedate Will so that the Shadow Monster cannot track them. Mike, Will, Joyce, Hopper, Bob, and Owens shelter in the lab's security room. Dustin, Steve, Lucas, and Max track the Demodogs to the lab, where they regroup with Nancy and Jonathan. When the power goes out, Bob resets the circuit breakers so they can escape. Owens stays behind and uses the security cameras to guide the others out. Mike, Will, Joyce, and Hopper escape, but Bob is killed by the #Demodogs. The group retreat to the Byers' house, where Dustin suggests that the Shadow Monster is a Mind Flayer. After disguising their spot, they interrogate Will. Using Morse code, he taps out, "CLOSE GATE." The house phone rings, and Will realizes where he is. The Mind Flayer sends a Demodog to the house, but, to everyone's surprise, Eleven arrives and kills it.


ACTIVITY TIMING: FROM 08:36 TO 10:07
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Saturday, March 24, 2018

The Simpsons - Easter S17.E07

The Simpsons - Easter S17.E07


The Mayor's Easter Egg Hunt is an annual event for the kids of #Springfield. It is organized by Mayor Quimby and happens in a big garden of his mansion.

After a short address by Mayor Quimby and his wife Martha Quimby, the Hugs Bunny who is a referee there, opens the gate and the children run into the garden. They all have baskets, run along the garden and look for hidden eggs.


Sunday, March 4, 2018

The Simpsons - St. Patrick’s Day

The Simpsons - St. Patrick’s Day 

ACTIVITY TIMING: FROM 00:43 TO 02:46

St. Patrick's Day in #Springfield is booze free due to the amount of violence every year. A conflict between the Catholic Irishmen and the Protestant Irishmen results in a city-wide fight. Lisa pauses the violence momentarily by singing the Irish lullaby Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral. Meanwhile, Marge's cupcakes are stolen by a group of urchins and saved by Patrick Farally, a baker who offers Marge a job after tasting her cupcakes and realizing her talent.


ACTIVITY TIMING: FROM 00:43 TO 02:46


Monday, February 12, 2018

Stranger Things

"Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister"

ACTIVITY TIMING: FROM 11:30 TO 13:15
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In #Chicago, Eleven finds Kali, who is the girl from Terry's memories. Kali can create illusions, and she leads a gang of outcasts who exact revenge on those who have hurt them. She teaches Eleven to channel her fury towards stronger powers. Eleven uses her powers to find Ray, the lab technician who performed shock therapy on Terry, and the gang breaks into his apartment. Ray claims Brenner is still alive, and he offers to lead Kali and Eleven to Brenner. They disbelieve him, and Kali tries to coax Eleven into killing Ray. When Eleven learns he has two daughters, she stops and prevents Kali from killing him. Back at their shelter, Kali conjures a vision of Brenner and oreders that Eleven avenge their mother. Eleven visualizes Mike and Hopper and realizes they are in trouble. While Kali and her gang escape the police, Eleven goes back to Hawkins.


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ACTIVITY TIMING: FROM 11:30 TO 13:15

Sunday, February 4, 2018

The Polka King


ACTIVITY TIMING: FROM 05:45 TO 07:38


In The Polka King, Jack Black stars as Jan Lewan, a #Polish immigrant who became the "King of #Pennsylvania Polka." A devotee in the American Dream, Jan worked hard and dreamed bigger, but with big dreams come big confusions. Based on a true story, the film, co-written and directed by Maya Forbes and Wally Wolodarsky, mingles comedy and misfortune showing the world's only known Polka Ponzi plan.



ACTIVITY TIMING: FROM 05:45 TO 07:38

Sunday, January 14, 2018

Friends

English Resources



S07.E04 - The One with Rachel's Assistant 

Chaos occurs when Monica and Chandler decide to share each other's secrets. Rachel gets a promotion and interviews for an assistant. Joey is offered the chance to go back on #Days of our Lives.


Friday, January 12, 2018

Anne with an E - English Lesson

S01.E01: Your Will Shall Decide Your Destiny
ACTIVITY TIMING: FROM 07:55 TO 12:46

- Anne (titled Anne with an E for international distribution on #Netflix) is a #Canadian television series based on the 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, and adapted by Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Moira Walley-Beckett.


Anne arrives at Green Gables and copes with fitting into her new environment.

ACTIVITY TIMING: FROM 07:55 TO 12:46

Friday, December 22, 2017

Stranger Things


ACTIVITY TIMING: FROM 40:32 TO 44:35

"S02.E05 - Chapter Five: Dig Dug"

In the infected pits from the #Upside Down, Hopper encounters a growth that sprays him with spores, causing him to lose consiousness. Overhead, the hole that Hopper dug is covered over by vines. At the Byers' house, Joyce finishes assembling Will's drawings. Will wakes up and tells Joyce that he thinks Hopper is in danger. Hopper wakes up and vomits black sludge. He tries to escape but finds the way back blocked. He starts moving deeper into the tunnels after covering his mouth.

Jonathan and Nancy seek out Murray Bauman. Nancy corrects a lot of Murray's information and reveals the truth about Barb. At the arcade, Lucas tells Max the truth about what happened to Will the previous year.

the name Stolichnaya was replaced by Slotichnaya


A Shot of Stolichnaya in Stranger Things 


The Russian spirit’s presence happens when Nancy and Jonathan arrive at the house of Murray Bauman, a reporter investigator, to ask for help exposing the government conspiracy that killed their friend Barb. They have proof in the form of a taped confession, and want Bauman’s help in getting the story out. It’s then that Bauman pulls out a bottle of Stolichnaya vodka, with its signature red-and-white label, and prepares a drink.
In the scene the name Stolichnaya was replaced by Slotichnaya with a slightly change in the T and L.
To understand the importance of the iconic Russian brand in this narrative, you have to look at its relationship with another brand, this one American. In 1972, the PepsiCo Company signed an agreement with the USSR (nowadays most of Russia) to become the first Western products sold in the country. As the Soviet ruble (the USSR currency) was effectively impossible to exchange on the market, Pepsi proposed a trade: soda for Stolichnaya. It thus became the exclusive distributor of the typical Russian spirit in the United States.
SOURCES: eater.com / wikipedia.org


ACTIVITY TIMING: FROM 40:32 TO 44:35

#Russia, #ESL, #TEFL, #EnglishLanguage, #StrangerTHings



Friday, December 15, 2017

The Founder


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ACTIVITY TIMING: FROM 10:40 TO 13:47


The story of Ray Kroc, a marketer who turned two brothers' innovative fast food eatery, #McDonald's, into the biggest restaurant business in the world, with a combination of ambition, perseverance, and ruthlessness.


You can download a complementary activity about fast-food chains competition in the following website: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/business-english/competition



Monday, December 4, 2017

A StoryBots Christmas

ACTIVITY TIMING: FROM 11:00 TO 13:26

Link for Interactive Game KAHOOT!


The StoryBots universe centers on Beep, Boop, Bing, Bang and Bo, a ragtag team of little individuals who live in the world beneath our screens and help answer kids’ biggest questions. In A StoryBots Christmas, Bo falsely thinks that her friends do not like her presents and heads to the North Pole to ask Santa Claus for help making better presents. She learns along the way that Christmas is about far more than just the toys.

ACTIVITY TIMING: FROM 11:00 TO 13:26

Monday, November 27, 2017

Stranger Things

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ACTIVITY TIMING: FROM 02:45 TO 05:20

"S02.E04 - Chapter Four: Will the Wise"



An ailing Will opens up to Joyce -- with disturbing results. While Hopper digs for the truth, Eleven unearths a surprising discovery.

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ACTIVITY TIMING: FROM 02:45 TO 05:2