British Council

Hi, I'm Yuri:)

Today, I'd like to introduce British Council.
This website is very useful!!
I like British Council very much because in this site, we can learn a lot of things about education and English.

And there are also some websites;
LearnEnglish, LearnEnglish Teens, LearnEnglish Kids and TeachingEnglish.

First, in LearnEnglish, we can do some activities and games.
For example, Big city small world is my favourite:)
We can use this in the English class as a listening activity.
There are audios and some worksheets.
It's very useful:D
 

Second, in LearnEnglish Teens, we can practice and exercises English.
I like Grammar snacks because it explain easily how to use the grammar in some situations.


Next, in LearnEnglish Kids, we can learn English playing games!
It is very exciting:)
Some of friends like Wordshake.
It is useful to improve vocabulary.


Lastly, in TeachingEnglish, we can search teaching materials and some interesting activities.
It also has worksheets that we can download easily.
So, we can use them usefully in English classes.


If you have interests in them, please check them:D
I hope you also like this website.

Yuri

Presentation task

Hi, I'm Yuri:)

Today, I'd like to talk about this week's presentation.
This Monday, we did some presentations about the UK for students from Beijing University.
Yuki and I used Prezi as a presentation.
Prezi I introduced on June 27th. is quite useful and lovely:)

This is my presentation...

University of Warwick on Prezi

And we did Warwick Quiz!!

They are very smart, so they could answer all questions correctly!

I hope you can also enjoy our Quiz:D

Other members also did very interesting and informative presentation.
It might be really useful for Beijing students:D
I also enjoyed their presentations very much!!

This is a big and a little challenging task for us.
But, I think it gave us presentation skills:)
I had a very good experience.
Thank you:D

Yuri

Tricider

Hi, I'm Yuri:)

Today, I had a Russell's class in the morning.

Then, I learned the this website Tricider
In this website,  we can discuss and share our opinions.
This is the page we used in the class.
We talked about our life in England.
It is very interesting and helpful to deepen my learning and widen my sight.


powered by tricider

Then, see you soon:D

Yuri

Prezi

Hi, I'm Yuri:)

Today, I'd like to introduce Prezi

In this website, we can make presentation easily.
Only put some images and sentences and arrange the page by ourselves.
We can use it for our presentation!
It is very useful and could be a good visual aid.


This is my example...

My Life in the UK on Prezi

If you have a interest in Prezi, please try!!

I hope you enjoy playing Prezi:D

Yuri

Dvolver

Hi, I'm Yuri:)

First, please watch this movie!!



I made this movie with Saori this week.
Then, I used this website 'Dvolver'
By this, we can make movies very easily.

I think we can use this also in the class.
Teachers or students make movies and present them.
It is very interesting and useful for learning English.
But sometimes we have to think the contents...haha

Then, see you soon,

Yuri

SchoolsWorld.tv

Hi, I'm Yuri:)

Today, I'd like to introduce a website, SchoolsWorld.tv.

In this website, you can watch a lot of videos about education in the UK.
The videos show us the state and the content of the class.
We can know the difference of classes between Japan and the UK clearly
For example, there are videos about the class of literature, teaching drama, reading activity and so on.
Also, there are not only the videos of English classes but also a lot of videos of various subjects, so everyone can enjoy the website.
By this website, we can find many ways that we can use in the class, and we can know how we can use some topics or some contents effectively in the class.

Then, I was interested in this video.
http://www.schoolsworld.tv/node/1369?terms=64,90,95

In this video, we can understand how we can use ICT in the class.
It is very interesting for me that the teacher shows some movies and students think about what happens next, the personality of the character, how you feel or ...

This week, Warwick members visited to the primary school and watched 3 or 4 classes.
I was surprised because in all classes there are interactive whiteboards.
And teachers explained and taught English or Math to children using them actively.
Before I went there, I didn't know that many schools use them.
A teacher in the university said 'They developed in Japan! But it is interesting that most schools in Japan don't use them.'
I think so, too...

Anyway, I want to learn more about education included ICT:D

Yuri

Wallwisher

Hi, I'm Yuri:)

Today, I'd like to introduce the website  'Wallwisher.'

In this website, we can build new web pages and put a lot of information.
We can arrange the page as you like.

Last week, Warwick members made three pages in groups.
They are written about 'Glasgow,' 'Edinburgh' and 'Durham.'

Wallwisher.com :: Glasgow!
Wallwisher.com :: Sightseeing in Edinburgh
Wallwisher.com :: Durham

I think it's very interesting because we can put anything and use it in a presentation.

Then, see you soon,

Yuri

JR's TED Prize wish: Use art to turn the world inside out

Hi, I'm Yuri:D

Today, I'd like to introduce this video.

''Art can change the world. Art is not supposed to change the world, to change practical things, but to change perceptions. Art can change the way we see the world.''

This is one of his words in this video.
He is JR who is street artist with camera and a dedicated wheat-pasting crew and the help of whole poor villages.
He got a 2011 TED Prize.
In this video, he explains how we can change the world.

I was surprised to know that what he does is only pasting photos of human's faces on the wall of street, that is only his art.
His opinion is very interesting that an really important point for him is that he doesn't use any brand or corporate sponsors.
It looks a little difficult, but, in fact, it's very simple and easy because everyone can start doing anywhere any time.

''Actually the fact that art cannot change things makes it a neutral place for exchanges and discussions, and then enables you to change the world.''

Also we may be able to change the world with art if we want.

If you become interested in this video, please check it.
Thank you.

Woodlands Junior School

Hi, I'm Yuri:D

Today, I would like to introduce Woodlands Junior School.

In this website, we can get much information about England.

There are various topics, for example math, science, London, British culture and so on!

And it explain its topic as we can enjoy and understand easily.

Especially, I like 'Literacy Zone.'

There are a lot of games and online stories.

If we click 'online interactive stories', we can read with pictures and sounds.

Very interesting:P

And if we click games, we can enjoy them learning English.

They are very easy and exciting for me:)

In addition to them, there are much useful topics for us.

In 'British Life and Culture,' we can know about British food, school, government, sports...

If teachers want to tell students about Britain in the class, this site can help and teachers can give students interesting information.

So, I like 'British Life and Culture,' too:)

If you go to this site, soon you can understand why I recommend this site.

Then, see you soon,

Yuri

The Power Of Music

Hi, I'm Yuri:)

Today, I'd like to introduce some music site.
They are also interesting, useful and attractive:D

First, when we learn English by ourselves, lyrics training is very helpful.
In this site, we can improve the ability of listening.
1.Listen to the music,
2.Type lyrics
By doing only two things, we learn English vocabularies, grammars, sounds and so on.
This is like a game, so we enjoy studying English!

Second, when we teach English, Tune into English is good.
There are a lot of worksheets with songs.
We can use them free:D
And, Tefltune is similar site to Tune into English.
There are also some music worksheets.

When I was a junior high school student, I took the class which use music in English.
I learned 'All Need Is Love,' 'Yesterday once more' and so on.
It was very interesting, so I like the class.

Then, why is using music in the class good for students?
There are a lot of reasons.
For example;
1. Students like songs and music, so we can get their attention.
2. Songs contain chunks of language.
3. Songs are sung at fast speed, so they contain natural features, for example linking or weak forms.
4.Music can make students relaxed and make atmosphere of the classroom stress-free.
...
So, using music in classes is very good thing for students and teachers.
And the most important thing is that students enjoy the learning process.
Music makes students happy, active and interested by its power.
I think its power is bigger than I expected.

Yuri

Breaking News English

Hello, I'm Yuri:D
Today, I'd like to introduce a useful website.

That is Breaking News English.
It is very helpful for English learners.
This website takes up some new news and explains in easy English.
Russell told me this website in the class.

There are some good points in it.

First, we can get new information from it.
It gives us current news which it thinks is important and remarkable.
So, we can know the news around the world.

Next, there are mp3 files.
We can also listen to the news.
And by using them, we can do shadowing or some QUIZZES.
I like 'sentence jumble' and 'no letters.'
That's why we can understand the sentence structure and links between phrases or sentences by sentence jumble.
And, by no letters, we can remember the words efficiently, and anyway it is very interesting!!!

This helps you a lot in learning English.
Also, it is very useful in TEACHING English because there are 'PDF Handout' or mp3.
We can use them free
.
Using it, I want to improve my English skill.

Yuri

Teacher Training Videos

This is the Russell's website.
It helps teachers when they are teaching.
The site is called 'TTV' and it is full of videos Russell's other site is information about his work.
Russell introduces us a lot of useful websites and information there.

When I looked at this site, I was very surprised because I didn't know that there are a lot of sites that can be used in teaching English.
They are very interesting:)
And he explains how to use sites efficiently, so it is very easy to understand if you don't know the way of using computers or sites.

I had Russell's classes in the University in first week and second week.
I had a very good time, and I could discover many things there.
In the next post, I'll tell you some sites that I think them useful.

I think it's very interesting thing that we use the Internet in the class.
That's why the site helps students to understand, memorize or practice English.
In addition, it is attractive for students, so it can have them maintain their motivations.

I want to be a teacher who can give students information that they really want to know.
The information may be about the way of learning, foreign cultures or something like that.
Then, I'd like to tell them how to use tools that you have.
So, I will get and learn more information and acknowledge in the UK.I'll do my best!!

Yuri

First Post

Hi, I'm Yuri:)

This is my first post in this blog.

I came to England on April 22nd.

Then, three weeks have passed since I arrived here.

It's very very fast for me.

We have only fifteen weeks here.

So, I want to spend time more carefully and efficiently.

In this blog, I will write things that I have learned, looked, heard, noticed and felt.

I will experience quite different things from Japan.

They must be new, interesting and attractive.

I would like to absorb everything like a sponge.

I'll write not only about visits or daily-life but also about things I have learned here to be an English teacher in Japan.

Well, see you in the next post.

Yuri