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Andressa Cardoso Rodrigo Santana

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What do our students need for a High Definition performance in class?

(Intrinsic) Motivation

Interlocutors (listeners)

•Opportunities to participate actively

•Mutual willingness to talk, to share, to expose themselves, …

Right space for interaction, eye contact, …

•Enough time to think / to reflect

•Speaking (Thinking) skills to communicate in English

Activities with clear objectives ´

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Advantages of Using Videos in Class

• Opportunity to change the routine in class.

• Speaking activity material from thought provoking media.

• Not time consuming

• A chance to increase English input and output

• High quality material from “unaffordable” professional studios.

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Activity from Interchange 2 – Third Edition Unit 12

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Activity: Don´t Panic!

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•Choose a verb from the box below to describe what Dustin should /can / must do in those situations.

cry / run away / ignore / panic / scream / faint / laugh / relax / freak out / calm down / meditate enjoy /

Example: “Dustin should relax in that situation.”

Movie Passage: My Best Friend´s Girlfriend Language Focus: Modal Auxiliary Verbs

1. Movie Scene: My Best Friend’s Girl

• Decision Making

• Should and Can

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Activity from American Framework 2 – Split Edition Unit 4

• Decision Making

• Should and Can

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Guess Who Guess Who (has)(has)??

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3. American Adventures- Starter Unit 7/ Page 73

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Watch the video passages to answer the following questions in pairs (Take a look at the vocabulary box):

Vocabulary Boxscare / hurt / move / push / start / lock / surprise / activate / destroy / levitate / freeze / explode / minimize / color / …

Example: “He wants to color the dog.”

What does he want to do with the exercise bike?Wat does he want to do with the dog?What does he want to do with the wash machine?What does he want to do with the doll?What does he want to do with the sandwich?What does he want to do with the car?What does the father want to do with the kid?

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Advertisement: The Force

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3.Interchange 2 –Third Edition/ Unit 10- Page 67

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Part 1•Tick the adjectives that describe a very good fighter:

( ) aggressive( ) slow( ) big( ) funny( ) intimidating( ) objective( ) lazy( ) dissimulated ( ) athletic( ) focused

Activity: “The Fighter”

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Anticipating and Overcoming Problems inVideo Classes

* Internet failure *Download your video

* Keep it simple and test it before.

* Technological drawbacks

* Lack of objectives * Avoid “popcorn sessions”.

* Unrealistic tasks •Prepare students before watching the video.

* Overuse* Videos cannot “participate” for students.

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Download your Youtube Videos: http://www.baixaki.com.br/download/atube-catcher.htm

Chop, zoom, add slow motion and get the embed code : http://www.embedplus.com/

Find clips form quotes: http://www.killerclips.com/

Create a Video playlist and embed them anywhere: http://embedr.com/

Watch 2 videos at once: http://www.youtubedisco.de/

Share only the part you want of a vídeo: http://snipsnip.it/

Watch videos in HD in full screen: http://www.youtube.com/leanback

Share 5 videos at once in the format of a cube: http://youcub.es/

Find out the viral videos on Youtube: http://www.zoofs.com/v/v-X97Zn-OnE

100 Best YouTube Videos for Teachers: http://www.smartteaching.org/blog/2008/08/100-best-youtube-videos-for-teachers/

Videos for Kids: http://www.kideos.com/

Spicing up your Youtube Videos

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Andressa Cardoso tecnologia@ccbeu.com/ @dessa24

CCBEU IT Coordinator Rodrigo Santana rodrigo@ccbeu.com CCBEU Academic Director

References:

•Interchange 2 – Third Edition by

•Framework 2 – Split Edition by

•American Adventures- Starter

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