a new language means a new vision of life
Archive for August, 2008
Posted by CRISTINA CABAL DIAZ under Resources
So, here I am, or rather have been for a week or so. I have, so far, done plenty of sightseeing , learnt a lot of new interesting ideas to use in my classes and made a few friends. So, so far so good.
But you are not probably interested in what a good time I am having ( I am supposed to be working very hard) I am just writing to let you know that I have come across to yet another interesting website I think might be helpful .
This time is a visual dictionary (this always helps) , and it has an interesting section devoted to practising the vocab with games. By the way, it might only help advanced students but for lower level, you can always have a look.
It is designed to help you find the right word at a glance. Filled with stunning illustrations labeled with accurate terminology in up to six languages, it is the ideal language-learning and vocabulary dictionary for use at school, at home or at work.
It contains
- 20,000 terms with contextual definitions, developed by terminology experts;
- 6,000 full-color images of a wide variety of objects from all aspects of life;
15 major themes to access more than 6,000 images
Astronomy
Earth
Plants & gardening
Animal kingdom
Human being
Food & kitchen
House
Clothing & articles
Arts & architecture
Communications
Transport & machinery
Energy
Science
Society
Sports & games
Posted by CRISTINA CABAL DIAZ under General
Well, gentle reader. It’s been one month since my last post.I’ve been darn busy. Doing what? You may ask (or not) but I am going to tell you anyway.
The first fortnight of July I have been collaborating with Richmond London carrying out some review work for a textbook mainly intended for adults. I quite enjoyed this as it is something different from teaching.
Then the second fortnight of July and a bit of August I have been writing a project about School Libraries that has taken me too long I should say . So as you can see I’ve been busy enough and now….. on Sunday I am leaving for London.
What am I going to do there? I am going to take a course…. yes, a boring course about methodology so when this next course I enter my classes you will see a “brush-up -your- English” kind of teacher … or so. To tell you the truth it is not as dull as it may seem as I hope to have a great time there.I am going to study in a prestigious school called International School in Covent Garden and I’ll be staying in a very nice area near King’s Cross . The place is called Nido’s and it looks very smart. I cannot recommend it yet but it looks perfect to me.
Hey London!!! Get ready !! I’m coming!! 
