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The International Movie Database

 

*    Visit the movie database - http://www.imdb.com

*    Search for all the versions of the “Titanic”.

*    Check the types of information provided  - cast,  plot , reviews, etc.

*    Search for a movie you have watched lately and read some information about it

*    In the forum as a TGUVA to my message IMDB, inform us of how this site may be used for English lessons – at least three ideas.

*    Read your peers’ ideas and react (at least 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Images and Language Learning

*    Choose one or more of the following image search engines

http://images.google.com

http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?pg=q&stype=simage

http://www.ditto.com/

http://members.tripod.com/~TRADEPLUS/srch/img.htm

http://www.ncrtec.org/picture.htm

http://gallery.yahoo.com/

http://www.webplaces.com/search/

 

*    search for :

 

      photos of your favorite actors /band /singers

or

      paintings by famous artists

or

      animals, flowers, fruit

or

      anything else you have in mind.

 

*    Copy some of the pictures to a new document in your word processor (HOW?)

*    Create a story (up to 50 words) based on the pasted images

*    Give your story a title

*    Add your header (HOW?)

*    Save your work and send to the forum as a TGUVA to my message My Story

*      Can you think of other ways images may be used to teach English? Tell us about it in the forum