tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53611004043326257752011-10-06T09:58:49.165-07:00Learning English through VideosVicky Saumellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704209634745035528noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361100404332625775.post-2808598575194347912011-01-08T09:37:00.000-08:002011-01-08T09:37:20.185-08:00The importance of learning English<div style="color: #ffe599;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few funny videos to reflect on the importance of learning English. Enjoy!</span></div><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5Z_3AhZh8Y0?fs=1&hl=en_GB&rel=0&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5Z_3AhZh8Y0?fs=1&hl=en_GB&rel=0&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9q_aXttJduk?fs=1&hl=en_GB&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9q_aXttJduk?fs=1&hl=en_GB&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LQPpjLsvg0g?fs=1&hl=en_GB&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LQPpjLsvg0g?fs=1&hl=en_GB&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5361100404332625775-280859857519434791?l=learningenglishthroughvideos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vicky Saumellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704209634745035528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361100404332625775.post-67397215400565060542010-04-25T12:58:00.000-07:002011-01-08T09:35:18.682-08:00The Girl Who Hated Books<embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="mID=IDOBJ5141&image=http://media1.nfb.ca/medias/nfb_tube/thumbs_large/2009/the-girl-who-hated-books_big.jpg&width=516&height=337&showWarningMessages=false&streamNotFoundDelay=15&lang=en&getPlaylistOnEnd=true&embeddedMode=true" height="337" src="http://media1.nfb.ca/medias/flash/ONFflvplayer-gama.swf" width="400"></embed><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5361100404332625775-6739721540056506054?l=learningenglishthroughvideos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vicky Saumellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704209634745035528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361100404332625775.post-35449807316955810742009-07-03T10:33:00.000-07:002011-01-08T09:20:00.305-08:00Jeff Goldblum will be missed<span style="color: #ffff99; font-size: 130%;">The advent of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter</span> as a news communication channel is parodied in this funny video.</span><span style="color: #ffff99; font-size: 130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: #ffff99; font-size: 130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: #ffff99; font-size: 130%;">Watch the video and answer the questions below:</span><br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="353" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #333333; font: 11px arial; width: 360px;"><tbody><tr style="background-color: #e5e5e5;" valign="middle"><td style="padding: 2px 1px 0px 5px;"><a href="http://www.colbertnation.com/" style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Colbert Report</a></td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 5px 0px; text-align: right;">Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c</td></tr><tr style="height: 14px;" valign="middle"><td colspan="2" style="padding: 2px 1px 0px 5px;"><a href="http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/220019/june-29-2009/jeff-goldblum-will-be-missed" style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Jeff Goldblum Will Be Missed</a></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #353535; height: 14px;" valign="middle"><td colspan="2" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 5px 0px; text-align: right; width: 360px;"><a href="http://www.colbertnation.com/" style="color: #96deff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.colbertnation.com</a></td></tr><tr valign="middle"><td colspan="2" style="padding: 0px;"><embed allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" bgcolor="#000000" flashvars="autoPlay=false" height="301" src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:220019" style="display: block;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="360" wmode="window"></embed></td></tr><tr style="height: 18px;" valign="middle"><td colspan="2" style="padding: 0px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="100%" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr valign="middle"><td style="padding: 3px; width: 33%;"><a href="http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/full-episodes" style="color: #333333; font: 10px arial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Colbert Report Full Episodes</a></td><td style="padding: 3px; width: 33%;"><a href="http://www.indecisionforever.com/" style="color: #333333; font: 10px arial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Political Humor</a></td><td style="padding: 3px; width: 33%;"><a href="http://www.colbertnation.com/video/tag/Jeff+Goldblum" style="color: #333333; font: 10px arial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Jeff Goldblum</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #ffff99; font-size: 130%;"><br /></span><br /><ol style="color: #ffff99;"><li><span style="font-size: 130%;">How did the presenter find out about Jeff Goldblum's death?</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 130%;">What words does he use to achieve the "funny" effect?</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 130%;">What does Jeff Goldblum first?</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 130%;">What does he do after he sees the news on TV?</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 130%;">Which means of communication are criticised?</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 130%;">Which real event triggered this sketch?</span></li></ol><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5361100404332625775-3544980731695581074?l=learningenglishthroughvideos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vicky Saumellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704209634745035528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361100404332625775.post-55781483171026721702009-06-09T15:21:00.000-07:002009-07-03T10:47:22.649-07:00Funny subtitles<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-size:130%;" >Watch this video about a non-native English speaker and leave a comment based on the questions</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><ol><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-size:130%;" >-Could you understand the man's English?</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-size:130%;" >-Why was he angry about the subtitles?</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-size:130%;" >-Did you find the video funny?</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-size:130%;" >-What part did you like the most?</span></li></ol><br /><object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Oa4z8Z0uDks&rel=0&border=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Oa4z8Z0uDks&rel=0&border=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5361100404332625775-5578148317102672170?l=learningenglishthroughvideos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vicky Saumellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704209634745035528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361100404332625775.post-61927283288004489232009-06-09T13:28:00.000-07:002009-07-03T10:46:12.486-07:00Impaired communication!<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-size:130%;" >In this video you can see how communication in English can go wrong!!!</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-size:130%;" >Watch the video and leave a comment based on these questions:</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-size:130%;" >1) Why does communication go wrong?</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-size:130%;" >2) What are the "problem" words?</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-size:130%;" >3) What do you think of the video?</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zfwRb_XKFvA&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zfwRb_XKFvA&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5361100404332625775-6192728328800448923?l=learningenglishthroughvideos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vicky Saumellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704209634745035528noreply@blogger.com0