Bringing the World of English to You!
So you can take a little bit of Langaugelab everywhere you go, weekly Podcasts are now available at the Brass Tacks store in English City.
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There will be a new one every week, available in mp3 format so you can listen to it on your phone, ipod, computer or any compatible device.
Visit English City now to get your copy.
http://bit.ly/LanguagelabPodcast
Enjoy,
Shiv
Hi Students,
Do you know about networking in English? Are you confident enough to speak to people from different countries in an informal situation? Pete Sharma is a Social Networking expert and has just written a new books on how to help students with this task.
If you would like to come and meet Pete and ask him some questions in a chat show event sign up for a study plan at Languagelab and come and join in!
Where ? English City Theatre
When? March 8th, 6:30pm UK time (10:30am PST)
See you there,
Jessie Teacher
Hi Students,
How are you ?
This week Languagelab’s Shiv has been busy talking to teachers over the world. He has been talking at the International Academy, Essex Universities virtual space and showing teachers from all over the world how paintball can be used for teaching.
Why don’t you ask a friend or your teacher: Why is teaching in a classroom good and what are the advantages and disadvantages of it?
What can you do in real life that you cannot do in a classroom?
What can you do in a virtual world that you cannot do in a classroom?
The paintball event was a great success. Here is a short video clip so you can see teachers learning the vocabulary of inside a computer before they play the paintball game and start the shooting! Do you know what the parts of a computer are called?
Teachers learning computer vocabulary from Languagelabdotcom on Vimeo.
If you want to find out more about learning English in a fun and different way come and visit us in English City!
Hi Students,
Just a quick post to tell you a little about the DUCKLING project at Leicester University. Recently at Languagelab we had a team from Leicester University come in and watch our classes. These were all teachers from different countries who wanted to learn more about teaching in virtual worlds.
Here is a video of a presentation they made in Southampton last week.
Hi Languagelab students,
This week we are talking about different cultures and crocodiles.
Watch this video below and answer the following questions:
Questions:
1. What countries does the speaker mention?
2. What is the system for streets in your country?
3. What do you think is the most unique thing about your culture?
4. Which cultures are most similar and most different to your own?
Shaun the crocodile man.
Shaun, 30, keeps 24 crocodiles and alligators in the semi-detached home in Oxford he shares with fiancée Lisa Green, 29, and children Billy, six, Louie, four, and eight-month-old Shania.
Joiner Shaun has even erected a purpose-built enclosure for his unique pets which include endangered Black Caymans, Cuban crocodiles and a Chinese alligator to keep the reptiles at a constant 25 degrees.
Shaun has now raised £100,000 in just two years to create Britains first crocodile zoo so his house can be restored to normality.
Shaun is still hunting for a 5,000 sq ft location big enough to house all his prehistoric beasts but in the meantime, his family home retains a tropical feel.
“They are amazing animals but not cheap to keep as pets. Just feeding them with rodents and fish costs £8,000 a year,” Shaun said.
“I have been interested in crocodiles since I was a little kid and once I started reptiles at 17 it just snowballed.
By the time I was 25 I had my dangerous animals licence and I was looking after crocodiles and alligators.”
All of Shauns children have grown up surrounded by snappy brothers and sisters and have inherited Shaun’s fascination and fiancée Lisa has also adapted to life in the wild.
Shaun added: “The crocodiles have always been around since before the children were born, so it is very normal to them.”The children like to go in and look at them and they have no fear at all.
“Lisa helps out with the crocodiles which is great.”
“They are part of the family and she has known about my love of reptiles since day one, so she wasn’t shocked.” But despite the animals being very well behaved, Shaun’s neighbours have still yet to pop round for a peek but are pleased to have their very own predatory neighbourhood watch. Shaun added: “The neighbours all know the crocodiles are there, but they have never wanted to come around and see them.
“People think these animals lie in rivers waiting to attack the next human walking past, but there is a lot more to them.”
Questions:
1. How long has Shaun kept crocodiles?
2. What types of crocodiles does Shaun keep?
3. How much does it cost per year to feed them?
4. What do they eat ?
5. What is Shaun looking for?
6. What do you think of keeping crocodiles as pets?
See you next week and don’t forget to come to our event tomorrow evening at 6:30pm UK time (10:30am PST), Jeremy Harmer will be talking to our students.
Bye bye,
Jessie Teacher