Do Quiz:
What is your vocabulary size?
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Friday, September 12, 2014
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Saturday, December 21, 2013
(Higher level-Advanced) The Secret Life of the Orchestra
Karl Steven is a local genius who went to the same school as I did. In this extremely informative and enjoyable four-part series Karl explores the four families of orchestral instruments: brass, percussion, woodwind, and strings. Along the way we find out about how they work, their unusual past, and meet some of the players who devote their lives to them.
Listen:
The Secret Life Of
Friday, December 13, 2013
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
(Higher level-Advanced) The World's Fastest Talking Woman
Fran Capo is the fastest talking woman in the world. She can speak at 11 words per second.
Watch:
The World's Fastest Talking Woman
Guiding questions:
What is a lexicon compressor? What does it
do that a tape recorder can’t?
What makes a record attempt “null and
void”?
What are Fran’s different jobs?
How does she look at life?
Where is Fran from?
What did she do on the bottom of the ocean?
Why is she in NZ?
Listen again and complete the gaps:
The _________ season
A __________ business
Do a d_______________
Once upon a time _____ ______ _______
________ pigs. One ____ ____ ______ _____ ______. The _____ little pig ______ _______ _______. _____
_______ ________ pig liked to _____ ______ _______.
Enunciated p___________
Up to ____
Go _________ life
The _________ of the titanic
An ordained ________
___________ talking proof
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