tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68653461605541121192024-03-13T09:01:40.363+01:00cataspanglish/EnglishIt's all about communicationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-71464252685615110232009-03-20T08:01:00.001+01:002009-03-20T08:02:23.855+01:00Derrick de Kerckhove @ Citilab<embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AfSpFAA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="502" height="312" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-18220645109592240052009-01-19T19:07:00.002+01:002009-01-19T19:12:54.102+01:00Nina Simone: Why (The King of Love Is Dead)<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8Uy8cyVWU2A&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8Uy8cyVWU2A&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">Once upon this planet Earth,<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>Lived a man of humble birth,<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>Preaching love and freedom<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>For his fellow man.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">He was dreaming of the day<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>Peace would come to Earth to stay,<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>And he spread this message<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>All across the land.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">"Turn the other cheek," he'd plead.<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>"Love thy neighbor," was his creed.<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>Pain, humiliation, death he did not dread.<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>With his bible at his side,<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>From his foes he did not hide.<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>It's hard to think that this great man is dead.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">Will the murders never cease?<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>Are they men or are they beasts?<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>What do they ever hope to gain?<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>Will my country stand or fall?<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>Is it too late for us all?<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>And did Martin Luther King just die in vain?</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">But he had seen the mountaintop,<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>And he knew he could not stop,<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>Always living with the threat of death ahead.<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>Folks you'd better stop and think,<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>Everybody knows we're on the brink.<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>What will happen, now that he is dead?</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">He was for equality,<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>For all people, you and me,<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>Full of love and goodwill,<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>Hate was not his way.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">He was not a violent man,<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>Tell me folks if you can?<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>Just why, why was he shot down the other day?</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">But he had seen the mountaintop,<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>And he knew he could not stop.<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>Always living with the threat of death ahead.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">Folks you'd better stop and think,<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>Cause we headed for the brink,<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; "><br /></span>What will happen, now that the King of love is dead?</p><div><br /></div></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-26664924326862281172009-01-07T10:50:00.001+01:002009-01-07T13:23:06.289+01:00The History of the Internet<object width="601" height="338"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2696386&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2696386&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="601" height="338"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/2696386">History of the Internet</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/picol">PICOL</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-21592467370381729632008-12-28T11:01:00.002+01:002008-12-28T11:05:20.193+01:00The Future of Online Learning: Ten Years On<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_iBScU40HTQldJ7YNQp9jZZMK0r6Fn5xDL927_UcnTLuYmlITLCB7ytF7nPmhMTLiqWp4WbjjgS-3iRw5uK56VbkuCRnGZi7vsQjetw2fxOfp8yNpAJB3KyI9JIs99TEWLXXV_WG4zw/s1600-h/Half+an+Hour_+The+Future+of+Online+Learning_+Ten+Years+On.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 95px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_iBScU40HTQldJ7YNQp9jZZMK0r6Fn5xDL927_UcnTLuYmlITLCB7ytF7nPmhMTLiqWp4WbjjgS-3iRw5uK56VbkuCRnGZi7vsQjetw2fxOfp8yNpAJB3KyI9JIs99TEWLXXV_WG4zw/s400/Half+an+Hour_+The+Future+of+Online+Learning_+Ten+Years+On.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284778983775254770" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://halfanhour.blogspot.com/">Stephen Downes</a> has published an updated version of his essay about the future of online learning. Read it <a href="http://halfanhour.blogspot.com/2008/11/future-of-online-learning-ten-years-on_16.html">here</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-32135149952110686982008-11-24T14:33:00.004+01:002008-11-24T14:40:33.135+01:00Solar to power Spain?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Nf6Apd5j8wXC0yRa1wih6KNc_Q7L5L5INW2QaiTEwEYmxFVywtu5yCtYq6M1lgVEEoEqqauwWb4NFNbTjonAh8sA3PiTE_8a2Yz1oPnotIQ1ckdPki96rEE3VywRTD9yRNMDOAurJj8/s1600-h/Power+in+the+desert_+solar+towers+will+harness+sunshine+of+southern+Spain+%7C+Environment+%7C+The+Guardian.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 376px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Nf6Apd5j8wXC0yRa1wih6KNc_Q7L5L5INW2QaiTEwEYmxFVywtu5yCtYq6M1lgVEEoEqqauwWb4NFNbTjonAh8sA3PiTE_8a2Yz1oPnotIQ1ckdPki96rEE3VywRTD9yRNMDOAurJj8/s400/Power+in+the+desert_+solar+towers+will+harness+sunshine+of+southern+Spain+%7C+Environment+%7C+The+Guardian.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272217411342350418" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The Guardian reports today on Spain's ambitious solar projects.</div><div>Read the article<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/nov/24/andalucia-spain-renewable-energy-technology"> here</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-21308932915920781532008-11-18T09:43:00.005+01:002008-11-18T09:47:11.757+01:00PODCASTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwz38Tp7C8pYR9C8Re8DgK0onK4lnMSpW2jDoHSDE9TyDRT6qWOqlftqFLMaKf2KFTokeTL1qkjE2dR_wTALhrGIC2-j3dviVUBaIXWcArXceSAVkX224jUWnFpycMf9ZkDLuoCwFGeY/s1600-h/Podcasts+from+the+University+of+Oxford.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwz38Tp7C8pYR9C8Re8DgK0onK4lnMSpW2jDoHSDE9TyDRT6qWOqlftqFLMaKf2KFTokeTL1qkjE2dR_wTALhrGIC2-j3dviVUBaIXWcArXceSAVkX224jUWnFpycMf9ZkDLuoCwFGeY/s400/Podcasts+from+the+University+of+Oxford.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269915735863128194" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Check them out <a href="http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/">here</a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-37779858141074163392008-11-11T10:05:00.002+01:002008-11-11T10:13:42.084+01:00Basic Prepositions<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hmWTNmjw5Oc&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hmWTNmjw5Oc&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Sarah from <a href="http://thedailyenglishshow.blogspot.com/">The Daily English Show</a> explains basic prepositions.<br /><br /><a href="http://thedailyenglishshow.blogspot.com/2008/11/880-esl-video-basic-prepositions.html">#880 ESL Video: Basic Prepositions</a><br /><br />on<br />under<br />in<br />in front of<br />behind<br />next to<br />between<br /><br />umbrella<br />tree<br />bird<br /><br />bird<br />umbrella<br />tree<br /><br />on<br />under<br />in<br />in front of<br />behind<br />next to<br />between<br /><br />Where is the bird?<br />It’s on the umbrella.<br />It’s under the umbrella.<br />It’s in the tree.<br />It’s in front of the tree.<br />It’s behind the tree.<br />It’s next to the tree.<br />It’s between the tree and the umbrella.<br /><br />Where’s the bird?<br />It’s on the tree.<br /><br />Where’s the umbrella?<br />It’s next to the bird?<br /><br />Where’s the tree?<br />It’s between the bird and the umbrella.<br /><br />links<br /><br /><a href="http://www.esnips.com/web/show880">pictures from today's show</a><br />* These pictures are licenced with a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution License</a><br /><br />You can use them any way you like, as long as you credit them to:<br />studio tdes<br /><a href="http://www.thedailyenglishshow.com/">http://www.thedailyenglishshow.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-16084833981234274422008-11-04T10:25:00.001+01:002008-11-04T10:27:41.040+01:00*USA Election Day Special*Lee and Sachi LeFever of <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com">Common Craft</a> explain the US Election process.Transcription <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/election-transcript">here</a><br /><br /><iframe src="http://dotsub.com/media/0c504c81-cebc-4370-bf94-b20fce57c38f/e/m" frameborder="0" width="420" height="347"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-23470161930123227122008-10-06T11:00:00.003+02:002008-10-06T11:05:59.279+02:00Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0joTQ9INyMdO4oa_hlSQd08U6RaV_yDMLnxpMnIDbypUj-DlAW91YDo2UCLoBhQCx4WnTPloNZb9GfQaRQWZysPa-Vd2r7ZCTz0bxZTphgiYdKkIOEMF-XFB7TpMwuojdc49eZqJv8qY/s400/http___www.mousecircus.com_videotour.aspx.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253963796659781410" /><br />One of the great things about the Internet is how people use it to present ideas in a different way. Neil Gaimen writes books for teenagers and is using his <a href="http://www.mousecircus.com/default.aspx">website</a> to read the book to the public:<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br />Watch Neil Gaiman read The Graveyard Book on a 9-city video tour. At each stop on the tour, Neil will read one chapter from The Graveyard Book. Beginning on October 1st, we will post the video readings daily. By the end of the tour, on October 9th, you will be able to watch the master storyteller himself read The Graveyard Book in its entirety right </span><a href="http://www.mousecircus.com/videotour.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-33012694131259024422008-10-02T18:14:00.003+02:002008-10-02T18:25:10.130+02:00Welcome back!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family:'Lucida Grande';">I hope you have had a great summer and are ready to start practising English again. Let's get started with another great video from <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/">commoncraft</a> which will explain how to make searching for information on the Web a little easier.</span><br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1799104&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"> <embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1799104&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/1799104?pg=embed&sec=1799104">Web Search Strategies in Plain English</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user230075?pg=embed&sec=1799104">leelefever</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/?pg=embed&sec=1799104">Vimeo</a>.<br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Without subtitles</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe src="http://dotsub.com/media/f779c51c-8732-4df8-9836-b5b2df3a4fe4/e/m" frameborder="0" width="420" height="347"></iframe><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">With subtitles</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Read the transcript </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/transcript-web-search-strategies-plain-english">here</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-76026343188416344112008-08-26T08:39:00.003+02:002008-08-26T08:44:00.838+02:00John Le Carré - A Most Wanted Man<embed src="http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1348426473" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=1743107544&playerId=1348426473&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swliveconnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:13px;">John Le Carreé speaks about his new book, A Most Wanted Man</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A Most Wanted Man</span><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">A half-starved young Russian man is smuggled into Hamburg at dead of night. He has an improbable amount of cash, is a devout Muslim and says his name is Issa.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">Annabel is an idealistic German lawyer determined to save Issa from deportation. In pursuit of Issa's mysterious past she confronts Tommy Brue, the scion of a failing British bank based in Hamburg.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">Meanwhile, scenting a sure kill in the War on Terror the rival spies of three nations converge upon the innocents.</p></span></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-74763155163099363432008-08-09T12:22:00.004+02:002008-08-09T12:46:22.327+02:00The Orwell Diaries<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIj6KxWRjR_Q8VZgAdG54pMki6F-nL4ue9AtAmOQzmd3CaBUGXl4m8SA5duQs8cj7LkYQWKFINGg5rddt-0H2ZWvkm5_QPmjP7QkDUsNzZ6kzTIp6fqkbEPj40jf9h-TN5nALdNwW37js/s1600-h/August+9,+1938+%C2%AB+THE+ORWELL+PRIZE-1.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIj6KxWRjR_Q8VZgAdG54pMki6F-nL4ue9AtAmOQzmd3CaBUGXl4m8SA5duQs8cj7LkYQWKFINGg5rddt-0H2ZWvkm5_QPmjP7QkDUsNzZ6kzTIp6fqkbEPj40jf9h-TN5nALdNwW37js/s400/August+9,+1938+%C2%AB+THE+ORWELL+PRIZE-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232461779199321906" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "><b style="font-size: 1em; ">F<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Fr</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">om the Orwell Prize </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/about/">blog</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br /><br /></span><i style="font-size: 1em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">"The Orwell Prize is publishing </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell">George Orwell</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">’s diaries as a blog. From 9th August 2008, Orwell’s domestic and political diaries (from 9th August 1938 until October 1942) will be posted in real-time, exactly 70 years after the entries were written.<br /><br />Orwell’s ‘domestic’ diaries begin on 9th August 1938/2008; his ‘political’ diaries (which are further categorised as ‘Morocco’, ‘Pre-war’ and ‘Wartime’) begin on 7th September 1938/2008.<br /><br />The diaries are exactly as Orwell wrote them. Where there are original spelling errors, they are indicated by a ° following the offending word"</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br />This is a fantastic opportunity to read a daily post by one of the greatest English writers ever. Check out the Orwell Diaries </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/">here</a></span></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-3133894630021087652008-08-04T22:50:00.002+02:002008-08-04T22:55:48.351+02:00Chongqing<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ccncXdozWvI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ccncXdozWvI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div>Lee and Sachi LeFever from <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/">Common Craft</a> show us around Chongqing, China as part of China week on their <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/blog">blog</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-23490798200842324942008-08-04T22:40:00.002+02:002008-08-04T22:45:45.671+02:00June Taylor Jams<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RyTc8xipmVo&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RyTc8xipmVo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div><br /></div><div>Another cool <a href="http://www.coolhunting.com/">Cool Hunting</a> video, in which <a href="http://www.junetaylorjams.com/">June Taylor</a> demonstrates her art</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-91386823476826213702008-08-01T18:17:00.003+02:002008-08-01T18:35:09.217+02:00US Elections in Plain English<div><br /></div><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fIeRH8uYdIA&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fIeRH8uYdIA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />The Common Craft store<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.dotsub.com/media/0c504c81-cebc-4370-bf94-b20fce57c38f/e/m" frameborder="0" width="420" height="347"></iframe><br />With English subtitles<br /><br /><br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1432863&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=01AAEA&fullscreen=1"> <embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1432863&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=01AAEA&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/1432863?pg=embed&sec=1432863">Electing a US President in Plain English</a> from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/user230075?pg=embed&sec=1432863">leelefever</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/?pg=embed&sec=1432863">Vimeo</a>.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Finally - somebody has explained the crazy US election process. Thanks to Common Craft for this and all their great videos </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-86742489230823598872008-08-01T13:55:00.001+02:002008-08-01T13:58:16.040+02:00Finding True Knowledge on the net<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Ftrueknowledge%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss&file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F473501&showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf" width="400" height="330" allowfullscreen="true" id="showplayer"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Ftrueknowledge%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss&file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F473501&showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf"><br /><param name="quality" value="best"><br /></object><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.trueknowledge.com/">True Knowledge</a> aims to answer questions</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-53264874264893638342008-07-25T12:47:00.002+02:002008-07-25T12:51:24.352+02:00FREE BEER!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QPmd2b8Rj70&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QPmd2b8Rj70&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div><br /></div><div>Sarah from <a href="http://thedailyenglishshow.blogspot.com/">The Daily English Show</a> tells us all about FREE Beer! Yay!</div><div>Transcription<a href="http://thedailyenglishshow.blogspot.com/2008/07/show-786-monday-7-july.html"> here</a> (if you can focus)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-85447927852742784982008-07-24T12:08:00.000+02:002008-07-24T12:09:02.880+02:00Running for President<OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" WIDTH="384" HEIGHT="304"><PARAM NAME=movie VALUE="http://www.paltalk.com/marketing/media/vanksen/main.swf"><PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high><PARAM NAME=flashvars VALUE="firstname=Chris&lastname=Pinchen&urlfin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.news3online.com%2Fspread.php"><PARAM NAME="BGCOLOR" VALUE="#000000" /><PARAM NAME="allowScriptAccess" VALUE="always" /><EMBED src="http://www.paltalk.com/marketing/media/vanksen/main.swf" quality=high WIDTH="384" HEIGHT="304" ALIGN="" TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" FLASHVARS="firstname=Chris&lastname=Pinchen&urlfin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.news3online.com%2Fspread.php" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" BGCOLOR="#000000" ALLOWSCRIPTACCESS="ALWAYS"></EMBED></OBJECT>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-61982316964234329652008-07-19T11:49:00.002+02:002008-07-19T11:52:31.793+02:00The Glass House<embed src="http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/271525892" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=1676369047&playerId=271525892&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="480" height="270" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swliveconnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed><p>In this Cool Hunting video RISD president John Maeda narrates a visit to Philip Johnson's Glass House in New Canaan, CT. Maeda shares his impressions and talks about how it relates to his thoughts on simplicity.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-72165371313941877082008-07-04T12:09:00.002+02:002008-07-04T12:14:17.105+02:00Summer Tips No.5 - Office massage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJHdXcfdigJHS0XXPBHZIBMwdg5fJXJ2vEZiy0AVCAi4onh9A9rR-0PLnDJDJvE0z6SiHhSGwSbpqQk-Qc3dzeB520y8qnLJdTyDl0oGlPSAPQLhn4cx7OdFdoFh2Yw3toQuQc8534AM/s1600-h/Office+massage+guide+%7C+Life+and+style+%7C+guardian.co.uk.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJHdXcfdigJHS0XXPBHZIBMwdg5fJXJ2vEZiy0AVCAi4onh9A9rR-0PLnDJDJvE0z6SiHhSGwSbpqQk-Qc3dzeB520y8qnLJdTyDl0oGlPSAPQLhn4cx7OdFdoFh2Yw3toQuQc8534AM/s400/Office+massage+guide+%7C+Life+and+style+%7C+guardian.co.uk.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219099781913689458" /></a><br /><div>If you're working in the office this summer, take some time to relax with a quick massage. Here's a video from The Guardian to show you how. Watch <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/video/2008/jul/04/office.massage.guide">here</a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-37266482640583785452008-07-04T07:59:00.003+02:002008-07-04T12:06:39.692+02:00Summer tips no.4 - Summer dictionary<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8EDjReFEnNzNDejtyN4j2uqiKznFt7vyV0Ea_DHQv56jZrvaJ-JxWFOyhq3JZHeycuV40O4qDSixa1ihqL1vw_s-eRXYx42vQk-PjnpIsrFHSjlUPxXZN7YE8czphFxIX5Z_PUNqTPYY/s1600-h/English+to+French,+Italian+%26+Spanish+Dictionary+-+WordReference.com.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8EDjReFEnNzNDejtyN4j2uqiKznFt7vyV0Ea_DHQv56jZrvaJ-JxWFOyhq3JZHeycuV40O4qDSixa1ihqL1vw_s-eRXYx42vQk-PjnpIsrFHSjlUPxXZN7YE8czphFxIX5Z_PUNqTPYY/s400/English+to+French,+Italian+%26+Spanish+Dictionary+-+WordReference.com.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219035987727270178" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Here's a great way to carry a whole lot of dictionaries with you - so if you are going on holiday to different countries and you don't want to fill your suitcase with heavy books, put this site in your browser favourites and don't fill your laptop with big files either.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Check out WordReference.com <a href="http://www.wordreference.com/">here</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-25105863972279307672008-07-03T07:59:00.002+02:002008-07-04T12:07:09.841+02:00Summer tips no.3 - Summer listening<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QbVCeqUEIG6vrctpRdQApAYC3uhTOs9jiJf3AgcwsgmzWMnqoDgSdGr3OgTLyWAiTSJE3OiUZPj8fU4dw37Sr8STp3HJ3Gg54czecvWLwAZg1JmAzbSayrg3RYfrMoUsAyuggOM9PuA/s1600-h/podictionary+-+for+word+lovers+-+daily+stories,+trivia+%26+dictionary+etymology-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QbVCeqUEIG6vrctpRdQApAYC3uhTOs9jiJf3AgcwsgmzWMnqoDgSdGr3OgTLyWAiTSJE3OiUZPj8fU4dw37Sr8STp3HJ3Gg54czecvWLwAZg1JmAzbSayrg3RYfrMoUsAyuggOM9PuA/s400/podictionary+-+for+word+lovers+-+daily+stories,+trivia+%26+dictionary+etymology-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218665256692577106" /></a><br /><strong><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><strong>Podictionary</strong> is a short, free podcast with a transcription available daily or weekly.</span><br /></div></strong><br />Charles Hodgson, creator of Podictionary says,<br /><br /><blockquote>"Every day podictionary delivers a new short story about the history of a common word to thousands of subscribed listeners.</blockquote><blockquote>Not only is podictionary an audio word-a-day, but as the number of words grows in the podictionary archive the website is becoming an on-line audio etymology reference of sorts.</blockquote><blockquote>It's all for fun, so please enjoy."</blockquote>Check out <strong>Podictionary </strong><a href="http://podictionary.com/">here</a><br /><br /><!-- technorati tags start --><p style="text-align:right;font-size:10px;">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Charles%20Hodgson" rel="tag">Charles Hodgson</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/e-learning" rel="tag">e-learning</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/education" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/English" rel="tag">English</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/language%20learning" rel="tag">language learning</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/listening" rel="tag">listening</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/podcast" rel="tag">podcast</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Podictionary" rel="tag">Podictionary</a></p><!-- technorati tags end -->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-11313028832769267952008-07-02T07:52:00.001+02:002008-07-04T12:08:06.167+02:00Summer tips no.2 - Summer research<a href="http://www.ipl.org/"><img src="http://www.ipl.org/images/ipllogo2007.gif" alt="The Internet Public Library logo" style="border: none;" /></a><br /><br />The Internet Public Library is a public service organization and a <a href="http://www.ipl.org/div/about/edinit.html">learning/teaching environment</a> founded at the <a href="http://www.ipl.org/redirect?url=http://www.si.umich.edu/">University of Michigan School of Information </a>and hosted by <a href="http://www.ipl.org/redirect?url=http://www.ischool.drexel.edu/">Drexel University's College of Information Science & Technology</a>. Check it out <a href="http://www.ipl.org/">here</a>.<br /><!-- technorati tags start --><p style="text-align:right;font-size:10px;">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/%20University%20of%20Michigan%20School%20of%20Information" rel="tag"> University of Michigan School of Information </a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/education" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Internet" rel="tag">Internet</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Internet%20Public%20Library" rel="tag">Internet Public Library</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Drexel%20University's%20College%20of%20Information%20Science%20&%20Technology" rel="tag">Drexel University's College of Information Science & Technology</a></p><!-- technorati tags end -->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-58803692715687055222008-07-01T09:32:00.007+02:002008-07-04T12:08:30.623+02:00Summer tips no.1 - Summer reading<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUGB9D7WIDTreFO7F_hBBCOEZ-59GL_0OqTnCUSpgP_CmMLYYpaqSnAOFntSM4ncPBHdjCLm0pPDn_b3KLZB27fyuyjW0geLQOeSnKGKFVStXyNLi3t5213I_4-dyHcRBq1b1aMvMnyk/s1600-h/List+of+Online+Archives+for+Free+Unabridged+Books+Online-4.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></a></span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUGB9D7WIDTreFO7F_hBBCOEZ-59GL_0OqTnCUSpgP_CmMLYYpaqSnAOFntSM4ncPBHdjCLm0pPDn_b3KLZB27fyuyjW0geLQOeSnKGKFVStXyNLi3t5213I_4-dyHcRBq1b1aMvMnyk/s400/List+of+Online+Archives+for+Free+Unabridged+Books+Online-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217945506875966610" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUGB9D7WIDTreFO7F_hBBCOEZ-59GL_0OqTnCUSpgP_CmMLYYpaqSnAOFntSM4ncPBHdjCLm0pPDn_b3KLZB27fyuyjW0geLQOeSnKGKFVStXyNLi3t5213I_4-dyHcRBq1b1aMvMnyk/s1600-h/List+of+Online+Archives+for+Free+Unabridged+Books+Online-4.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This week I'm going to be posting about some resources you can use to continue practising English over the summer. The first of these is a </span></a><a href="http://diplomaguide.com/articles/List_of_Online_Archives_for_Free_Unabridged_Books_Online.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">List of Online Archives for Free Unabridged Books Online</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUGB9D7WIDTreFO7F_hBBCOEZ-59GL_0OqTnCUSpgP_CmMLYYpaqSnAOFntSM4ncPBHdjCLm0pPDn_b3KLZB27fyuyjW0geLQOeSnKGKFVStXyNLi3t5213I_4-dyHcRBq1b1aMvMnyk/s1600-h/List+of+Online+Archives+for+Free+Unabridged+Books+Online-4.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">posted at</span> </a><a href="http://diplomaguide.com/index.html">Diploma Guide</a></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Now there is no excuse for not having something to read in English this summer...<br /><br /><br />ThisUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865346160554112119.post-44334958790818858762008-06-30T10:31:00.002+02:002008-06-30T10:37:27.611+02:00My day<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RyLTEYSfd-E&hl=en"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RyLTEYSfd-E&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div><br /></div><div>Sarah from <a href="http://thedailyenglishshow.blogspot.com/">The Daily English Show</a> describes a day. Transcript <a href="http://thedailyenglishshow.blogspot.com/2008/06/show-749-saturday-31-may.html">here</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0