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Tired of carrying heavy and big speakers to your classroom? Read this :)

25/11/2012

I would like to present you the "Altavoz Easy Sound shockwave MP3", an item that I acquired several weeks ago on the internet. One of my cousins recommended this speaker to me to use at work. As you know, I teach English as a extra-curricular activity in schools in Pamplona, and therefore, I have to go to several schools on the same day. Carrying heavy and big speakers to different classrooms for 8 hours is very uncomfortable and exhausting for me because I don't have a car where I can leave them.

Consequently, I have to carry and walk with them all the time. This speaker is about the size of a salt shaker so I just put it into my bag.

These are the key features of this product:

Stand Alone MP3 Music Player with volume & track skip features

Plug into your player or just turn it on and rock the house

Powered by In-built Li-Ion battery with 2 hours plus playing time

Delivers 5 Watts

Weighs 265 grams

Supplied with unique 3 way cable with USB, Mini-USB and 3.5mm audio plug

Perfect for Ipods, iphones, ipads, tablets, MP3 players, and of course, mini data projectors, no power needed

Turn your desk into a speaker instantly

I did some research on the internet looking for the best price and these are the websites I recommend you if you are interested in buying it :)
- PUNTRONIC : 23.01 Euros (Spain)
- MINIPROJECTOR: 49.50 Dollars (US)

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A visual and intuitive way to teach and learn polysemy

24/11/2012

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The video above is a great tool to teach polysemy in your ESL classroom. The clips that are illustrated in this video show how people use words in different ways depending on the context in which thy are utilized. I recommend to introduce this video in classes in which students have at least a pre-intermediate level.
Next, I will describe how you can implement this video in your classroom:

Explain to students that you are going to play a short video made of several transitional clips and they should pay attention to what these clips describe.
Students can work in pairs of individually depending on their level.
Ask them to write the word (verb, noun or adjective) that characterizes each video clip.
In lower levels you can tell them that several clips represent the same word.
Once they are sure of the word each clip describes, ask your students to write a phrase or sentence representing the clip and then, highlight the main word. Eg. I broke up with my boyfriend yesterday.
Play the video as many times as your students need it.
Students share answers as they watch the video. Explain those meanings that students do not understand.
Introduce the concept of polysemy and ask students to think of other words that have several meanings. Encourage students to use the dictionary to learn meanings of words that students do not know.

(The words that are represented in this clip are: play, blow, break, split, run, fly, fall, feather, light, space)

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My name is Beatriz Paternain. I am an ESL specialist who graduated in 2012 with a Master's of Education in TESOL and World Languages Education from the University of Georgia

Tired of carrying heavy and big speakers to your classroom? Read this :)

A visual and intuitive way to teach and learn polysemy

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