Hi there!

Here is the link to a very interesting website, which contains several guides with detailed synopsis of popular movies. Each guide consists of the following:

- a summary of the plot;

- a list of the major characters;

- an extensive glossary of vocabulary and various cultural references that even advanced ESL learners would often not understand;

- questions for discussion.

LINK: http://www.eslnotes.com/

Some of the movies you can find there:

A Beautiful Mind

Forrest Gump

Titanic

Start watching movies in English!

Did you know that watching movies in English is, like reading books, a great way to learn the language? And, at the same time, you can have fun.

- When speaking, people often use words and phrases that are not find in written language. In most movies, the dialog is like real spoken English. So, the actors talk fast, just like native speakers talk in real life.

- Movies let you learn informal and slang words, which are not find in formal English dictionaries.

- Movies also let you improve your pronunciation, not only grammar and vocabulary.

Some tips when watching movies in English:

*If you are playing the movie, you can stop it whenever you don't understand a sentence. You can then play the sentence as many times as you want, until you are able to understand all the words in the sentence, or at least most of them.

* In most DVDs, you can turn on the subtitles. With them, there is no problem with unclear dialog, because everything is just written on the screen. It is also easy to look up difficult words in the dictionary, because you will know their spelling.

*But the best way is trying to alternate between these two ways, because only reading the subtitles can make you stop listening and start concentrating just on reading. The more skills you exercise, the better!

"A picture is worth a thousand words"

A photo can always tell us a story. Actually, several stories can be told through a photo. Look at the pictures below and think of words and phrases that could describe each one of them. It is a good way to improve some of your English skills, like vocabulary and grammar.

Now, choose one of them and create a story around the photo. A good way to start is answering to the questions:

Who are the characters involved?
What are they feeling?
What are they doing?

Let's start!

Hi there!

This blog is meant to be a place to share information and activities, which will help in your English learning process. In order to make the process funnier and more interesting, the subject surrounding this blog is Art, in the several forms it can take, such as music, painting, photography, movies, tv series, and so on.

Hope you enjoy it!

Cheers,

Úrsula