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Hi video colleagues

Here's a set of links to free online video resources for English language students that I found in August 2006.

Hope something can be of use to your students.

=FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDENTS: FREE ONLINE VIDEO RESOURCES=

1. VIDEO PODCASTS
In August 2006, I searched for video podcasts for English language learners, but I couldn't find very many.

Here are two good video podcasts that you can subscribe to:

> Don't miss this fun daily video show for English language learners (especially in Japan) by Sarah, an English teacher. > Level: Not stated (Low intermediate and higher?) > > A series of fun video vocabulary tutorials for English as a Second or Other Language. > Level: Not stated (Elementary and higher?) >
 * **The Daily English Show** http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=thedailyenglishshow
 * **digitalchalk's Vocabulary Podcast** http://digitalchalk.libsyn.com/

2. OTHER FREE VIDEO RESOURCES FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Happily, there are some other free video resources for English language learners by big organisations like the BBC:

> The BBC World Service Learning English has lots of good things for English language learners. The Watch and Listen video section in particular is a fantastic resource for listening exercises and cultural information, including popular music. > Recommended levels: intermediate to advanced > > Video diaries recorded by people living in Britain, with interactive exercises. These short video clips, about 1-2 minutes each, from one-year video 'diaries' by people living in Britain. Watch the videos, test your comprehension with interactive exercises, check what you have heard by looking at the tapescript, learn about aspects of life in the UK, practise your grammar and vocabulary. > > A series that looks at some not so well known features of some very well known places, from Belfast to York. There are text, audio and video comprehension exercises to help you practise and improve your English. > > "Watch and listen to every day business situations and learn English for meetings, presentations, and negotiations." > Level: intermediate - advanced > > "Develop your skills for English language study and the IELTS test via video clips, quizzes and study notes" > Level: intermediate - advanced > > "Get to know the characters of our drama 'Sisters and Brothers' as you learn and revise your basic English skills of English language used in everyday situations such as checking into a hotel or describing people" > Level: beginner - intermediate > > "An informative and entertaining way to improve your knowledge of the English language, with detailed reviews of language, terms and usage" > Level: intermediate - advanced > > A rich source of authentic listening and video materials (American English) from CBS 5 and CNN news services, helping students build their reading and writing skills. Students read CBS 5 news stories while following along with audio and/or video, then complete vocabulary, sequencing, and comprehension activities >
 * **BBC World Serice: Learning English: Watch and Listen** http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/index.shtml
 * **BBC Video Nation** http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
 * **BBC Learning English: Beyond the Postcard** http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/btp/
 * **Australia Network: The Busines of English** http://australianetwork.com/businessenglish/default.htm
 * **Australia Network - Study English - IELTS Preparation** http://australianetwork.com/studyenglish/default.htm
 * **Australia Network - Living English** http://australianetwork.com/livingenglish/default.htm
 * **Australia Network - English Bites** http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/default.htm
 * **Literacyworks: Learning Resources** http://literacyworks.org/learningresources/

REAL ENGLISH
> The "Real English" series, by the Marzio School, on Google Video, is also interesting. The idea behind these short videos is to show "real" spontaneous speech by people interviewed in the street (mainly it seems in New York City and London). Produced by the Marzio School & Real English L.L.C. Here are selected videos online, by level:
 * ===Real English===
 * http://www.realenglish.tm.fr/

Elementary and higher
> Spelling and introductions (presenting oneself and others) > Closed Caption Version 1 min 45 sec http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7057982448340047537&q=efl&hl=en > No Closed Captions 2 min 26 sec http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5896872111864116103&q=efl&hl=en > > "be" in the present, and describing people > > Present Simple (do / does), is / are, jobs/work > > 11 passers-by out of 442 people interviewed for this edit provide understandable directions. > Closed Caption version http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3004869500316331420&q=efl&hl=en > No Closed Captions http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5009723322089287991&q=efl&hl=en > > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3926975458406549265&q=efl&hl=en > Low Intermediate and higher > > > "Present Perfect" verb tense > > 11 casual answers from people who don't know if they believe in astrology, and one answer from a true believer, "like" as an adverb (What is X like?)
 * **Spelling and Introducing People** http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5896872111864116103&amp;q=efl&hl=en
 * **The Jones Family** (Closed Caption Version) 1 min 8 sec http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5362021784316139882&q=efl&hl=en
 * **What do you do? What's your job?** 3 min 6 sec http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4757389550673101628&q=efl&hl=en
 * **Giving Directions - Lost in England** 2 min http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5009723322089287991&q=efl&hl=en
 * **How long does it take?** 2 min 42 sec
 * **Are you married?** 4 min 28 sec http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7369047309383309233&q=efl&hl=en
 * **The Messenger** 41 sec http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5923869683131593886&q=efl&hl=en
 * **What's your astrological sign? What are (Pisces) like?** 3 min 50 sec http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6921320914887546601&q=efl&hl=en

Intermediate and higher:
> British and US people give their opinions of the French > > People give their opinions about people from the USA > > Scottish people give their opinion of English people > > Jim and Robin, a young married couple, talk about their lives > > 5 words are not audible, leaving Upper Intermediate and Advanced students a special opportunity for classsroom discussion >
 * **What are the French like?** 6 min http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7719051280859471051&q=efl
 * **What are Americans like?** 3 min 57 sec http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6799778519620207732&q=efl&hl=en
 * **What do the Scottish think of the English?** 1 min http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8724719072594092496&q=efl&hl=en
 * **Jim and Robin** 1 min 50 sec http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1369723363811573730&q=efl&hl=en
 * **Dorothy got a job!** But what does she regret? Why? 1 min 25 sec [| http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4744392713927955085&q=efl&hl=en]

MOVIES
Interested in films/movies?

> Here you can watch the videos of some film trailers (trailers = short advertisements for films), and complete the texts in interactive exercises > > A short animated film (cartoon) giving a modern version of the tradional Snow White folk tale, intended for EFL/ESL students. >
 * **Movie Trailers** - interactive listening exercises http://cla.univ-fcomte.fr/english/trailers/trailersindex.htm
 * **A Modern Snow White** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDbgkWAxTQc

PRONUNCIATION
> "This site contains FLASH animated libraries of the phonetic sounds of American English. Available for each consonant and vowel is an animated articulatory diagram, a step-by-step description, and video-audio of the sound spoken in context. It is intended for students of phonetics, linguistics, and foreign language." Brilliant!
 * **Phonetics: The sounds of American English** http://www.uiowa.edu/%7Eacadtech/phonetics/english/frameset.html