The 30 Day Listening Challenge
Tenemos un reto para alumnos y amigos de English Alive. El mes de noviembre, atrévete a escuchar algo en inglés todos los días. Puede ser con subtítulos o sin, puedes hacerlo caso o no, puedes entenderlo o no, pero lo importante es acostumbrarte a escuchar el idioma que estas aprendiendo. Piénsatelo como un mini-intensivo. Actualizaremos […]
Choose Your Own Adventure!
Every week this month, we’ve explored different videos. Now it’s your turn to choose a video, watch about it, and tell your classmates about it in class! Here’s a list of ideas from the videos we’ve seen this month: If you want to hear normal people telling real stories, check out Humans of New York: […]
Vampires!
Next week is Halloween, and although zombies are popular these days, we think vampires are more exciting. Here’s a video from Ted-Ed about their history: 1:55 What do all these vampire variations have in common? 2:46 Why did eastern Europeans think that vampires existed? 5:03 What did Bram Stoker incorporate into his Dracula story? If […]
Life is NOT a Journey
Here’s an inspirational video from Alan Watts, a British philosopher and speaker. Note: In this video he talks a lot about the point, which is a synonym for purpose or objective. 0:35 Why is music a good analogy for the universe? 1:51 What message does the education system give? 2:35 What happens to the person he’s talking about? […]
Microwave Experiments!
Put your lab coat on! This week we’re going to see some microwave experiments. Here’s the first one, with the Good Mythical Morning Show. 0:00 What are the 5 experiments? What are the results? That’s a fun video, but it’s a bit silly. Here’s one that’s a bit more serious, from Skunk Bear and the […]
Purpose
This week, we’re going to hear different people talking about purpose. Take a look at this video from Humans of New York. It’s best to listen first without subtitles. You can take notes, but it’s not necessary to write down long answers – just try to get the general idea! We can talk about the rest in class. S1:E5 […]
How to Raise Kids
Next week we’ll talk about how to raise kids, which is a good chance to learn the difference between education and upbringing in English. 15:37 How do people feel about parenting nowadays? 14:20 Why? 13:26 What was the big historical change she talks about? 10:23 What is the modern parenting strategy? 8:56 What is another […]
Island Party!
En octubre, siempre hace bueno en San Sebastián! English Alive va a celebrarlo con una fiesta isleña. El domingo 1 de octubre, quedamos en Fortuna KE a las 10′. Allí tendremos piraguas y tablas de Stand Up para ir a la isla. Si es tu primera vez, no pasa nada! Este evento es para […]
How Much Money Is There?
Here’s a video with some curious questions from Vsauce. Watch it first with no subtitles and try to answer the questions below! Then you can repeat. 0:43 How much cash is usually in a bank? 1:41 How much does a typical American have in their home? How much is would that be in total? 3:08 How […]
Explain 1 concept 2 ways
When speaking in a non native tongue it’s important to be able to improvise and think of creative ways to explain yourself. Even if you are proficient in a language and have all the vocabulary you’ll ever need… sometimes you have to adjust how you speak for our audience. This week we will work on […]
