Intermediate listening comprehension for English language students about the iconic rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970).
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Intermediate listening comprehension for English language students about the iconic rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970).
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"[...] the results of the 2011 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) were published. [...] There's a small but decisive factor that is often forgotten in these discussions : differences in orthography across languages. Lots of factors go into learning to read. The most obvious is learning to decode -learning the relationship between letters and (in most languages) sounds. Decode is an apt term. The correspondence of letters and sound is a code that must be cracked.
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Which probably also explains why English is such a hard school subject for French dyslexic learners. The article offers a relevant insight. Delete the scoop?
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July 7, 2012 6:51 PM
This amazing infographic displays loads of reading suggestions : "Whether you plan to spend the season on the beach or in your air-conditioned home, you'll need a good book or two to read this summer." Above are 101 of teach.com's top picks "[...] to find something that's sure to keep you flipping pages this summer !" ___ Students might also create their own flow-chart : why not have them suggest their favourite books ? Last but not least, the infographic might be pinned on a language department wall , above a desk... or in a classroom, where students may slow down... possibly stop and have a glance ! :o) Delete the scoop?
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... to get the kids to read :o) "From classic writers such as Spike Milligan and Dr Seuss to newer names Lauren Child and Andy Stanton, the winner of this year's Roald Dahl funny prize picks her favourite laugh-out-loud illustrated stories..." Delete the scoop?
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July 7, 2012 8:42 PM
"Penguin is back in the e-book lending game again. Sort of. After removing its titles from Overdrive in November 2011, Penguin has just announced that it is partnering with the e-book distributor 3M [...] to make its entire list available to the New York Public Library and the Brooklyn Public Library, for a one-year pilot program. [...]" Delete the scoop?
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Youth computer literacy : contrasting, debating... a cartoon that should prompt ELT students' reactions :oo) Delete the scoop?
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