Stories to listen to and learn to read out loud
Download “Ogichidaakweg”
ogichidaakweg_eng.mp3 – Downloaded 1038 times –Go to the downloadable workshop that includes this story: mujerpalabra.net > Clases y talleres > Talleres de lucha noviolenta. Direct link: https://www.mujerpalabra.net/clasesytalleres/talleresluchanoviolenta/
Listen to this adaptation of an original advanced text on the Mirabal Sisters to the pre-intermediate level. It’s a mediation project by A2 (pre-intermediate students). I’ve recorded it to help them with the second part, and with the pronunciation of the pasts in the active and the passive!
Read the transcript!
More on the Mirabals coming up soon…
Our love and respect to the Mirabals and people like them!
Download “Stories/Dates. The Mirabals & Nov 25”
mirabalsNB2.mp3 – Downloaded 3138 times –Go to Emma Donoghue’s page on Talking People and download a 10-page activity to work on the language in the amazing story.
Here’s the audio. I hope you enjoy it!
A warm thank you to Ms Donoghue for replying to my language questions. I’m sharing her answer with you all (see learning pack)!
Happy March 8. Celebrating Feminism! <3
Download “The Tale of the Voice, by Emma Donoghue”
donoghue_thetaleofthevoice.mp3 – Downloaded 2344 times –Read the transcript of the Carter story and find my handout with language questions and another story, about the ORAL story Angela Carter took into account for writing “The Werewolf” (unfortunately known as… Red Riding Hood, the patriarchal version of “The Grandmother’s Tale”!)
Download “A Feminist Halloween & Angela Carter’s The Werewolf!”
feministhalloween.mp3 – Downloaded 1834 times –Find the text and the graphic here.
Download “Artwork. My Body, My Rules”
artwork_mybodymyrules_desi.mp3 – Downloaded 2348 times –
Go to the Talking People page for Books (no transcript, though)
Download “Books. “Unbowed” by Wangari Maathai (excerpt)”
maathai.mp3 – Downloaded 2333 times –
Going to this webpage on Your Stuff! > Your Texts > Stories, you will find the transcript, too. It includes a page with Useful Language and links to get more Useful Language on various topics!
Download “Stories. My Mum, the Circus & Family Adventures”
circus.mp3 – Downloaded 2384 times –Download the AntiExam Pack: Virginia Woolf, the Spring Practice Test Pack for Elementary (Básico 1). Use this episode to prepare a monologue on Virginia Woolf.
Download “People. What Can We Learn from Virginia Woolf?”
virginiawoolf.mp3 – Downloaded 1192 times –
We are happy to share with you a lovely contribution by teachers in one of Spain’s public/state-run language schools for adults (EOI schools).
Going to the movies: Hidden Figures (2017) – with the crosscurricular viewpoint of Education for Equality (Coeducación)
Dialogues for 3 levels: Básico/Pre-intermediate (A2), Upper Intermediate (B2), and Advanced (C1)
Kindly recorded by teachers at the EOI Fuengirola English Department: Marisa & Roberto (for the Básico dialogue), John and MF (for Upper Intermediate & Advanced). Scripts written by… guess who! 😀
Read the transcript here
We are happy to share with you a lovely contribution by teachers in one of Spain’s public/state-run language schools for adults (EOI schools).
Going to the movies: Hidden Figures (2017) – with the crosscurricular viewpoint of Education for Equality (Coeducación)
Dialogues for 3 levels: Básico, Upper Intermediate (B2), and Advanced (C1)
Kindly recorded by teachers at the EOI Fuengirola English Department: Marisa & Roberto (for the Básico dialogue), John and MF (for Upper Intermediate & Advanced). Scripts written by… guess who! 😀
Read the transcript here
From our first ebook, “Stories from My Teacher. On the English Language, Lifelong Learning and Our r-evoLution“!
Free ebook download here (also pdf version).
Download “Traveling, the Forging of a Teacher, by michelle”
forging.mp3 – Downloaded 949 times –For the time being, you can read the post with the original story here.
The original thing Pablo said was: “A window that cannot close (well)” “Una ventana que no cierra” — I just remembered. Can you draw it?
Download “Stories. Si fuera… / If I were or was… by michelle”
sifuera.mp3 – Downloaded 1233 times –Read the story.
Download “Stories. The Fun They Had, by Isaac Asimov”
asimov_fun.mp3 – Downloaded 1301 times –
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