Some Grammar and ESL Vids

I've been playing around with video content for the RoadToGrammar channel on YouTube.

Here's what I've come up with so far (feel free to like and subscribe - it'll encourage me to make more):

5 Idioms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2Mfz_Ks8fc

FEW vs a FEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAzCJ-td26w

SOMETIME vs SOMETIMES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G8itcPFess&t=1s

Screenshot from the FIVE IDIOMS video:

ESL Video: Brian Tracy's Communication Skills

Here is the final video in our series of ESL videos for upper int/advanced level classes:

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/videoesl/video_10_commskills/

Brian Tracy gives three tips on improving your communication skills. Brian uses relatively simple languages and sentence structures in his speech. He provides a good model for students to follow.

This would be great to project on the board as a class activity (I do this all the time with my classes). There is an intro, a video, vocab, a quiz, a discussion and some learning points.

The page works on mobile devices.

ESL Video: Google Nose

Here is the ninth in our series of ESL videos for upper int/advanced level classes:

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/videoesl/video_9_googlenose/

Google has a fantastic new technology for searching smells... but will your students sniff out that it's an April Fools prank?

This would be great to project on the board as a class activity (I do this all the time with my classes). There is an intro, a video, vocab, a quiz, a discussion and some learning points.

The page works on mobile devices.

ESL Video: Are You Human?

Here is the eighth in our series of ESL videos for upper int/advanced level classes:

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/videoesl/video_8_areyouhuman/

It's based on Ze Frank's Ted Talk in which he explores what makes us human.

This would be great to project on the board as a class activity (I do this all the time with my classes). There is an intro, a video, vocab, a quiz, a discussion and some learning points.

The page works on mobile devices.

ESL Video: The Power of Quiet

Here is the seventh in our series of ESL videos for upper int/advanced level classes:

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/videoesl/video_7_powerofquiet/

It's an explanation of why we should appreciate introverts more and how they form great partnerships with extroverts.

This would be great to project on the board as a class activity (I do this all the time with my classes). There is an intro, a video, vocab, a quiz, a discussion and some learning points.

The page works on mobile devices.

ESL Video: Facts about LEGO

Here is the sixth in our series of ESL videos for upper int/advanced level classes:

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/videoesl/video_6_legofacts/

It's video of factoids about everyone's favourite toy.

This would be great to project on the board as a class activity (I do this all the time with my classes). There is an intro, a video, vocab, a quiz, a discussion and some learning points.

The page works on mobile devices.

ESL Video: How to Sleep Better

Here is another ESL video for upper int/advanced level classes:

http://roadtogrammar.com/videoesl/video_5_bettersleep/

It's a list of tips for getting a good night's sleep.

This would be great to project on the board as a class activity (I do this all the time with my classes). There is an intro, a video, vocab, a quiz, a discussion and some learning points.

The page works on mobile devices.

ESL Video: Meet the Freegans

Number four in our series of ESL videos for upper int/advanced level classes:

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/videoesl/video_4_thefreegans/

This video talks about 'freegans', who live off the food discarded by supermarkets

This would be great to project on the board as a class activity (I do this all the time with my classes). There is an intro, a video, vocab, a quiz, a discussion and some learning points.

The page works on mobile devices.

ESL Video: Too Much Stuff!

Here is another ESL video for upper int/advanced level classes:

http://roadtogrammar.com/videoesl/video_3_lessstuff/

It's Graham Hill's fascinating TED Talk on living without many possessions

This would be great to project on the board as a class activity (I do this all the time with my classes). There is an intro, a video, vocab, a quiz, a discussion and some learning points.

The page works on mobile devices.

ESL Video: Is Coffee Harmful

The second in the series of ESL video practice pages:

Is coffee harmful?

http://roadtogrammar.com/videoesl/video_2_iscoffeehealthy/

ESL Video Lesson: Try Something New

Here is the first in a series of ESL videos for upper int/advanced level classes:

http://roadtogrammar.com/videoesl/video_1_trysomethingnew/

It's Matt Cutts' inspirational TED Talk on taking up 30-day challenges.

This would be great to project on the board as a class activity (I do this all the time with my classes). There is an intro, a video, vocab, a quiz, a discussion and some learning points.

The page works on mobile devices.