English around Pictures

Women's Day - CARTOONS

March 7 2014 , Written by Monica Mirza Published on #FUN, #CELEBRATIONS~CEREMONIES

Fun and irony also help deal with serious matters, 365 days a year -not only on March 8th ;-)

Uncle Sam cartoons - VIDEO

March 6 2014 , Written by Monica Mirza Published on #U.S.A., #MYTHS & HEROES - Bac

In 30 seconds, we are introduced to Uncle Sam, symbol of the USA, and we can then view several cartoonists draw him their own personal style.

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Let's keep the 'ool' that way | Fun board - PHONETICS

March 5 2014 , Written by Monica Mirza Published on #FUN, #LANGUAGE

An "ool" is definitely no common place ! Having learners write words corresponding to the sound "p" (short and long vowel) helps them explain the pun ... and makes a fun focus on English phonetics as well :o)

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The HISTORY of the ENGLISH LANGUAGE | INFOGRAPHIC

March 5 2014 , Written by Monica Mirza Published on #LANGUAGE

Did you know 4 English days of the week have been named after post Proto-Germanic gods ?!

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Should I POST this IMAGE ? | Giving Credit

March 4 2014 , Written by Monica Mirza Published on #HOW TO..., #B2i2e

Monica Mirza This blackboard-like flow chart plainly displays how to credit an image and shows if you can use it... or not ! Of some help both to learners and teachers. "This work is a collective effort of Pia Bijkerk, Erin Loechner and Yvette van Bo...

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Visual British & American English | POSTER

March 4 2014 , Written by Monica Mirza Published on #LANGUAGE

Monica Mirza

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Humorous board | English spelling ~ Puns

March 3 2014 , Written by Monica Mirza Published on #FUN, #LANGUAGE

This board may help improve spelling ... I can't help showing it a friend of mine -he's a shoemaker :o)

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STiDD - Home Automation | INFOGRAPHIC

March 1 2014 , Written by Monica Mirza Published on #INDUSTRY - TECH

Monica Mirza

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COMPUTER Threats - Vocabulary | INFOGRAPHIC

February 1 2014 , Written by Monica Mirza Published on #INDUSTRY - TECH, #B2i2e

This infographic by Karl Tate (for Top TEN Reviews) displays loads of specific vocabulary related to computer science and to the internet domain ; it deals with various threats to our computers, how to protect and possibly "cure" them once they've been...