LEARNING ENGLISH WITH DAWAYINGLES.COM

Dear students,

I strongly recommend this web to learn English. I know the person who has designed it: David. He is an extremely clever guy and I am pretty sure you will learn a lot if you follow his advice.

http://www.dawayingles.com/

Reading Tim Burton's "The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy" + Watching one of his films

Dear students,

if you enjoyed "Vincent", you will love Oyster Boy.

HERE YOU ARE A LINK TO READ TIM BURTON'S "THE MELANCHOLY DEATH OF OYSTER BOY"

These are the characters you are going to find inside this marvellous book by Tim Burton:

The Tim Burton's film I like most is Edward Scissorhands. YOU CAN WATCH IT IN ORIGINAL VERSION WITH SUBTITLES BY CLICKING HERE

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

Weekend movies: TALKING ABOUT BOOKS

Dear students,

"Reading books" (Basic 1) and "Cinema" (Intermediate 1) are two of our main topics in class. Thus, here you are a selection of videos to watch in English.

1. INTERVIEWS and SPEECHES

*PAUL AUSTER. The first minutes of the video are in Spanish, because it is part of a South-American program. However, the writer and the interviewer eventually switch to English. If you don't know Paul Auster, I recommend you have a look at some of his books. For examle, The New York Trilogy (picture below).

* DAVID FOSTER WALLACE. He is simply one of the best authors of the 20th and the 21st centuries. Unfortunately, he died very young. His works are works of art. Masterpieces. They are a bit difficult to read (much more than Paul Auster's) but, if you feel curious, I strongly recommend Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (See picture below). Next to the picture, you can see a video based on a text Foster Wallace read at the university of Kenyon (USA) in 2005. It is a very inspiring video. 

 

2. POEMS. 

There are many poems you can find in English on the Internet. One of my favourite poets of all times is CHARLES BUKOWSKI. He is the author of one of the most beautiful poems ever written: BLUEBIRD. You can listen to Bukowski reading his poem on the following video (I think it is a good idea to read the lines at the same time, just click HERE) :

3. FILMS BASED ON WRITERS' BIOGRAPHIES AND WORKS

* THE HOURS: This is a great film directed by Stephen Daldry and starring Nicole Kidman, Diane Moore and Meryl Streep. It is based on one of Virginia Woolf's most famous novels, Mrs. Dalloway, but it is set in different times and locations. I enjoyed watching it very much.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH "THE HOURS"

* ANONYMOUS: A film based on Mark Twain's idea that William Shakespeare didn't write William Shakespeare's works. The film develops this crazy idea in a very entertaining way. I enjoyed watching this film full of drama and strange passions. 

CLICK HERE TO WATCH "ANONYMOUS"

* DETACHMENT: It is a 2011 American drama film about the high school education system directed byTony Kaye, starring Adrien Brody. This film is extremely moving and great. I recommend it a lot.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH "DETACHMENT"

CLICK HERE IF YOU PREFER TO WATCH THE FILM ON YOUTUBE

* DEAD POETS SOCIETY: A classic!!!!

CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO WATCH "DEAD POETS SOCIETY"

ENJOY!!!!

READING (BOOKS)

Hi students!

I have found an amazin web. It's full of interesting books for all levels, so I have selected some books for you and paste their links below, as you can see. You are welcome to browse the web and search for anything you like. Remember that having a good library (of books in English, of course!) is important to improve your reading and all your skills in general. I hope you enjoy!!!

My recommendations:

Basic 1:


 Carnival!

 Town Mouse and Country Mouse

Marcel and The White Star 

Tinker Island

 

April in Moscow 

Intermediate 1:


British Life 

  

MATILDA (by Roald Dahl)

 

Ten Short Stories (by Roald Dahl)

The Black Cats and Other Stories (by Edgar Allan Poe)

The Locked Room