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Pls recommend inspirational and funny movies for teenage ESL learners, Thx!

Submitted by originsteetree on 14 March, 2010 - 14:47

Hello everyone

I would like to show inspirational or uplifting movies to my teenage students. They are 11 -15 years old ESL learners. The films had better be amusing and interesting to them. THe English should be easier to understand. My students are weak at English. What can I do to help them understand it? What activities can I do with the films? I will show it to a very large group of students (600 students) , so I can't conduct group work. I can use the powerpoint.

Your ideas are very much appreciated.

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Sally Trowbridge
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Films for teens

Submitted on 15 March, 2010 - 13:00

You might find some ideas for activities here:

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/articles/video-young-learners-1

I've recently shown the film Mama Mia (uplifting and fun) and episodes of The Simpsons (very funny) to my teen classes. They felt comfortable watching something they were familar with but also liked the challenge of seeing it in English.

originsteetree

Mama Mia

Submitted on 2 April, 2010 - 15:06

Thank you very much for your ideas. I haven't watched Mama Mia. Could you please tell me how it is uplifting? What messages are there for teenagers?

Thanks again.

Inna Verevkina

There is a serial called

Submitted on 2 April, 2010 - 20:08

There is a serial called "Extr@" (like that -- with @ instead of a) created specifically for learning purposes. Very suitable for teenagers (especially the older ones, about 14-15) and it's very funny. It has subtitles, short rehearsal insertions and there are PDFs with tasks (your kids can do them themselves). You can watch abstracts on youtube and such resourses to understand what it is like. It's an international product so, I guess, you can find it everywhere.

Jerry Time

It's English time!

Submitted on 3 February, 2011 - 13:55

We have an Emmy winning webseries called "Its Jerry Time!" and we've created a new ESL program using our humorous animated pieces to teach English in online classes. The situations and humor are universal and the main character, a bachelor in his forties, is both sympathetic and uses plain, basic English. It's fun, it has cool stories and an upbeat soundtrack.

Please check us out and contact Diana Tower for more info: http://www.helping-you-learn-e...om/english-courses-online.html