Face2Face
One on one interviews.
Dr. Martin Davies
Level: Intermediate. English language teacher, Dr. Martin Davies, talks to Stephen Lock about his interest in playing the guitar. He plays two short pieces, the first is titled 'Menuett' by Robert de Visee, the second is titled 'Lagrima' by Francisco Tarrega.
Tim Murphy
Level: Intermediate. English teacher, Tim Murphy, is interviewed by students, Moto, Suradaj and Jun, about his hobby, surfing.
Michael Clutterbuck
Level: Intermediate. English teacher, Michael Clutterbuck, is interviewed by students, Binky, Minh Hung and Masa, about his hobby, model trains.
Michelle Tamara
Level: Intermediate. English teacher, Michelle Tamara, is interviewed by students, Joanne, Louise and Koji, about her trips to Afghanistan.
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Music and Musicians
All things about music.
Candlelight Blues
Level: Intermediat. Ning introduces a song called 'Candlelight Blues' by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand; John introduces 'Sister' by A-Mei from Taiwan (pictured left); Roxanne introduces 'In a Dilemma' by Ronald.
Wild Flowers
Level: Intermediate. English language learners present music from their home countries. Stella introduces a song called 'Wild Flowers' by Liu Li Jun from China and William introduces 'Telefaonina Gasikara' by Tiana from Madagascar
The Cello
Level: Intermediate. Stephen Lock tells us about the cello, one of the members of the orchestral string family. |
ESL Playhouse
Plays, stories and poems by or about English students and teachers.
Food for Thought by Juliet Charles
Level: Advanced. One day David's mother invites herself to dinner. Big problem, David can't cook! Maybe his friend Sam can help - then again maybe not! This hilarious one act play is acted by English teacher, John Bright and two of his students. |
RadioBlog
Essays by English students and teachers.
Thoughts of an English Teacher by Monica Madden
Level: Advanced. Did you ever think it would be nice if it was really easy to learn English? What if you could just put a floppy disk (or USB stick) in your head and download your lesson. Wouldn't that be great? Well Monica disagrees. Find out why. |
English in Action
Reports of English programs from schools and universities
English Language Bridging Program
Level: Advanced. This program highlights a course of study that aims to 'bridge' the gap between study techniques required by Australian universities and the student's universities at home. |
Community Report
Reports by English students and teachers
about their local community.
A Visit to "THE AGE"
Level: Intermediate. A group of students visit "the Age" newspaper to find out how a big daily newspaper works.<br>They ask questions about how many readers "The Age" has, the editorial team, the online version and much more.
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Nature in Focus
All things about nature.
Redback Spiders
Level: Intermediate. Cerri Gallant tells us all about redback spiders. Redback spiders are found throughout Australia in the bush and built-up areas.
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Nature in Focus
All things about nature
Our Life-giving Sun
Level: Intermediate. Stephen Lock's short film about the Sun highlights its importance for life on Earth and reminds us that nothing is permanent. Even the Earth and the Sun will one day cease to be.
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Travel the World
Interesting places to visit.
Yeosu, South Korea
Low Intermediate. Students from Yeosu tell us about their city. Famous for being a tourist resort, the global community selected Yeosu as the host city for the 2012 World Expo.
Yellowstone National Park
Level: Intermediate. Stephen Lock gives us some information about the history and features of Yellowstone National Park in the USA. |
Science and Technology
How the world works.
Car Factory Robots
Level: Intermediate. A report about a factory that makes cars using hundreds of robots. There are even robots that check the work of the other robots! Amazing! |
Classic Shorts
A blast from the past.
Report on Puerto Rico
Level: Intermediate. This film was made in 1955. It describes the achievements of Puerto Rico, an island in the Caribbean Sea, up until that time. It highlights Puerto Rico's schools, hospitals, government and industry. |
Learning Tips
Short English lessons by teachers from around the world.
Apostrophes and Possessives
Level: Intermediate. Valen of EngVid shows how to correctly use apostrophes to show possession. She covers common grammatical mistakes, as well as joint ownership.
Paraphrasing
Level: Intermediate. Rebecca from EngVid demonstrates 6 different ways to avoid copying when writing in English.
Its or it's
Level: Intermediate. Have you ever been confused when to use its or when to use it's? Even native speakers have problems with this one. Linguaspectrum shows us the way. |
English in Action
Reports of English programs from schools and universities
Test Design - an Holistic Approach
Level: Advanced. Dr. Andrew Finch, with the help of his linguistics students, shows us how tests and the testing process can be humanistic, educational and even fun! |
Movie Scene
Short excerpts from movies
Dead Poet's Society
Level: Intermediate. The teacher in this short scene has a different way of getting his students to realise that life is short and that they should make the most of every day. "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary." Dead Poet's Society is a wonderful movie. |
Animation Corner
The world of drawing, 3D and imagination.
Elephants Dream
Level: Intermediate. This short film was created by the Orange Open Movie Project studio in Amsterdam during 2005/2006.Two strange characters are inside a machine-like dream world. It was made using the open source software "Blender" (free to download and create your own animated movie).
The making of Elephants Dream
Level: Intermediate. This is the first part of a documentary about the making of the animated short, Elephants Dream.
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In the News
Interesting things that make the news.
Students design graphic novel for social change
Level: Advanced. Students of Stanford University in the USA have produced a graphic novel that tells the story of a man who survived both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings in 1945. The novel was published in October 2010. |
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