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• New photocopiable handouts November 2009 Part One

  
  TEFLtastic with Alex Case — Authority: 122
  It has come to my attention (that great school teach phrase which I swore never to use mysel) that whatever link I put top gets clicked on more than the others. Unless by some lucky chance everyone coming here wants to do a past tense review on Monday morning with adults but two weeks ago wanted to do some silly ...
  4 hours ago

• Leadership Vs. Management: What’s the Difference?

  
  Cutting-Edge Leadership — Authority: 404
  We just finished the Peter Drucker Centennial celebration in Claremont . The worlds foremost leadership and management scholars spoke at the week-long event, including Jim Collins, Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard, Charles Handy, Frances Hesselbein, Warren Bennis, and a host of others. Several of the speakers discussed ...
  8 hours ago

• Podcasting, An Introduction

  
  Kevin H Davis - Speaker, Mentor, Marketing Coach — Authority: 138
  The hippest new way to broadcast information on the internet, podcasting, crept into internet vocabulary in 2004. Video podcasting is a wonderful new way to keep in touch with family and friends, and also provides an innovative way to show the world your expertise. Many people call themselves podcasting experts and it ...
  17 hours ago

• sacerdotal

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 127
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for November 08, 2009 is: sacerdotal • \sass-er-DOH-tul\  • adjective *1 : of or relating to priests or a priesthood : priestly 2 : of, relating to, or suggesting religious belief emphasizing the powers of priests as essential mediators between God and mankind ...
  19 hours ago

• The Difference Between Prisms & Pyramids

  
  The Teacher Toolbox — Authority: 118
  I’ve just finished a couple of posters for the lil guy I’m working with on the difference between prisms and pyramids. You can print this pyramid poster out A4 from my site. There are also ten other maths posters on the page which were viewed 11 506 during October. Feel free to see if you can use them.
  23 hours ago

• ShanghaiDaily’s Buzzword

  
  Laowai Chinese ???? — Authority: 99
  I just found out about a blogish list of hip, new Chinese words that the ShanghaiDaily puts out called Buzzword . Here’s the editor’s purpose statement : Frequently, readers ask us for help when new Chinese phrases or terms pop up in the press or daily conversations. In an attempt to improve the rendering of ...
  1 day ago

• bastion

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 127
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for November 07, 2009 is: bastion • \BAS-chun\  • noun 1 : a projecting part of a fortification 2 : a fortified area or position 3 a : a place of security or survival* b : a place dominated by a particular group or marked by a particular characteristic ...
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• Odds and Ends

  
  Literacy Learning — Authority: 108
  This has been a very busy week or two, and here it is Friday and I find that I have left some promises (to keep). Last week I spoke to English language educators in Oregon about vocabulary. English learners benefit more from vocabulary instruction more than do native speakers (and it helps us too), and given the role ...
  2 days ago

• Three Alternatives?

  
  Daily Writing Tips — Authority: 432
  Recently my mother (British, somewhat pedantic) visited us, and I mentioned “three alternatives” in conversation. She immediately jumped down my throat and told me that “alternative” was one of two choices – and that “three alternatives” was a contradiction in terms. So, rushing to my own defense, I ...
  2 days ago

• EnglishClass101.com EnglishClass101 Learn ESL Podcast with Audio Downloads, Video Lessons, Flash Cards, Self-Tests, EFL

  
  Free Language - Lessons, Podcasts, Courses, Audio, Video, Articles, Study, Learn, Teach, Translation, Children/Kids, Teens, Adults — Authority: 119
  Summary From beginner to advanced levels, EnglishClass101.com is an excellent, all-around online environment for learning ESL. The Pod101 platform, method and technology provide the necessary tools to get you immersed in the English language and achieve the goals you desire and/or require. Since ...
  2 days ago

• ChineseClass101.com ChineseClass101 Learn Chinese Podcast with Audio+Video Lessons, Flashcards, Quizzes, Cultural Insights

  
  Free Language - Lessons, Podcasts, Courses, Audio, Video, Articles, Study, Learn, Teach, Translation, Children/Kids, Teens, Adults — Authority: 119
  Summary From beginner to advanced levels, ChinesePod101.com is an excellent, all-around online environment for learning Chinese. The Pod101 platform, method and technology provide the necessary tools to get you immersed in the Chinese language and achieve the goals you desire and/or require.Since ChinesePod101.com ...
  2 days ago

• SpanishPod101.com SpanishPod101 Learn Spanish Podcast with Audio+Video Lessons, Flashcards, Quizzes, Cultural Info, Learn Center

  
  Free Language - Lessons, Podcasts, Courses, Audio, Video, Articles, Study, Learn, Teach, Translation, Children/Kids, Teens, Adults — Authority: 119
  Summary From beginner to advanced levels, SpanishPod101.com is an excellent, all-around online environment for learning Spanish. The Pod101 platform, method and technology provide the necessary tools to get you immersed in the Spanish language and achieve the goals you desire and/or require.Since SpanishPod101.com ...
  2 days ago

• nudnik

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 127
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for November 06, 2009 is: nudnik • \NOOD-nik (the “OO” is as in “good”)\  • noun : a person who is a bore or nuisance Example sentence: James worried that he would never finish his work if the office nudnik didnt quit hanging around his cubicle. Did you ...
  2 days ago

• Another Oxford University Press Site

  
  Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... — Authority: 557
  Project Third Edition is another new excellent site from Oxford University Press supporting one of their textbooks. There’s a ton of different and engaging online activities there for Beginning through Intermediate English Language Learner students. I’ve placed the link on my website under Vocabulary on my ...
  2 days ago

• Flatpots, Fire Corals, and Four Blasters

  
  MetaFilter — Authority: 737
  A Common Nomenclature for Lego Families.
  3 days ago

• RussianPod101.com RussianPod101 Learn Russian Podcast with Audio+Video Lessons, Flashcards, Quizzes, Cultural Info, Learn Center

  
  Free Language - Lessons, Podcasts, Courses, Audio, Video, Articles, Study, Learn, Teach, Translation, Children/Kids, Teens, Adults — Authority: 119
  Summary From beginner to advanced levels, RussianPod101.com is an excellent, all-around online environment for learning Russian. The Pod101 platform, method and technology provide the necessary tools to get you immersed in the Russian language and achieve the goals you desire and/or require.Since RussianPod101.com ...
  3 days ago

• Help me find a word

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 628
  Is there a term which people use to explain why people behave badly/differently in unfamiliar surroundings? For example, tourists behaving badly on vacations.
  3 days ago

• Voorzichtig

  
  Dutch word of the day — Authority: 122
  careful, cautious, discreet [adverb/adjective] [voor- zich -tig] Examples: - "Wees voorzichtig; je weet nooit wat er kan gebeuren!" - "Maak je niet ongerust, ik zal goed oppassen ." ("Be careful; you never know what can happen!" - "Dont worry, Illl watch out / be careful / pay attention.") - "En ...
  3 days ago

• Smarty pants … and drools … and sheds

  
  ohmidog! — Authority: 528
    It’s official: We humans, according to the New York Times , have underestimated the intelligence of dogs (which, of course, was exactly their plan.) “…(O)ver the last several years a growing body of evidence, culled from small scientific studies of dogs’ abilities to do things like detect cancer or ...
  3 days ago

• maugre

  
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day — Authority: 127
  Merriam-Websters Word of the Day for November 05, 2009 is: maugre • \MAW-gur\  • preposition Example sentence: "I love thee so that, maugre all thy pride, / Nor wit nor reason can my passion hide." (Shakespeare, Twelfth Night , Act III, Scene i) Did you know? "Maugre" is now quite rare, but ...
  3 days ago

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