March '09 Newsletter (3)
 
Hello to everyone Out There
 
I hope your March has taken a distinct turn for the better. This is what I have for you today:
 
Intermediate listening exercise - man on a train (exercise + MP3 attached)
Agree or disagree?
Shameless sales pitch - yes we sell stuff
Old Jokes Home (*warning* this could offend you)
 
Things have been a bit heavy in these newsletters recently so I thought I'd give you learners a little something to be going on with, listen to the attached MP3 audio file and then do the exercise below:
 

 
N.B. This newsletter was sent with an MP3 attached. If you want the MP3 email me on info@languagesoutthere.com

Agree or disagree?
 
1. A Sri-Lankan postmaster in Nottingham, UK, won't serve customers who can't speak English to him, it's true, and he moved to England only 18 months ago. Do you agree with his stance or do you disagree? Check out the full story:
 
http://www.thedailydust.co.uk/2009/03/19/post-office-wont-serve-you-unless-you-speak-english/ 
 
2. You've probably heard these before but most educators would struggle to argue against them. I fished them up in my blog which was cut and pasted from a rant on the LinkedIn group 'Teaching English' that I set up a while ago:
 
"If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn." Ignacio Estrada
 
"Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand." Chinese proverb
 
"The greatest sign of success for a teacher... is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist."" Maria Montessori.
 
It really is what we enable teachers to do with our lesson plans and worksheets.
 
Visit my blog to see how I got there:
 
http://www.languagesoutthere.com/articles/psychology-of-speaking-english
 
To find leson plans you want to teach go to www.languagesoutthere.com and use the slick (i.e. fast and sexy) search facility top right, it will delight you and you can search for lessons by topic, language focus, skills, whatever you like..they will pop up!
 
If you've already forgotten, like one trusty regular reader of this newsletter, when you become a premium member of Languages Out There you get:
 
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So, you can now:
 
1. Set up your own English Out There school, anywhere. Space is free all around you!
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The opportunities are there, they are real and they are increasing. You really don't need to do what you have always done, change is in the air, hell, we've had two sunny days in row in the UK!
 
If what I have described above interests you and you think it might interest some of your friends, do please forward this newsletter to them.
 
******WARNING THIS NEXT BIT MAY OFFEND YOU, PLEASE DO NOT READ IT IF YOU ARE EASILY OFFENDED, A RECOVERING ALCOHOLIC, CATHOLIC OR GAY******
 
Old Jokes Home:
Q. What does a Catholic priest & a pint of Guinness
have in common?
A. Black coat, white collar & you've got to
watch your arse if you get a dodgy one.
 
If you didn't 'get it', print it off and go and ask someone to explain it to you :-)
 
Until next time...
Cheers
Jason