This is the “HOME” page (see tab above?) which shows all of our blog posts. Note that you can use the search box in the top right corner, the “Tag Cloud” on the right side and the category box( lower down on the right side) to sift through our postings.
The picture is of my current guru Jacek who has created the wonderful worksheets for two of our class series. This post is also just a test of my category system on the blog.
This is a test of a new plugin for WP and FB. As the new course at WizIQ ( Edupunk English) is almost complete, the main advertising venue will be Facebook fanpage ( www.FaceBook.com/MyESLfriends ). I will be doing a lot of quick posts in regards to the 6 main classes that comprise the course offering. I will also be doing “Ad Hoc” English classes on-the-fly, which means that there will be no advanced scheduling. Course enrollees and FB fan page followers will be the only ones to receive timely notifications.
This weekend is my big push to get the course outline done (submitting to WizIQ) and getting this website in some order that will help rather than hinder you, my friends.
This picture is of John and his lovely wife. He is the newest student at Edupunk English. They are not “Red Guard” but they had some fun with old uniforms. John is in a very cool Chinese business that creates sandstone artwork.
And a nice video telling about sandstone painting: http://static.youku.com/v1.0.0232/v/swf/loader.swf?VideoIDS=XMjg1MDYwNTY4&embedid=MTg0LjE3LjIxOS4xMzcCNzEyNjUxNDICAg%3D%3D&wd=
This new KNOWLEDGE GRAPH thingy by Google looks great. As a native speaker I have a hard time coming up with good search terms to find the information I need. I cannot imagine how hard it would be for non-native speakers. This graphing or mapping of aggregated references will make it much easier for all to find relevant information for research or just plain fun.
And here is a good article describing the concept and its benefits:
http://mashable.com/2012/02/13/google-knowledge-graph-change-search/
Watch the short video for an update on where Google is going with this great tool.
Today’s lesson focuses on the general meaning of particle UP in phrasal verbs, specifically the idea of thoroughness and completeness. It also focuses students attention on the importance of learning objects commonly used with a given phrasal verb. I find it funny that we rarely use the obvious opposing phrases with “down”. We will leave the slang expressions using up (Whaz-up) for another day.
Instead we will look at some common uses like, clean up, tidy up and clear up.
Particle UP often expresses the idea of being thorough (doing things in a very careful way, making sure that you look at every detail), completing or finishing something. No wonder it is ideal for expressing our favourite pastimes: cleaning activities.
Karaoke ESL
WHO? All ESL students who wish to speak better. Beginning ESL students should have a helper who is at intermediate or advanced level of English.
WHEN? Every Sunday on WizIQ
WHAT? Karaoke ESL is a fun system for becoming fluent in spoken English.The following songs are our focus narratives for all games and fun activities for this month. This provides repetition and deep learning by engaging with the same general words, phrases and sentences. More info here: http://myeslfriends.com/wordpress/karaoke-esl/
Beginners – Don’t Worry Be Happy LINK
Intermediate – Peace Train LINK
Advanced – Cat’s in the Cradle (LINK)
WHERE? WizIQ Edupunk classes can be found here: http://www.wiziq.com/class/search.aspx?qry=edupunk&status=upcoming
BEFORE YOU COME: The support materials (primarily a worksheet) are required before class to participate. Please send George an email: gmachlan@gmail.com be sure to identify your native language to receive the correct worksheet which must be printed prior to class. Also, please check your devices before class: http://www.wiziq.com/info/technicalinfo.aspx
Daily Schedule
Below is a daily schedule which you can view and scroll through. For more information about individual classes, games and fun activities please go to our blog site here:
Sundays on The Edupunk Channel: http://theedupunk.com/sunday/
