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Speaking about People

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Vocabulary for speaking: Opinions, Interrupting, Fillers, Linkers.


Speaking about horrible neighbours:




by Hot English Magazine





Speaking about a family:




Real English Lesson 10 The Jones Family CC Double




Families by: EF PodEnglish


Speaking about the English:







Real English Lesson 25 What do the Scottish think of the English?

Speaking about the Americans:




Real English Lesson 13a Long Version - Americans


Speaking about the Germans:




Real English - Lesson 18 - The Germans


Speaking about the Italians:




Real English - Lesson 17 - The Italians


Speaking about the French:




Real English Lesson 16a - The French - Long Version


Cultural Differences:




by JamesESL also at: Engvid.com


Getting along with the Spanish people




SolChannel on Youtube - Mostly about life in Andalucia, the information here can apply just as well to Madrid.


Speaking about Spaniards

Spaniards vs. Americans - My personal opinion on the most important differences between Spaniards and Americans.

Speaking about families




Talking Heads: Family by Vaughan Systems at: VaughanTV on Youtube.


Speaking about Celebrities




Celebrity Narcissists by Hot English Magazine on Youtube.


Michael Jackson's Life and Legacy

Study the vocabulary before you watch the video.

750,000,000 records
a come back
a promo tour
a remarkable narcissist
a string of concerts
allegations
and yet he always seemed lost
at the same time
at this point
businessman
celebrate what the man was
circus atmosphere
circus side-show mentality
complex, nuanced figure
contemporary artists
dollars and cents
Forbes
former president
Guiness book of records
having said that
he could never live up to that
he deserves a lot of the praise and acclaim that he got
he had a statue of himself made
he lived a reclusive life
he sort of still had impact today
he was behind every single decision that was made
he was no longer an innovator
he was not the kind of guy that you would do a meet and greet with after the tour
his musical legacy lives on
his net earnings were half a billion dollars
his time had passed
host of
icon
I'm going to disagree with that
I'm not sure he could sustain a real second life
incredibly unstable
indeed
it seemed like his trajectory was on the wane
it's so tragic
just how big he was when he was at his peak
law-suits
leave the dark discussion for tomorrow
legacy

musical legacy
musical pioneer
musician
obscure the fact
one of the biggest selling albums of all time
publicity
publisher
put his success into perspective for us
singer
song writer
spent their careers
straight business terms
that one glove
the clarity of musical thought
the dance moves
the early 70s
the epicenter
the falsetto vocals over the baseline
the freak show
the freak-factor
the guy's a paradox
the kid had it
the late 80s
the most successful entertainer of all time
the record industry
the self-proclaimed king of pop
the thing that gets me too
the weirdness
there's no question about that
they are kind of doing
to think that that much talent and so many skills in one body
touring
trend-setter
try to put this in perspective for us
turn back the clock
unprecedented success
video director
what's the big fuss
when you think of him along those lines
Who wouldn't go to see Michael Jackson right now?
why don't you address that issue?
you knew he was calling all the shots
you'll certainly recall this





QTV on Youtube




Michael Jackson by The Daily English Show


Vocabulary for describing people




"Ancestry" by Kungzoo on Youtube - Kungzoo talks about Sir Armstrong, an ancestor of hers. Kungzoo is an old version of the Daily English Show above.

Talking about people in pictures




Pictures by EF PodEnglish


Vocabulary for describing people

Adjectives for describing people
Age

Speaking practice - describing fictional people:

Describe fictional people using the adjectives in the list linked above. (Please, only describe interesting and "different" characters from literature - popular literature, TV, Film, comic books, etc. i.e. not straight from history.) Possibilities: Homer Simpson and/or Charles Montgomery Burns (from the Simpsons), Forrest Gump, Lt. Columbo, The Fonz, Jack Sparrow, Alonzo (from Training Day), Steve Urkel, Mr. Spock, Hannibal Lecter, Mr. Bean, Niles Crane (from Frasier), Al and Peg Bundy, Scarlett O'Hara, Lucy (from "I Love Lucy"), Barney Fife, Don Quixote, Sancho Panza, Cosmo Kramer (from "Seinfeld"), Renton, Begbie and/or Spud (from Trainspotting), Eeyore (from Winnie the Pooh), The Narrator (from Fight Club), Sherlock Holmes, Dr. House, Watson, Wilson, John Locke and/or Hurley (from Lost), Hamlet, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, Scrooge, Job, Tarzan, Frodo and Sam (LOTR), Charlie Chaplin, Peter Pan, Silvio Dante (from the Sopranos), Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets), Warren R. Schmidt (from About Schmidt), Lester Burnham (from American Beauty), Benny Hill, etc. etc. More.

The idea is to practice using the adjectives in the list linked above in context. The usage of taboo language is permitted in the recordings about fictional characters, but I'll have to mark the recordings as for "adults only."

Describing Renton of Trainspotting

First, read: Trainspotting on Wikipedia (Me reading the text from May 18, 2007: MP3), Trainspotting on IMDB.com, The poem at the beginning of the movie and watch: Trainspotting on Youtube.

Title Student's recording Teacher's recording
Steven. About Renton (May 18, 2008) 4.49   MP3
Write about Renton (or send me an MP3 recording):


Speaking practice - describing real people:

Describe real people using the adjectives in the list linked above. (Please, only describe interesting and "different" characters straight from history. Be respectful as I will have to edit bits out of your sound files if it's going to get both of us on someone's death list or me in court. I.e. absolutely no taboo language is allowed in this section. In any case, it's understood that everything here is somebody's opinion, not actual fact.)
Possibilities:
Dead Spanish people: Falla, Camerón, Lola Flores, Franco, Isabela, Fernando, Carlos I, Felipe II, Goya, Velazquez, Gaudi, Picasso, Dalí, Miró, Lorca, Cervantes, etc.
Spanish people who are alive: Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Alejandro Sanz, Julio Iglesias, Zapatero, Aznar, Rajoy, Rosa Diaz, Felipe Gonzalez, Gallardon, Aguirre, Umbral, Botin, Ybarra, Butrageño, Miguel Indurain, Raul, Alonso Sanz, etc.
The idea is to practice using the adjectives in the list linked above in context.
Americans and others: Complete list from TIME of: Top 100 most influential people of 2007.

Describing Barack Obama

Barack Obama on Youtube, BarackObama.com, Barak Obama Wikipedia, John Mccain Wikipedia, Barak's Positions Wikipedia, Mccain's Positions Wikipedia, Obama on Truthout, McCain on Youtube.

Title Student's recording Teacher's recording
Steven. 32.55. About Barack Obama and John Mccain, and who am I for. June 8, '08.   Content
Steven. 15.44. About Hillary Clinton and why she lost the campaign against Barack. June 8, '08. Hillary Clinton Wikipedia   Content


Describing Bruce Springsteen

Title Student's recording Teacher's recording
Steven. About Bruce Springsteen. 7.57. Youtube, Wikipedia, Springsteenlyrics.com. June 1, 2008. I also speak about Streets of Philadelphia here.   Content

Describing Irena Sendler

Title Student's recording Teacher's recording
Steven. About Irena Sendler. 5.57. Youtube, Youtube, Wikipedia. June 1, 2008.   Content





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Other resources:

VOA Biographies on Manythings.org
Sherlock Holmes
Cartoon Characters
Problemas Culturales Entre Hispánicos y Británicos y Como Evitarlos

Obituaries:

Jade Goody, Alan Landers, Ali Bongo, Christopher Nolan.

Possible Questions to discuss:

Celebrities Questions on ITESLJ.

Other resources:

Famous People Lessons

Politicians on Quotations page, Patriotism on Quotations page,
Talent on Quotations page, Stupidity on Quotations page,
Reputation on Quotations page, Liberals on Quotations page,
Integrity on Quotations page, Intelligence on Quotations page,
Leadership on Quotations page, Genius on Quotations page,
Conservatives on Quotations page, Experience on Quotations page,
Experts on Quotations page, Sex on Quotations page.

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¿Que tal el inglés de Bardem?
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Fox News Obituary Trashes Kurt Vonnegut

Related vocabulary activities:

Adjectives 1 Pictures List

More speaking activities:

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