Podcasting

I have tested readthewords page. First I thought it would be great to make mp3 files using it. But - it is free only for recordings shorter than 30 sec. and moreover the quality of reading is strange. I definitely would not pay for this service.
In Audacity I pasted 3 files together and prepared the following exercise.
see the cloze exercise

Reflecting on blogging

What I have learnt this week?

It was much more than just how to set up and send some posts to a blog. The most valuable part was to experience the student's role when learning something quite difficult under the pressure of other activities. I lost lots of precious time because I did not follow the excellent manual provided by Seth. The reason is that I usually learn the stuff about computers and other gadgets on my own without a tutor.

• Which language skills have you used when blogging? Reading, writing, sometimes listening.

• Which skills would your learners need to be able to blog successfully? IT skills, language skills.

• What did you like and find interesting about blogging? I am not the kind of person who is keen on sharing my private ideas with the rest of the world. (the reason is not that I am so terribly shy, but I do not think they are so interesting) That is why I thought blogging is nothing for me. I did not read them either. I should be more open-minded next time.

• What did you have difficulty with and what do you think your learners might have difficulty with when blogging? My problem was that I was not motivated enough. I use Moodle with my students and it is a good environment for communication. Anyway, I could suggest my students another form of communication. I might be surprised, they may be experienced bloggers.☺

One of my favourite sites

One of my favourite sites is Macmillan - the dictionary online. But I have never looked at the blog there before. It si not bad at all.

http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/

There are many places to visit in our region

If you do not want to swim in the lake below, you can choose something else to do. The information centre should help.

Nice lake in our region