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ESL Videos » VOA - Video Games Are New Teaching Tools

Sixteen-year-old John Diaz is a typical teenager. He says he loves playing video games but doesn’t like traditional schoolwork.

“I’m not big into doing homework or something like that.”

During his summer vacation Diaz is continuing his studies at home. That is because his courses are available on his home computer, by way of the Florida Virtual School.

Florida Virtual’s Executive Director, Julie Young, says the school teaches students with the technology they most enjoy using in and out of school. “We have so many students that [who] are unengaged in our schools,” Young said. “They power-down [lose interest] when they go to school. And we’re very hopeful that Conspiracy Code will entice the learner to really get into the detail of the learning.”

Conspiracy Code is a video game that teaches U.S. history. Students guide two heroes in a quest to stop a conspiracy to change the past. Along the way, students learn about events such as the American Civil War, and report back to their teacher who is posing as a spy.

John Diaz says he enjoys American history now. “I like to do the game everyday,” he said. “And I try to keep up with it, and it’s a lot of fun. It keeps me interested and I also get to learn at the same time.”

The game is jointly developed by the virtual school and these computer programmers from an educational software company [called 360ED].

During training sessions, staff at the Florida Virtual School are shown how to integrate video games into lessons.

But not every school district and educator endorse the use of video games. The Federation of American Scientists says schools are often reluctant to abandon textbooks for video technology.

Educators from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say the use of video games has also been limited by strict state requirements and the cost of producing the videos.

A recent study by scientists from Madrid’s Complutense University found that gaming can sometimes lead to high dropout rates and low student motivation. The Madrid study found students need more feedback from teachers during the learning process.

But John Diaz says Conspiracy Code has helped him with his history studies, and says he hopes more video games will be created to cover other difficult academic subjects such as math and science.

ESL Videos » VOA - Video Games Are New Teaching Tools

"Dude" Various uses of the word - ESL Lesson

If you visit America, especially California, you will hear the word "Dude" a lot.
Here are some useful ways to recognize and use it.
Category: Education
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Word Formation

Word Formation

1    A. He was killed by ACCIDENT. B. He was killed . . . . . .   2    A. He is an ABLE man. B. He has great . . . . . .   3    A. He is not an AMBITIOUS man. B. He has no . . . . . .   4    A. I like being COMFORTABLE. B. I go in for . . . . . .   5    A. I heard a sound in the DISTANCE. B. I heard a . . . . . sound.   6    A. He was a DETERMINED man. B. He is a man of great . . . . .   7    A. We AGREED to try it. B. We made an . . . . . . to try it.   8    A. My head ACHES. B. I have a head . . . . . .   9    A. I was CURIOUS about the reason for his actions. B. I felt some . . . . . about the reason for his actions.   10    A. What do you BELIEVE in? B. What are your . . . . . ?   11    A. After CONSIDERING the matter carefully, we agreed. B. After careful . . . . . we agreed.   12    A. They DECIDED to stop. B. Their . . . . . was to stop.   13    A. He BEHAVES very well. B. His . . . . . is very good.   14    A. He likes being CRUEL. B. He enjoys . . . . .   15    A. I APOLOGIZED to him. B. I offered him an . . . . . .   16    A. She ATTRACTS everybody. B. She is an . . . . . woman.   17    A. The prime minister DECLARED that he was going to retire. B. The prime minister made a . . . . . that he was going to retire.   18    A. He always AMUSED us. B. He is always an . . . . . man.   19    A. You must go in CAUTIOUSLY. B. You must go in with . . . . . .   20    A. The village was completely DESTROYED. B. The . . . . . of the village was complete.   21    A. We heard that his father had DIED. B. We heard of the . . . . . of his father.   22    A. Columbus DISCOVERED America in 1492. B. 1492 is the date of the . . . . . of America by Columbus.   23    A. His CRIMES are well-known. B. He is a well-known . . . . . .   24    A. The whole ship EXPLODED. B. There was a great . . . . . . in the ship.   25    A. DESCRIBE what you can see from here. B. Give a . . . . . . of what you can see from here.   26    A. He COLLECTS old coins. B. He is a . . . . . of old coins.   27    A. I am very CONFIDENT that he will win. B. I have great . . . . . in him.   28    A. He was ABSENT from the meeting. B. His . . . . . from the meeting was not noticed.   29    A. His face became BRIGHTER. B. His face . . . . . .   30    A. Everyone ADMIRES him. B. He is everybody's . . . . . .   31    A. What is his ADDRESS? B. To whom shall I . . . . . the letter?   32    A. The rain DAMAGED a lot of our corn. B. The rain caused a lot of . . . . . to our corn.   33    A. He is always very CRITICAL. B. He is always a severe . . . . . .   34    A. The actor APPEARED on the stage. B. The actor made his . . . . . . on the stage.   35    A. He ARRIVED late. B. His . . . . . was delayed.   36    A. A child DEVELOPS more slowly than most young animals. B. A child's . . . . . is slower than that of most young animals.   37    A. This problem is too DIFFICULT. B. The . . . . . . of this problem is too great.   38    A. BLOOD was coming from his nose. B. His nose was . . . . . .   39    A. We ADVERTISE in all papers. B. We put . . . . . . (plural) in all the papers.   40    A. He could not EXPLAIN why he was there. B. He could give no . . . . . . why he was there.   41    A. He loves ARGUING. B. He loves an . . . . . .   42    A. He had no means of DEFENDING himself. B. He had no . . . . . .   43    A. They have DINNER at 8 o'clock. B. They . . . . . . at 8 o'clock.   44    A. Livingstone EXPLORED Africa in the late nineteenth century. B. Livingstone's . . . . . of Africa was in the late nineteenth century.   45    A. CIVILIZATION has not yet come to them. B. They are not yet . . . . . people.   46    A. You must ENTER here. B. This is the . . . . . .   47    A. He is an ACTIVE man. B. He has a lot of . . . . . (plural)   48    A. Nobody has proved that all men are EQUAL. B. Nobody has proved the . . . . . of all men.   49    A. When were you BORN? B. What is your date of . . . . . .?   50    A. The audience APPLAUDED loudly. B. The audience's . . . . . was loud.   51    A. He is often ANGRY. B. His . . . . . . frightened us.   52    A. He CONFESSED that he had done it. B. He made a . . . . . .   53    A. He writes musical COMPOSITIONS. B. He is a . . . . . .   54    A. He was APPOINTED headmaster. B. The . . . . . . of a new headmaster was delayed.

Well, Rod Stewart, he's a bit of a cunt.

A6E - 000351                         Well, Rod Stewart, he's a bit of a cunt.
A6E - 000352                                               Why  is he a cunt?
ADA - 002209                                                     `I'm a dirty cunt.
ALJ - 000205                                           She used to be a good cunt, now she was a dressful of dead fishmeat. 
ALJ - 000275                                          She looked like a good cunt.
ALJ - 000727                        He decided that Anne was probably a very good cunt.
BN3 - 000412                                         `I'm looking for a cunt called Caplan.' 
C8E - 000285        to stand here all afternoon being laughed at like a cunt.
CD6 - 000395        augh, and my friends used to say, `Oh you're just a cunt, man.'
CD6 - 000544                                                  `That's a complete cunt,' he grumbles.
CGC - 001618        dice and stand in front of 10,000 people and make a complete cunt of himself and not think about it.
CGF - 001282         have problems referring to myself approvingly as a  cunt , or even
EUU - 001268        described any client who wouldn't buy from him as a 'cunt' even scribbling comments to
EW8 - 001276        s used to referring to the female sexual organ as a cunt will not b
FNU - 000521                                                    `He's a cunt,' said Stella.  
FSH - 001986        stupid mocking faces were enough to make him feel a cunt. 
G01 - 001156                                                `You look a miserable cunt in the picture, too.' 
H80 - 002562                     Les'd thought Gerald'd been a bit of a cunt about it all but he'd never told
HGL - 000245                                                    `He's a dozy cunt, that Henry,' he says.
HGL - 001208        m, gelling knives of black hair and saying, `He's a cunt, that one.'
HGL - 002739                             Though what she's doing with a thick Irish cunt like you is beyond me.' 
HRA - 002630                                                  `You're a cunt, Killion.
KCU - 0008935                                           I bet she had a cold cunt every morning 
KD5 - 009267                                                 I looked a  cunt      
KDA - 000557                                            Makes me look a right cunt dragging me out of the shop let alone .
KDA - 001343                What's the difference between a prick and a cunt. 
KDA - 002262         try and do it now, if somebody wants to act like a cunt, let them!
KDA - 005473                                                   You're a cunt! 
KDA - 005492                                                   You're a cunt ! 
KDA - 005511                    About,  a right poof's game  see he's a cunt  the  football . 
KDA - 005785                                                   You're a cunt!
KDA - 008082                                               That'll be a cunt.
KE1 - 002420                                                    She's a cunt! 
KE1 - 002422                                           I reckon she's a cunt!  
KE5 - 00438         is tonight it's got no fucking petrol in it, what a cunt, stressed out 
KP4 - 002360        e Mr  or not  cos he can be, he can be, he's such a cunt sometimes     
KP4 - 002361                                                     he's a real cunt but he's er he's quite funny though.
KP4 - 002583                                                Yeah he's a cunt.  
KP9 - 000791                                                   You're a little cunt though int ya?     
KP9 - 001169                                               That ain't a cunt though is it?
KPG - 000005                                  Don't call my boyfriend a cunt ! 
KPG - 001111                                       Daniel you're such a  cunt!  
KPG - 005799                                                       is a cheeky little cunt!
KPR - 000821                                        Cos he called you a fat cunt,  yo , it still rankles with you doesn't it?  
KPR - 000825                                            he called me  a fucking cunt!   
KPR - 000830        itting and he walked up and he went  Andy, you're a fucking cunt!  
KR2 - 000888                                                   You're a cunt!