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Mark Purves's Blog – June 2008 Archive (4)

Pronunciation

This is my one big worry with the current push for languages at Primary Level. I know that although I am not a native speaker of French, my accent is pretty good. I am asked by French people what part of France I come from, but I know this is because I was first taught French when I was 7 by a French woman. I worry that many pupils first contact with the language is not going to give them that. What do others think?

Here is one neat tip that really works though when you are trying to… Continue

Added by Mark Purves on June 30, 2008 at 8:41 — 11 Comments

More Primary resources

There are a whole load of KS2 powerpoint and interactive whiteboard resources on this site.

Teachers Resource Exchange

Wendy Adeniji

is one teacher with a… Continue

Added by Mark Purves on June 25, 2008 at 10:00 — 1 Comment

J'aime pas l'anglais video

Here's attempt number two at the subtitling. There are LOADS of neat vids on youtube that could be used for any level of teaching. You can tailor what kids have to listen out for at any level as long as you simplify the task. Great for teaching kids to sift through noise to find one relevant sound, and in a fun way. Song is pretty annoying after a while… Continue

Added by Mark Purves on June 25, 2008 at 9:29 — No Comments

Asterix vid

Well just joined this site so thought I would post my first vid. I learnt at last how to do subtitles and this was my first stab. I love this song from Asterix and… Continue

Added by Mark Purves on June 24, 2008 at 17:39 — 6 Comments