I use short, funny video clips a lot when I’m teaching ELLs, and you can read in detail about how I use them in The Best Popular Movies/TV Shows For ESL/EFL (& How To Use Them). In short, there are many ways to use them that promote speaking, listening, writing and reading (including having students describe – in writing and verbally – a chronological description of what they saw).
You can see all previous editions of this list, as well as other “Best” lists related to videos, here.
Here are my choices for the past six months (some may be more serious):
This next one has an added bonus of being able to be used to discuss the idea of taking risks:
“Stop embarrassing me” 😂 pic.twitter.com/6KzyBUy7UX
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) April 23, 2024
Buster Keaton’s film stunts
pic.twitter.com/QBhzd3b1pa— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) May 11, 2024
Vintage technology concepts,
Which is your favourite?
— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) May 4, 2024
The reaction of the marmot’s friend
pic.twitter.com/2Ih9GsgeTw— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) May 15, 2024
Toys in the 60s were wild pic.twitter.com/LGhakMpzjG
— Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) May 16, 2024
Things that are not meant to happen
📹 smileysangels
pic.twitter.com/rwflck7aJl— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) February 4, 2024
Penn and Teller have a “Fool Us” series where they invite magicians to perform and see if the two of them can spot their tricks. The videos are fun to show ELLs, who can then write/talk about what they saw. You can see a bunch of them here – and here’s an example:
I use short, funny video clips a lot when I’m teaching ELLs, and you can read in detail about how I use them in The Best Popular Movies/TV Shows For ESL/EFL (& How To Use Them). In short, there are many ways to use them that promote speaking, listening, writing and reading (including having students describe best of the year, ESL Web Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
