Robots, spaceships, futuristic megacities, planets orbiting distant stars… these icons of science fiction are now in our daily news. Science fiction, once maligned as mere pulp, has motivated cutting-edge scientific research, inspired new technologies, and changed how we view everyday life—and its themes and questions permeate popular culture. Take an unparalleled look at the influence, history, and greatest works of science fiction with illuminating insights and fascinating facts about this wide-ranging genre. If you think science fiction doesn’t have anything to do with you, this course deserves your attention.
VOA: English in a Minute (May/June 2016 - 8 Episodes)
Looking for ways to improve your listening skills and learn English idioms? Check out Voice of America's English in a Minute and listen to brief video clips that explain American English colloquialisms.
National Geographic Learning brings the world to your classroom with Life, a six-level integrated-skills series that develops fluency in American English. Through an exploration of real world content from National Geographic presented through stunning images, text, and video, learners will strengthen their existing global connections while learning the English skills needed for communication in the 21st century.
Reading Starter New Edition is a three-book reading series designed for young, beginning EFL students. To capture and maintain the interest of young learners, each book in the series contains a variety of reading forms including fictional stories, letters, diary entries, charts and graphs, newspaper articles, and more. In addition, each reading passage is accompanied by a variety of exercises designed to practice all four language skills
Subtitled Music Video (Love Is A Silent Thief - Katie Melua)
This brilliant song was released in the album Kateva (2015). The lyrics for this song is written by Katie Melua and Toby Jepson. The magnificent movie, The Color of Pomegranate (1969), by the revered Armenian director, Sergei Parajanov, acted as an inspiration for Katie Melua to make this song. In fact, the song’s music video is wholly based on the scenes from the aforementioned film.
In adiition to the clip and its subtitle, you will find a PDF file containing the helpful collocations and phrases in this song.
