http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/-t1.htm Topics that interest members and the teaching community Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:43:27 GMT 10 http://i88.servimg.com/u/f88/12/18/63/64/ovelt15.jpg http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/-t1.htm http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/explaining-words-through-games-t3531.htm Boucherit Teaching Tip: Solving a Misunderstanding To help students understand how easily misunderstood someone can be, play the sailing game. Have students make a waterway. Some students can be the banks, some boats in the river, and some rocks and logs in the river. Blindfold a student and have him stand at one end of the waterway. He is the boat. Have another student stand at the other end of the waterway. He is the captain. He has to guide the boat through the waterway ... General Themes Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:43:27 GMT http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/explaining-words-through-games-t3531.htm#26205 http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/explaining-words-through-games-t3531.htm http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/do-you-want-to-live-in-peace-read-this-t3498.htm Salima Instructions For Life take care of your parents...and don't forget them Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. Memorize your favorite poem. Don't believe all you hear. When you say, "I love you", mean it. When you say, "I'm sorry", look the person in the eye. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. In disagreements, fight fairly, No name calling. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why ... General Themes Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:21:41 GMT http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/do-you-want-to-live-in-peace-read-this-t3498.htm#25995 http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/do-you-want-to-live-in-peace-read-this-t3498.htm http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/classroom-management-tips-t3373.htm karimis Here are some classroom management tips that a teacher is asked to follow  Praise your students whenever possible.  Give the opportunity to students to express themselves (weak ones).  Time your lessons.  Teach students how to assess themselves before being assessed by someone else. ( peer or teacher)  Assign students different responsibilities according to their interest and motivation.  Share your classroom management ... General Themes Mon, 03 May 2010 23:34:24 GMT http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/classroom-management-tips-t3373.htm#24509 http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/classroom-management-tips-t3373.htm http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/interesting-information-sent-me-by-an-english-t3414.htm Boucherit I found this information very intersting,so I decided to share them with my dear colleagues hoping they would find them fruitful. I've taken the title "A Rhapsody of Words" from Shakespeare because he was the greatest creator of new words in the English language. Scholars have worked out that he is responsible for some 1700 new words. Here are just five of them: "disheartened" --"gloomy" -"laughable" --"perusal" -- "quarrelsome". ... General Themes Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:07:54 GMT http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/interesting-information-sent-me-by-an-english-t3414.htm#25332 http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/interesting-information-sent-me-by-an-english-t3414.htm http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/reading-a-text-in-class-t3413.htm LOYALTY Hello dears. Due to the fact that if we built OVELT , it's mainly to teach and to learn.Thus improve . So, please,whatever easy and simple is your question be sure that it is really very important for us. My question today is " What is the best way to read a text in class? ask the pupils to read silently for themselves? ask the pupils to take turn and read aloud? Personally speaking, I do use both ways, but I find that reading aloud each text takes much of the class time and not very ... General Themes Mon, 31 May 2010 11:24:06 GMT http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/reading-a-text-in-class-t3413.htm#25326 http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/reading-a-text-in-class-t3413.htm http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/children-and-television-t3494.htm Salima Most kids plug into the world of television long before they enter school. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF): two-thirds of infants and toddlers watch a screen an average of 2 hours a day kids under age 6 watch an average of about 2 hours of screen media a day, primarily TV and videos or DVDs kids and teens 8 to 18 years spend nearly 4 hours a day in front of a TV screen and almost 2 additional hours on the computer (outside of schoolwork) and playing video games The American ... General Themes Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:10:43 GMT http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/children-and-television-t3494.htm#25991 http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/children-and-television-t3494.htm http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/is-teaching-apostroph-a-catastroph-t645.htm wallace by Rolf Palmberg What is the difference between The boy's books are on the table, and The boys' books are on the table ? The position of the apostrophe in a noun (to indicate possession of something) often causes problems for ESL/EFL learners. Yet the rules are simple. In fact, learners only need to decide whether the possessive noun (the possessor, which, by the way, can also be a name) is singular or plural and whether or not it ends in -s in its written form. The following ... General Themes Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:59:46 GMT http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/is-teaching-apostroph-a-catastroph-t645.htm#2276 http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/is-teaching-apostroph-a-catastroph-t645.htm http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/ah1-n1-or-swine-flu-t3514.htm Red1 AH1 N1 - AH1N1 influenza virus often called as « Swine flu ».Although the virus,first detected in April 2009 , contains a combination of genes from swine, avian (bird) and human influenza viruses and it contains genes from five different flu viruses : North American swine influenza, North American avian influenza, human influenza and two swine viruses typically found in Asia and Europe. It can’t be affect by eating pork or pork product. - The outbreak began in a state of Veracruz, ... General Themes Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:01:52 GMT http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/ah1-n1-or-swine-flu-t3514.htm#26072 http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/ah1-n1-or-swine-flu-t3514.htm http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/a-real-friend-is-t3479.htm Nidhal A friend is someone we turn to when our spirits need a lift. A friend is someone we treasure for our friendship is a gift. A friend is someone who fills our lives with beauty, joy, and grace. And makes the whole world we live in a better and happier place ********* Standing by, All the way. Here to help you through your day. Holding you up, When you are weak, Helping you find what it is you seek. Catching your , When you cry. Pulling you through when the tide is high. Just ... General Themes Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:57:00 GMT http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/a-real-friend-is-t3479.htm#25963 http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/a-real-friend-is-t3479.htm http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/abc-of-friendship-t3477.htm Nidhal A)ccepts you as you are (B)elieves in "you" (C)alls you just to say "HI" (D)oesn't give up on you! (E)nvisions the whole of you (even the unfinished parts) (F)orgives your mistakes (G)ives unconditionally (H)elps you (I)nvites you over (J)ust "be" with you (K)eeps you close at heart (L)oves you for who you are (M)akes a difference in your life (N)ever Judges (O)ffer support (P)icks you up (Q)uiets ... General Themes Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:51:32 GMT http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/abc-of-friendship-t3477.htm#25961 http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/abc-of-friendship-t3477.htm http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/what-are-the-greatests-pains-in-life-t3466.htm Sami The greatest pain in life is not to die, but to be ignored *********** To lose the person you love so much to another who doesn't care at all *********** The greatest pain in life, is not to die, but to be forgotten *********** When you show someone your innermost thoughts and he laughs in your face *********** For friends to always be too busy to console you when you need someone to lift your spirits *********** When ... General Themes Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:53:03 GMT http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/what-are-the-greatests-pains-in-life-t3466.htm#25922 http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/what-are-the-greatests-pains-in-life-t3466.htm http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/anatomy-of-a-friend-t2166.htm Salima Eyes: Will always see you for the way you really are, your true self. Ears: Will always have them open to listen. Mouth: To always tell you the truth and give their opinions, tell you when you mess up or do something good. Shoulders: Will offer when you need one to cry on and will be your strength when you find it hard to carry yourself. Will always let you lean on them. Heart: To love you for who you are and not judge. Will always have a place ... General Themes Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:38:33 GMT http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/anatomy-of-a-friend-t2166.htm#14069 http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/anatomy-of-a-friend-t2166.htm http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/the-best-friend-is-t3465.htm Sami The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had. If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you. - Winnie the Pooh - True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost. - Charles Caleb Cotton - A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world ... General Themes Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:48:50 GMT http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/the-best-friend-is-t3465.htm#25921 http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/the-best-friend-is-t3465.htm http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/what-do-you-know-about-teaching-methods-t3472.htm Guermoud Hadiya The Direct Method (1930s) Students learn by listening, repeating, memorizing and then, gradually, learning to read and write. The teacher uses only the target language in class. The Grammar Translation Method Students learn by translating the L2 word into English using a bilingual dictionary and following the grammar notes. The Audio-Lingual Method (After World War II) Students learn following the famous slogan: “Listening before speaking, speaking before reading ... General Themes Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:59:36 GMT http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/what-do-you-know-about-teaching-methods-t3472.htm#25944 http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/what-do-you-know-about-teaching-methods-t3472.htm http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/who-is-a-real-friend-t3463.htm Sami A friend is a person who smiles when you smile, cries when you cry, it's a person who can share your happiness and sadness, tear s & cheers with. That’s why each one of us should choose his friends according to specific basics especially in the teenage period. It means that we shouldn't choose a friend who could drive us to wrong behaviors, so the most important thing is to avoid bad friends. And in my opinion I think that we must choose the faithful honest friend because that's ... General Themes Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:40:23 GMT http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/who-is-a-real-friend-t3463.htm#25919 http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/who-is-a-real-friend-t3463.htm http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/the-human-mind-t3485.htm Nidhal Intelligence, as opposed to instinct, is what distinguishes man from animals. Man's fertile imaginations, sense of logical organization and endless curiosity have enabled him to adapt himself to the world and to master the elements. The history of civilizations shows the conquests of the human mind throughout the centuries. Man's attempts to explain the universe gave birth to religion, then the philosophy. The necessities of social life resulted in moral codes. The aesthetic feeling soon ... General Themes Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:17:56 GMT http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/the-human-mind-t3485.htm#25978 http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/the-human-mind-t3485.htm http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/meaning-of-life-t3462.htm Sami It is the space where we enjoy but can't stay It is sadness which makes everyone cry It is happiness that makes our hearts fly It is a loud laugh that reaches the sky It is a treasure that everyone wants to buy It is the sunset that reminds us of good bye It is the sunrise that makes all pictures shy It is success that makes everyone erect his head high It is failure that makes us bright It is moments when there is inside us a big fight It is ... General Themes Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:38:47 GMT http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/meaning-of-life-t3462.htm#25918 http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/meaning-of-life-t3462.htm http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/moneyohmoney-t3457.htm Bensalem Money It can buy a house But not a home It can buy a clock But not time It can buy you a position But not respect It can buy you a bed But not sleep It can buy you a book But not knowledge It can buy you medicine But not health It can buy you blood But not life So you see money isn't everything General Themes Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:10:26 GMT http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/moneyohmoney-t3457.htm#25912 http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/moneyohmoney-t3457.htm http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/keep-smiling-t3459.htm Bensalem In this picture, just look at their condition... no place to sleep, still they have made some space for the cat and the dog... water poring from the roof but still each one of them have a peaceful smile on their face... Simply amazing! Therefore: Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. “Smiling makes you feel better about yourself, even if you don't feel like it. And it always makes other people think better of you.” Every time you smile ... General Themes Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:21:23 GMT http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/keep-smiling-t3459.htm#25914 http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/keep-smiling-t3459.htm http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/mammai-love-you-t3507.htm Guermoud Hadiya Mamma You gave life to me Turned a baby into a lady Mamma All you had to offer Was the promise of a lifetime of love Now I know There is no other Love like a mother's love for her child And I know A love so complete Someday must leave Must say goodbye Goodbye's the saddest word I'll ever hear Goodbye's the last time I will hold you near Someday you'll say that word and I will cry It'll break my heart to hear you say goodbye Mamma You gave love to me Turned a young one ... General Themes Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:00:46 GMT http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/mammai-love-you-t3507.htm#26012 http://www.ovelt.com/general-themes-f58/mammai-love-you-t3507.htm