tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:54:13 +0000884newssportsvideo games883technology882menrelationshipswomen885music917943contestfoodlove918946animalsiPodmovies867dogshealth866940CaribbeanHawaiichocolatecomedyhumorpoliticspovertyrestaurantssouth americatextingvoice thread877886897898927AfricaSituation 006TOEFLtveconomyperuteacher's guideworksheets876879887913914941942AustraliaHistoryMayanThailandandesbiographyfacebookfamilygamesgymhuman rightsnaturepodcastschoolsongssurfingtravel875890891892893894895896901921922923924929930949950BrazilEnglandMexicoTVagricultureblogsculturecycloneexercisemixermonologueoceanreadingskinsongtestuniversityweather83868869871872878899900902912916928929. 930931932945952953955956957958967968973AmazonAmerican IdolCanadaChinaCookingCubaELLLO facesJoelMyanmarObamaSwitzerlandTedTalksVietnambreakclothescomplaintscomprehensiondanceearthquakefungeographyiraqlessonsliteraturemeeting peoplemilitarymoneyoiloutputpronunciationrequestsresearchresponsericesecond lifeshoppingspeakingsunsurveyteacherstsunamitypingvocabularywritingLearning English doesn't have to be painful.http://ellloblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)Blogger201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-1245029315679775515Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:00:00 +00002009-09-05T22:06:28.113-06:00ANSW.Trigger.showLogoIfEnabled("AnswerTips_landing_anim.gif","");Todd and I have a lot of new ideas for elllo and I am finding it impossible to have enough time to update the blog consistently and create new content for elllo. So for now, I am going to focus my efforts entirely on the main site and use this blog for news about work we are doing on elllo and occasional contests. This is the end ofhttp://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/consolidation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)93tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-3183623070480643962Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:37:00 +00002009-09-01T21:39:38.131-06:00newsANSW.Trigger.showLogoIfEnabled("AnswerTips_landing_anim.gif","");Embedded video from CNN VideoCARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Virus vaccinations, a wildfire forecast, and a turnaround on a texting ban. Hi I'm Carl Azuz. We've got the details on all of these stories in today's edition of CNN Student News. Welcome.First Up: Isolated by the FluAZUZ: First up, President Obama asks Americans to http://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/student-news-september-2-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-524055300035453979Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:14:00 +00002009-09-01T07:16:49.600-06:00newsANSW.Trigger.showLogoIfEnabled("AnswerTips_landing_anim.gif","");Embedded video from CNN VideoCARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Hi, I'm Carl Azuz. A famous mouse house is adding some x-factors. We'll explain that and run down the cast of characters in CNN Student News. Let's go!First Up: Wildfires WorsenAZUZ: First up, a fast-moving wildfire explodes, doubling in size and raging a path across http://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/student-news-september-1-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-619575597615943615Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:08:00 +00002009-08-30T22:10:28.536-06:00newsANSW.Trigger.showLogoIfEnabled("AnswerTips_landing_anim.gif","");Embedded video from CNN VideoCARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: It's the last day of the month, the first day of the week, and for some of you, the start of a new school year. So, welcome to CNN Student News. With your commercial-free source for classroom news, I'm Carl Azuz.First Up: Japan Election DayAZUZ: First up, a big shift http://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/student-news-august-31-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-5431786760316672119Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:44:00 +00002009-08-26T21:44:00.289-06:00humormusicThis the end of the post. http://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/white-wedding-literal-video-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-6695409404443887723Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:55:00 +00002009-08-26T20:58:21.453-06:00newsANSW.Trigger.showLogoIfEnabled("AnswerTips_landing_anim.gif","");Embedded video from CNN VideoCARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Crescent City construction, high-tech helmets, and a campsite crasher. They're all coming up on CNN Student News. But first, a political giant passes on.First Up: Sen. Edward KennedyAZUZ: Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy, who was diagnosed with brain cancer 15 months ago, http://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/student-news-august-27-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-2064364215531045145Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:36:00 +00002009-08-25T21:36:00.233-06:00humormusicThis is the end of the post. http://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/literal-video-interpretation-part-ii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-1181682130498340230Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:15:00 +00002009-08-25T21:16:43.935-06:00ANSW.Trigger.showLogoIfEnabled("AnswerTips_landing_anim.gif","");Embedded video from CNN VideoCARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Today marks a major milestone in the fight for equal rights. The reason why is coming up in today's edition of CNN Student News. I'm Carl Azuz.First Up: H1N1AZUZ: First up, flu season is just around the corner, and officials are preparing for the return of one specifichttp://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/student-news-august-26-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-8518983201664815524Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:16:00 +00002009-08-24T22:20:15.401-06:00newsANSW.Trigger.showLogoIfEnabled("AnswerTips_landing_anim.gif","");Embedded video from CNN VideoCARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Your commercial-free source for classroom news is pondering probes, planets and pumas! I'm Carl Azuz. CNN Student News starts right now.First Up: Interrogation ReportAZUZ: First up, the U.S. government launches an investigation into methods used by the Central http://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/student-news-august-25-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-8333621902046426691Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:19:00 +00002009-08-24T21:38:24.236-06:00humormusicIt was a great video 20 years ago, but it's even better with a literal interpretation.ANSW.Trigger.showLogoIfEnabled("AnswerTips_landing_anim.gif","");This is the end of the post. http://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/remember-this-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-328504341727785235Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:21:00 +00002009-07-23T20:23:03.714-06:00ANSW.Trigger.showLogoIfEnabled("AnswerTips_landing_anim.gif","");Hi everyone. I was out of the country for two weeks so that's why you haven't seen any posts recently. Now that I'm home, I'll be posting regularly again very soon! http://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/home-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-8021174899253151491Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:03:00 +00002009-06-29T21:05:39.847-06:00ANSW.Trigger.showLogoIfEnabled("AnswerTips_landing_anim.gif",""); I'm here because I have a very important message. I think we have found the most important factor for success. And it was found close to here, Stanford. Psychology professor took kids that were four years old and put them in a room all by themselves. And he would tell the child, a four year old kid, "Johnny, I am going to leave youhttp://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/dont-eat-marshmallow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-7934189037389319560Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:45:00 +00002009-06-29T20:50:35.431-06:00readingTOEFLtvANSW.Trigger.showLogoIfEnabled("AnswerTips_landing_anim.gif","");Ok basically when you are taking your TOEFL test, generally in the reading part you take a long time trying to read from top to bottom of the reading. What you need to do is read the last paragraph of the reading and then read the first one. Then read the whole reading and you will see that it is very easy to complete all of the http://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/toefl-tv-reading-tip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-3815545164010096056Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:22:00 +00002009-06-20T19:23:47.335-06:00blogsANSW.Trigger.showLogoIfEnabled("AnswerTips_landing_anim.gif","");If you would like me to list your blog, please post your URL in the "questions". This is the end of the post. http://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/elllo-friends-blogs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-7855866601619825358Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:38:00 +00002009-06-16T14:51:35.560-06:00TOEFLtvvoice threadANSW.Trigger.showLogoIfEnabled("AnswerTips_landing_anim.gif","");The activities she suggests are almost exactly what I created on the voice thread. You can see it here. The scoring system that she mentions can be seen here. It's kind of hard to understand, but here is basically what you should be trying to do:1. Your speech should flow (continue without stopping). Short pauses are ok. http://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/toefl-tv-practicing-for-speaking-test.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-4342607749698364196Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:34:00 +00002009-06-12T01:38:05.303-06:00voice threadI made a new voice thread. Don't be shy, let me hear your voice and practice your output here! If you want to write just to warm up, post your comments where it says "questions" below. This is the end of the post. http://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/what-are-you-going-to-do-this-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-5519715117435178506Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:23:00 +00002009-06-08T09:28:45.626-06:00newsANSW.Trigger.showLogoIfEnabled("AnswerTips_landing_anim.gif","");Embedded video from CNN VideoIt's our final show of the school year, and as always, we thank you for joining us here on CNN Student News. I'm Carl Azuz.First Up: Cairo SpeechAZUZ: We begin with President Obama's highly anticipated speech on American and Muslim relations. During yesterday morning's address in Cairo, Egypt, the http://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/student-news-monday-june-8-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-2648070337742803814Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:31:00 +00002009-06-06T08:46:10.020-06:00TOEFLtvANSW.Trigger.showLogoIfEnabled("AnswerTips_landing_anim.gif","");English is my second language and I went through that process. I definitely understand the struggles and the challenges our students face, because I am a teacher/educator. I am also a classroom teacher, teaching students how to learn English so I think the tips that I would like to give to students are...First, be confident. Really http://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/toefl-tv-5-tips-for-learning-english.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-2709662968016815025Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:53:00 +00002009-06-02T17:00:27.209-06:00newsEmbedded video from CNN VideoANSW.Trigger.showLogoIfEnabled("AnswerTips_landing_anim.gif","");(CNN Student News) -- June 2, 20091. What details are known about an Air France flight that went missing over the Atlantic Ocean Monday morning?2. What actions is General Motors taking or planning to take in light of its bankruptcy filing?3. According to the report: What impact did the opening of a GM http://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/student-news-june-2-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-5687216041221237982Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:13:00 +00002009-06-01T16:15:10.667-06:00pronunciationvoice threadANSW.Trigger.showLogoIfEnabled("AnswerTips_landing_anim.gif","");I responded to everyone who commented on the voice thread. Thanks for participating! Click here to listen. http://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/feedback.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-3446218891894295117Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:19:00 +00002009-06-01T07:22:27.798-06:00newsANSW.Trigger.showLogoIfEnabled("AnswerTips_landing_anim.gif","");Embedded video from CNN VideoI'm Carl Azuz and this is CNN Student News! It is the first day of June and our last week before summer break. Thank you very much for joining us.First Up: A Look BackAZUZ: First up, a major move for the country's largest automaker as General Motors is expected to file for bankruptcy today. This comes http://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/student-news-june-1-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-6482244964062292553Sun, 31 May 2009 18:06:00 +00002009-05-31T12:13:19.925-06:00ANSW.Trigger.showLogoIfEnabled("AnswerTips_landing_anim.gif",""); http://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/winner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-7185703345274946016Fri, 29 May 2009 05:53:00 +00002009-05-29T00:34:01.425-06:00mixervoice threadHuman beings are built to learn languages, so I agree with Mr. Wintsch in this video when he says that learning a language is simple: "it's just speaking and doing it in a continuous way." That is true if you have many people to speak with. English learners who are living in an English-speaking country have millions of people to practice with - in fact, they are forced to speak the language any http://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/toefl-tv-practice-every-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-6911471492842505492Thu, 28 May 2009 17:37:00 +00002009-05-28T11:44:27.684-06:00contestiPodANSW.Trigger.showLogoIfEnabled("AnswerTips_landing_anim.gif","");So far, only two people have sent me the correct answers so you still have a very good chance to win. Send your answers to me soon. I just realized that the STeP question about Yao Ming (Question #1 about the Chinese basketball player) doesn't have a link to it anymore. We'll get the link back up as soon as we can...and I'll give http://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/contest-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434273100403189063.post-8616840952534322199Wed, 27 May 2009 14:03:00 +00002009-05-28T07:21:45.858-06:00ChinaTedTalksANSW.Trigger.showLogoIfEnabled("AnswerTips_landing_anim.gif",""); Ladies and gentlemen, let's talk about manias. Beatlemania. Hysterical teenagers crying, screaming. Pandemonium! Sports mania. Deafening crowds…whole nations obsessed for one reason: Get the ball in the net. -Goal! Religious mania. Rapture. Weeping. Visions. Manias can be good; manias can be alarming. Or manias can be http://ellloblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/english-mania.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (joel@elllo.org)0