Using Multimedia in the

English classroom
What is multimedia?
 Newspapers and magazines
 Music and songs
 News reports
 TV shows and movies
 Advertising
Why use multimedia?
 Interesting and entertaining
 Current
 Improves language acquisition
 Improves pronunciation
 Improves listening skills
 Examples of used English
Newspapers and magazines

Activity objectives
 Improve reading skills and
comprehension
 Improve grammar

 Develop vocabulary

 Improve speaking skills

Newspaper / Magazine activity 1
 Have student read the news story
and answer questions
 Cloze test – students read the story
and fill in blank spaces
 Debate – students read the story
and discuss the topic
 Writing exercises – complete the
story, write and eye witness account
etc.
Magazine
article
example.
 Fill in the blanks using
the words provided
 Answer the questions
Advertising
example
 Describe what you
see in the
advertisement
 Do you think this
is a good
advertisement?
 Does it make you
want to buy the
product?
Songs
 Develop listening skills
 Improve fluency
 Increase vocabulary
Songs:
Activity 1~Mixed Lyrics
 Before class prepare by printing the lyrics of a
song and cutting it into parts.
 Give each group of students an envelop
containing the mixed up lyrics.
 Play the song and have them put the lyrics in the
correct order.
 After everyone has completed the exercise play
the song again and have students sing along.
 Note: This activity can be adapted to suit
various levels depending on the song chosen and
how you divide the lyrics
Example: Correct order
Songs:
Activity 2~fill in the blanks
 Give the students a worksheet with the
lyrics of the song including some blank
spaces
 Have the students fill in the blank spaces
as they listen to the song
 Note: This activity can be adapted to suit
various levels depending on the song
chosen and the number of blank spaces
Songs:
Activity 3~Comprehension
 Target: develop listening skills
 Level: The level can vary depending
on the song and used.
 Have the students answer questions
based on the song or the music video
Songs Follow up activities
 Explain lyrics to class for language
acquisition
 Have students sing along to improve
pronunciation and fluency
News reports,
advertisements TV shows and
movies
 Improve listening and comprehension
 Improve speaking skills
 Basis for discussion and writing
exercises
Activities
 Listening comprehension – answer
questions about a video
 Fill in the blanks exercises
 Discuss what happens in the video
 Writing exercises –
– write about what you see,
– write about what happens next,
– write about what happens from one persons
point of view
 Enjoy the movie and follow the transcript
Web resources
Newspaper reports and magazines
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews
http://www.scholastic.com
http://www.timeforkids.com

Lyrics
www.sing365.com

Video
www.youtube.com
www.eslvideo.com
www.real.com
www.real-english.com