Musical English Lessons International, England

Established since 1993

This free website has been created especially for you by Bibi Baxter (International Author, Teacher & ESL/EFL Materials Specialist)  <>()<> This website contains 'something' for everyone <>()<> Established since 1993, Musical English Lessons International are the only world-wide suppliers of special ESL/EFL study ideas by Bibi Baxter (formerly Bibi Boarder)

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WHAT'S NEW?

(Click on the eyes)

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Originals by Bibi
  • Essays

  • Narratives

  • Photo

  • Published articles

  • Rhyming Verse

Beatles

  • ESL ideas

  • Quiz

  • Albums

The Holy Bible
  • Prayers

  • Vocabulary

  • Salvation or Hell?

  • Life Before & After Death

  • Humorous poems

Christmas

  • Carols

  • Fun Songs

  • Poem

  • Recipes

  • Song by Darkness

  • Traditions

Classical Literature

Memory Aids & ESL Practice for:

  • Dickens 

  • D.H.Lawrence

  • Shakespeare

  • etc.

Contributors
  • Fiction

  • Non-fiction

  • Poetry

  • Prayers

For Budding Authors & Poets

ESL/EFL/English Practice for Songs

Feedback Forums

Create your own forums to discuss subjects on this website and to practise your English

Functional English
ESL/EFL Grammar
  • rules

  • practice

Jokes

for fun ESL/EFL practice

Language Practice

Overview of ESL/EFL/special needs pedagogic ideas on this website

Language Tailoring

for different occasions & to avoid offending your listener

Medical

Pedagogic Suggestions

  • Create your own worksheets

  • Additional instructions

Poetry
  • ESL practice

  • Classical

  • Humorous 

Publishing Opportunities

A forum for budding authors & poets to add their work

 
THE UNIVERSITY OF LIFE

LEARNING FROM THEORY

(A general overview)

LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE

(A general overview)

Limited dimensions, which are often irrelevant to the actual subject, unless part of the course is practical 

Unlimited dimensions, which are relevant to the experience and which often involve the senses as memory triggers: emotions, feelings, etc., as follows
Environment: 
  • Pleasant or not? comfortable? crowded? 
  • Colour schemes in rooms (if any)
  • Studied where? Library? Home? In pub?
  • Music whilst studying?
  • Discussion, where? Pub, classroom? home? telephone?

  • Refreshments: whilst travelling, in refectory, in pub, café, park etc.
  • Weather conditions to and from venue
Environment:
  • Music heard or not? How?
  • Weather conditions
  • Time spent indoors/outdoors (temperatures, wet/dry, windy, sunny, overcast, etc.)
  • Refreshments: whilst travelling (at different places)? In a restaurant, park, etc.

  • Food, sweets, cakes, fruit eaten & drink (if unusual)

  • Scenery/surroundings: colours, layout, impressive, or not? Other feelings involved?

Facilities, etc.
  • Books: cover, names, layout
  • Internet access for research, etc.
Facilities & Senses employed:
  • Resources used (official/unofficial)

  • Feelings of hot/cold air on the face, shivering, sweating, etc. 

  • Instinctive feelings

  • Emotions employed

  • Humorous situations? Feelings of  embarrassment

  • Ways of travelling?

  • Places visited

People
  • Tutor: pleasant or not? audible? irritating habits? impressive? knowledgeable? well-prepared or unprepared? etc.
  • Classmates
  • Studying alone, or not?
People
  • Differing types of interaction with others
    • Other passengers?
    • Colleagues?
    • Customers?
    • Clients?
Skills acquired, or improved
  • Note-taking skills?
  • Interaction with others
  • Debating skills?
  • Improved memory for page layouts, page numbers, facts
Skills acquired, or improved
  • New practical skills and/or info being learnt through trial and error, so employing emotions, senses, etc.
  • Problem-solving skills improved & memorable due to funny incidents, when making errors
Problems/Considerations:
  • Inadequate time to study?
  • Interruptions by children, pets?
  • Misplaced work?
  • Missed deadlines?
Problems/Considerations:
  • Difficulties in communicating with new people (misunderstandings)
  • Reactions of others
  • Correct clothes & shoes for conditions?

  • Comfortable or not?

  • Necessary papers, passport, etc.?

  • Length of time involved?

  • Accommodation if any to book?

  • Mishaps?

  • Adequate money? Or not

  • Money needed? Foreign?

  • Lost?

  • Happy accidents? (lucky coincidences)

  • Late or not?

Conclusion:

  • Pass or Fail?

  • Course completed successfully, or not?

  • Whether the course was worthwhile and memorable, or not

Conclusion:

  • All necessary tasks completed successfully, or not?

  • Whether the overall experience was memorable and enjoyable, or not

  • A range of small achievements as well as the main one ?

 

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BROKEN LINKS
Emergency list of page URLS on this website
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Recipes

Sayings

  • philosophies

  • proverbs

  • tonguetwisters

Songs for Group Singing
  • Schoolchildren

  • Toddlers

Speaking Practice
  • Intonation & Stress

  • Pronunciation

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Spellings

This website contains mostly British-English spellings. Most American software does not recognise/recognize all British-English spellings

Sport

  • Table Tennis

  • Vocabulary

Study Tips

  • exams

  • listening

  • reading

  • speaking

  • writing

Technology
  • CCMS

  • RF-MW

  • combined

Traditional Songs
  • Christmas Carols

  • Chants

  • Coach Songs

  • Nursery Rhymes

Travel

Comical & serious travel reports & rhymes

Video

Using commercial videos to teach

Violence

  • ESL/EFL Practice Ideas

  • Reading Practice

  • Subjects for Debate

  • Vocabulary Lists

Vocabulary

A varied range of lists & practice

Worksheets (ESL/EFL) for Pop Songs

A wide range of ESL/EFL exercises for commercial songs.  Many are ideal for use with students with learning difficulties

Writing
  • CV examples

  • monologue

  • letter-writing

  • creative writing

Young Children

  • nursery rhymes

  • bedtime story

  • alphabet practice

 

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

It is acknowledged that all maps, flags, poetry, lyrics, trademarks, trade names, used or referred to on this website are the property of their respective owners.  If you can supply relevant copyright information, please send it (together with your name & address)  to:  musicalenglishlessons@hotmail.com, or to: Copyright Details, Musical English Lessons International, Thimble Cottage, 99 High Street, Garlinge, Margate, Kent CT9 5LX 

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Musical English Lessons International grants teachers & students  permission to copy and use (but not sell) any of the ideas & information featured on this website.  Please include a reference to the author & website as follows: 
© Pedagogic Copyright 1994-2007 Bibi Baxter of www.musicalenglishlessons.com 

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    • Easyspace Limited, Scotland, UK for technical support

    • Easyspace Limited, registered in England (03405586), Thailand & Taiwan for keeping porn off this website & from obsolete pages from March 2007

    • The Mafia International for helping me to regain my dotcom website for removing porn from this website up to February 2007

    • The Mafia International for helping me to  revamp & repair this website after it was attacked & vandalised

    • Microsoft for helping me to repair this website in order to ensure that porn sites do not link to any of its pages in future