Videos: listening
Nationalities, Cultures and Accents on This is School
We interview young people from all over the world, so that your students can hear about, compare and discuss as diverse a range of opinions and lifestyles as possible - without leaving the classroom. Not to mention the accents - so many wonderful ...
Mandarin: How do we come up with our difficulty ratings?
Every single video on This is School is rated between 1 and 5 for difficulty, as illustrated by the coloured stars under each clip. It is important to note that we don’t rate the speakers but the content of the videos themselves, according to a ...
Choosing relevant videos
There are thousands of authentic language videos on This is School, so we've made it as simple as possible to find the right one for your classes ?. Here are all of the ways you can find appropriate videos for your students. Method 1: Browse by ...
Changing the language of comprehension exercises
This setting is for the whole school and can only be accessed by the school's Primary Account Holder. If you're not sure who this is, drop us an email to info@thisisschool.com and we'll let you know! Click on your name in the top right-hand corner ...
Choosing videos
There are thousands of authentic language videos on This is School, so we've made it as simple as possible to find the right one for your classes ?. Here are all of the ways you can find appropriate videos for your students. Method 1: Browse by ...
Comprehension
For this exercise, students must answer a series of multiple-choice comprehension questions. For language subjects, they will answer questions as they watch a video. In some ways the most challenging exercise, comprehensions are designed to test ...
Assigning video exercises
Click on Videos: Listening. Navigate via exam board or theme and then select a topic. Choose a video and click on it to open it up. Click the Assign a video exercise button. Choose the type of exercise you'd like to set, the class(es) you'd like to ...
Video vocab
In this exercise, students are taught and tested on teacher-selected vocabulary from the video. First of all, students are shown a series of flashcards featuring the uninflected forms of the vocabulary, along with an accompanying image and audio. ...
Jigsaw
As they watch the video, students are asked to drag and drop missing words into the correct spaces in the transcript. They can watch the video multiple times to help them complete the task, making Jigsaw an excellent entry-level activity. As with all ...
Gap-fill
Language subjects Gap-fill is designed as a follow-on activity to the Video Vocab and tests students on the inflected forms of the same vocabulary taken from the video. As they watch the video, students are asked to type the missing words into the ...
How do we come up with our difficulty ratings?
Every single video on This is School is rated between 1 and 5 for difficulty, as illustrated by the coloured stars under each clip. It is important to note that we don’t rate the speakers but the content of the videos themselves, according to a ...
Hiding/showing transcripts
This setting is for the whole school and can only be accessed by the school's Primary Account Holder. If you're not sure who this is, email schools@thisisschool.com. Click on your name in the top right-hand corner and select Settings. Find the check ...
Slowing videos down using our snail setting
You and your students can watch any video on This is School at a slower speed by clicking on the snail icon ? in the video player. If the snail is green, the video will be slowed down by 30%. It's up to you to decide whether or not your students can ...