tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69033230720629827772011-07-08T03:22:19.761+02:00virtualinguahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09910354855327102508noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903323072062982777.post-86386832082345699242008-10-06T10:10:00.004+02:002008-10-06T10:57:31.605+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TQV8t_3H97Q/SOnIhYJjiuI/AAAAAAAAAA0/UcqLMlFwuoo/s1600-h/http___www.mousecircus.com_videotour.aspx.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TQV8t_3H97Q/SOnIhYJjiuI/AAAAAAAAAA0/UcqLMlFwuoo/s400/http___www.mousecircus.com_videotour.aspx.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253950916048161506" /></a><br />One of the great things about the Internet is how people use it to present ideas in a different way. Neil Gaimen writes books for teenagers and is using his <a href="http://www.mousecircus.com/default.aspx">website</a> to read the book to the public:<br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Watch Neil Gaiman read The Graveyard Book on a 9-city video tour. At each stop on the tour, Neil will read one chapter from The Graveyard Book. Beginning on October 1st, we will post the video readings daily. By the end of the tour, on October 9th, you will be able to watch the master storyteller himself read The Graveyard Book in its entirety right <a href="http://www.mousecircus.com/videotour.aspx">here</a>.</span><blockquote></blockquote><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6903323072062982777-8638683208234569924?l=virtualingua.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>virtualinguahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09910354855327102508noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903323072062982777.post-82492548211122374612008-10-02T15:01:00.006+02:002008-10-02T18:23:46.493+02:00<div>We hope you have had a fabulous summer and  are ready to start practising English again. There's going to be a lot of new things happening at VirtualLingua this year, but let's get started with another great video from <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/">commoncra</a><a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/">ft</a> which will explain how to make searching for information on the Web a little easier.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This version is without subtitles</span></span></div><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="260" data="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1799104&amp;server=www.vimeo.com&amp;fullscreen=0&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color="><param name="quality" value="best"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="false"><param name="scale" value="showAll"><param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1799104&amp;server=www.vimeo.com&amp;fullscreen=0&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color="></object><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">subtitled version</span></span><br /><iframe src="http://dotsub.com/media/f779c51c-8732-4df8-9836-b5b2df3a4fe4/e/m" frameborder="0" width="420" height="347"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Read the transcript <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/transcript-web-search-strategies-plain-english">here</a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6903323072062982777-8249254821112237461?l=virtualingua.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>virtualinguahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09910354855327102508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903323072062982777.post-48332328495134725522008-07-04T08:13:00.004+02:002008-12-09T22:24:10.400+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TQV8t_3H97Q/SG3BSg9K5RI/AAAAAAAAAAs/r-ui8ZORxOo/s1600-h/English+to+French,+Italian+%26+Spanish+Dictionary+-+WordReference.com.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TQV8t_3H97Q/SG3BSg9K5RI/AAAAAAAAAAs/r-ui8ZORxOo/s400/English+to+French,+Italian+%26+Spanish+Dictionary+-+WordReference.com.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219040067020580114" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:14px;"><div>Here's a great way to carry a whole lot of dictionaries with you - so if you are going on holiday to different countries and you don't want to fill your suitcase with heavy books, put this site in your browser favourites and don't fill your laptop with big files either.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Check out WordReference.com <a href="http://www.blogger.com/Here's%20a%20great%20way%20to%20carry%20a%20whole%20lot%20of%20dictionaries%20with%20you%20-%20so%20if%20you%20are%20going%20on%20holiday%20to%20different%20countries%20and%20you%20don't%20want%20to%20fill%20your%20suitcase%20with%20heavy%20books,%20put%20this%20site%20in%20your%20browser%20favourites%20and%20don't%20fill%20your%20laptop%20with%20big%20files%20either.%20%20Check%20out%20WordReference.com">here</a></div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6903323072062982777-4833232849513472552?l=virtualingua.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>virtualinguahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09910354855327102508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903323072062982777.post-256780540412290562008-07-03T08:09:00.005+02:002008-12-09T22:24:10.507+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TQV8t_3H97Q/SGxuT5vt7AI/AAAAAAAAAAk/3-X4hZOrdUs/s1600-h/podictionary+-+for+word+lovers+-+daily+stories,+trivia+%26+dictionary+etymology-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TQV8t_3H97Q/SGxuT5vt7AI/AAAAAAAAAAk/3-X4hZOrdUs/s400/podictionary+-+for+word+lovers+-+daily+stories,+trivia+%26+dictionary+etymology-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218667356413094914" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px; font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;"><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><strong>Podictionary</strong> is a short, free podcast with a transcription available daily or weekly.<br /></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><br />Charles Hodgson, creator of Podictionary says,<br /><br /></p><blockquote>“Every day podictionary delivers a new short story about the history of a common word to thousands of subscribed listeners.</blockquote><blockquote>Not only is podictionary an audio word-a-day, but as the number of words grows in the podictionary archive the website is becoming an on-line audio etymology reference of sorts.</blockquote><blockquote>It’s all for fun, so please enjoy.”</blockquote>Check out <strong><a href="http://podictionary.com/">Podictionary</a></strong><br /><br /><p style="text-align: right; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><br /></p></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6903323072062982777-25678054041229056?l=virtualingua.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>virtualinguahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09910354855327102508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903323072062982777.post-52819863883131287352008-07-02T07:34:00.000+02:002008-07-02T07:56:52.431+02:00<a href="http://www.ipl.org/"><img src="http://www.ipl.org/images/ipllogo2007.gif" alt="The Internet Public Library logo" style="border: none;" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:13px;">The Internet Public Library is a public service organization and a <a href="http://www.ipl.org/div/about/edinit.html">learning/teaching environment</a> founded at the <a href="http://www.ipl.org/redirect?url=http://www.si.umich.edu/">University of Michigan School of Information</a> and hosted by <a href="http://www.ipl.org/redirect?url=http://www.ischool.drexel.edu/">Drexel University's College of Information Science &amp; Technology.</a></span></div><div>Check it out <a href="http://www.ipl.org/">here</a>.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6903323072062982777-5281986388313128735?l=virtualingua.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>virtualinguahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09910354855327102508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903323072062982777.post-19093270560322096412008-07-01T09:55:00.000+02:002008-12-09T22:24:10.648+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TQV8t_3H97Q/SGnjgeS--mI/AAAAAAAAAAc/3CQVgRBYyRM/s1600-h/List+of+Online+Archives+for+Free+Unabridged+Books+Online-4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TQV8t_3H97Q/SGnjgeS--mI/AAAAAAAAAAc/3CQVgRBYyRM/s400/List+of+Online+Archives+for+Free+Unabridged+Books+Online-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217951790313437794" /><br /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This week I'm going to post some resources you can use to continue practising English over the summer. The first of these is a <a href="http://diplomaguide.com/articles/List_of_Online_Archives_for_Free_Unabridged_Books_Online.html">List of Online Archives for Free Unabridged Books Online</a> posted at <a href="http://diplomaguide.com/index.html">Diploma Guide</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now there is no excuse for not having something to read in English this summer...</div><div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6903323072062982777-1909327056032209641?l=virtualingua.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>virtualinguahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09910354855327102508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903323072062982777.post-7739623689281160142008-06-17T17:22:00.001+02:002008-06-17T17:25:25.704+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://junk.mdm3.com/nap-infographic-20080616-183156.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://junk.mdm3.com/nap-infographic-20080616-183156.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://junk.mdm3.com/nap-infographic-20080616-183156.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/">Bsoton Globe</a> has published a really useful guide to napping. Read it<a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/naps/"> here</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6903323072062982777-773962368928116014?l=virtualingua.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>virtualinguahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09910354855327102508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903323072062982777.post-48402041788557064212008-06-10T11:11:00.000+02:002008-06-10T11:14:24.985+02:00<iframe src="http://dotsub.com/api/player.php?filmid=4323&amp;filminstance=4325&amp;language=none" frameborder="0" width="480" height="392"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/">Common Craft</a> explain all about social media.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6903323072062982777-4840204178855706421?l=virtualingua.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>virtualinguahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09910354855327102508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903323072062982777.post-62175017439478866852008-06-03T12:24:00.001+02:002008-06-03T12:26:19.307+02:00<embed src="http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/271525892" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=1264581684&amp;playerId=271525892&amp;viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://services.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&amp;servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&amp;cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&amp;domain=embed&amp;autoStart=false&amp;" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="480" height="270" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swliveconnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed><p><a href="http://www.coolhunting.com/">Cool Hunting</a> report on the Minneapolis archtechture scene.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6903323072062982777-6217501743947886685?l=virtualingua.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>virtualinguahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09910354855327102508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903323072062982777.post-2357061726018824532008-04-04T11:09:00.000+02:002008-04-04T11:14:08.384+02:00<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eB74HAxuD_o&amp;hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eB74HAxuD_o&amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div><br /></div><div>Sarah from <a href="http://thedailyenglishshow.blogspot.com/2008/04/show-686-saturday-29-march.html">The Daily English Show</a> deconstructs a simple sentence</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6903323072062982777-235706172601882453?l=virtualingua.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>virtualinguahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09910354855327102508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903323072062982777.post-25449381683027011392008-03-04T09:37:00.000+01:002008-03-04T09:39:44.658+01:00<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="225" data="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=751057&amp;server=www.vimeo.com&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=01AAEA"> <param name="quality" value="best"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showAll"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=751057&amp;server=www.vimeo.com&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=01AAEA"></object><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/751057/l:embed_751057">Tales from the Big Trip | Mozzarella Co. | Dallas, Texas</a> from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/user374005/l:embed_751057">Cali Lewis</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/l:embed_751057">Vimeo</a>.<div><br /></div><div>Cali Lewis shows us how they're making cheese in Texas</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6903323072062982777-2544938168302701139?l=virtualingua.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>virtualinguahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09910354855327102508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903323072062982777.post-39443993130661476252008-03-03T15:00:00.000+01:002008-12-09T22:24:11.052+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TQV8t_3H97Q/R8wEt0LkkLI/AAAAAAAAAAU/KOJDmHlcCTE/s1600-h/Ten+Practical+Tips+for+Writing+in+English+at+Weekly+Articles+About+Blogging+-+NxE.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TQV8t_3H97Q/R8wEt0LkkLI/AAAAAAAAAAU/KOJDmHlcCTE/s320/Ten+Practical+Tips+for+Writing+in+English+at+Weekly+Articles+About+Blogging+-+NxE.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173515257089659058" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:14px;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:48px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Finnish blogger Jarkko Laine has some great ideas on how to write better in English. Check them out </span><span><span><a href="http://northxeast.com/general/ten-practical-tips-for-writing-in-english"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">here</span></a></span></span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6903323072062982777-3944399313066147625?l=virtualingua.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>virtualinguahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09910354855327102508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903323072062982777.post-90493691201584390462008-02-24T12:34:00.000+01:002008-02-24T12:36:21.464+01:00<embed src="http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/721784/did_you_know_2_0.swf" width="400" height="345" wmode="transparent" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/721784/did_you_know_2_0/">Did You Know? 2.0</a> - <a href="http://www.metacafe.com/">More free videos are here</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6903323072062982777-9049369120158439046?l=virtualingua.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>virtualinguahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09910354855327102508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903323072062982777.post-75077329076512805872008-02-24T12:10:00.000+01:002008-12-09T22:24:11.307+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TQV8t_3H97Q/R8FQ0mqSO7I/AAAAAAAAAAM/ZaVaKL7XTjo/s1600-h/Apple+-+iTunes+-+Tutorials+-+Get+Free+Podcasts.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TQV8t_3H97Q/R8FQ0mqSO7I/AAAAAAAAAAM/ZaVaKL7XTjo/s320/Apple+-+iTunes+-+Tutorials+-+Get+Free+Podcasts.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170502711859362738" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; ">Listening to podcasts is a great way to tune your ear to a language. Apple have made a video that shows how to get podcasts in iTunes for pc or mac. Watch <a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/tutorials/#podcasts">here</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6903323072062982777-7507732907651280587?l=virtualingua.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>virtualinguahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09910354855327102508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903323072062982777.post-67222661979558748882008-02-19T13:35:00.000+01:002008-02-19T13:55:57.186+01:00<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Virtual Lingua</span> is proud to support Earth Hour 2008. On March 29, 2008 cities around the world are joining together to make an environmental statement. Click here to learn more and sign up <a href="http://www.earthhour.org/">http://www.earthhour.org/</a></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">see the difference you can make and sign up</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Earth Hour 2007 was a Sydney event. Earth Hour 2008 is a global movement.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6903323072062982777-6722266197955874888?l=virtualingua.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>virtualinguahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09910354855327102508noreply@blogger.com0