Do you know the expression “a photo is worth a thousand words ? Well, with amateur photography this is not always the case…..
Are you sometimes disappointed with your photos ? When we visit great places we want to capture the moment on our phone cameras or with a “traditional” camera….. and then we say “well, the photo doesn’t do the place justice” and we end up deleting the photo !!!!!!
In this podcast Chris gives some tips to Sue (who is definitely in the “disappointed/delete” category) about how to make her snaps come alive !
Chris knows what he is talking about and sometimes it sounds a bit too technical to Sue, but see if you can hear what he says about:
Putting the settings on manual
Eye level photos
Social media feedback
Framing the photo
Shutter speed
Aperture
Tripods
Light sightings
White balance
Deep of field
Grid for straight photos
The Rule of thirds
ND filters
Practice
What does Chris say about the 365 challenge he took part in ?
We’re going to be looking at ways that we can enhance and improve our learning and perhaps crushing some of the myths about learning techniques that we learnt in school.
Every day we meet people with different techniques for learning vocabulary, but most of them revolve around some pretty shaky ideas, those being ‘if you write stuff down, you’ve learnt it.’
If only things were that simple …
This rarely works, due mainly to the fact that some important steps have been missed out – those being, actively learning the vocabulary and then actively using it.
Let’s put this in prallel with sport, to illustrate the idea.
Imagine that you are a huge cycling fan and you love the Tour de France and you would like to experience the grueling (look that one up if you like) hardships of a day riding in the mountains of the Tour de France.
So, you get all the magazines about the Tour and mountain cycling, you have the maps and you have read all the technical stuff on hydration and nutrition during a massive climb in the Pyrenees mountains in the south of France.
You have even chosen your mountain, Le Col du Tourmalet – wow! that’s a big one, and have bought a fabulously expensive ‘S-Works’ bicycle for the climb.
You’ve seen the videos and read all the information, but that’s as far as you go – THAT is how a lot of people learn – they don’t go the final mile of training before getting on the bike after weeks of muscle and stamina building. They don’t prepare for the day that they will be climbing Tourmalet on their bike.
OK, they know all about Tourmalet, Le Tour de France and mountaing cycling – but they have no guarantee of ever being able to achieve the ascent of a mountain on their bicycle.
Tune in to get some ideas to improve your learning.
To celebrate International Podcast Day there is only one thing to do… make a podcast about podcasts !
Listen as we talk about the history of podcasts, the countries where podcasts are the most popular and where people generally listen to podcasts (making them more practical than Youtube !).
Listening is the first step in learning a new language, so we recommend listening to an adapted podcast everyday.
For pre-intermediate and intermediate learners there are 10 Animated Podcasts on our YouTube channel to start you off.
For more experienced learners there are over 100 podcasts to choose from to improve your listening skills. Enjoy !
English pronunciation can be tricky ! Stress and innovation can prove to be a minefield for new language learners as some words are not pronounced as you would expect.
There are silent letters as in the K in the word Knowledge and the P in the word Cupboard.
Some letter are pronounced differently in different words as in the A in the word April.
And some sounds bear no ressemblance to the written letters on the page as in the “ach’ as in the word Stomach.
So it’s always recommended to check the pronunciation of new words in one of the on-line dictionnaries.
Click here to log to our YouTube channel and listen to these 20 frequently mispronounced words that you’ll never get wrong again!
It’s a podcast with pictures, learning tips and clues. In short, it’s just a helping hand to help you understand the conversation and the context.
This is Animated Podcast number 3 in a series of 10, in which each one has a specific focus and gets progressively more challenging.
The third one, Spelling Names in English, is a great way to learn the alphabet in a useful and imaginative way. The alphabet is always tricky in a new language and this podcast with pictures can help clear the fog.
Who is it designed for ?
It’s a perfect opportunity for new learners (pre-intermediate) to focus on letters of the alphabet, looking at tricky vowels and learning at natural pace.
It’s a great way for Intermediate learners to consolidate knowledge.
Enjoy and Welcome to the English Podcasts Youtube Channel !
