Jun 2, 2012

LISTENING AND LAUGHING

Victor Borge is an excellent conductor, pianist and comedian. I think humour is a good way of introducing activities and so The Clown Prince of Denmark can be an stimulating way to start any topic you choose (music vocabulary, professions, comedy, theatre...) according to your students' age and English level.



I want to share you a sketch that shows Borge’s attempts to practice a Chopin waltz. Let’s see what happen…




Here you can find this activity for speaking as example.






There are a lot of sketches of Victor Borge in the net. You can browse through YouTube but I would like to share you another of my favourite ones.



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14 comments:

  1. AnonymousTuesday, June 05, 2012

    Great!
    What a crazy and funny sketches! I didn't know this Danish artist and I love it. Thanks for posting it. Best regards,
    Mónica S.

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    1. Nauki SwiatWednesday, June 06, 2012

      Hi Mrs Monica.
      I love Mr Borge, he has such funny sketches! It was in a sleepless night that I discovered him. It was a great discovery. I like you've enjoyed its sketches too.
      Thanks for commenting.
      Nauki.

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  2. borbulinaTuesday, June 05, 2012

    Dear Nauki,

    Humour is a great resource indeed, especially when encouraging our students to talk in English is regarded.

    Humour makes risk-taking easier!

    Thank you for your blog :)

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    1. Nauki SwiatWednesday, June 06, 2012

      I totally agree with you borbulina.
      Laughs give us an extra energy for working and comedy sketches cheers anyone up to starting any activity.

      Thanks for commenting borbulina.

      Nauki

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  3. MercheThursday, June 07, 2012

    Congratulations on your blog. I really enjoyed Victor Borge´s sketches. I didn´t know him. It´s a funny way to learn.

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    1. Nauki SwiatSunday, June 10, 2012

      Thanks for commenting Merche. I'm happy you enjoyed the videos.

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  4. AnonymousThursday, June 07, 2012

    Hello!!

    I´ve never heard before about Borge´s sketches and they are really good. I agree with you all that learning can be a funny process. For those days that kids are a bit stressed our nervous I think it is the best way of learning or doing something useful!

    rakel (rakelscorner.wordpress)

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    1. Nauki SwiatSunday, June 10, 2012

      Hi Rakel!
      It's true, students can spend all their energy on that "extra-energetic" days with some laughs and then starting calm the learning process.

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  5. giriThursday, June 07, 2012

    Thanks for sharing with us this videos, they are fun for teaching !

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  6. luisliteracyThursday, June 07, 2012

    Dear Nauki,

    Both your layout and page design are great. I join the club of people that didn't know about Victor Borge. He is quite funny. Having labels is a good idea.

    Luis

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    1. Nauki SwiatSunday, June 10, 2012

      Thanks Luisliteracy.
      I'm happy to have let you know such a funny comedian, and I appreciate your comments about the blog.

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  7. UnknownFriday, June 08, 2012

    Hi Nauki,

    Congratulations for the blog, it´s very nice.

    This idea is very original and enjoyable. To learn should be enjoy too.
    I like you blog.

    Gema.

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    1. Nauki SwiatSunday, June 10, 2012

      Thanks Gema for your comment. I like learning while having fun so I'd like the same for my students.

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