I use short, funny video clips a lot when I’m teaching ELLs, and you can read in detail about how I use them in The Best Popular Movies/TV Shows For ESL/EFL (& How To Use Them). In short, there are many ways to use them that promote speaking, listening, writing and reading (including having students describe – in writing and verbally – a chronological description of what they saw).
I’ve also published quite a few “fun videos” lists during the previous eleven years of this blog. You can find those in these lists:
The Best Fun Videos For English Language Learners In 2017 – Part Two
The Best Fun Videos For English Language Learners In 2017 – So Far
The Best Fun Videos For English Language Learners In 2016 – Part Two
The Best Fun Videos For English Language Learners In 2016 – So Far
The Best Fun Videos For English Language Learners In 2015 – Part Two
The Best Fun Videos For English Language Learners In 2015 – So Far
The Best Fun Videos For English Language Learners In 2014 – Part Two
The Best Fun Videos For English Language Learners In 2014 – Part One
The Best Videos For Educators In 2014 – So Far
The Best Fun Videos For English Language Learners In 2013 – Part Two
The Best Fun Videos For English Language Learners In 2013 — So Far
The “All-Time” Best Videos For Educators
The Best “Fun” Sites You Can Use For Learning, Too — 2012 (Part Two)
The Best “Fun” Sites You Can Use For Learning, Too — 2012 (Part One)
The Best “Fun” Sites You Can Use For Learning, Too — 2011
The Best “Fun” Sites You Can Use For Learning, Too — 2010
Part Two Of The Best “Fun” Sites You Can Use For Learning, Too — 2009
The Best “Fun” Sites You Can Use For Learning, Too — 2009
The Best “Fun” Sites You Can Use For Learning, Too — 2008
The Best Movie Scenes To Use For English-Language Development
The Best Funny Videos Showing The Importance Of Being Bilingual Or Multilingual — Part One
The Best Pink Panther Fight Scenes For English Language Learners
The Best Videos Illustrating Qualities Of A Successful Language Learner
The Best Sports Videos To Use With English Language Learners
The Best Video Clips Of Sneaky Critters
The Best Videos Showing “Thinking Outside The Box” — Help Me Find More
The Best Fun Videos To Teach Language Conventions — Help Me Find More
The Best Funny Videos To Help Teach Grammar – Help Me Find More
The Best Movie Scenes For Halloween
The Best Christmas Videos For English Language Learners – Help Me Find More
The Best Random Acts Of Kindness Videos
Okay, now here are my choices for The Best Fun Videos For English Language Learners In 2018 — So Far:
These new Simon’s Cat videos (along with many of the other videos on this list) can be shown to English Language Learners and they can write and tell about what happened.
Lizard sneaks up on kitten pic.twitter.com/HWs9wn7DBi
— Cute Animal Vines (@CuteAnimaIVines) November 18, 2017
I’m adding this video to The Best Resources For Helping Beginner ELLs Learn About Animals.
It would be a nice clip to have students learn about the names of the animals depicted in it, as well as talking about its plot and message.
Oddbods is a popular YouTube series that also offers engaging videos that ELLs, especially younger ELLs, can watch and then describe what they saw. Here’s an example:
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