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Linguee is an on-line dictionary that contains a search engine that enables users to look for bilingual texts. The available languages are English to/from: Spanish, German, French and Portuguese. Click HERE to access Linguee  How does it work? Capaz de = Able to = Capable of Let's  say that, as a Spanish speaker, you want to know  the  preposition that   follows the expression "ser capaz" , which in Spanish is followed by the preposition "de". You enter the text "capaz de" in the engine  and Linguee offers many parallel texts with that expression. As you can see in the displayed image, the English preposition is "to"  after "able"( not "of")  and "of" after "capable".  Advantages The parallel texts have been checked by Linguee editors. If the translation of the word has not been verified the parallel texts is preceded by a warining sign (a triangle).  Linguee is NOT an automatic translator. Use your he...

Bombay TV offers the possibility of  creating  short written or spoken texts by subtitling short segments of Indian movies. Aim: students write or record their voices creating a short text. Level: any Procedure.  Students: enter the  provided Bombay TV link choose a segment of a film prepare a dialogue record or write their dialogue  send the video segment to your e-mail open e-mail and share your video with the class   NOTE: you may give your students a subject for their movies.  Click HERE to access BOMBAY TV   See an  example below Subject:  Dealing with problems Personalize funny videos at Bombay TV by Graphéine - Designer graphiste Thanks to Ricard Garcia, speaker at the British Council April 2013 training workshop, for providing me with this link.