Leslie Mazur-Park is a teacher and musician who lives in the Southwest of England. He is passionate about language learning and has learnt Spanish, German, Swedish, Russian and… Cornish.. A graduate in both Arts and Science of the Open University and holder of many diplomas he has an academic background. But everyday work takes him into schools as a teacher and after that there is music composition, practice and of course language study with daily speaking practice. Leslie has given many presentations and greatly enjoys communicating the love of learning to others. Recently he has travelled around Poland teaching English.
English Chants and the Rythm of Language
Event type: Interactive workshop
Facilitator: Leslie Mazur-Park
Minimum age: 10-15
Level: Elementary / Pre-intermediate / Intermediate
Time: 60 min.
*On demand, contents, level and timing can be tailored to groups’ needs.
First she gave up smoking. Then she gave up gin. Then she gave up chocolate cake. She wanted to be thin. Then she gave up breakfast. Then she gave up lunch. On lazy Sunday mornings she even gave up brunch. No matter what she gave up, her skirts were very tight. 'Cause she ate twelve cans of tuna fish for dinner every night. In this session we are rediscovering Jazz Chants by Carolyn Graham and using them to create maximum student engagement while chanting and practicing sentence stress and rhythm. Should be great fun. The choice of chants will be guided by students’ age and level.
London: where the new meets the old
Event type: Interactive talk
Facilitator: Leslie Mazur-Park
Minimum age: 10-17
Level: Elementary / Pre-intermediate / Intermediate
Time: 60 min.
*On demand, contents, level and timing can be tailored to groups’ needs.
Have you ever been to London? Well, before you go to this wonderful city, we’d like to invite you to take part in this interactive guided tour of London. This workshop has something for everyone. There’s a great video, pictures of London, quizzes, dialogue, live music and a crash course in how to speak Cockney, that is how to speak with a London accent plus some Cockney rhyming slang. You will really want to visit and experience the atmosphere of London after this virtual tour, so enjoy and get ready for your trip to London.
UK calendar of events
Facilitator: Leslie Mazur-Park
Minimum age: 10-17
Level: Elementary / Pre-intermediate / Intermediate
Time:? 60 min.
*On demand?contents, level and timing can be tailored to?groups? needs.??
Of course there is Christmas and New Year, but as the year passes, you get a Valentine card, run a Pancake race, and there’s Easter eggs. In spring and summer there is the Trouping of the Colours in London at Horse Guards Parade near Buckingham Palace and something completely different – a duck race. In November, there is the curious Event of Guy Falks night – Bonfire night with fireworks.
During this interactive event you will enjoy a video, live music, dialogue, quizzes. and much more.
An Englishman in New York: the UK and the USA
Event type: Interactive talk
Facilitator: Leslie Mazur-Park
Minimum age: 10-17
Level: Elementary / Pre-intermediate / Intermediate
Time:? 60 min.
*On demand?contents, level and timing can be tailored to?groups? needs.??????
So you speak British English, but when you arrive in New York, will you be able to understand and communicate with New Yorkers who sound very different??There are also those US idiomatic sentences, which at first hearing make no sense at all! Well, in his session Leslie shares the view of an English man who arrives in a foreign country, the USA, and who thinks that he is a native speaker in America. Actually he is not quite a native speaker?there. During his travels he discovers that New York is full of wonderful tourist attractions and there are many interesting facts and figures, and guest what! You can take a tourist attraction ride around New York on a Red London Bus. So let?s enjoy ?the Big Apple? and the truly flexible English language, as well as some tunes played live by Leslie, whose workshops are always coloured with some musical moments.
Event type: Interactive talk
Facilitator: Leslie Mazur-Park
Minimum age: 10-17
Level: Elementary / Pre-intermediate / Intermediate
Time: 60min.
*On demand?contents, level and timing can be tailored to?groups? needs.??????
Britain is a very curious place and the English language is also somewhat curious. This workshop considers such curiosities as the Doomsday Book, Magna Carta,?Crop Circles, the Cream Tea, British cuisine, and many others.?Why does written English look so different from spoken English? Why are there?so many British accents? Do all British people understand each other when they speak English??The themes are presented?in the form of dialogue as well as short role plays and, to set the scene, there is?some live music, video and lots of splendid and colourful pictures to please the eyes?
The Life and Times of William Shakespeare
Event type: Interactive talk
Facilitator: Leslie Mazur-Park
Minimum age: 13-17
Level: Elementary / Pre-intermediate / Intermediate
Time: 60 min.
* On demand contents, level and timing can be tailored to groups? needs.
This interactive presentation explores the life of Shakespeare as well as contemporary events and people such as the Spanish Armada and Queen Elizabeth I and the great British composer William Byrd. To enhance the Shakespeare atmosphere you will have the opportunity to hear briefly a live performance of Byrd?s melodies. We will visit Stratford upon Avon by film and see the house where Shakespeare was born and grew up, the school where he first acted, and the thatched cottage where he lived married to Anna Hathaway. But mostly importantly there will be lots of practice not just reading but to act the Soliloquy From Hamlet. Lastly did you know that Shakespeare might have written part of the historic 1610 King James bible?
The Shakespearian Drama Workshop
Event type: Interactive talk
Facilitator: Leslie Mazur-Park
Minimum age: 13-17
Level: Elementary / Pre-intermediate / Intermediate
Time: 60 min.
* On demand contents, level and timing can be tailored to groups? needs.
The focus of this workshop is not just to read but to group act two well-known parts from the writings of Shakespeare. The first is the great speech from Henry V before the battle of Agincourt and the second is the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet. To add to the atmosphere and a ?Shakespeare? feel for the dialogue there are a few moments of live beautiful polyphonic music by William Byrd. So find the poet within yourself and enjoy speaking this wonderful English.
Materials:
shakespeare_attending_shakespeares_theatre
shakespeare_attending_shakespeares_theatre
shakespeare_getting_to_know_shakespeare
shakespeare_getting_to_know_shakespeare
Primary School UK: Games that English Kids Love to Play
Event type: Interactive talk
Facilitator: Leslie Mazur-Park
Minimum age: 6-12
Level: Beginners /Elementary / Pre-intermediate
Time: 60 min.
* On-demand contents, level and timing can be tailored to groups? needs.
Let?s play, have fun and learn. There?s a singing game, the UK song, there?s ?find your chair game?, there?s ?flash card? fun and more games… A chance to speak some English words just like native kids… This child-centered activity time will create a Primary School UK in Poland. Could learning be more fun!
England you don’t know
Event type: Interactive talk
Facilitator: Leslie Mazur-Park
Minimum age: 13 ? 17
Level: Elementary / Pre-intermediate / Intermediate
Time: 60 min.
* On demand contents, level and timing can be tailored to groups? needs.
You know already that England has small green fields, gentle hills, lakes, rivers, and winding country roads. Well, far to the Southwest of England is a magical land which first formed its landscape over 200 million years ago. Then the Ice Age and years of wind and rain have shaped this land into a very special place called Dartmoor with its steep hills and rocky tops called the Devon ?Tors?.
Do you like walking in the wilderness, magnificent views, fresh warm summer air, the freedom to wander anywhere? Well, this is Dartmoor and there is more!
There will be some facts, some history and the ?Hound of the Baskervilles? as well as some live music, but mostly and importantly lots of opportunities to practise your English skills as you take part in a short play which takes place at Hey Tor. This is an opportunity to learn about some Devon dialect and use this language such as, ?those are great Tea Drinkers?, pair of soft boots and ?Ark at ee?, listen to him.
There will be fantastic pictures, videos, and interactive speaking.
So, I invite you to take part in our Dartmoor walk.
Materials:
The United Kingdom reading worksheet
The United Kingdom reading worksheet
English or Cornish?
Facilitator: Leslie Mazur-Park
Minimum age: 13 ? 17
Level: Elementary / Pre-intermediate / Intermediate
Time: 60 min.
* On demand contents, level and timing can be tailored to groups? needs.
The history of the British Isles is the history of peoples speaking many languages. The English language first found its voice in about AD 447 as the Anglo Saxons steadily pushed the ancient Celtic languages of Britain into the far west corners of Britain. Some of these languages are still spoken today. Cornish is one of them. Let us take a journey from the Speakers home town of Tavistock in Devon across the river Tamar into the magical land of Cornwall. Although still part of England this land has its unique identity and culture and language. We arrive in the ancient capital of Cornwall, today called Launceston and through English learn how to ask for our tea, coffee, apple juice and cake in the Cornish language. You might travel to Cornwall one day and be able to use this Cornish.
Materials:
English or Cornish reading worksheet before the workshop
English or Cornish reading worksheet before the workshop
The United Kingdom
Facilitator: Leslie Mazur-Park
Minimum age: 13 ? 17
Level: Elementary / Pre-intermediate / Intermediate
Time: 60 min.
* On demand contents, level and timing can be tailored to groups? needs.
The United Kingdom is a union of many different countries united by the English Language. The countries of the UK each have a rich and diverse culture. A brief look at the history of the English language, which pushed the Celtic languages and culture to the Western parts of Britain, will lead to an understanding of why Britain is so multi-national and interesting. Let?s take a journey around Britain and explore the cities, landscapes, and art of each country. Learn a sentence in each Celtic language and ask the question. If I were to live in the UK, in which country would I choose to live.
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