TeachingEnglish Newsletter 16 April 2010

TeachingEnglish Newsletter 16 April 2010 The TeachingEnglish website regularly hosts guest teachers from around the world and this month we are pleased to welcome Dario Banegas from Argentina. Read more Language Assistants Find regular advice and classroom support for English language assistants. LearnEnglish Kids Children can develop their English skills with topic-based games, songs, stories. LearnEnglish Central Develop your English, with language games, downloads, stories and articles. BritLit The aim of BritLit is to help teachers from around the world to exploit English literature in the ELT classroom. Welcome to another TeachingEnglish newsletter. After our brief break for IATEFL we are back with another selection of activities, articles and ready made lesson plans. This week we have a complete lesson which looks at the theme of environmental problems. There is a drawing and speaking activity that is fun to use in the primary classroom and also some tips about internet safety for your children's classes. Also this week is an article looking at public speaking skills and there is the opportunity to take part in our latest poll: 'Can mobile phones be used for learning?'. TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC It's 12.00 o'clock! This is a drawing and speaking activity that is fun to use with primary classes to revise the present continuous form. It is easy to set up and requires no preparation or materials, except a board and a board pen. Students will need a piece of paper and a pencil. This version practises the present continuous form but other versions can practise other tenses. Children like it because it allows them to practise grammar in a safe environment. Read more Internet safety Raising awareness of the potential dangers of the Internet should be age appropriate. Some parents may like to deal with online safety at home rather than in the classroom. You could refer parents of very young learners to this page about Internet safety on LearnEnglish. Read More Public speaking skills For many people, standing up in public and doing a speech is one of their greatest fears. For many language students in particular, this is the ultimate challenge. In this article we will look at some ways we can help intermediate level students to overcome the difficulties involved and explore some techniques for making their speeches as impressive as possible. Read More  Environmental problems This lesson introduces learners to some of the main issues related to climate change. Learners focus on dictionary skills and the pronunciation of strong and weak syllables in long words. Focusing on the lexis in detail will help them recognise and use these terms outside the classroom. Read More Mobile phones can be used for learning After some recent debate on the site about the problems mobile phones can cause in class we'd like to hear whether you think there are any ways in which mobile phones can be used to enhance learning. Let us know your feelings by voting in the poll below and feel free to leave a comment. Read more

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