TeachingEnglish Newsletter 26 August 2010

TeachingEnglish Newsletter 26 August 2010 Guest Writers are a regular feature on the TeachingEnglish site. Next up will be Adrian Underhill but you can still follow the work of Fitch O'Connell and our other former Guests Writers here. Facebook Keep up to date with the latest updates on TeachingEnglish via our Facebook page.  LearnEnglish Kids Children can develop their English skills with topic-based games, songs, stories. LearnEnglish 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. Premier Skills Enabling learners and teachers to communicate in two of the world's global languages - football and English. Welcome to another TeachingEnglish newsletter! This week's edition has a bumper collection of new materials, including a complete lesson plan and a new activity. The activity looks at learning about other cultures and is based on the British Council's OPENCities project. We also have a article about how to personalise speaking activities and get the most out of your richest teaching resource: your students. If you haven't visited our Facebook page yet, why not take a look and see why over 6,000 people like us. Best wishes, Duncan TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC    Personalised speaking People spend a huge chunk of their everyday conversation time talking about themselves and the people they know, so the most natural thing in the world is for us to invite our students to do the same. What our students bring to the learning environment is our richest resource. Read more Conversation lesson - Music During this skills lesson you might want to use background music where facilities allow. You will also need some samples of music, not necessarily just in English, but a variety of different genres. Read more Other cultures One of the good things about migration is the opportunities it brings for learning about other cultures. In this speaking and discussion activity students will be able to share their views and knowledge of other cultures.  The activity is based on themes from the British Council OPENCities project. Read more Literature around the world This week the IATEFL Literature, Media and Cultural Studies (LMCS) SIG would like to invite you to tell them a bit about literature in your country or the country you live in: its classical and contemporary authors, style, influences and the impact they have on yourself as a reader. Read more 30 words to 60 words - An Activity We give the comprehension questions at the end of the lesson to elicit answers from the students. This is a very important exercise to help the students to recall the content and express their ideas. The students are even encouraged to write their answers. The most important point the students should know is to maintain the 'word limit' of their answers. Read more

Forward email This email was sent to evolve.school@gmail.com by teachingenglish@britishcouncil.org. Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. Email Marketing by British Council TeachingEnglish | British Council | 10 Spring Gardens | London | SW1A 2BN | null