TeachingEnglish Newsletter 2 February 2011

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TeachingEnglish Newsletter 2 February 2011 Our Guest Writer this month is Michael Swan, author of Practical English Usage. He's been getting more bees out of his bonnet on his blog 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 the latest TeachingEnglish newsletter! This week we have a new article by Michael Swan, who is still blogging on the site as well, answering your questions. You'll also find a practical activity, some useful videos, and a familiar-sounding discussion from our forums. Finally, if you are a primary English teacher, there is news of a survey - your help would be very much appreciated if you have time to complete it. Best wishes, Rob TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC     Inventions This is a fun speaking activity in the form of a game. It can be used with most levels and most age groups. Students practise presenting their opinions and reaching agreement. There is an initial group work activity and extension speaking and writing activities. Read more Using texts constructively 2 This is the second of Michael Swan's articles for TeachingEnglish, in which he looks at the role of texts in the learning process. This article includes an example of how to use a text intensively with a lower-level class. Read more   Video tips for teachers Have you seen our short videos for teachers of English - ideas for warmers, telling a story, focusing on language and more. Watch out for further video tips coming soon! Read more Primary English teacher survey If you teach English to children aged 5 - 12 in a primary school, we would like to hear from you. As part of a research project the University of Essex, in partnership with the British Council, is carrying out a global survey of Primary English teachers' qualifications, experience and career development. Read more   Teaching different levels Here's a classic problem from our forums: "My students are elementary (one is actually a beginner), pre-intermediate and upper intermediate, all in the same classroom." Can you offer any advice? Read more

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