British Council TeachingEnglish 25 May 2011

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TeachingEnglish Newsletter 25 May 2011 Guest Writers have been a regular feature of TeachingEnglish since 2008, and have included Dave Willis, Scott Thornbury and Barry Tomalin, among others. You will find their blogs on these pages, covering a wide range of subjects. Read more English 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. Download Weekend, the latest BritLit kit. Welcome to another TeachingEnglish newsletter. This week's content includes a complete lesson plan on climate change which you can use with either teenagers or adults and there's a new Britlit Kit for those of you who like using literature in the classroom. In the second in a series of video discussion from IATEFL we asked teachers what it was that had most helped them develop in their career. Watch the video and then leave a comment letting us know what's helped you most. Also this week there's a question from one of our readers that should interest both those who have it and those who don't: 'How hard is the CELTA really?' If you have taken the course why not leave your impressions. Best wishes Duncan Teaching English Team | British Council | BBC Climate change overview In this lesson students will gain an overview of what climate change is. They will read some short texts, exchange information and make notes. They will also learn some useful vocabulary on the topic. Read more The Mystery of the Stolen FA Cup Medal David loves football, but his mum can't afford to take him to see his beloved United play. One day he sees something over the garden fence that doesn't look right. What should he do? His mum has rules and he doesn't want to break them, but... Read more What has helped you develop as a teacher? There are many ways to learn new things but we want to know which things have helped you most in becoming the teacher you are today. Watch the answers of some teachers giving their opinions at IATEFL this year and then tell us what has most affected the way you teach. Read more TKT Essentials (online) TeachingEnglish - TKT Essentials (online) provides teachers of English with a course in the classroom knowledge they need. The online course comprises three modules divided into a total of 33 units varying in length between 90 and 180 minutes. You can try some sample materials online now and the full courses may be available through your local British Council office. Read more What do you do in "Production" section of your lessons? There are many ways to plan for an interactive lesson, but I use 4-MAT Plan because it is simple and effective. The 4-MAT plan has four major parts: Motivation, Infromation, Practice and Production (Application). I want to focus on Production section as I am concerned that sometimes teachers lack of ideas and creativity for this part. Read more How hard is the CELTA course really? Hello, I am just hoping to get some feedback about how hard and intensive a 4 week CELTA course really is. I am male, 35 English, decently educated but I have not studied about 15 years really. Read more

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