British Council TeachingEnglish 01 June 2011

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TeachingEnglish Newsletter 01 June 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! This week's newsletter has a technology theme running through it. We've got an article on using short online video clips in the EFL classroom, as well as a 'pause and predict' activity that you can use with YouTube videos. If you've ever wanted to access the TeachingEnglish site while you are out and about, now you can! All the latest teaching news is now available on your mobile phone, with the new TeachingEnglish mobile site. If you happen to have an iPhone or iPad then there's also a new app for learners of English that you can have a look at called '60 second word challenge'. Best wishes Duncan Teaching English Team | British Council | BBC Online video for ELT In this article I am going to explore the use of short video clips in the classroom. By short videos I am referring to short clips such as news items, short documentaries, music videos and trailers for films etc. Read more Pause & predict - YouTube technique This YouTube activity is quite simple and can be used with a variety of YouTube videos especially those from Mr. Bean. This clip is a great introduction to the theme of travel and can help students practise prediction e.g. 'I think he'll pack his teddy bear' or ' He's definitely going to forget his suitcase'. Read more TeachingEnglish mobile Feel like browsing some lesson ideas while you're on the move? You can now access a specially designed version of TeachingEnglish on your mobile phone. Read more 60 Second Word Challenge 60 Second Word Challenge is the latest British Council app for learners of English, and is now available for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. It's a fun vocabulary quiz with 10 topics, three difficulty levels and 600 questions. Read more What do you do while you travel to work? How much time do you spend commuting each day? It takes me about 30 minutes to get to work, which I would guess is quite short compared to many others! My question is not really about how much time you spend commuting though, but rather what you do when you commute... Read more Talking topics This simple board game provides and excellent way to give students a bit of free speaking practice. You can choose your own topics either based on the topics you've covered in lessons or topics that you think will be of interest to your students. Read more

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