British Council TeachingEnglish 30 January 2013

TeachingEnglish Newsletter 30 January 2013       Regular readers will know that the TeachingEnglish website has hosted a number of Guest Writers. Why not have a look at our archive where you can find articles and blogs by ELT luminaries such as Adrian Underhill, Carol Read and Michael Swan. LearnEnglish Teens  Welcome to our new website with material especially designed for teenage learners. 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 Communicate in two of the world's global languages - English and football  English Agenda The British Council's UK home for ELT and research Welcome to the latest edition of the TeachingEnglish newsletter!   This week we start by celebrating 200 years of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice with a special series of activities. And don't forget The TeachingEnglish Blogathon starts on 1 February 2013!   Do your learners have problems with English spelling? Take a look at How to spell for adults, or our special section on LearnEnglish Kids. And finally, we have a conversation lesson about school and an activity based on Wikipedia.    Enjoy!   Deb TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC   Jane Austen             Join us in a celebration of the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. On this special site you will find lesson plans and articles about her novels plus a blog, and coming soon - a series of podcasts and a short film. Read more  Blogathon 2013              The TeachingEnglish Blogathon starts on 1 February 2013! The Blogathon is a blogging marathon that brings together teachers of English (in Russia, Croatia, Israel, Uzbekistan, Cyprus, Hungary, Bulgaria, Spain, Romania and Armenia) to share good practice in ELT and find out more about blogging. Why not have a look and comment on what you read?  Read more        How to spell             Spelling for adults at How to Spell. English spelling might seem crazy, illogical, and 'weird', but there are patterns, rules, and reasons why some words are spelled the way they are - honestly. There are free quizzes, videos, lessons - everything you need to start loving spelling. Read more   Conversation lesson - School           A little imagination, that is, on both the teacher's and the students' part, can transcend the boundaries of an otherwise mundane topic and provide plenty to talk about for a couple of hours. Even those topic areas seen as non-starters can keep a class going for a lesson, provided activities are well structured and each stage is different, challenging, and does not last too long. Read more My Wikipedia             This is an activity 'about' the internet, but it doesn't start online. In fact it has to start offline: the idea is that students try and predict the first paragraph of the Wikipedia entry for their town, region or country. Read more Speak and spell               Help your young learners improve their pronunciation and spelling with the songs, stories, games and spelling tests in the Speak and Spell section on LearnEnglish Kids. This section is based on the Letters and Sounds UK phonics literacy programme. Here are some ideas for using Speak and Spell in class. But first a bit about phonics. Read more

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