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| 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, Adrian Holliday and Michael Swan.
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| | | | Welcome to the latest edition of the TeachingEnglish newsletter!
This week we have a great new article looking at the differences between task-based learning (TBL) and project-based learning (PBL). For the classroom, we have two new lesson plans. The first - 'Thinking time - a puzzle' is a motivating speaking activity for lower level learners, while 'Carnivores vs Herbivores' asks students to watch a short video with a number of follow-up activities. We have a series of new lesson plans for kids, which use online material from the LearnEnglish Kids website and a series of articles about teaching teens and lesson plans using the LearnEnglish Teens site. Finally, you can download our board games for use with your young learner classes. Enjoy! Paul TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC | | |
| | |  | This is a motivating speaking activity for lower levels to develop fluency. Students are given plenty of support and use 'thinking time' before the speaking task. The lesson is usually successful with adults and teenagers because of the 'puzzle' element. The only materials you need are a box of cocktail sticks. Read more | | |
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| |  | Many newly qualified or inexperienced teachers tend to base their lesson planning on the traditional PPP approach (Presentation, Practice, Production) because it is reliable and it is a valid framework around which to base a series of classroom activities. The problem is that PPP serves the teacher's needs but it is debatable whether or not it fulfills the needs of the learner. For this reason, many teachers turn to more learner-centred approaches where the needs of the learner are central to the lesson content. Two such approaches are TBL (Task-Based Learning) and PBL (Project-Based Learning). Read more
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| | | | | This lesson for teenagers and adults focuses on the difference between carnivores and herbivores. Students watch the video 'Triumph of the Herbivores', available from BBC Earth, about how herbivores escape being eaten by carnivores and then do one of the suggested follow-up activities. Read more | | |
| | | | | We have several new lesson plans for teachers of kids. All of our plans help you to exploit and use the online resources from our LearnEnglish Kids website. Why not try out 'The princess and the dragon'. Students watch the story, complete the comprehension activities, look at some lexis for fairy stories, and retell the story. Finally, they can do some extension work based on the story, writing and illustrating their own ending. Read more | |
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| | | | Teaching teenagers is one of the most challenging aspect of being a teacher. In our 'Teaching Teens' section, you will find several articles to help you plan your lessons and teach teenagers effectively. We also have a number of lesson plans which are designed to be used with the British Council's LearnEnglish Teens website and introduce learners to the different sections on the site. Read more
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| | | If you're coming to the end of a long term or semester, why not download and use our board games to practise and review some of the spelling and phonetics you have covered during the course. Read more |
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