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| | | | | Welcome to the latest edition of the TeachingEnglish newsletter! This week we have several new lesson plans for you to download and use on the themes of Shakespeare, London parades and the Magna Carta towns.
We also have a video for you to watch from E-merging Forum 4 - Incorporating the CEFR into language test development, and a podcast with Russ Mayne about debunking neuromyths in English Language Teaching.
Finally, TeachingEnglish is taking a break for the month of August, but we will be back in September with more exciting new resources.
We hope you find these useful.
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| | |  | On a second day of the E-merging Forum 4, the largest annual international event in Russia, Jamie Dunlea made a presentation on assessment. He looked at how the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) has been used in assessment generally and gave some concrete examples of how the CEFR can be used as a springboard for task and rating scale development.
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| |  | T his lesson provides an introduction to plays and plots. It explores the differences between plays and films with a reading comprehension. It introduces different emotions with a word search. It looks briefly at the basic elements of some Shakespeare plays and gives students an opportunity to devise a simple plot. Students will practise their speaking and reading skills.
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| | | | | This lesson compares two of London's biggest parades: the Lord Mayor's Show, which originates from the same time as the Magna Carta, in 1215, and the Notting Hill Carnival, which has been held every year since 1966 and is one of the largest street festivals in the world. The lesson incorporates speaking activities, reading and some grammar. If appropriate, Task 6 can be used as the basis for preparing and giving formal presentations in a later session. Read more
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| | | | | This lesson is based around the famous balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. It looks at the themes and language that Shakespeare uses to describe love. It gives students reading, speaking and writing practice. The topic - the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. Level: B2+. Read more
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| | Magna Carta towns | |
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| | | | The Magna Carta towns are places that have important historical connections with the Magna Carta. This lesson has a variety of texts: 'spot the error', a quiz, a multiple matching activity and role play information cards. It finishes with an optional writing activity, which can be set for homework. Read more | | |
| | EnglishAgenda podcast with Russ Mayne | |
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| | | | In this EnglishAgenda podcast we talk to Russ Mayne, from the University of Leicester, about debunking neuromyths in English Language Teaching. His presentation at this year's IATEFL conference on the theme 'A guide to pseudo-science in English language teaching'.has been one of the most popular talks on the IATEFL 2014 online site and has created a lot of controversy and discussion among bloggers and on twitter. Watch video | | |
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