TeachingEnglish newsletter 09 December 2015

TeachingEnglish - the global home for teachers 09 December 2015 Welcome to the latest newsletter from TeachingEnglish! This week we have lesson plans and activities around the theme of Christmas for learners of all ages. We also have a brand new blog of the month award - Most Common Pronunciation Mistakes Heard in Oral Exams. Registration is now open for the Primary Essentials course starting in January - why not update your skills in the New Year? And, finally, the EnglishAgenda webinar for December is 'Improving reading comprehension for learners with dyslexia'.   We hope you find these resources useful. Deb TeachingEnglish team Teaching kids This lesson uses the theme of Christmas to develop learners' vocabulary. It includes an introductory song, a focus on clothes words, a review of question and short answer forms using 'has got', and a labelling and colouring activity. There are suggestions for some other follow up Christmas activities. Go to the lesson plan Or try this lesson about Christmas presents and decorations Go to the lesson plan Teaching teens To keep your students busy over the holidays (if you have holidays in your teaching context, and if not you may just want to add a bit of seasonal fun to classes in December) and to practise some digital remix literacy, here's a little challenge - The Twelve Memes of Christmas : a seasonal homework challenge. Go to the activity Teaching adults In this lesson students read an extract from 'A Christmas Carol' and examine the characters in the text. They then discuss the theme of festivals as preparation for a writing task on the same topic. Go to the lesson plan Development Registration is now open for Primary Essentials and the course starts 18 January. Primary Essentials provides an introduction to teaching English to young learners aged 7 to 11. Using video, audio and community elements, you will learn the essentials to help you succeed in your teaching of young learners. Primary Essentials Events Improving reading comprehension for learners with dyslexia - Tuesday 15 December - 10am UK time. When faced with a text and expected to extract information, a learner with dyslexia may well see an impossible task. This webinar will explore some of the learner's difficulties and suggest practical strategies and techniques for teachers who want to support struggling readers and improve their reading comprehension.  Find out more Magazine Our latest blog of the month award goes to Cristina Cabal and her post Most Common Pronunciation Mistakes Heard in Oral Exams. Cristina has created a great interactive quiz on common pronunciation mistakes that both you and your students are bound to enjoy. You can also see the shortlist for blog of the month award here. Blog of the month You have received this newsletter because you registered on our website or previously showed interest in British Council news. If you wish to opt out of future newsletters please unsubscribe here.

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