TeachingEnglish newsletter 30 March 2016

TeachingEnglish - the global home for teachers 30 March 2016 Welcome to the TeachingEnglish newsletter! This week we are excited to announce the nominees for the 2016 ELTons Awards. We also announce that registration for two of our popular courses, TKT Essentials and Primary Essentials, is now open. For the classroom this week we have a fun dictation activity for kids, a lesson about pets for teens which you can also use with low levels, and a speaking activity for adults based on pictures prompts. And finally, if you are think there just isn't time for proper reflection, read David Petrie's blog which takes a look at how it happens even when we don't have time for it. We hope you find these resources useful. Deb TeachingEnglish team Teaching kids 'Picture dictation' is a low preparation fun activity that works well with large classes, especially with young learners and teens. All your students need is a blank piece of paper and all the teacher needs is a little bit of imagination. Instructions include tips for making the activity work well and variations. Go to the activity Teaching teens This lesson is about pets and some tasks are suitable for very low levels. Students will review basic lexis related to animals and then do a class survey to find out information about their classmates' pets. Students will practise speaking with a role play activity and then read a text about the trend of pampering pets. Finally students will play some vocabulary games and practise giving opinions in a discussion about dogs. Go to the lesson Teaching adults This activity can be used at any level from elementary up. The aim of the activity is to get students talking about people's lives and homes using pictures as prompts. At lower levels it can be used to practise present simple in the third person. For higher levels it can be used to practise expressions for giving opinions or for using modal verbs for deduction. It can be used at any level to teach or revise a wide range of vocabulary or just as a warmer to get students talking. Go to the activity Development Registration is now open for our TKT Essentials and Primary Essentials courses which start in April.  TKT Essentials is for beginning and experienced teachers who want to update their methodology.  Primary Essentials is for teachers of learners aged 7 to 11 and aims to provide teachers with an introduction to the essential principles and practice of primary English language teaching. Events We are excited to announce the nominees for the 2016 ELTons Awards - the only international awards that recognise and celebrate innovation in the field of English language teaching, sponsored by Cambridge English Language Assessment. The shortlist includes some outstanding applications in the areas of young learners, EAP and 21 century skills and using digital media for ELT among others. Read more about the nominees Magazine David Petrie's blog post 'On reflection' takes a look at how reflection happens even if we feel there is no time and space to do it properly. He explains how the three simple questions which he returns to most often help to remind him that just because a lesson went badly, it doesn't mean there weren't any positives, and vice versa. Read more 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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