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TeachingEnglish newsletter 25 May 2016

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25 May 2016

Welcome to the TeachingEnglish newsletter!

For the classroom this week we have a flexible TPR activity for kids, a lesson on the topic of houses and homes for teens, and an article about register and degrees of formality for adults.

We also have information about our in-service teacher development workshops for busy teachers interested in developing their knowledge and skills.

We have a NEW and very practical blog post by Sandy Millin on using podcasts to develop listening skills. 

And, finally, we remind you of the upcoming ELTons awards which you can watch live and online on 02 June.

We hope you find these resources useful.

Deb
TeachingEnglish team

Teaching kids

Right or Wrong? Right or Left? is an activity for checking information with young learners. Using total physical response, this is a flexible activity which can be used to practise any language and the only resource you need are the learners themselves.




Teaching teens

This lesson for B1-B2 level students focuses on describing houses, and what our houses can say about us. Students will review vocabulary to describe different types of houses and their features, read about unusual housing types, speak about housing in their own country and take part in a discussion about young people leaving home.

Teaching adults

This article by Patrick Howarth looks at register and degrees of formality. Patrick discusses what appropriacy is, how it is expressed in English and why it is important. He then goes on to suggest strategies which can help to raise learners' sensitivity to recognition, and help them with appropriate production. 


Development

In-service teacher development workshops are stand-alone workshops for teachers at stage 3 (developing) of the British Council's CPD framework. They are appropriate for teachers working in any educational context - primary, secondary, tertiary or adult. Topics include: Process writing, Grammar, Learning Styles, and Becoming a reflective practitioner.
Events

Who are this year's innovators in English Language Teaching? Watch the livestream of this year's ELTons Awards Ceremony and red carpet interviews on Thursday 2 June, 1815-2015 UK time to find out more. The ceremony this year will be hosted by author and former ELTons Lifetime Achievement recipient Alan
Maley.


Magazine

Read Sandy Millin's latest blog post 'Using podcasts to develop listening skills'. Podcasts are an excellent way to work on listening skills and Sandy suggests activities which students and teachers can use in addition to providing some tips to help get you started. 




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