TeachingEnglish newsletter 20 July 2016

TeachingEnglish - the global home for teachers 20 July 2016 Welcome to the TeachingEnglish newsletter! For the classroom this week we have a special NEW lesson plan for teens and adults to raise awareness of World Day against Trafficking in Persons. We also have a lesson plus animated video for kids on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, and a speaking lesson for teens and adults which encourages them to talk about their future lives. Our four NEW blog topics for July and August are on the theme of 'managing the lesson' and we look forward to some interesting posts and comments on this topic. For those looking for development opportunities, our popular TKT course is now open for registration (in addition to Primary and CLIL Essentials). And finally, we feature a very informative and engaging seminar by Sally Farley on inclusive learning. We hope you find these resources useful. Deb TeachingEnglish team Teaching kids A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of a series of lesson plans to accompany the short animated videos of six of Shakespeare's plays on LearnEnglish Kids. They will complete comprehension activities, think about the ideas of 'dreams' and 'magic' and develop their creative writing skills. Go to the lesson plan Teaching teens This lesson plan for teachers of teenagers and adults at level B1 explores the theme of the future. Students will speak freely about different aspects of their future life while the teacher guides them (with the students' help) to the best available grammar forms in order to do so.  Go to the lesson plan Teaching adults Our latest lesson plan for older teenagers and adults at level B1 and above aims to raise awareness of World Day against Trafficking in Persons. The lesson involves plenty of speaking, a vocabulary focus, which pre-teaches topic related vocabulary later found in the text, a jigsaw reading and a focus on passives. Go to the lesson plan Development Whether you are training to be a teacher, just starting out in your career or have been teaching for several years, TKT Essentials is a moderated course that gives you the knowledge you need to prepare for the Cambridge ESOL TKT test and gain valuable knowledge about communicative language teaching. Start date: 22 September - apply by 15 September. Duration: 15 weeks. Find out more Events As an experienced counsellor, a special needs support tutor at The University of Kent and also a teacher trainer specialising in creative methodology, it is from an incredibly well-informed perspective that Sally Farley talks on the issue of increasing the presence, participation and achievement of all learners. Watch a recording of her seminar on inclusive learning. Find out more Magazine Thanks to all those who wrote blog posts in May and June - over 65,000 people read your posts last month! Our four new blog topics for July and August 2016 look at the theme of 'managing the lesson' and ask you to think about some of the approaches you use when teaching, giving feedback, challenging students and thinking about effective classroom management.  Find out 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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