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Valentines day presents an opportunity to explore a topic that can genuinely interest and hold the attention of children of a certain age. This lesson for primary children will give students the opportunity to write a poem and have it delivered to their secret love.
| Teaching teens
Did you know that in the UK we spend about £503 million on cards, flowers, chocolates and other gifts for Valentine's Day? This lesson is designed to be used near the date of Valentine's Day (14 February) to talk about the topic of love and romance. Activities include reading about Valentine's traditions in the UK and taking part in a speed dating role play.
| Teaching adults
Group discussions occur in many different formats - from very informal ones between friends to highly structured and challenging discussions included as part of a selection process. In both cases, there are a number of specific skills that we can help our students develop to become better able to contribute effectively to group discussions. Find out more about how to develop your learner's skills.
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| | | | Development
This week we feature the professional practice Understanding educational policies and practices with an accessible and informative report 'Factors influencing success in teaching English in state primary schools'. Based on three case studies of high performing education systems, the report's recommendations will be of interest to anyone concerned with English at primary level.
| Events
Practising writing for exams can be challenging for many students and it is often difficult for teachers to find ways to make writing practice motivating and worthwhile. This webinar with David Petrie presents a series of writing activities for teachers to use with their exam classes. Most of the ideas are transferrable across exams, but it was designed with the Cambridge First, Advanced and Proficiency exams in mind.
| Magazine
Our featured blog of the month for December 2016 goes to Svetlana Kandybovich and her post 1 Worksheet - 10 games. Svetlana's post gives you ten games for irregular verbs from one blank sheet of paper. And what's even better, the students get to do all the work! December's shortlist includes ideas for using songs to develop accuracy, listening activities to help students learn grammar, a website to use for describing characters and project-based learning ideas.
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