LearnEnglish Kids newsletter June 2018

LearnEnglish Kids newsletter June 2018 Welcome to the latest LearnEnglish Kids newsletter. EID AL-FITR Are you celebrating Eid al-Fitr this month? Kids can learn about this important Muslim festival in our Eid al-Fitr story where a girl from Egypt talks about how she celebrates.  Find lots of activities about special days in our Festivals and celebrations topic!   WORLD CUP Do your children like football? The World Cup starts this month, and kids will enjoy practising their reading with our Football World Cup fact file and have fun playing games or listening to songs and stories in our Football topic.  Children who are members can even tell us their predictions for the World Cup on our Football Your turn!  WORLD REFUGEE DAY Did you know that 20 June is World Refugee Day? Children can watch Two boys from Syria and Germany, a video about two friends from different countries.  There are games and a worksheet for the video and a place for kids to write a comment telling us what they think. VIDEO ZONE Have you seen our Video zone section recently? We add new videos each month on fun, interesting topics. Each video comes with activities to help kids understand and practise their English.  Try our latest videos, How to make slime safely -- a doctor's advice, Leaping ducklings or 3D printed human skull!   Are you aged 13-17? Are you learning English? Go to our LearnEnglish Teens website to find lots of free resources to help you pass exams and have fun while you learn English online.       Are you learning English? Have a look at LearnEnglish to find lots of resources to help you practise your English.     Do you teach English? Find lesson plans, articles and more on TeachingEnglish, the website for teachers brought to you by the British Council with the BBC.   Visit our Premier Skills website to learn two of the world's global languages - English and football.         We'd love to know what you think about our site. Send us your comments at: learnenglish.kids@britishcouncil.org      The United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland)    www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids    You have received this email because you subscribed to our electronic newsletter. If you wish to opt out of this British Council mailing list, please unsubscribe here. Our privacy and terms of use statements. Our commitment to freedom of information.

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TeachingEnglish newsletter 30 May 2018

TeachingEnglish newsletter 30 May 2018 Welcome to this week's TeachingEnglish newsletter. We've selected a range of practical resources to help you in the classroom and ideas to help you with your professional development. We hope you find them useful. The TeachingEnglish team Featured blog of the month for April 2018 Our featured blog of the month award for April 2018 goes to ELT Planning and their post 'DipTESOL: Introduction to the phonemic chart'. This excellent introduction to the phonemic chart is aimed at teachers taking the Trinity Diploma, but will help anyone hoping to understand the chart better. Teaching for Success: Learning and Learners online course This free online course is for English language teachers around the world. It will help you develop the skills and practices you need for your continuing professional development (CPD). You will look at four professional practices: Understanding learners, Knowing the subject, Using inclusive practices and Assessing learning. Register now. My sea creature To mark World Oceans Day on 8 June, this lesson for younger learners is about life under the sea. Children are introduced to different sea animals through flashcard games, then they complete a worksheet to invent their own sea creatures, which they present to their classmates. At the end of the lesson they listen to a fun song. A new flag? Did you know that on 14 June many Americans celebrate Flag Day? This lesson plan for older teenagers and adults at CEF level B1 and above looks at the symbolism and meaning of flags. Students will discuss the symbolism and meaning of flags, choose the design they like best and give reasons, and design a new flag for their country. A little bit of pressure does you good? Speaking in English is something that many students find stressful or anxiety-provoking. They can fear making mistakes, failing to understand the person they’re speaking to or simply drying up. So shouldn't we try to make speaking activities as stress-free as possible? Possibly not. Read Rachael Roberts' latest blog post to find out how adding some pressure at times can be a good thing. Visit our website ‌ STAY CONNECTED ‌ ‌

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