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LearnEnglish Kids newsletter August 2018

LearnEnglish Kids newsletter August 2018 It's August! Many children are on school holidays and it's the perfect time for them to have fun practising their English. Here are some ideas for activities. Happy learning!  The LearnEnglish Kids team   LISTEN AND WATCH There are over 150 songs, stories and videos in our Listen and watch section! Whatever your child's age or interests, there's something for everyone. It's a really enjoyable way for kids to develop their English listening skills!   GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY Do your children sometimes find grammar difficult? Our videos and chants are a fun way to understand how we use grammar.  Want to expand your vocabulary? We have more than 100 picture-word matching games. Each has audio to help with pronunciation.  PRINT AND MAKE Kids love getting creative! Why not let your child choose a craft or a colouring to print out?  There are puzzles, quizzes and other activities in our Worksheets section. With so many topics to choose from, your kids will be busy until they go back to school! BRITISH COUNCIL ENGLISH COURSES Did you know that the British Council has teaching centres in many countries around the world?  Look for your country on our Courses page to see if there are any face-to-face English courses where you live, or check the list on the British Council website.   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 25 July 2018

TeachingEnglish newsletter 25 July 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 newsletter will be taking a break in August, but we'll be back with more practical resources in September. The TeachingEnglish team Free online course - Teaching for Success: the Classroom and the World Explore 21st-century skills, ICT and multilingual approaches with this English language teaching professional development course. This course is part of the Teaching for Success: Practices for English Language Teaching programme, which will enable you to develop professionally as an English language teacher. In this course you will look at four professional practices: Integrating ICT, Promoting 21st-century skills, Using multilingual approaches and Understanding educational policies and practice.  Strategies for written feedback Develop effective feedback strategies for students' writing with our self-access training or downloadable resources for the training room. This module is 'Strategies for written feedback' and supports the professional practice 'Assessing learning'. The aim of this module is to support teachers in exploring an element of assessment in learning by providing them with practical ways of assessing writing with a focus on summative assessment. Find out more here. Polar bear story This polar bear story is based on a well-known children's joke and provides an ideal context to practise the question, 'Have I got?' The story lends itself well to being acted out and can also act as a springboard to project work on the polar bear. You can find all information about the aims, materials, stages, activities and follow-up activities here.    Public-speaking skills For many people, standing up in public and doing a speech is one of their greatest fears. For many language students in particular, this is the ultimate challenge. In this article we will look at some ways we can help intermediate-level students to overcome the difficulties involved and explore some techniques for making their speeches as impressive as possible. Plato's iPad: The Latest Trends in ELT How has teaching changed over the centuries and what is happening which is specific to ELT today? In this blog post we will take a look at the implications for everyone who is invested in English language teaching and learning. TeachingEnglish Training As the world's English experts, we're passionate about the English language and those who teach it. We're here to help you become an even more effective English teacher. Invest in your professional development and you'll be joining a community of teachers improving the performance and experience of their learners. ‌ Visit our website STAY CONNECTED ‌ ‌

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