TeachingEnglish newsletter 05 December 2018

TeachingEnglish newsletter 05 December 2018 Welcome to the 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 Pronunciation Teaching: muscle, mind, meaning, memory Pronunciation straddles two domains: it is part language - like grammar or vocabulary, and part skill - like speaking or listening. Join us on 13 December at 16:00pm UK time for a webinar by Mark Hancock, looking at effective pronunciation teaching. Find out more and register here. Understanding Pronunciation Understanding how to teach pronunciation effectively makes you a better teacher. With our self-study module 'Understanding Pronunciation', you will learn how to explain the key concepts of pronunciation and discover how to build a focus on pronunciation in your classroom teaching. Special offer in December - buy this module for £6 instead of £12 Featured blog of the month for October 2018 Our featured blog of the month award for October 2018 goes to Onthesamepage ELT and their post Developing Learner Autonomy: A Homework Choice Board. In this post, Onthesamepage ELT shows how you can give your students more choice about the homework they do and encourage them to take more responsibility for their learning. Our four shortlisted posts include a vocabulary revision game, a dice activity, recommended video websites, and activities for the primary classroom. Read more. Let's make snowflakes As the festive season approaches, you may want to get your younger learners making decorations for your classroom. In this lesson, students watch a story about snow before learning how to fold and cut paper in patterns to make snowflakes. These can be used to decorate the classroom or to make a card to celebrate the holiday season. Extend the lesson by making a snowman with your students. Use the winter colouring page as a festive way to keep early finishers of other activities busy. Learning what's important Do you remember when you were a student? What kind of subjects did you have at school? How about your interests that time? How about technology? Your interests have changed of course and technology is an everyday routine. How about the children and the young people who are growing up in a globalised world and can't live without technology? As teachers we have to think about that and change the way we teach. In this post you can read about ideas to use with your students so they can be citizens of the world. ‌ Visit our website STAY CONNECTED ‌ ‌

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Christmas, Hanukkah, Kids crafts and Grammar chants

LearnEnglish Kids newsletter December 2018

LearnEnglish Kids newsletter December 2018 It's nearly the end of 2018 but there's still time for your learners to practise their English! In this month's newsletter you'll find activities for Christmas and Hanukkah, as well as some craft suggestions and news about our new grammar chants! Happy December! The LearnEnglish Kids team   CHRISTMAS There's lots of Christmas fun for children on LearnEnglish Kids!   Explore our collection of Christmas songs, stories, games, worksheets, colouring, crafts and other activities in our Christmas topic. Merry Christmas!   HANUKKAH  Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, is from 2 to 10 December this year. Learn all about this celebration with our Hanukkah factfile and flashcards. We've also got a Hanukkah card for kids to make and colour in. Happy Hanukkah! KIDS' CRAFTS Keep your kids busy this December with our crafts section. There's something for all ages and abilities. Have a look and see what your kids would enjoy! Perhaps make a snowflake or a snowman? Or create your very own board game to play together in English. Have fun!  GRAMMAR CHANTS Have you seen our Grammar chants section? These catchy, fun chants are an excellent way for kids to hear how we use English grammar. We will be adding a new chant every week, each with online games and downloadable activities. Watch this space! 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 information security and privacy policy and terms of use. Our commitment to freedom of information.

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