TeachingEnglish newsletter 06 February 2019

TeachingEnglish newsletter 06 February 2019 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, which we hope you find useful. And don't forget to check out our two half-price self-study training modules for February! The TeachingEnglish team Self-study training: Understanding lesson management 1 Our three-hour self-study module 'Understanding lesson management 1' is available half-price in February 2019. The aim of this module is to look at techniques for managing lessons and learners. The module looks at techniques for getting learners' attention, signalling the transition between activities and stages and responding to unexpected classroom events. My life as non-native English speaker teacher 'When I decided to become a teacher of English, I never thought that the fact that I was not a native English speaker would have any sort of relevance in my profession.' Read the latest blog post by Vicky Saumell about the prejudices that can affect non-native English speaker teachers. Climate change This integrated skills lesson for teen and adult learners looks at the island republic of Kiribati and the issues facing the islands as a result of climate change. Students will discuss the topic of climate change, use expressions to make predictions and write a summary, watch a short video and answer questions, then consider and discuss how climate change has affected where they live and how it may affect where they live in the future. Understanding early literacy for primary Our three-hour training module 'Understanding early literacy for primary' is available half-price in February. The aim of this self-study training module is to provide you with practical activities to develop early literacy, using a multisensory approach. The module looks at how short stories are useful in raising phonemic awareness and showing the relationship between text, spoken words and illustrations. You’ll also look at literacy strategies which help link letters to sounds. Valentine's Day Did you know that in the UK we spend about £503m on cards, flowers, chocolates and other gifts for Valentine's Day? This lesson for secondary and adult learners at B1/B2 level is designed to be used near the date of Valentine's Day (14 February) to talk about the topic of love and romance. And we also have a Valentine's lesson plan for primary learners at A1/A2 level here.  ‌ Visit our website STAY CONNECTED ‌ ‌

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Safer Internet Day, Lunar New Year, pets and colouring pages!

LearnEnglish Kids newsletter February 2019

LearnEnglish Kids newsletter February 2019 Welcome to February! There's lots going on this month, with special days and the Lunar New Year festival. You can also check out our colouring pages, which your learners will love!  The LearnEnglish Kids team   SAFER INTERNET DAY Safer Internet Day is on 5 February. The British Council is a Safer Internet Day supporter, and on LearnEnglish Kids we have lots of great resources to help kids understand about online safety. You'll find videos, worksheets, a poem and more in our Online safety topic.     LUNAR NEW YEAR Lunar New Year begins on 5 February. Do you know how this festival is celebrated in the UK? Watch this brand-new video in our Video zone section to find out!   Celebrate with your learners with a story, a song, a craft or a worksheet. You'll find it all in our Lunar New Year topic!  LOVE YOUR PET DAY We love pets! February 20 is Love Your Pet Day and we've got lots of fun resources for kids to learn all about pets in English. Which pet do you like best? Check out the games, flashcards, stories and much more in our Pets topic to help you to decide!   COLOURING PAGES Kids love colouring, and with our colouring pages they can practise their English at the same time!  There are over 30 different pages, so there's something for everyone. Why not start with our beautiful Lunar New Year picture? 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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