TeachingEnglish newsletter 10 April 2019

TeachingEnglish newsletter 10 April 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. The TeachingEnglish team A matter of location: The use of maps in the English class Maps can be a very important tool in the development of descriptive language. If we can transmit to our students the importance of the setting in a story, we will be able to turn their attention to detail when choosing a location and describing it. For that purpose, there are several online resources available. Find out more about such online resources, a CLIL activity using maps and ideas for extension activities in this blog post. Engaging with reading-skills development Register for this three-hour, self-study module to identify effective strategies that will help you develop reading skills in your learners. Improve the performance of your learners and see how a focus on reading skills helps your learners come on in leaps and bounds. This module is suitable for teachers and teaching assistants working in English language teaching with all age groups. It is also available at half-price in April 2019! Creating an inclusive school environment In this publication we have drawn together research and learning from around the world, in papers which highlight the need for inclusive education and some of the steps being taken to implement it. The settings brought to life here reveal the work of teachers, leaders and policy makers in geographically and culturally diverse situations. In each of the chapters we see the challenges they face and the significant efforts they make to ensure access to, and engagement with, a quality education for all children. Easter Children love learning about festivals and the way other people celebrate them. It’s also fascinating for them to compare how they celebrate the same festival in their own country. Easter is widely celebrated by children across the world, and it is interesting from a cross-cultural point of view to develop at least a few activities related to eggs, bunnies and hot cross buns!  And if you teach teenagers, try these lower-level activities to develop vocabulary and reading skills, or this Easter reading task that helps students to reflect on special occasions in their own culture. Poetry activities your students will love 'Who said that Poetry was too complex and boring? I would like to share some activities that make poetry straightforward and even fun.' Read Loli Iglesias's post to learn more about factors to consider when integrating poetry in the language class. Addressing challenges in especially low-resourced parts of the Global South – Hornby scholars This recorded presentation from the 2019 IATEFL Conference starts from the assumption that in order to solve educational problems, you first have to understand their true nature. Each of the Hornby scholar presenters reports on how they have explored a specific issue arising from a lack of resources in an institution or area of their home country. They describe the context, discuss the data that they obtained and suggest possible ways forward. ‌ Visit our website STAY CONNECTED ‌ ‌

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LearnEnglish Kids newsletter April 2019

LearnEnglish Kids newsletter April 2019 April is here! And with so many special days, there's lots for your learners to discover while they practise their English. Happy learning! The LearnEnglish Kids team   CELEBRATE STORIES ON 23 APRIL April 23 is a very special day, with the anniversary of William Shakespeare's death, St George's Day, World Book Day and English Language Day! To celebrate Shakespeare, discover stories with witches, ghosts, fairies and more in our animated Shakespeare collection, adapted especially for young learners. And for St George's Day, watch the legend of George and the Dragon.  What's your favourite story? For World Book Day, write a review of your favourite book. Reading stories in English is a perfect way to celebrate English Language Day!                                                                       EASTER Chocolate eggs, bunnies and chicks ... our Easter resources will help your kids learn all the vocabulary we use at this special time of year.  Check out our fun story about an Easter egg hunt. Happy Easter! SPACE Kids love learning about space! For the International Day of Human Space Flight on 12 April, have a look at some of the activities in our space topic. You'll find stories, a word game, flashcards, colouring and more.  Watch our videos to make an astronaut helmet or find out how astronauts stay clean in space!    APRIL FOOL'S DAY April 1 is a special day for anyone who likes jokes! Check out our brand-new video for ideas of pranks and practical jokes to play on your friends and family. And tell us all about it in our April Fool's Day Your turn. There are 50 jokes in our jokes section! Which ones make you laugh? 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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