TeachingEnglish newsletter 18 October 2017

TeachingEnglish - the global home for teachers 18 October 2017 Welcome to the TeachingEnglish newsletter. This week we are pleased to announce the winner of our blog of the month award 'Games children play - TRIVIA MIX UP' by Kasia Piotrowska. For the classroom we have a lesson for kids based on the popular song 'What can it be?', a writing lesson for teens focussed on editing and accuracy, and a lesson designed for adults - Planning an excursion. We also have an article to help you develop listening skills with young learners, and a recording of a webinar with Michael Swan - 'Some things that matter in grammar teaching'. We hope you find these resources useful. Deb TeachingEnglish team Teaching kids In this lesson, learners will be introduced to the popular song 'What can it be?' They will listen to the song, complete comprehension activities, and practise the animals, mythical creatures and body parts mentioned in the song. They will also practise the 'has got' and possessive 's structures as well as sing the song.   Go to the lesson plan Teaching teens 'Writing: mini things' is a lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students at level B1. Sometimes when we ask students to write a composition they spend very little time at the important editing stage. In this lesson students will do a couple of 'short writing' activities with the focus on editing and accuracy. Go to the lesson plan Teaching adults In this lesson, 'Planning an excursion' students listen to a dialogue in a travel agents, put the dialogue in the correct order and listen to check answers. There are also suggestions for developing the theme of travel to practise specific areas of grammar. Go to the lesson plan Development This article focuses on how to develop listening skills with young learners who are learning English as an additional language. A number of learning theories are identified, together with a list of considerations and cautions to make listening in the classroom more comprehensible. Go to the article Events 'Some things that matter in grammar teaching, and some that don't' is the title of a seminar by Michael Swan which looks at the theory and practice of grammar, and its role in the classroom. A recording of the seminar is available here You can also read a report of the seminar here Magazine Our featured blog of the month for September 2017 goes to Kasia Piotrowska and her post Games children play - TRIVIA MIX UP. Get your students speaking about things they enjoy with this well-prepared lesson idea. It comes with a PowerPoint game you can download. This month's shortlist also includes free writing templates, a game for reviewing vocabulary, a lesson plan where students create a poem, and an activity for creating graphs. Read more You have received this newsletter because you registered on our website or previously showed interest in British Council news. If you wish to opt out of future newsletters, please unsubscribe here.

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TeachingEnglish newsletter 11 October 2017

TeachingEnglish - the global home for teachers 11 October 2017 Welcome to the TeachingEnglish newsletter. This week we have a new lesson plan for young learners to mark World Food Day on 16 October. For teens, we have a discussion activity - Noah's Ark in Space. And for adults, a lesson that develops negotiation skills, especially clarifying, summarising and responding. We also announce our new blog topics for September and October on the theme of 'Career and teacher development'. We have an exciting and practical publication for you to download - 'The Image in English Language Teaching'. And finally, if you missed our webinars to celebrate World Teachers' Day, you can now watch the recordings and read an interesting blog post by Malu Sciamarelli - 'Should language teachers avoid global issues when teaching?' We hope you find these resources useful. Deb TeachingEnglish team Teaching kids In this lesson, 'World Food Day' (which is celebrated on 16 October), pupils learn about the problem of hunger in the world and the need to work together to eradicate it. The lesson is aimed at A2-level learners aged 10 years and focuses on reading, critical thinking and writing skills. Go to the lesson plan Teaching teens 'Noah's Ark in Space' is a small-group, free-discussion activity aimed at pre-intermediate students and above, in which students are asked to decide which animals should be selected to go aboard a spacecraft in order to safeguard their survival. The activity can also lead into a good class discussion about why animals are important.  Go to the activity Teaching adults In a negotiation, it's very important to know when to speak, when to ask and when to shut up and listen. In this lesson, students rank and discuss the stages of negotiation, do a reading activity and look at negotiation vocabulary, examine question types, then finish with a role play to practise clarifying, summarising and responding. Go to the lesson plan Development 'The Image in English Language Teaching', edited by Kieran Donaghy and Daniel Xerri, is a collection of insightful articles and practical ideas for using still and moving images in the language classroom.  Download your free copy Events Following on from our online debate to celebrate World Teachers' Day - Integrating global issues in the creative English language classroom - and Nik Peachey's introduction to his book 'Integrating global issues in the creative English language classroom', we now share with you a blog post by Malu Sciamarelli - Should language teachers avoid global issues when teaching? You can also watch recordings of both webinar events here Magazine Our blog topics for September and October 2017 look at the theme of 'Career and teacher development'. Read more about our blog topics and start blogging! You can also read a range of posts from July and August's theme of 'Managing resources' here You have received this newsletter because you registered on our website or previously showed interest in British Council news. If you wish to opt out of future newsletters, please unsubscribe here.

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TeachingEnglish newsletter 04 October 2017

TeachingEnglish - the global home for teachers 04 October 2017 Welcome to the TeachingEnglish newsletter. For the classroom this week we have a simple story-making activity, a lesson plan on the topic of obesity and a discussion activity that focuses on allocating a budget. We also have a new blog post 'Climbing above the teaching plateau' to find out how you can continue to challenge yourself and grow as a teacher. Our featured professional practice this week is 'Planning lessons and courses', and we have an article to help you to do just that. It is still not too late to register for our Exploring content and language integrated learning (CLIL) online course, which starts 17 October. And finally, don't forget to register for our practical webinars to celebrate World Teachers' Day - tomorrow, 5 October. We hope you find these resources useful. Deb TeachingEnglish team Teaching kids This is a simple resource-free activity where each student adds a word to create a group story. Despite the simplicity, it can be quite challenging though, and is more suitable for higher levels. The activity could also be used with teens. Go to the activity Teaching teens 'Overweight Britain' is a lesson which focuses on statistics on obesity, and encourages students to practise speaking skills in a role play and discussion activity. As this may be a sensitive topic for many young people, you will need to think a little about the students in the group you are planning to use it with beforehand.  Go to the lesson plan Teaching adults 'OpenCities Budget' is a speaking activity in which students have to look at how to encourage migration to an imaginary city. They look at a number of projects to help support this and have to agree how to allocate a budget.    Go to the activity Development Planning lessons and courses is a central professional practice, since being able to plan well is one of the key skills that a teacher needs to have. It involves the ability to zoom out and know how a 2-hour lesson fits into a 100-hour course, but it also involves the ability to zoom in and work out the mechanics of how a 15-minute activity will work best. Read this article to find out more Events Join us tomorrow, Thursday 5 October, for two practical and thought-provoking online webinars to celebrate World Teachers' Day. In honour of teachers around the world and in celebration of World Teachers' Day, TeachingEnglish and EnglishAgenda will be hosting a panel discussion and two special webinars exploring the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the language classroom, with tips and advice from experienced practitioners. Find out more Magazine With experience, teaching gets easier as we find ways of doing things that work for us and our students. But what if we get a bit too comfortable? How can we continue to challenge ourselves and grow as teachers? Read Rachael Roberts' latest blog post and answer ten challenging questions to find out what can help you climb above the teaching plateau. Read more You have received this newsletter because you registered on our website or previously showed interest in British Council news. If you wish to opt out of future newsletters, please unsubscribe here.

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