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Talking English

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A Visual Dictionary
InfoVisual offers lots and lots of images with clear and concise information, all sorted by themes. You can use them in your classroom materials, presentations and worksheets, but they're also very useful for self-study. Happy browsing!
http://www.infovisual.info/
Everybody loves his? her? their? 'Talking English'...
his/her/their
Would you say 'his', 'her' or 'their'? The English language doesn't have a gender-neutral third person pronoun. Intrigued? Here's a short explanation, and if you'd like to know more, check out this interesting article.
NRICH
Do you teach shapes, numbers, sizes, etc., in your classes? NRICH is a wonderful website to explore the world of maths. There are cool activities and interesting articles for the different levels, and you can download the 'packages' for later work off-line. Enrich your classes!
NRICH
The Phrase Finder
The Phrase Finder
Have a query about a saying, phrase or idiom? Check out The Phrase Finder. Meanings and Origins, A Phrase a Week, Phrase Quizzes, Most Popular and a Discussion Forum. Good for self-study and a pleasure for word lovers.
Moving Forward and Networking
On 22 June the British Council held a networking event for the teachers of English who passed INSETT seminars in 2003-2006. The aim of the event was to provide further consolidation for professional development and to update participants on the British Council further ELT strategy and create a professional network among the participants.
Newly Qualified Teachers (NQT)
www.teachingenglish.org.uk
A team of 6 teacher trainers in collaboration with AzETA (Azerbaijan English Teachers’ Association) successfully ran the third NQT seminar for 60 newly qualified teachers in Baku, Sumgayit and Ganja on 17, 24 and 27 June.
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