If you are a busy English language teacher or trainer looking for support and development materials for your classroom, we can help you with this weekly collection of links to free materials from our British Council websites for teachers.
Kinesics. Get a definition and see how this applies to classroom practice.
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Like us, you might already use songs in class, and find that your students enjoy them. But have you considered choosing songs specifically to work on pronunciation? Songs provide examples of authentic, memorable and rhythmic language.
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With small groups, a useful exercise is to write down a simple, basic sentence and ask the students to add as many adverbs and adjectives to make the sentence more "colourful".
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One of the best ways of learning and developing is to find out about other teachers' experiences. Knowing how others approach teaching and learning provides you with ideas to try out in your own classrooms
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Teachers have ideas generated from their practical teaching, research or intuition. In order to share those ideas, they need to come together, thus teacher networks. In this and other blog entries, I will be highlighting on possible networks
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I know this is something that it's better to think about at the beginning of the year, but how can I get my students to reflect on how much they've learnt on their course without using formal tests?
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Based around a topic that can be exploited at any time of the year, there is the usual mix of activities and materials here. As well as project work and discussions, you can find out about the fun but flexible game called 'word tennis'.
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Using plays or drama in the language classroom can be both enormously rewarding and enjoyable for teachers as well as students. Here are some suggestions and guidance on how to get the best from your students.
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Hyponyms. Get a definition and some examples of how to deal with these in class.
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Jane Willis interview. Martin Peacock from the British Council carried out a video interview with me about my teaching career and views on ELT issues.
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Different ELT professionals ascribe their professional growth to different factors. For me, in today's world, a most influencing factor is whether you are on a teacher network
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This activity is designed to be used as a warmer for Intermediate level learners. It could be used to generate interest in amazing facts as a lead in to a lesson using comparatives and superlatives.
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Business English courses tend to be based on the needs of specific groups of learners. Learners want to learn business English for instrumental reasons. Some are preparing for future jobs in which they will use English
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Most teachers have a course book to use with their students. Some are able to choose how much of the book they use and adapt other materials to suit their students' needs.
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Although I have been teaching English for nearly two years, I sometimes still feel nervous in front of the students. Is there anything I can do about this?
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You will find speaking, vocabulary and reading tasks in this lesson plan, all based on the theme of shopping and ‘shopaholics’. Whilst this is aimed at higher level secondary students, there are activities suitable for younger learners too, such as designing their own shop.
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This lesson is all about the many festivals in the UK, and could be used as a starting point for a discussion on the local festivals where you are teaching. There are the usual variety of tasks, culminating in students designing their own festivals.
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This is the second of two tips on summer. There are ideas for generating discussion with higher level students, including exercises raising awareness of ‘sun safety’.
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This is the first of two tips on a seasonal theme. You will find a selection of activities that you can use at various levels, including quizzes and a holiday planning exercise.
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