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Welcome to the British Council Greece's latest edition of Talking English - our bi-monthly newsletter for English language teachers.
Our aim is to help you keep up to date with global ELT news and local events organised by the British Council. Find links to useful websites and articles, online teaching resources, and details of events and training opportunities in Greece.
If you have a friend or colleague you think would be interested in receiving Talking English, please forward this edition to them and they can then register online.
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 Exeter Online - Join us online for the 42nd IATEFL Conference |
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Exeter Online is now live! Featuring news, views and interactive coverage with video presentations, reports and interviews from Exeter. Don't miss this year's Conference - visit the Exeter Online website. |
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 What do happy people do? |
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Positive Psychology is a new movement which emphasises mental health - what do happy people do? ELT and the Science of Happiness provides practical and short activities to help you and your students incorporate positive psychology into English language learning. Go for happiness! |
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 Fancy a little quiz? |
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The quiz section on the Teaching English website offers a wide range of quizzes to help you add a bit of fun and a challenge to your classes. There are grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and topic-based quizzes, which you can download and print. Nice and easy! |
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 Great images! |
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If you and your students need images for school projects and classroom materials, FreeFoto.com offers lots and lots of free photos on a range of themes: food and drink, recreation, animals, nature, weather, Europe, UK, USA business and more. Check them out! |
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 Wikis in plain English |
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Wikis are free online writing spaces used for collaborative writing. The changes in the text are kept and can be re-edited until everyone writing the wiki is happy - lots of editing and negotiating skills practice! Watch the Wikis in plain English video and read an article about wikis. |
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 BritMovie |
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Do you like watching British films? How many of them have you watched of late? Check out BritMovie - the home of UK films - for A-Z lists, actors, directors, film genres, users Top 100 and more. Get the popcorn! |
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