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Talking English

Welcome to the British Council India's latest edition of Talking English,
our new update on everything for English Language Teachers and Professionals. Every month we will bring you the latest global news to help bring you up to date with current methodology and trends, and to let you know what events we’re organising to help English language teachers in India....

This issue features:

  • IELTS news - India comes third in world, British Council launches new dedicated web site
  • Reaching millions - DoE and British Council Delhi teacher training project
  • Grammar movies - animated grammar now on Teaching English as well as LearnEnglish Professionals
  • World Animal Day - have a look round the Kids Zone for lots of ideas
  • ABCya - Education, meet Technology. Technology, this is Education...
  • Keep Your English Up To Date - new words in English from the BBC

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INDIA IELTS LATEST
Indians come third in the world for number of candidates taking IELTS. This is just one statistic from a recent press conference. In other news, British Council launches a brand new, dedicated website for IELTS candidates in India.
IELTS logo
DELHI TEACHER TRAINING PROJECT
Teaching English in Hong Kong - Photographer Deborah Hurford-Brown
A tie up between the Directorate of Education (DoE) and British Council in Delhi aims to train 4000 teachers of English and a million students. Read this story and learn more about Project English.
Fancy a grammar movie?
Grammar movies on LearnEnglish Professionals are short animated clips which explain grammar points in a simple and fun way. You'll need internet access to view them and do the exercises in class, but you can print out both the reference and practice activities. Handy!
http://www.britishcouncil.org/professionals-grammar-movies.htm
World Animal Day!
www.worldanimalday.org.uk/
Do you care about animals? Do you know there's a special day only for them? World Animal Day is on 04 October every year. Check out the official site and click on Kids Zone for jokes, things to do, puzzles and bright ideas. Get involved! Celebrate!
ABCya!
If you'd like to help young children learn basic computer skills, check out ABCya! They offer loads of free online educational and interactive games and activities. Math bingo, Henry and The Sugarbuds, Friendly letter maker, Food pyramid trip and lots more fun for the kids!
www.abcya.com
D'oh! w00t! Smirt. Downsize. Supersize.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1720_uptodate4/
Clueless? The new series of Keep Your English Up To Date features words and expressions, chosen by Gavin Dudeney, that have recently made it into the English language. The series includes the text and audio of the talk by Gavin. Stay tuned!
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