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.
You will find videos on Reading and Writing as well as a whole host of YL material. It even provides a platform for your learners to upload their own videos.
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It allows students to develop an interesting discussion, and will help them to express their own opinions. They will also be able to gain a good grasp of the language skills involved in developing an argument.
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Teaching in the primary classroom is very different from teaching teens or adults because of the amount of energy children have! Knowing how to channel this energy, or when to 'stir' and when to 'settle' children will help.
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To try and make learning words a real "LIFE" situation, I ask pupils to keep a list of all the words they encountered in the previous week. ...
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I like to use this activity to introduce poetry into the classroom and to raise learners' awareness of the beauty and fun to be had with poetry.
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Our Guest Teacher Eleanor shares some insights into the teaching of function and competence and asks you to share your thoughts.
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The activities that you use in your first lessons are very important and are likely to set the tone for the rest of your classes. This tip suggests activities which are suitable for beginner level upwards.
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This lesson is aimed at higher level learners, and is based around texts about sports, such as rugby and cricket, that are played in the UK. There are speaking activities, including roleplays and discussions, related to the theme.
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Appropriacy. Get a definition and see how this applies to classroom practice.
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The weather is a fun and enjoyable topic for children. On the LearnEnglish Kids website you can find many materials to practise this topic.
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The wish of language teachers everywhere is to promote genuine learning - the ability to use the language and to interact with a reasonable degree of fluency.
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The kit is based on the short story of the same name by author Andrea Levy. The story was first published in 'The Independent on Sunday' and later in the anthology 'Underwords - The Hidden City' published by Maia Press Limited.
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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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Over the past few years the popularity of Reading Groups has dramatically increased in the UK and around the world, becoming a place to cultivate dialogue and discussion along distinct themes.
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Many teachers feel they are underpaid and over worked. How about you? What can you do to improve your circumstances?
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It goes without saying that teachers are responsible for the change that takes place in learners. Their words and actions trigger positive behavioural and attitudinal changes in learners. But teachers' role as change agents is not limited to the school setting and their learners.
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Teaching tips: Proverbs and idioms
Should you teach your students proverbs and idioms? Will they ever need them? It can be a lot of fun to work with proverbs and idioms, but just try to ensure that the time you invest in teaching them will be worth it for your students. Here you'll find some things to consider first, and some ideas if you decide to study them.
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This material helps to explore the kinds of games we played at school and some of the dangers of school games. At first glance this may look like a lesson aimed at younger learners and low levels. In fact, many of the activities would be better suited to older teenagers and some of the activities require an upper- intermediate level or higher - adapt them as you like!
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