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NEWS FLASH! DARWIN NOW EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
Celebrating Charles Darwin’s remarkable legacy British Council has organized Darwin Now exhibition showing the work of Charles Darwin and his priceless contribution to development of modern biology and medicine. We now make extensive educational materials accessible for use while visiting the exhibition. Check the current localisation of the exhibition in Poland.

Alter Ego lesson scenario – intercultural materials for teachers

Alter Ego is one of the seven flagship projects chosen by the European Commission to celebrate the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. Young people (14–18 years old) were encouraged to explore different and varied identities in their local communities by creating a double portrait using video, photographs, text, music, etc. Each double portrait comprises a self portrait alongside a portrait of a person from a different background and tradition. The works of young artists were gathered into the Alter Ego exhibition (which is now touring Poland.

The exhibition is accompanied by educational materials for teachers to use in the classroom – a lesson scenario prepared by Iga Kazimierczyk from the Centre for Citizenship Education (CEO).

BRITISH CENTRES POLAND
If you are a teacher, student, professional or school pupil, the British Centres site gives you an opportunity to improve your English for free through the web. You can also find out about great offers at our partner libraries including information on the exams you can take to help your career.

Speak Up on Climate
Classroom Materials for Secondary School Teachers
Including Teacher’s Notes to Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and Climate Change Issues

	Teaching Resources

The Internet is a rich source of interesting methodology articles, teaching tips and other useful ELT resources and information. It is also a great tool to help you prepare your English lessons – you can find there ready-to-use lesson plans, classroom handouts, downloadable listening materials, and more! We also encourage you to use online English language games and activities in the classroom with your students – they’ll learn willingly and they will love your English lessons! Last but not least, the Internet can enable your school to find a partner school in Britain or elsewhere in the world.

The British Council has created a whole variety of websites for teachers and learners of English. Please find our recommendations below:

TEACHINGENGLISH
Our global home for English teaching on the web brings together everything busy teachers need, from classroom materials to ideas for development.

ENGLISH PACKAGES
To help you with the English you need, packages for life, work, study and teaching.

CUBED
Here at cubed we keep you up-to-date with the science that’s shaping our society and bringing a new dimension to everyday life. We give you the latest innovations in fashion and music, design and digital technique, film and life, to bring you the products and ideas that will change our world - prepare to be cubed....

BRITISH COUNCIL AND TVN LINGUA - LANGUAGE FACTORY
Here you’ll find interesting teaching materials, exercises, quizzes, tests, lesson plans and games – it’s a true language factory!

LEARN ENGLISH
Learn English is a free British Council site that helps learners and teachers of English.

LEARN ENGLISH PODCASTS
LearnEnglish Podcasts are a way to practise your English language listening skills. You can listen on your computer, or download to your mp3 player.