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Talking English

Hello,

The IATEFL conference in Exeter in April saw the launch of the new global home for teachers, which is a major collaboration between the British Council and the BBC to bring together all their resources and expertise for teachers and other ELT professionals under one website. There are many practical games, lesson plans and activities under the Try section, articles on a whole variety of topics in the Think section and much much more for teachers, trainers and policy makers. There forums and blogs where you can share and take part in discussions with colleagues worldwide.

Best wishes

Murray Keeler
Director English Language and Examinations
British Council Turkey
Welcome to the new Teaching English site!
The British Council | BBC Teaching English website is now bigger and better, and the global home for teachers of English. Besides lesson plans, teaching tips and articles, forums and polls, you'll find 'My Site' and 'Transform' to help you improve professionally. Check it out!
www.teachingenglish.org.uk
English Banana
detail from 'Complete Resource Book' at englishbanana.com
If you need ready-to-use printables, English Banana is your place. It's only got three sections: games, quizzes and links, but an amazing number of English and drama resources to help students and teachers. Have a go!
Pangea Day Films
On 10 May a worldwide event celebrated the power of film: Pangea Day. It featured 'films that were funny, sad, gorgeous, stark - and powerful'. The films are available for online viewing. Watch them, debate the themes, enjoy human diversity and unity, and get inspired!
Pangea - image: NASA
RIF
to RIF Reading Planet - www.rif.org/readingplanet
RIF is for Reading Is Fundamental. A lovely website with reading resources to help young children discover the joy of reading. There are stories, games, lullabies, nursery rhymes, finger plays, and lots more! There's also a section for grown-ups, with books, activities, articles and advice. Happy reading!
Visuwords
If you are a visual learner and love words, you'll enjoy exploring Visuwords. It's an online graphical dictionary which gives you word meanings and associations. It looks like a colourful neural net and it's a bit like a jigsaw - hover over the nodes and double-click them for more associations. Cool!
www.visuwords.com
Britain in pictures
Barnard Castle signpost - image: monkeyiron
Here's a truly beautiful collection of Britain's most treasured buildings: Britain in Pictures. There are over 20,000 photos which you and your students can browse through at your leisure and enhance your knowledge of British culture and charms.
LINKS
If you are a learner or teacher of English, LearnEnglish has something for you
Search English - a news, information and networking tool for English language teaching professionals
Teaching English - produced by the BBC and British Council as a resource for teachers
ELTeCS - a professional network helping teachers work together across borders to share knowledge and improve practice in their regions
Visit our Teach English pages to find out more about our work in Turkey. To find out about all British Council Turkey events and activities read our Turkey e-newsletter.
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