eltchat
The aim was to create a freely available social network for ELT professionals offering mutual support and opportunities for Continuous Professional Development. Now, every Wednesday at 19:00pm GMT or 21.00pm GMT, ELT teachers from all over the world log into their Twitter account and for one hour hold an online discussion on a topic they have selected. To join in you just have to follow the hashtag #ELTChat. You'll see the conversation and anything you tag with #ELTChat will be part of it If you already use a Twitter app like Hootsuite or Tweetdeck, you can follow #ELTChat in there.
Commonly Used American Idioms - LinkEngPark
Home » Series » Watch&Learn » L2: Commonly Used American Idioms American Idioms is a great video series with English subtitles for English learners. All of the explanations are in English, so it might be challenging for you, but just try to imagine the meanings in your head and study hard and soon you’ll be able to use these idioms in your conversations.
Learn English through songs
Songs are a great source of ‘real-life’ language and you can use music to practise lots of different language skills. Most of all, songs are a fun way to learn English! Choosing good songs for learning The best learning happens when we have fun.
Conversation Questions for the ESL/EFL Classroom
If this is your first time here, then read the Teacher's Guide to Using These PagesIf you can think of a good question for any list, please send it to us. Home | Articles | Lessons | Techniques | Questions | Games | Jokes | Things for Teachers | Links | Activities for ESL Students Would you like to help?
L1: Listen to English - ESL British Podcasts - LinkEngPark
Home » Series » Listening Series » Listen&Read » L&R Series » L1: Listen to English – ESL British Podcasts Listen to English – ESL British Podcasts help you to improve your English vocabulary and pronunciation and your listening skills. They are quite short (5 or 6 minutes) and delivered in clearly spoken English. Many of them are linked to grammar and vocabulary notes, or to exercises or quizes. Listen to English – ESL British Podcasts
17 Best Castles In England To Visit
There’s no doubt that has some of the best castles in England dotted all across the country. Now, it’s no surprise that I’m slightly biased here, but we’ve got hundreds of incredible castles that are just too beautiful to ignore. That being said, with so many castles in England, it can actually be hard to pinpoint just a handful to visit. That’s why I wanted to share some of my very favourite and best castles in England that I think you shouldn’t miss.
ways to finish a lesson – so that the students take something away with them
There are lots of ways to start off a lesson beautifully, maningfully, logically, etc. For example, to talk about how your students spent their week (here are 2 worksheets to help), or to ask about their plans, or to discuss the weather/ news, or to remember vocabulary from the previous lesson in some creative way, or to revise some grammar, like here or here, or….well, the list is almost inexhaustible, as I am sure you know). But how do we finish a lesson? “the homework is on page 5, thanks, see you on Wednesday”? Well, it’s possible and it happens all the time. But this is not the best way to finish off a good lesson, it seems to me.
VOA Daily World News Transcript Videos Week 31, 2015 - LinkEngPark
VOA Daily World News: July 27, 2015 From Washington, this is VOA news. I’m Michael Lipin reporting from Washington.
Britain's most haunted castles - Countryfile.com
From humble medieval ruins to the grander Windsor Castle, the UK is home to hundreds of castles. Mass castle building in Britain dates back to the Norman era when William the Conqueror had large stone castles built for protection. Fyvie castle, near Turriff, Aberdeenshire Dating back to the 13th century, Fyvie castle now belongs to the National Trust for Scotland but, like so many British castles, it has a dark past.
ESL Treasure
HintsConceal a card or piece of paper with a word written on it from the students. Give them 3 hints as to what the word is i.e. 1. I am very big 2. I’m an animal 3. I’m gray (word=elephant). Give them a minute to shout out guesses.
Short Stories ESL Podcast - LinkEngPark
British Council Short Stories ESL Podcast: a collection of stories and poems written by famous writers like Shakespeare and Wordsworth as well as stories by our resident writer, Chris Rose. They are suitable for learners from Intermediate to Advanced level. Listen to them on your computer, or download them to your mp3 player or smartphone. Scarlett Scarlett is twelve years old and is trying to understand the world around her. She asks questions about everything, all the time.
How English evolved into a global language
As the British Library charts the evolution of English in a new major exhibition, author Michael Rosen gives a brief history of a language that has grown to world domination with phrases such as "cool" and "go to it". The need for an international language has always existed. In the past it was about religion and intellectual debate. With the technologies of today, it's about communicating with others anywhere in the world in a matter of moments.
English Language Resources from Macmillan Dictionary
We frequently create unique English language resources from our dictionary content. These resources are designed to help make the information on macmillandictionary.com more accessible to English language learners. Using all of our expertise in the area of language learning, we create educational material that is both unique and entertaining.
