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English Profile - English Vocabulary Profile
The English Vocabulary Profile offers reliable information about which words (and importantly, which meanings of those words) and phrases are known and used by learners at each level of the Common European Framework (CEF). Cambridge University Press is making the A1-C2 English Vocabulary Profile available free of charge to teachers and educationalists around the world for the time being. Click on the buttons below to use the EVP: Note that some plugins, e.g. The English Vocabulary Profile contains information about phrases, idioms and collocations as well as the words themselves. The EVP forms an invaluable reference source for anyone involved in syllabus design as well as materials writers, test developers, teachers and teacher trainers. Please note that the Terms of Use for this resource do not allow other organisations to promote commercial materials as 'English Profile informed' or allow the use of the English Vocabulary Profile for commerical purposes.
Randall's Video Snapshots: For ESL/EFL Students
The movie clips called Video Snapshots are designed to provide additional learning content related to other listening activities on my site. To learn more about this project, read the Frequently Asked Questions below: Current Videos (Click the picture to watch the video - Click the link below the picture to visit a related listening activity). You can also search by title below: Why did you create this section of your Website? There are three main objectives for the videos: (1) add new materials to support existing content on my site through the recycling of vocabulary and topics (e.g., a video on trains is linked to a conversation called, Train Tickets: Getting Around Tokyo), (2) provide more visual multimedia content that can aid students in the language-learning process, and (3) share my own personal life experiences that might be of benefit to those who want to see new things (for example, how many people have camped in freezing, snowy conditions . . . Which video format do you use?
Readers' guides for reading groups | The Man Booker Prizes
The Man Booker Prizes offer libraries and reading groups a range of opportunities to get involved with the prize. This is the Readers' guides page with downloadable readers' guides sheets relating to various prizes. Visit the Downloadable resources page for materials for your library, including projector images and posters. The Man Booker Prize is guaranteed to inspire your reading group; whether it's the books that the judges have included or those that they have left out; there is always something for readers to discuss. 2019 Man Booker International Prize reader's guides Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi translated by Marilyn Booth (Sandstone Press) Love In The New Millennium by Can Xue, translated by Annelise Finegan Wasmoen (Yale University Press) The Years by Annie Ernaux, translated by Alison L. At Dusk by Hwang Sok-yong, translated by Sora Kim-Russell (Scribe) Jokes For The Gunmen by Mazen Maarouf, translated by Jonathan Wright (Portobello Books) Snap, Belinda Bauer (Bantam Press)
Listen and Write - Dictation
Armistice Runner
Lily has lots of worries. She’s struggling to compete in her junior fell-running races and, worse, she’s losing her gran to Alzheimer’s. But then she discovers her great-great-grandfather’s diaries from the First World War. Written for 9+ children Published by Barrington Stoke Available from your local library, bookshops and “Powerfully poignant, this is a book not to be missed … If there is one WWI story you read this year to commemorate the centenary, let it be this one!” Read Chapter 1 of Armistice Runner hereMore Barrington Stoke’s Press release about the book here. “It’s utterly compelling – a pacy tribute to the athleticism and bravery of men such as Ernest Dalzell, fell-runner extraordinaire and soldier. Please VOTE for Armistice Runner now! “A powerful intergenerational tale that honours the forgotten running heroes of November 11th 1918 and examines the devastating impact of dementia on family relationships in the twenty‑first century.” Resources Literacy & Dementia Download here
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. Follow it here A how to guide for Twitter apps Every Saturday, one of the moderators will put up a blog post on the #ELTchat Blog asking teachers who follow #ELTchat to propose some topics for the next chats. We then share it online and people can go to the post and suggest topics in the comments.
D-Day Dog
Jack can’t wait for the school trip to the D-Day landing beaches. It’s his chance to learn more about the war heroes he has always admired – brave men like his dad, who is a reserve soldier. But when his dad is called up to action and things at home spiral out of control, everything Jack believes about war is thrown into question. Finding comfort only in the presence of his loyal dog, Finn, Jack is drawn to the heart-wrenching true story of one particular D-Day paratrooper. On 6 June 1944, Emile Corteil parachuted into France with his dog, Glen – and Jack is determined to discover their fate … A beautifully written and compelling novel, perfect for thecommemoration of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Publication Date : 2 May 2019 Cover by Tom Clohosy Cole (see the development stages of the cover here) Written for 9+ childrenPublished by Barrington Stoke Available from your local library, bookshops and preorder from Amazon Find out more in the presenter Download here Download here
