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The Nonfiction Minute - Blogs for Students and Teachers

The Nonfiction Minute - Blogs for Students and Teachers
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Listening: A Tour of London Tower Bridge, London (Copyright: Getty) When you visit a city for the first time, a good way to explore it is to go on an organised sightseeing tour. The tour will give you an overview of what there is to see and also provide you with some historical background. A popular way of seeing London is to go in one of the red double deck buses. This tour will take you around London by bus. Listen to the guide, and then do the activity below. Activity Check how well you know London. a Madame Tussaud’s is a famous wax museum. b Bond Street is where the detective, Sherlock Holmes, once lived. c Marble Arch is a gate which was built in 1827. d Hyde Park used to be the royal hunting grounds. e Buckingham Palace is the London home of the Queen. f Piccadilly Circus is the largest circus in the world. g Fleet Street once housed the national newspapers. h St Paul’s Cathedral is a small but beautiful church. i The Tower of London is more than 900 years old. j The Globe is the world’s oldest restaurant.

Women’s History By Phil Nast, retired middle school teacher and freelance writer Found In: language arts, social studies, PreK-2, 3-5 The National Women's History Month theme for 2017 is "Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business". Examine the changing cultural perceptions of women in society and honor their contributions to all aspects of life in the following lessons and activities. Lessons & Activities Lesson Plans Suffrage Strategies: Voices for VotesStudents in grades 3-8 identify different methods people used to change attitudes about suffrage for women and create original documents encouraging citizens to vote in current elections. Oral History and Social History This oral history lesson for grades 5-12 includes a section of primary sources on working women in the 1930s. Beyond Rosie the Riveter: Women's Contributions During World War II Students in grades 5-12 investigate how American women contributed to the war effort during World War II. In the Shadows, Agents of Change (PDF Activities Tools:

DOGO News - Kids news articles! Kids current events; plus kids news on science, sports, and more! ESL Beginner and Elementary Online Games and Activities ESL Powerpoint (PPT) Games If you are the type of person who prefers to have games on powerpoint or as printable handouts, we have been thinking of you. We offer board games, powerpoint games and more for the classroom and one to one teaching. It is total fun and highly engaging fun lessons with these resources. Printable ESL Board and Card Games We offer a variety of printable ESL board games and card games to help give your students lots of communicative practice. ESL Board & Powerpoint Games Templates ESL Game Templates - Powerpoint and Word Game Templates On ESL Games World we do not only aim at providing you with games for your classrooms. Classroom Tools - Click Here! Get some cool tools for use in your classroom.

VDOE - Virginia Department of Education Teaching With a Mountain View: Anchor Chart Tips & Tricks It's no secret that I have a "thing" for anchor charts. My readers know it, my students know it, my colleagues know it, my husband knows it... I can't help it--they have changed my classroom! I remember seeing anchor charts begin to pop up on Pinterest and looking at mine in shame. 1) Scour Pinterest for Ideas: Nobody says that all of your anchor charts have to be your 100% original creation, and there are a TON of anchor charts out there already, and more are added every day as teachers create them for their classrooms. 2) Create them WITH your class: Remember in tip number one how I said I don't usually find one that's perfect for my class? *REMEMBER: The purpose of anchor charts is to anchor the learning happening in YOUR classroom. 3) Plan Ahead: Just because I make the charts with my class certainly doesn't mean I don't have a plan of action before I start. 5) Invest in some Mr. What are your tips and tricks for using and creating anchor charts?

Entraîner à la compréhension orale : sites utiles. - Anglais dans l'académie de Caen Vous trouverez ci-dessous quelques sites pouvant vous servir pour trouver des documents pour l’entraînement à la compréhension orale. Cette liste n’est bien sûr pas exhaustive et si vous en connaissez d’autres, n’hésitez pas à nous en faire part pour que nous les rajoutions. American websites :Voice Of America Learning English : programmes radios. ABC Podcasts : podcasts ABC. CNN Student News : Les News CNN pour les élèves. CNN podcasts : video and audio podcasts from CNN. Student News NPR Podcast Directory : podcasts NPR. The New York Times podcasts : Podcasts The New York Times. ESL Podcasts : podcasts pour l’anglais langue seconde. American Rhetoric : "Dedicated to rhetoric and public communication in the United States. Newsy : "By highlighting unique perspectives from across the media spectrum, Newsy provides what you need to know about the day’s events." British websites : Breaking News English : site proposant l’exploitation d’un article tous les jours. BBC Learning English downloads

TeAch-nology B1 level English language practice tests B1 is one of the CEFR levels described by the Council of Europe. The ability to express oneself in a limited way in familiar situations and to deal in a general way with nonroutine information. Examples: Can ask to open an account at a bank, provided that the procedure is straightforward. B1 level exams At this level you can do the PET and PTE General level 2 practice exams You can also get an a B1 certificate if you do well enough in the PTE Academic, a multi-level exam, while B1 level candidates should get a band score of 4-4.5 on the IELTS test. B1 level practice This web site contains practice tests at B1 level for reading, grammar and vocabulary.

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