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March 22 is World Water Day and you can find a new lesson plan all about conserving water on the site as part of our climate change series of materials. We'll be adding more lesson plans over the coming weeks.

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Dario 
Dario

Guest Teachers from around the world are a regular feature on TeachingEnglish.

Our next Guest Teacher, Dario Banegas, is from Argentina. You will be able to read about him and follow discussions on his blog.

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Guest Writer Carol Read
Carol

Guest Writers have been a regular feature on TeachingEnglish. Most recently Carol Read blogged to coincide with the launch of a new series of story-telling materials for primary teachers.

Find contributions from previous Guest Writers on our Guest Writers page. You can also read previous Guest Writers' blog entries, including some video interviews.

 
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  • Lesson plans

    This lesson looks at the causes of water shortages locally and internationally, and learners will produce a poster giving advice on saving water in the home or in the school.

    Topic: Water shortages

    Age: Teenage/adult

    Level: A2+

  • Poll
    * Low rates of pay * Low status * Overcrowded classrooms * The bad behaviour of students * Attitudes of parents * Attitudes of educational managers * Demands of the syllabus * Teaching too many hours * Lack of support * Lack of training and development opportunities * I don't have any problems
  • Top stories

    Some parents might see video games as an impediment to children keeping up with their schoolwork. James Gee, however, thinks video games are some of the best learning environments around.

  • Articles

    Do you have a blackboard, a whiteboard or an IWB? Whatever type of board you have in your classroom it is important to be organised and to put yourself in your students' shoes for a moment.

  • Top stories

    The winners of the ELTons 2010 have now been announced! The ceremony, sponsored by Cambridge ESOL, took place on 3 March in London, marking the seventh year of the prestigious awards.

  • Activities

    This activity is great for last lessons of a course, but could be used in other contexts too. It is influenced by an idea from Headway Pre-Intermediate.

  • Books

    These bibliographies, produced by the British Council, can be used as guides to creating a new collection, reviewing and refreshing your existing resources, or for exhibitions or events.

  • Poll
    * I totally agree * I agree somewhat * I disagree somewhat * I totally disagree * I don't know
  • Teaching kids

    Here are some tips and ideas for using LearnEnglish Kids with the whole class, with smaller groups and with pairs or individuals.

  • Video

    This is the first of our British Council Seminar videos. The seminars encourage debate on areas of contemporary interest in the field of English language teaching and learning.    

  • Activities

    This is a listening activity aimed at intermediate level adult and young adult students.

  • BritLit

    All seems to be going well on the cruise ship when suddenly there is a most unusual disruption.

  • Books

    Compiled by Shelagh Rixon and Richard Smith of Warwick University, the Directory of UK ELT Research 2005-08 contains information on 857 research outputs from 52 institutions.

  • Pronunciation

    Help your students hear the sounds of English by clicking on the symbols of this pronunciation chart - you can now install it on your own PC or Mac computer

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