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Tips for using stories

Submitted by TE Editor on 12 April, 2012 - 11:02

On the British Council’s site for young learners - LearnEnglish Kids - there are lots of stories which you can use to motivate your students.

Halloween

Submitted by TE Editor on 27 October, 2011 - 11:26

Happy Halloween from the team at LearnEnglish Kids! There are lots of activities for Halloween on our site and you will find most of the content here:

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Using LearnEnglish Kids for listening

Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 30 August, 2011 - 14:21

Why not use the songs, stories, videos, games and tongue twisters on LearnEnglish Kids for listening practice with your young learners?

Here are some tips and ideas on how to use LearnEnglish Kids for listening practice with your classes.

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Billy Elliot

Submitted by TE Editor on 30 August, 2011 - 13:49

‘Billy Elliot’ is the story of a boy from a coal mining family who decides to be a ballet dancer.

Cuisenaire rods in the language classroom

Submitted by TE Editor on 9 August, 2010 - 15:06

The first time I saw Cuisenaire rods being used in the language classroom I had no idea how much fun they could be.

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Fish Swimming

Submitted by TE Editor on 15 July, 2010 - 09:54

This is a short teaching resource kit based on the Moniza Ali poem 'Fish Swimming'.

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Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie

Submitted by TE Editor on 9 September, 2009 - 14:04

Beryl Bainbridge's black comedy takes as its setting a noisy, argumentative working class family in Liverpool, getting ready to see a pantomime based on Peter Pan.

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The Hand that Feeds Me

Submitted by TE Editor on 3 March, 2009 - 15:30

'The Hand that Feeds Me' is a story by the American born writer Michael Z. Lewin, who lives in Bath in England. The narrator has a different view of the city from most people. This kit was written by a group of teachers from Italy, Spain and Portugal who attended the NILE (Norwich Institute for Language Education) course in Norwich in August 2008.

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The Wolf's Tale

Submitted by TE Editor on 8 January, 2009 - 20:31

The traditional story of Little Red Riding Hood receives a curious twist in this offering by Louise Cooper.

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Get writing

Submitted by TE Editor on 17 March, 2008 - 03:00

There are many activities on the British Council’s site for young learners which you can use with your learners to help them develop their writing skills.

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