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Videos

Watch short videos full of practical classroom tips and strategies for English teachers. Each video resource includes reflection and comprehension questions to support your understanding and help you put these ideas into practice in your classroom.

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Managing the lesson

Preparing to write

Watch these videos to learn some valuable teaching techniques to help your learners overcome the challenges they often face when asked to write different texts in English.

Three learners of mixed ethnicities sitting at desks and writing in notebooks
Knowing the subject
Managing the lesson

Reading and writing genres

Discover more about different genres in reading and writing and how they can be used to develop reading skills in the language classroom. 

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Planning lessons and courses
Knowing the subject

Teacher talk - Encouraging speaking

In this video about encouraging speaking, Adam Simpson, Lizzie Pinard, Rachael Roberts and George Chilton look at why some learners are reluctant to use English and suggest fun and useful activities to encourage them to speak more.

Small, diverse group of high school students having a discussion with their teacher in class
Managing the lesson
Understanding my context

Teaching speaking: Unit 6 – activities

Unit 6 of Teaching Speaking looks at different activities that can be used to help learners improve their speaking skills such as debates and stories. 

Row of silhouetted birds sitting on large illuminated letters that spell Brighton
Planning lessons and courses
Knowing the subject

How to draw cats, dogs and birds

Watch this video tip from Paul Millard (British Council, Vietnam) to learn how to draw different animals quickly and easily on the board.

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Knowing the subject

How to draw animals

Do you teach young learners? Do you often have to draw animals on the board? In this video, Paul Millard from the British Council in Vietnam provides drawing tips to help you improve your artistic skills!

Teacher showing her group of primary school learners a picture from a storybook
Planning lessons and courses
Knowing the subject
Understanding my context

Flashcards

Discover how you can use flashcards to help young learners understand a story.

Asian teacher telling her young learners a story
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Knowing the subject

How to tell a story to primary learners

What do you think is important when telling a story to young learners? Watch these videos to learn some storytelling techniques for the primary classroom.