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Title: BBC Project Provides Picture of UK Englishes
Body: The British Broadcasting Corporation Web site features interactive pages for accessing and contributing information about the many dialects represented within the UK borders. Features include video and audio clips, maps linked to commentaries and lists of commonly-used words, and games to test your accent or dialect recognition skills. Visit the site at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/voices/
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Title: BBC Project Provides Picture of UK Englishes
Body: The British Broadcasting Corporation Web site features interactive pages for accessing and contributing information about the many dialects represented within the UK borders. Features include video and audio clips, maps linked to commentaries and lists of commonly-used words, and games to test your accent or dialect recognition skills. Visit the site at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/voices/
Source: bbc.co.uk
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Title: Classic Activities
Body: Editor's note: A recent request on the TESL listserv for classic lesson ideas generated the following interesting suggestions. They were designed for English classes but could be used for any language. ----- This isn't so much a lesson as an entertaining speaking prompt: Story in a Bag - level intermediate and above. Before class, I assemble paper bags with around 6 random objects in each bag. There should be enough bags per group of 4 students. At a signal, each group opens its bag, removes its objects and concocts an oral story incorporating all the objects found in the bag. To make this activity interesting, the objects should be diverse and unrelated to each other. An example of a diverse content bag from my class is: a postcard from Singapore, a can opener, a candle, a surgical mask, a theater playbill(program), a teddy bear. More advanced speakers can be told that a crime has been committed and that these objects are their clues. They then explain who comitted the crime and how the crime occurred, incorporating all their clues. (The teacher needs to flesh out the crime a little- what happened, where and when. Everything else is pure fantasy on the part of the group.) At the end, each group takes a turn telling its story, showing each object to the class as they come to its part in the narrative. Spelleri, M. Re: classic lessons. Teachers of English to speakers of other languages electronic list. TESL-L@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (11 Jan. 2005). ----- This one, Funny Hobbies, practices the present simple, present perfect simple and the present perfect continuous. 1. I prepare cards, on which I write sentences (one per card) like: I dissect dinosaurs, I pinch babies' bottoms, I kick kangaroos, I suck snakes, I lick lampposts, I tumble tortoises, etcetera. 2. I demonstrate with a couple of good students - using normal hobbies (like I collect stamps) - and get them to practice in pairs. 3. Each student gets a hobby card and starts to talk to another. But first, having received their hobby, they get a couple of minutes to consult dictionaries to understand their hobby. I go round helping the slower ones. You usually get a few roars of laughter as they discover what their hobby is! 4. Now they start talking to another in their group. This is how the conversation goes (more or less!): Student A: What's your hobby? Student B: I cuddle cockroaches. (Student A: What does 'cuddle' mean? Student B: It means ...................... ). Student A: Oh, and how long have you been cuddling cockroaches? Student B: U-mm, for about three years. Student A: But why do you cuddle cockroaches? Student B: I think they're cute! Student A: And how many cockroaches have you cuddled? Student B: Oh, a thousand and twenty three. Before switching partners, not during the conversation, they must take a few seconds to quickly record the information. 6. When I see that most have spoken to about three others, we come together as a class, and individuals give reports. Deb, A.K. Re: classic lessons. Teachers of English to speakers of other languages electronic list. TESL-L@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (11 Jan. 2005).
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Title: Classic Activities
Body: Editor's note: A recent request on the TESL listserv for classic lesson ideas generated the following interesting suggestions. They were designed for English classes but could be used for any language. ----- This isn't so much a lesson as an entertaining speaking prompt: Story in a Bag - level intermediate and above. Before class, I assemble paper bags with around 6 random objects in each bag. There should be enough bags per group of 4 students. At a signal, each group opens its bag, removes its objects and concocts an oral story incorporating all the objects found in the bag. To make this activity interesting, the objects should be diverse and unrelated to each other. An example of a diverse content bag from my class is: a postcard from Singapore, a can opener, a candle, a surgical mask, a theater playbill(program), a teddy bear. More advanced speakers can be told that a crime has been committed and that these objects are their clues. They then explain who comitted the crime and how the crime occurred, incorporating all their clues. (The teacher needs to flesh out the crime a little- what happened, where and when. Everything else is pure fantasy on the part of the group.) At the end, each group takes a turn telling its story, showing each object to the class as they come to its part in the narrative. Spelleri, M. Re: classic lessons. Teachers of English to speakers of other languages electronic list. TESL-L@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (11 Jan. 2005). ----- This one, Funny Hobbies, practices the present simple, present perfect simple and the present perfect continuous. 1. I prepare cards, on which I write sentences (one per card) like: I dissect dinosaurs, I pinch babies' bottoms, I kick kangaroos, I suck snakes, I lick lampposts, I tumble tortoises, etcetera. 2. I demonstrate with a couple of good students - using normal hobbies (like I collect stamps) - and get them to practice in pairs. 3. Each student gets a hobby card and starts to talk to another. But first, having received their hobby, they get a couple of minutes to consult dictionaries to understand their hobby. I go round helping the slower ones. You usually get a few roars of laughter as they discover what their hobby is! 4. Now they start talking to another in their group. This is how the conversation goes (more or less!): Student A: What's your hobby? Student B: I cuddle cockroaches. (Student A: What does 'cuddle' mean? Student B: It means ...................... ). Student A: Oh, and how long have you been cuddling cockroaches? Student B: U-mm, for about three years. Student A: But why do you cuddle cockroaches? Student B: I think they're cute! Student A: And how many cockroaches have you cuddled? Student B: Oh, a thousand and twenty three. Before switching partners, not during the conversation, they must take a few seconds to quickly record the information. 6. When I see that most have spoken to about three others, we come together as a class, and individuals give reports. Deb, A.K. Re: classic lessons. Teachers of English to speakers of other languages electronic list. TESL-L@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (11 Jan. 2005).
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Title: English Maze: Online Language Practice
Body: English Maze provides a variety of online games for practicing English. Lessons are divided by level and type of English (General or Business) and include a number of pre- and post-activities, audio portions, and visuals. A subscription costs $10 per month, but a sample lesson may be tried for free at each level. Access English Maze at: http://www.englishmaze.com/main/home.html
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Title: English Maze: Online Language Practice
Body: English Maze provides a variety of online games for practicing English. Lessons are divided by level and type of English (General or Business) and include a number of pre- and post-activities, audio portions, and visuals. A subscription costs $10 per month, but a sample lesson may be tried for free at each level. Access English Maze at: http://www.englishmaze.com/main/home.html
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Title: Get Out of the Classroom to Get Them to Talk
Body: A Canadian teaching English in a Japanese high school found that his students overcame their shyness when they left the classroom and found topics they wanted to talk about. Read the Macleans article at: http://www.macleans.ca/switchboard/overtoyou/article.jsp?content= 20050124_98957_98957
Source: Macleans.com
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Title: Get Out of the Classroom to Get Them to Talk
Body: A Canadian teaching English in a Japanese high school found that his students overcame their shyness when they left the classroom and found topics they wanted to talk about. Read the Macleans article at: http://www.macleans.ca/switchboard/overtoyou/article.jsp?content= 20050124_98957_98957
Source: Macleans.com
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Title: eTwinning Matches Schools across Borders
Body: eTwinning provides a service to European schools by finding partner schools for exchange projects. The program's goals include improving language proficiency and deepening a sense of European unity. Read the article from The Independent at: http://education.independent.co.uk/schools/story.jsp?story=602500 Visit the eTwinning site at: http://www.etwinning.net/ww/en/pub/etwinning/index.htm
Source: The Independent
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Title: eTwinning Matches Schools across Borders
Body: eTwinning provides a service to European schools by finding partner schools for exchange projects. The program's goals include improving language proficiency and deepening a sense of European unity. Read the article from The Independent at: http://education.independent.co.uk/schools/story.jsp?story=602500 Visit the eTwinning site at: http://www.etwinning.net/ww/en/pub/etwinning/index.htm
Source: The Independent
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Title: Mon Quotidien - The World's Only Childrens' Newspaper
Body: Mon Quotidien, a daily newspaper for French-speaking children, is celebrating its tenth anniversary. The paper provides 10- to 14-year-olds with humorous and offbeat stories as well as news stories without watering down or softening content. Read the BBC News article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4191001.stm Visit Mon Quotidien online at: http://www.playbac.com/presse/journaux/mq/index.php
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Title: Mon Quotidien - The World's Only Childrens' Newspaper
Body: Mon Quotidien, a daily newspaper for French-speaking children, is celebrating its tenth anniversary. The paper provides 10- to 14-year-olds with humorous and offbeat stories as well as news stories without watering down or softening content. Read the BBC News article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4191001.stm Visit Mon Quotidien online at: http://www.playbac.com/presse/journaux/mq/index.php
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Title: Need for Language Skills Reaches Senior Executive Level
Body: Being bilingual is becoming an increasingly important asset for executives around the world. A recent survey by Korn/Ferry International revealed that high percentages of recruiters in Europe, Asia/Pacific and Latin America deem bilingualism an asset, and that the need in North America is also on the rise. Read the Korn/Ferry International press release at: http://www.kornferry.com/Library/Process.asp?P=PR_Detail&CID=879&LID=1
Source: Korn/Ferry International
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Title: Need for Language Skills Reaches Senior Executive Level
Body: Being bilingual is becoming an increasingly important asset for executives around the world. A recent survey by Korn/Ferry International revealed that high percentages of recruiters in Europe, Asia/Pacific and Latin America deem bilingualism an asset, and that the need in North America is also on the rise. Read the Korn/Ferry International press release at: http://www.kornferry.com/Library/Process.asp?P=PR_Detail&CID=879&LID=1
Source: Korn/Ferry International
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Title: Thailand Plans Bilingual Programs
Body: During the recent Thai-UK Education Festival, ducation officials from both nations discovered many similarities, and Thailand revealed plans to begin widespread bilingual education. Read the BBC News article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/4194913.stm
Source: BBC News
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Title: Thailand Plans Bilingual Programs
Body: During the recent Thai-UK Education Festival, ducation officials from both nations discovered many similarities, and Thailand revealed plans to begin widespread bilingual education. Read the BBC News article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/4194913.stm
Source: BBC News
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Title: Northeast States Begin New Standardized ESL Testing
Body: ESL students in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire will soon begin taking a new 5-level test based on the states' standards. Students will have to pass all five levels to be considered proficient. Read the boston.com News article at: http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2005/01/19/ schools_to_test_students_who_have_english_as_second_language/ ?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+News
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Title: Northeast States Begin New Standardized ESL Testing
Body: ESL students in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire will soon begin taking a new 5-level test based on the states' standards. Students will have to pass all five levels to be considered proficient. Read the boston.com News article at: http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2005/01/19/ schools_to_test_students_who_have_english_as_second_language/ ?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+News
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Title: Science Attracts ESL Students
Body: The appeal of the interactive, hands-on science classes at Escalante Elementary has given them leading scores in the Salt Lake City school district while improving language skills of non-native English speakers. Read the RedNova News article at: http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=120042
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Title: Science Attracts ESL Students
Body: The appeal of the interactive, hands-on science classes at Escalante Elementary has given them leading scores in the Salt Lake City school district while improving language skills of non-native English speakers. Read the RedNova News article at: http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=120042
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