Tuesday 30 April 2013

Nouns that Are Countable and Uncountable

Some nouns can be both countable and uncountable, usually with different meanings for each. These pages list the most common ones, together with example sentences and quick quiz to check understanding. Click HERE to access.

Sunday 28 April 2013

Educational Videos

 

 

A Conversation with Elon Musk

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Geoffrey Moore - insights into education

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 Students Leaving the System to Learn

Friday 12 April 2013

Students & Language

Some teenage students come to class with an unsatisfactory attitude or low self-confidence with regard to L2 learning due to past experiences. They do not see the relevance of language learning in their short or long-term plans or have unrealistic beliefs about language learning. Language teachers have a challenge coming up with fresh ideas to motivate their students to see language learning as acquiring lifelong, real-life communication skills rather than as a jaded academic subject.

This explores the benefits of using a blended learning approach (Sharma and Barret, 2007) with secondary students as a platform for interaction, learning and motivation. To view this article click HERE


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Thursday 11 April 2013

"Is it because?" - a story about bullying

'Is it because?' is a story for pre-teens which skilfully addresses the issue of bullying. There is a series of activities and related worksheets for you to download and use with the storybook. It forms part of the Promoting diversity through children's literature series, produced by the British Council Teaching Centre in Paris.

This is a series of activities and related worksheets for you to download and use with the storybook.

For more information click HERE.