If you have problems with getting your students interested and motivated - you might find these stories useful. Most of them are packed with exercises you can use, so they could be a great help for a busy teacher. They are divided into four categories: crime, funny, people and various, and their basic function is to encourage students to use the second language intuitively and actively, in contrast to passive soaking up of information.
Added by: ben_lovingnoi | Karma: 13.98 | Kids, Only for teachers | 28 April 2008
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100 Thematic Word Search Puzzles Junioris a reproducible book of, as the title suggests, 100word search puzzles.The Junior in the title implies that the book will work with a youngeraudience, but it also means the puzzles will work with language learners at a more beginnerlevel. Word search puzzles are the ones where you are given a list of words. You are alsogiven a grid full of letters. You must search the grid to find all the words from the list. Thewords camouflaged on the grid go in various directions: left to right, right to left, up and down,and diagonally in any direction
Teaching Business English - Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers
Added by: enetips610 | Karma: 0 | Coursebooks, ESP, Only for teachers | 26 April 2008
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Если вы преподаёте Деловой Английский, эта книга - то, что вам нужно. Книга ценна не только для преподавателей, но и для teacher trainers. Она поможет вам понять, чем и как можно мотивировать учеников, а также предложит множество полезных практических материалов для занятий.
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This book focuses on utilizing the learner's professional knowledge and experience. Teaching strategies that are relevant to the business student's special needs are presented. This book is for teachers, trainers, and course organizers in the field of Business English or considering a move into it. It gives background to the business learner's world and strategies for approaching the training task, focusing on the learner's professional knowledge and experience.
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Only for teachers, Periodicals | 24 April 2008
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Canadian Teacher Magazine is an independent national magazine, designed
to keep Canadian teachers abreast of current trends in their field by
offering informative articles on instructional strategies and
methodology, classroom management, professional and personal
development, and national and international issues.
Canadian Teacher Magazine also showcases new resources and services suitable for K-12 classrooms and school libraries.
And for life after 3 p.m., Canadian Teacher Magazine includes articles
about holiday destinations, retirement options and lifestyle choices.
Canadian Teacher Magazine is published four times a year.
Created by award-winning educators, these easy-to-learn,
giggle-as-you-go games are designed to be both fun and educational.
These activities in reading, logic, science, measuring, listening,
social studies, and math are the perfect complement to your K-5
curriculum.
Get the fun and the learning started with games such as:
Bug Bite: Players flip over vocabulary word cards
and slap the table when a bug card comes up. Whoever slaps first reads
all the words and then keeps the card. The child with the most cards
wins!
Bull's-Eye Feather Math: Children blow feathers around a bull's-eye game board with straws as they sharpen their multiplication skills.
Geography Baseball: Players find map locations that are “pitched” to them. The more “hits” they get, the faster they score runs.
Fishy Facts: Players snag paper fish with a fishing pole and hook. If they can answer the question on the side of the fish, they score.