A little something for the Maths teachers
Monkey Symphony
Katie’s been using this video to create some fun diary entries written by the characters with her F1 groups – great for creative writing! Check out the site here.
Shadowing
Tom shared an interesting article about how learners can shadow a recording in order to improve their pronunciation and fluency.
Rita Pierson – Every Kid Needs A Champion
Philly shared this lesson plan based on Rita Pierson’s TED talk. The author, Tim, says it’s suitable for C1 and up, though could be used with high B2 if you watch the video in shorter segments.
Accents around the UK
Quite a fun video to share with your learners and friends! Obviously it doesn’t cover all accents, but it’s quite an interesting introduction.
If 100 people lived on Earth…
A thought-provoking video, very easy to follow and with lots of interesting ideas.
Simon P posted a funkier version with Lego dudes in it, which I unfortunately can’t track down to embed on this site, but if you fancy that version, you can check it out here.
Guy Fawkes and San Juan
Nico has shared some resources for a lesson about Guy Fawkes and comparing Bonfire Night to San Juan.
Word Crimes
One for the weekend! I love this for many reasons – the grammar geek in me finds it amusing, the soppy nostalgic in me finds the tune brings back happy memories of Christmas parties and I also (not so secretly) love bopping around the kitchen to the original Blurred Lines.
Viral ELT
This is a great site where you can find short clips with lessons planned around them. It’s similar to Film English, but works with YouTube videos…perhaps ones which your students have already seen and shared with as many friends as possible.