The "Listen Up! Using Audio Books for English Teaching" webinar highlights the benefits of using audio books in the classroom and beyond. Teachers will experience American English audio book resources and explore and participate in engaging activities that can be used in the classroom.  For this webinar, you will find an online webinar recording, the downloadable presentation, and additional resources. Note: a portion of this webinar (on how to download audio book resources) has been removed. The Autobiography of Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, To Build a Fire and Other Stories, The Red Badge of Courage and Other Stories, The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories, Edgar Allan Poe Storyteller, and Raggedy Ann Stories can be found on American English.

Learn about One World Education, a non-profit in Washington, D.C. This is a podcast from Voice of America Shows in Special English. Learn English as you read and listen to a weekly show about education, including study in the U.S.  Stories are written at the intermediate and upper-beginner level and are read one-third slower than regular VOA English.

In the song El Paso, folk/indie singer, songwriter and internet sensation Danielle “Ate the Sandwich” Anderson thinks back on the experiences she had in a place that she now has to unfortunately leave behind: El Paso (Texas). In the song, it is clear that the singer is grateful for the experiences she went through in El Paso and is sad to have to leave.

As is common in folk/indie music, which incorporates influences from folk, country and indie music, El Paso is about an ordinary topic that we can all relate to: having been somewhere for some time and then feeling sad that the time has come for us to leave. While indie music is known for its catchy melodies, folk music is known for its acoustic sounds. In El Paso, Danielle manages to bring both of these characteristics together, with a special help from a native Hawaiian instrument, the ukulele.

Lyrics and Classroom Activities
Do you want to use this song in your classroom? Here are the lyrics and classroom activities to get started.

This webinar "Out of Your Seat Grammar" demonstrates fresh ideas for introducing and practicing  grammar as well as blending communicative activities with assigned textbooks and curriculums. In this webinar, teachers will find lessons ideas that are easy, effective, and engaging and be provided tips for creating a comfortable class environment, giving clear directions, and modifying activities to fit various themes and levels. Teachers will find strategies and inspiration they can use immediately. This resource includes an online webinar recording and the downloadable presentation.