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1. Week 1 - Responding to Job Interviews

   In: Teacher's Corner: Teaching Business English and Entrepreneurship Format(s): Text

   In this month’s Teacher’s Corner, we present a series of activities that help students to develop their language skills in Business English. During week 1, students prepare for job interviews.

2. Gamified Learning: Two Activities that Foster Fun and Excitement into Any Classroom

   Format(s): Text

   Games are a great way for students to learn and practice language concepts and vocabulary. In this month’s Teacher’s Corner article, you’ll learn two basic games that do not require much in the way of materials and preparation. Moreover, they can be easily adapted for reviewing or reinforcing any number of language skills or elements! Read on to see how you can bring these games into your classroom.

3. Poems About Education

   In: Poetry Format(s): Text

   Read poems that students from around the world wrote about their schools, teachers, and education. Download student poems!

4. Week 2 - Active Verb Tense Game

   In: Teacher's Corner: Grammar Games Format(s): Text

   Games that get learners out of their seats moving around are not only fun, but also appeal to different learning styles. This week, we present two games that can be used to practice verb tenses in active ways that create memorable learning experiences for students.

5. Week 3 - What Happens Next?

   In: Teacher's Corner: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills Format(s): Text

   This week, use comics in your classroom to build both language and critical thinking skills.

6. Week 2 - Collaboration and Movement Using Four Corners

   In: Teacher's Corner: Movement in the Classroom Format(s): Text

   This week’s Teacher’s Corner offers a lesson that uses Four Corners to promote collaboration and encourage movement to keep class lively and active.

7. Activate: Games for Learning American English

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   This webinar introduces teachers to the Activate resource, demonstrates classroom management techniques for playing games in the classroom, and offers tips on how teacher's can create their own games that match their curriculum objectives.

8. Compare and Contrast Variations for Same and Different Cards

   In: Teacher's Corner: Comparatives and Superlatives - Adjectives Format(s): Text

   Our Teacher’s Corner this week encourages students to use comparative and superlative adjectives as they discuss groups of related items.

9. Introducing Topics and Activating Students' Background Knowledge

   In: Teacher's Corner – Teaching with Authentic Materials Format(s): Text

   This week will focus on warm-ups and activities to help students connect to authentic materials and create a meaningful context for practicing English.

10. Raising Phonological Awareness: A Task that benefits Language Learners with and without Learning Disabilities

    In: Teacher's Corner: Strategies for Teaching Students with Disabilities Format(s): Text

    Teachers are tasked with many roles in the language classroom. In addition to teaching language, many must also act as cultural interpreters, counselors, disciplinarians, motivational speakers, and more.

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