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1. Health and Fitness

   In: English Teaching Forum 2007, Volume 45, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   The theme of health offers a variety of language-learning possibilities. This three-part lesson plan for young learners can be adapted to other audiences. It includes a reading, a dialogue, and a listening script. The first lesson asks learners to analyze lifestyle choices and give advice. The second lesson takes students to a sporting goods store, where they consider the language they need to talk with a sales clerk. The third lesson is about food choices, including ways to prepare foods. A follow-up activity researches how a famous athlete stays healthy.

2. Lesson Plan: Baseball Stories, Cards,and Interviews

   In: English Teaching Forum 2010, Volume 48, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   This lesson plan offers an opportunity for students to practice their language skills and learn more about the sport of baseball. There are three activities (that will take at least one class period each) aimed at a variety of levels. Students create baseball cards of themselves and flash cards about the sport, and participate in interview role-plays as famous baseball players. Extension activities are included.

3. Chapter 5: Oceans and Coasts

   In: Language and Civil Society E-Journal: Environmental Education Format(s): Text

   This chapter in the Environmental Education volume of the Language and Civil Society e-journal explores the present state of the world's oceans and coasts and the important role that humans play in maintaining the life and health of oceans and coastal areas.

4. Word Bricks- Describe and Guess

   In: Activate: Games for Learning American English - Word Bricks Format(s): Text

   In Describe and Guess, players take turns selecting a Word Brick and then describing one of the words on the brick without saying the actual word. Download the game and instructions!

5. Tasks for Integrating Language and Culture Teaching

   In: English Teaching Forum 2013, Volume 51, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   This article discusses the role of culture in language teaching and provides activities for introducing culture in the classroom, focusing on teaching context and methodology to integrate culture. The authors outline five activities that can be adapted to the language level and interests of students. Instructions for each activity include language points and intercultural points.

6. NASCAR: An American Sport and Pastime

   In: English Teaching Forum 2005, Volume 43, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   This article, written for students, is about NASCAR, a popular auto racing sport in the United States. It offers the history of the sport, interesting pictures, and a piece on the importance of a pit crew. There is also a profile of Jeff Gordon, a popular and winning driver. Also included are a list of NASCAR vocabulary and websites of interest, an overview of the sport and its rules, and information on three legendary drivers.

7. Horses—Haulers, Racers, and Healers

   In: English Teaching Forum 2014, Volume 52, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   This feature article looks at the history of horses in North America and showcases American breeds of horses.

8. Department of Education Literacy Information and Communication System

   Format(s): Website

   Teachers, are you looking for more online professional development opportunities? Then check out the English Language Learner University from LINCS.

9. 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!

10. Assessing Learners’ Productive Vocabulary Knowledge: Formats and Considerations

    In: English Teaching Forum 2021, Volume 59, Number 4 Format(s): Text

    The authors acknowledge the difficulty and importance of assessing learners’ productive vocabulary knowledge and present five flexible test formats, with clear examples, that can be used for formative assessment.

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