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1. VOA Podcast: Words and Their Stories: Colorful Expressions

   In: VOA Podcasts: Shows in Special English Format(s): MP3, Text

   From Voice of America Podcasts in Special English. Take a look at expressions that Americans use that include colors . Download the MP3 or listen online.

2. VOA Podcast: People in America: Anne Lindbergh

   In: VOA Podcasts: Shows in Special English Format(s): MP3

   From Voice of America Podcasts in Special English. Learn how Anne Lindbergh influenced American culture with her experiences and writings. Download the MP3 or listen online.

3. Classroom Activities

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

   This section presents two stand-alone language-learning activities related to cars.

4. Why English? Comics for the Classroom

   Format(s): Text

   This resource can be used by teachers and learners. It includes notes for teachers and activities to use in the classroom at the end of each story.

5. Integrating Pronunciation Across the Curriculum

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

   This webinar introduces content-based pronunciation activities that could be used in a reading, writing, or grammar course.

6. Networking: Making Connections that Last

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

   This webinar discusses how we can become more connected to our colleagues, both near and far.

7. American Teens Talk!

   Format(s): MP3, Text

   Americans Teens Talk! is a collection of interviews of American high school students in both written and audio format. Each interview is accompanied by vocabulary notes and discussion questions.

8. The Flipped Classroom: Preparing Students for In-Class Learning with Online Activities

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

   This webinar explores ways to enhance student learning through online activities, specifically by modeling one of the latest trends in education today: The Flipped Classroom.

9. Simple English Wikipedia: Free Resources for Beginner to Intermediate Levels

   In: English Teaching Forum 2020, Volume 58, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   The authors demonstrate how teachers can use free, level-appropriate content found on Simple English Wikipedia to develop skills in reading, contextualized grammar, and writing.

10. Making Reading Fun: Engaging Pre-Reading Activities for ELLs

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

    This session, “Promoting Reading Fluency with the ACTIVE Framework,” explores the six elements of the ACTIVE reading framework, designed to systematically enhance reading skills in the EFL classroom. We’ll demonstrate practical, adaptable activities for each framework component!

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