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1. ShareAmerica

   Format(s): Website

   Have you seen the new ShareAmerica website? This is a new U.S. website with short articles with news related not only to the U.S. but also to the whole world.

2. Everyday Conversations: Learning American English

   Format(s): Text

   This resource can be used by teachers and learners. Students can listen to and/or read dialogues in English.

3. The Lighter Side: "A Script by the Numbers"

   In: English Teaching Forum 2018, Volume 56, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   In this puzzle, use numbers to fill in blanks in a short script.

4. The Lighter Side: … 20, 21 …

   In: English Teaching Forum 2021, Volume 59, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   The clues in this puzzle lead to pairs of consecutive numbers. Can you find them all?

5. The Lighter Side: Debate Vocabulary

   In: English Teaching Forum 2017, Volume 55, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   Enjoy these two puzzles related to the topic of debates. One puzzle gives "For" and "Against" statements with blanks that must be filled in. The second puzzle, available only online, is a crossword that features vocabulary commonly used in debates.

6. The Lighter Side: "Two-Part Titles: Can You Match Them?"

   In: English Teaching Forum, Volume 60, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Many Forum article titles have two parts (as the name of this puzzle does). Your job in this puzzle is to match the first part of an article title with its second part. How many can you match correctly? (How many of the articles have you read?)

7. The Lighter Side: E-A-R Words

   In: English Teaching Forum 2023, Volume 61, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   The Lighter Side

8. Celebrate! Holidays in the U.S.A.

   Format(s): Text

   This book discusses the ten federally-recognized holidays in the United States, as well as many celebratory days. Download as an e-book or as individual PDF chapters.

9. The Lighter Side of TEFL, Volume 1

   Format(s): Text

   A collection of activities taken from "The Lighter Side," a recurring feature section in English Teaching Forum that first appeared in 1976.

10. A Lot of Days Are Gone

    In: American Rhythms Format(s): MP3, Text

    The song "A Lot of Days Are Gone" from the American Rhythms album blends country music and rhythm & blues to express a typical country music theme. Download or listen online.

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