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1. The Lighter Side

   In: English Teaching Forum 2002, Volume 40, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   The Lighter Side consists of two puzzles. “Alaska!” is a crossword puzzle using vocabulary related to various subjects. “A Capital City Puzzle” focuses on finding the capital cities of major countries.

2. The Lighter Side

   In: English Teaching Forum 2004, Volume 42, Issue 3 Format(s): Text

   The theme of this issue's "The Lighter Side" is the old west. It includes the song “Home on the Range,” history related to the tune, and a word find puzzle. This activity is appropriate for intermediate to advanced learners. Answers are included.

3. The Lighter Side

   In: English Teaching Forum 2005, Volume 43, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   This activity has students fill in the blanks of a sentence with two words that sound the same but are spelled differently with different meanings (heterographs).

4. The Lighter Side: Classroom Clues

   In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   Unscramble these words to spell verbs and verb phrases.

5. My Classroom: Kazakhstan

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   Yulia Bulatkulova discovered her passion for English language teaching at a young age as a result of the example set by an esteemed childhood English teacher.

6. English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 4

   Format(s): Text

   Find suggestions for vocabulary games, crowdsourced language learning, literary coaching—and much more.

7. Readers’ Guide

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   This guide is designed to enrich your reading of the articles in this issue. You may choose to read them on your own, taking notes or jotting down answers to the discussion questions below. Or you may use the guide to explore the articles with colleagues.

8. My Classroom: Morocco (Karima and Adil)

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   Karima Mezouari, a teacher dedicated to giving her students there a chance to learn English in meaningful and enjoyable ways. Adil Azhar describes how he learned to speak English through persistence and practice.

9. The Lighter Side

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   Enjoy these three puzzles. One puzzle is a “word search” with a twist, involving synonyms and antonyms of common feelings. Our second puzzle is based on synonyms and antonyms and is available online only. Our third puzzle is an antonym word search, also only available online.

10. Get Up and Sing! Get Up and Move! Using Songs and Movement with Young Learners of English

    In: English Teaching Forum 2017, Volume 55, Number 2 Format(s): Text

    The title says it all. This article explains why songs and movement are effective components of English language classes for young learners and presents lyrics, suggested movements, and options for a number of songs.

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