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1. The Lighter Side: "Animal Sounds"

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

   This puzzle invites students to make use of animal vocabulary and use letter clues to create words for the sounds that animals make.

2. The Lighter Side: Sounds Good!

   In: English Teaching Forum 2020, Volume 58, Number 3 Format(s): Text, Video

   In English, words with similar spellings don’t always rhyme, while words with different spellings might rhyme. Can you find the rhymes in this puzzle?

3. The Color Vowel Chart

   Format(s): Text, Video, Website

   This is a powerful tool for teaching spoken English. It helps teachers incorporate pronunciation into lessons. Check out the chart, the teacher’s guide, and the webinar on how to teach with The Color Vowel Chart.

4. Unpublished

   BRELAND

   Format(s): MP3, Text, Video

   A truly one-of-a-kind force on the Country scene, BRELAND is reshaping the genre’s future with his fearless originality and visionary sound.

5. Bassel and the Supernaturals: Smoke

   In: ENGLISH LANGUAGE THROUGH LYRICS Format(s): MP3, Text

   We have created lesson plans and a video series to use in the classroom. Download all lesson materials under resources. This collection from American English provides fun new ways of teaching and learning English. Use these files in conjunction with the song in this language package for an integrated teaching experience.

6. Teacher's Corner: Setting Up For Business English Success

   Format(s): Text

   This month in Teacher’s Corner, we look at how to teach grammar in ways that help students to build their communicative competence. A communicative grammar lesson gives students the opportunity to practice the target grammar item through specific communicative tasks and activities.This month’s article is filled with ideas and resources to help students use the language they are learning.

7. Stronger and Stronger

   In: American Rhythms Format(s): MP3

   Part of an award-winning album, this is a song about believing in yourself and about fighting to reach your full potential. Hear the beautiful sounds of the slack key guitar, which is commonly used in Hawaiian music.

8. Other Poems

   In: Poetry Format(s): Text

   Do you like surprises? Read a poem from this month’s selection of poems by English language learners. These poems are not categorized by theme or topic, so choose a poem and enjoy the surprise of where it takes you!

9. A-Z List of Publications

   Format(s): Text

   Browse the list of publications and resources produced by the U.S. Department of State, Office of English Language Programs for English language teachers and learners.

10. Week 4: Scaffolding Part Two: Supporting Language Production

    In: Teacher's Corner: Teaching Beginners Format(s): Text

    Sometimes the only opportunity our students have to use the language they are learning is when they are in the language classroom.

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