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1. Graphing Activity Student Survey

   In: English Teaching Forum 2005, Volume 43, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   This article shows how a learner poll can become a graphing activity for students. The author gives the reasons for using graphing activities as well as instructions for warm-up activities, graphing, and follow-up activities for a unit on sports. The author also provides ideas for using graphs with other themes.

2. Week 2 - Professional Video Gamer

   In: Teacher's Corner: Gerunds and Infinitives Format(s): Text

   This week, while students learn to use gerunds and infinitives, take some time to learn about the wide world of video games from them!

3. Michael

   In: American Teens Talk! Format(s): MP3, Text

   In this interview, Michael talks about playing sports with his friends, fishing, and living in Switzerland.

4. The Lighter Side

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

   This quiz tests students’ knowledge of idioms related to cars and driving.

5. 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).

6. VOA Podcasts: Shows in Special English

   Format(s): Website

   Articles and corresponding audio on American Life and history for English learners. Read the articles and listen online, or download free podcasts.

7. Teacher’s Corner: Motivation for Language Learning

   Format(s): Text

   This month’s Teacher’s Corner will explore simple strategies and thought-provoking questions to help you motivate yourself and your students. Read this article and then join us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/AmericanEnglishforEducators/) for a lively conversation!

8. Content Spotlight: Summer Camp

   The weather is heating up and school is out in the United States—that means it is time for summer camp! Many kids and teens across the country participate in summer camps, which combine hands-on learning activities, art and music projects, sports, and teamwork games. Get ready to bring some bring some summer camp fun into your English language classroom!

9. 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.

10. Iditarod: The Annual Sled-Dog Race

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

    “Iditarod: The Annual Sled-Dog Race “ is a reading text about “Iditarod” which is an annual sled-dog race that has been held in Alaska since 1973. It presents the meaning, origin, history, and importance of this race for Alaskan people. The article also provides information on past winners of the race.

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