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1. Career Opportunities

   In: Teacher's Corner: Career Vocabulary Format(s): Text

   For younger students, deciding on career opportunities can be challenging. With so many possibilities available, students may not be sure what types of jobs would be the best fit for them.

2. Information Gaps: Visual Prompts and Oral Clues

   In: Teacher's Corner: Speaking - Information Gap Activities Format(s): Text

   This week’s Teacher’s Corner activity is “20 Questions with Picture Cards.” Students use visual prompts to exchange information and achieve their goal.

3. Information Gaps: Mingle Activities

   In: Teacher's Corner: Speaking - Information Gap Activities Format(s): Text

   A mingle activity is another variation of an information gap activity. This week’s Teacher’s Corner outlines an excellent student-centered, communicative mingle activity to use in your classroom.

4. Week 1 - The Inverted Pyramid

   In: Teacher's Corner: Journalism Format(s): MP3

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, students will work on understanding the parts of a news story. This week’s activity uses a graphic organizer about the inverted pyramid.

5. Adapting a Resource for Multi-Level Classrooms

   In: Teacher's Corner: Adapting Materials for Students' Levels Format(s): Text

   It is likely most English language teachers have had to teach a group of learners who vary greatly in their language abilities.

6. Encouraging Learners to Create Language-Learning Materials

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

   Student-produced materials are a powerful tool for promoting learner autonomy.

7. Picturing America: Masterpieces of American Art

   Format(s): Website

   Pictures of famous American art with accompanying lesson plans from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

8. 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.

9. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Kids’ Pages

   Format(s): Video, Website

   This website is a resource for teachers who want to teach about environmental health. You can find lesson plans, activities, videos, and more!

10. 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.

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