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1. Veterans Day

   In: Celebrate! Holidays in the U.S.A. Format(s): Text

   On this holiday, Americans remember war veterans and the trials and hardships they experienced.

2. Halloween

   In: Celebrate! Holidays in the U.S.A. Format(s): Text

   Halloween orginated, in part, as a celebration connected with evil spirits and the dead.

3. Speakers and Task Type: Increasing Awareness of Factors Involved in Speech Act Production

   In: Teaching Pragmatics Format(s): Text

   The goal of this article is to increase awareness of the factors that affect the linguistic realization of speech acts in American English.

4. Chapter 3: Individual Freedoms: Freedom of the Press

   In: Language and Civil Society E-Journal: Civic Education Format(s): Text

   This chapter in the Civic Education volume of the Language and Civil Society e-journal focuses on issues related to freedom of the press.

5. Coming to Grips with Progress Testing: Some Guidelines for Its Design

   In: English Teaching Forum 2012, Volume 50, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   Progress testing is often neglected in communicative language teaching; yet it has a crucial role. This article, originally published in 1995, offers a rationale for testing and presents guidelines for designing app

6. National Geographic Kids

   Format(s): Website

   National Geographic Kids is a page full of games, activities, photos, videos, stories, and fun facts for children to learn about the the world. The NG Kids pages are designed for children to access independently or work with a parent or teacher.

7. Peace Corps Teacher Training Resources

   Format(s): Website

   Find resources for teachers on lesson planning, classroom management, developing materials, and working in low-resource contexts.

8. Picture This

   In: Activate: Games for Learning American English Format(s): Text

   Activate: Games for Learning American English is a collection of games for the language classroom. The games in Activate offer interactive English language practice in a learner-centered, low-stress environment. Picture This cards are a set of cards that can be used for a variety of conversation and word games in English classes.

9. 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.

10. African Storybook

    Format(s): Text, Website

    Looking for reading material to teach young learners? These illustrated children’s stories are about the experiences of African children today. There are stories for different levels of English, and you can browse by level or type of story.

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