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New for January 2009
Vote for your favourite Phonics character!
With all 26 Phonics characters now published on onestopenglish, we'd like to know which fun and fruity personality you like the most. Vote for your favourite Phonics character here!
Spot on news lessons for teens: Digging for dinos
This news lesson is about dinosaurs and includes some interviews with teen dinosaur experts about their work.
Pronunciation activities: Part 11
This lesson plan by Adrian Tennant focuses on the differences in word stress in nouns and verbs and gives a variety of practice activities for students.
Bhutan tourism: It’s puja time!
This month, Shiriin Barakzai tells us a few stories about the tourist season in Bhutan. She also shares some good news: they have obtained funding to build a small library at the monastery and she is gaining ground in communicating with her students. What a great way to end the year!
The Road Less Travelled Season Two: Episode 5: The Internet café: Audio and activities
Katie is in an Internet café when she bumps into Mark and his new American girlfriend, Candy. Much to Katie's surprise, Candy excitedly tells her that she’s going back to England with Mark.
The Road Less Travelled Season Two: Episode 6: Asked on a date: Audio and activities
Katie and Sal are having a girly chat at home and Katie is thrilled to tell Sal that Michael has finally asked her out on a date. Sal wants to hear all the details ...
Selections level 6: Rain
A poem by Helen Kidd about the nature of rain, with a complete lesson plan and worksheets by Adrian Tennant.
A third way
Hester Lott gives us some useful tips and suggestions for how to teach grammar.
Onestopenglish Video Dictionary Competition
Bring words and phrases alive by making videos of them in class! Enter the Onestopenglish Video Dictionary Competition for the chance to win a Flip Video Camcorder.
News lesson: Weekly news lesson 118: 18th December 2008: Disillusioned bankers quit the City to teach science
Hundreds of investment bankers are preparing to turn their back on the financial sector and opt for a career in science teaching. Do you know anyone who has made a dramatic change in their career?
New this month: Paradise almost lost: Maldives seek to buy new homeland
The Maldives is likely to disappear if the current pace of climate change continues to raise sea levels. The country's president is planning to buy a new homeland to prevent his people from becoming environmental refugees.
Arts and crafts: Make a monster
Perfect for engaging a class of Young Learners, this creative lesson plan by Lisa Dold gives students practice in using I've got... to describe parts of the body and ask the question Have you got...?
Teen talk: How to be so last year
Lindsay Clandfield provides some tips for preparing an end-of-year class quiz.
The Months of the Year
A song and interactive games on the topic of the months of the year.
Park life
Lydia Schrandt wins the Teacher anecdotes competition with this tale of confusion over prepositions.
Games and activities: New this month
Check out the new interactive games and activities added this month for Staff Room users.
Onestop Phonics: The Letter Yy
This comprehensive lesson contains a flashcard for Yolanda Yogurt, a downloadable podcast, PDF worksheets and teaching notes by Rachel Finnie.
Business tasks: Studying and learning
A lesson by Adrian Doff for students to talk about subjects of study and to discuss going to college or university.
A selection of stories and poems for children
This section features original stories and poems from the Selections story anthology series for children aged 5-12. We will be publishing 18 stories and poems from the series with new activities and worksheets written by Adrian Tennant.
The Tidy up Dance
A song and interactive games on the topic of tidying up.
Storytelling and drama
In this extract from 500 Activities for the Primary Classroom, Carol Read tells us how to incorporate story-based lessons and drama activities into the English-language classroom.
An unfortunate misunderstanding
Sheena Bruet-Patel shares this winning anecdote that reminds us of the questions teachers should never ask their students!
Lesson Share competition poster
Download and print this Lesson Share poster to put up in your staff room!
Onestop Phonics: The Letter Zz
This comprehensive lesson contains a flashcard for Zelda Zucchini, a downloadable podcast, PDF worksheets and teaching notes by Rachel Finnie.
News lessons: Weekly lessons
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