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Closing and outcomes

It was a thoroughly challenging discussion, one which I think raised more questions than found answers. This means that there is ample opportunity for you, the reader, to get involved.

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Contexts

It's interesting and useful to give the rich and varied information offered in the discussion about different contexts around the world where content and language are integrated.

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Implementing CLIL: Dangers of a top-down only approach

In this article Dr. Brian Bielenberg explores the advantages and disadvantages of top-down and bottom-up approaches to initiating CLIL programs, concluding with a discussion of a hybrid approach that appears to provide the best possibility for successful and sustainable CLIL implementation.

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Your English: Idioms: mind

This week, Tim Bowen takes a load off our mindswith his explanation of the many idioms associated with the human mind.

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Pronunciation skills: Sound and spelling

This lesson plan by Jonathan Marks focuses on homographs and homophones, as well as other pairs of words whose pronunciation learners tend to find confusing.

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The Road Less Travelled Season Two: Episode 15: The wedding: Audio and activities

The Big Day has finally arrived and everyone is at City Hall, waiting for the couple to come and take their vows. Will Sal say 'I do'?

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British English vocabulary lessons: listen to / hear

Students are often unsure when to use look at, see or watch, and when to use listen to or hear. This lesson plan by Karen Richardson aims to practice this vocabulary in context.

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Progress and achievement

A lesson by Adrian Doff for students to practise using common expressions for talking about making progress and achieving something.

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Assessment matters: Diagnostic tests

Adrian Tennant considers 'diagnostic tests', comparing them to other forms of assessment as well as giving some practical suggestions.

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What Time is It?

A song video and interactive games on the topic of the time.

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Spot on news lessons for teens: Beautiful, brilliant Brighton

This Spot on news lesson is about Brighton, on the southern coast of England, known for its wonderful Royal Pavilion and Brighton Pier.

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: some lonely phrasal verbs 2

Tim Bowen chaulks up another great article on phrasal verbs.

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The water cycle

Demonstrate to the geography class how the water cycle works while teaching key subject vocabulary such as vapour, droplets, precipitation and condensation.

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Acid Rain

How do we define acid rain? What causes it? What damage does it do? Show students how acid rain is formed and the harm it does to our environment in this set of useful CLIL resources.

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Sea action

Teach students how load is carried along the sea shore by a process called ‘longshore drift’.

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Secondary Economic Activity

How does the manufacturing industry turn ‘inputs’ and ‘outputs’ into cold, hard cash? Learn all about the systems and stages involved in secondary economic activity in this animation with accompanying language support material.

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Geography animations

These animations and illustrated accompanying worksheets teach secondary students about key CLIL topics in geography: acid rain, the movement of the sea, the water cycle and secondary economic activity.

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Secondary Science: Question loop reading, speaking and listening activities

Go round and round in circles in a good way! Question loop activities are a great way of getting students thinking, listening and talking about pretty much any topic under the sun – they work particularly well for scientific terminology.

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Young Learners Science – Question Loop Reading/Speaking/Listening Activities

Your pupils will love these easy, fun and effective speaking activities that consolidate knowledge of popular CLIL topics such as animals, the human body and plants.

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Editorial: CLIL's international appeal

May is a full and varied issue with contributions from all over the world, demonstrating the true international and varied appeal of CLIL!