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With over 7,000 resources, including lesson plans, worksheets, audio, video and flashcards, onestopenglish is the world’s number one resource site for English language teachers.

July is hot, hot, hot! And we’re not just talking about the sunny weather. Onestopenglish is celebrating the season by unveiling a list of key summer school resources to keep your students happy. You can also get your hands on a free Macmillan Practice Online course if your school signs up to an institutional subscription in our fabulous offer.

Meanwhile, on the site this month, Carol Read’s Amazing world of animals project is on life cycles. And proving that animal magic is not just the preserve of the kids, our winning Lesson Share entry lets older students deliver presentations on endangered species.

Talking of wild lives, this month’s news lesson pays tribute to the life of hedonistic actor Dennis Hopper, who died recently. And this month’s teacher anecdote is also a little on the risqué side …

Summer, however, is also a time for reflection, so we are continuing our series of ‘Extras’ to point you in the direction of the resources you need, with articles on where to find exam materials and a handy one for those of you who are new to teaching.

Just check out our sample resources page for plenty more inspiring teaching resources. Then, why not take a look at the onestopenglish Learning Calendar to see how it can help you organize them all?

New for July 2010

Find out more about the onestopenglish Learning Calendar

Interactive Atlas

The new Interactive Atlas on onestopenglish is simple, easy-to-use and flexible enough to offer a wide range of opportunities for teachers to develop awareness of places, countries, regions and continents of the world in a fun and meaningful learning environment.

Onestopenglish online clinics

If you've ever felt that you weren't making the most of your Institutional Subscription to the onestopenglish Staff Room, or if you simply want some suggestions on how to fully enjoy our resources, our onestopenglish clinics for institutional subscribers are the ideal solution. Find out more here.

Interactive Atlas: Introduction and tips

Keith Kelly talks about the new Interactive Atlas and gives some useful tips and suggestions for ways to exploit it in the classroom.

New this week: Weekly news lesson 198: 29th July: Kosovo's independence is legal, UN court rules

The International Court of Justice has ruled that Kosovo's declaration of independence did not violate international law. This could have far-reaching implications for separatist movements around the world.

Speaking: Animals and endangered species

Fari Greenaway proves that animal magic isn't just for kids with a winning upper intermediate lesson that practises animal vocabulary and new verbs of movement.

Exams extra

Adrian Tennant takes a look at some of the materials available on onestopenglish outside the 'Exams' section and suggests how they could be used by teachers who are preparing students for exams.

Editorial: Focus on projects

In July's editorial, Keith Kelly draws our attention to a vast array of project work to keep young minds busy in the summer months.

New this month: Hellraiser Dennis Hopper dies from cancer

The Hollywood actor Dennis Hopper has died at the age of 74. Best known for his portrayals of psychotic villains, Hopper led a colourful life and leaves a legacy of critically acclaimed performances including those in Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now and Blue Velvet.

Onestopblogs: Spreading the word about English language teaching and training

Onestopblogs brings together blogs from throughout the English language teaching community. Featuring blogs from the best teachers, trainers and linguists on the web, onestopblogs is the portal for news, views, tips and trends in the world of ELT.

The Learning Calendar

Find out about the onestopenglish Learning Calendar and how to use it to organize your resources, plan your lessons and share links with colleagues and friends.

School’s not out for summer … entertain your classes with our recommended resources

Plus: claim free Macmillan Practice Online courses of your choice when your school signs up for an institutional subscription in July.

Amazing world of animals: Lesson 5: Animal life cycles

In the fifth lesson of Carol Read's Amazing world of animals, children learn to recognize that all animals have life cycles, to understand similarities and differences between them, and to identify and describe the life cycles of two animals. Step-by-step teacher's notes and student worksheets are included.

Selections level 5: The science fair gadget

A story by Ian Thomson about a science fair gadget that gets out of control in the classroom, with a complete lesson plan and worksheets by Adrian Tennant.

Board game: Frequency adverbs

A board game at elementary level to practise the present simple with frequency adverbs and time expressions for groups of three to four students.

Diary from Bhutan: What to do, la

In her twelfth diary entry, Stephanie Earnshaw paints a linguistic picture of Bhutan by offering a few essential expressions in Dzongkha and some curious and matter-of-fact examples of Bhutanese English. She also visits a nunnery and a hermitage, and struggles to keep her weary college students interested.

What People Like to Do

A song video and interactive games on the subject of what people like doing in their free time.

Mini-plays

We're very excited to announce the launch of our new series of mini-plays, bringing a slice of contemporary British life to your lessons. Each play includes a downloadable mp3 file, student worksheets with listening and language actvities and teacher’s notes, complete with tips to get the most out of the material.

Staff Room resources

With over 7,000 resources, including lesson plans, worksheets, audio, video and flashcards, onestopenglish is the world’s number one resource site for English Language teachers. Here you can find a sneak preview of all our subscription resources.

Atlas language

A versatile vocabulary worksheet and accompanying teacher's notes to help students construct sentences about regions, countries and continents.

Business Spotlight: Specialist or generalist?

In this lesson, which is based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, an American career coach discusses why we should consider becoming specialists (rather than generalists). Teacher's notes cover strategies for essential and non-essential business vocabulary. Student activities include answering comprehension questions and embarking on a project.

Resources for new teachers

Now, where to start with material that is suitable for those new to ELT – especially on a website that has more than 7,000 resources? Well, here’s Adrian Tennant’s article, helping those of you who have just started out in the classroom find things that will make your life easier. Happy reading and teaching!

Project: Amazing world of animals

The Amazing world of animals, by Carol Read, is a project for Young Learners, designed to simultaneously build up learners’ language skills and knowledge of the animal kingdom. The project is divided into six lessons and leads to a final outcome of children creating a group e-zine/magazine with the title ‘Amazing world of animals’. In each lesson, children find out about different aspects of the animal world and produce a piece of work to include in their e-zine/magazine.