July Topics and Celebrations
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ArticleTeenagers: Speaking: Why teenagers avoid using English
Reasons why teenagers may be reluctant to speak English in class and solutions to help students overcome this problem.
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ArticleAdvancing Teaching: Growth Mindset
Learn about Carol Dweck’s theory of Growth Mindset in this Advancing Teaching article and video.
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ArticleLesson Share: Teenagers: Lateral thinking
This is an activity where students have to work out riddles, and practises question forms and vocabulary.
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ArticleBe Considerate: Primary (A1)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme
This lesson can help your students learn how to behave in a considerate and respectful way in their community.
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ArticleMixed-ability teens: Allowing students to work at their own level
Understanding that students need to work at their own level.
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Warmer/FillerSkills for Problem Solving: Intermediate—Stay On Task And Avoid Distractions
Help your students to deal with potential distractions so that they stay on task with this engaging role-play activity.
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ArticleMixed-ability teens: Managing mixed-level classes
Understanding that students are at different levels of English.
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LessonUntil social-media giants take responsibility for the harm they cause, I support Australia’s age ban
Read about an author’s rationale for supporting Australia’s social-media age ban.
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ArticleDigital Skills for Teens: Upper Intermediate—Storyboards
Guide students step by step to use digital tools and build appealing storyboards to share with the class.
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ArticleFestivals: Bastille Day (14th July)
During the mid to late 1700s, France was under the rule of a monarchy. The monarch at the time was King Louis XVI, who ruled with his wife, Marie Antoinette. France was governed by the privileged classes - the nobility and clergy - and the lower classes were taxed heavily ...
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LessonCelebrations: Canada Day
In this lesson, students learn about Canada Day and do related activities.
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LessonCelebrations: Independence Day
In this lesson, students do a quiz about the US using the alphabet.