Today's Website~
● Breaking News English
What is it about?
● This website provides lesson plans and podcasts of current events and news
for learning English.
How might you use it in a language teaching context?
● Take "the word "Dear" disappearing in e-mail" for example.
● Have students work in group and talk about their experiences in writing e-mail
and letters.
● Have students listen to the news and then talk about the main idea they hear.
● Provide students with handouts, have them underline the new vocabulary and
guess the meaning from the context.
● Have students play "Flash cards" in their group. When they are familiar with the
new vocabulary and the meanings, have them to play the "Match" game.
Encourage them to try "Fill in the blank" and "Hangman" at home to be familiar
with the vocabulary.
● Have each group play "Sentence jumble" to construct the whole news. Those
who finish "Sentence jumble" could then challenge the "No letter" game.
● Have students work individually to play "Missing words". Students listen and
type in the words in the spaces.
● Ask students some questions about the content (could use the ones in the
handout), and encourage them to have a discussion, take notes and present
in class.
● Breaking News English
What is it about?
● This website provides lesson plans and podcasts of current events and news
for learning English.
● It also provides PDF handouts with activities of all language skills for teachers
to select to use in the classroom.
to select to use in the classroom.
● The MP3 file can be downloaded. You can either play it through the Internet or
your MP3 player.
● It also provides interactive quizzes and games related to the content.
your MP3 player.
● It also provides interactive quizzes and games related to the content.
Why is the content good for language learning?
● Provide the latest news and up-to-date events, and they are short.
(Authentic English)
(Authentic English)
● Provide audio files which can be downloaded. Learners can practice listening and
do listening activities as many times as they like.
● Various activities and games help learners learn new vocabulary and be familiar
with its meaning. The sentences constructing game is challenging and fun.
do listening activities as many times as they like.
● Various activities and games help learners learn new vocabulary and be familiar
with its meaning. The sentences constructing game is challenging and fun.
● The PDF handouts and activities can be used by teachers in class to encourage
students to practice all the skills, particularly for the speaking part.
● The interactive games and activities could be done many times without feeling bored.
students to practice all the skills, particularly for the speaking part.
● The interactive games and activities could be done many times without feeling bored.
How might you use it in a language teaching context?
● Take "the word "Dear" disappearing in e-mail" for example.
● Have students work in group and talk about their experiences in writing e-mail
and letters.
● Have students listen to the news and then talk about the main idea they hear.
● Provide students with handouts, have them underline the new vocabulary and
guess the meaning from the context.
● Have students play "Flash cards" in their group. When they are familiar with the
new vocabulary and the meanings, have them to play the "Match" game.
Encourage them to try "Fill in the blank" and "Hangman" at home to be familiar
with the vocabulary.
● Have each group play "Sentence jumble" to construct the whole news. Those
who finish "Sentence jumble" could then challenge the "No letter" game.
● Have students work individually to play "Missing words". Students listen and
type in the words in the spaces.
● Ask students some questions about the content (could use the ones in the
handout), and encourage them to have a discussion, take notes and present
in class.
● Have students write a 200-word e-mail sharing their opinions about the
content as homework.
content as homework.
Limitations~
● There seems to be only one broadcaster reading all the news and the quality
of the sound of the broadcasting is not stable.
● The layout of the web page looks complicated and fills with ads in between,
which makes it hard to get the information.
● Teachers have to select the news which is suitable for students' level.
● The news is difficult for lower-level students.
of the sound of the broadcasting is not stable.
● The layout of the web page looks complicated and fills with ads in between,
which makes it hard to get the information.
● Teachers have to select the news which is suitable for students' level.
● The news is difficult for lower-level students.
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Example~
● Flash cards
the meaning of the vocabulary:
Flip the card- the matched vocabulary:
● Match
Choose the matched vocabulary.
● Sentence jumble
What comes next? Construct the news.
● No letter game
Guess the words in the news. See how many words do you remember.
Notice the sentence patterns and you can easily construct the whole text.
● Missing words
Dictation and check if you could spell the words correctly.
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