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Welcome to the British Council India's July edition of Talking English, our new update on everything for English Language Teachers and Professionals. Every month we will bring you the latest global news to help bring you up to date with current methodology and trends, and to let you know what events we're organising to help English language teachers in India....
This issue features:
- Hornby Seminars India - coming to a city near you
- Ziggity Zoom - does what it says on the tin(?)
- Last time it was 'Teachers as Curators' - now it's 'Learners as Explorers'
- Wordnik - tells you all you need to know!
- Interjections - Well, you know, what can I say? Gosh...
- Everybody writes - fantastic writing projects aimed at the whole school
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In August - September 2009, the British Council in association with the A.S.Hornby Trust is organising five-day residential Seminars on 'Bringing grammar to life in the upper-primary classroom' in Jaipur, Madurai, Bhubaneswar and Mumbai. Read more.
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The wonderful world of Ziggity Zoom encourages young children to learn, be creative, be active, and develop positive values. Check out the cool characters, games, stories, activities, mini-videos and colour-in pictures, which you can also print out for offline use. A fun place to zoom around!
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how to be an explorer of the world
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wordnik
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Words, words, words! Wordnik is 'an ongoing project devoted to discovering all the words and everything about them'. You type in a word and you get a definition, related words, pronunciation, examples, twitter stats, images, Scrabble scores, etymology, and notes - all in one click! | |
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Interjections are usually very short funny looking words - but also whole words and expressions - which can help us express our emotions. They're actually a very important part of communication. Here's a list of English interjections. Blimey!
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everybody writes
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What about celebrating writing in your school? Everybody Writes offers innovative ideas and practical resources which you can adapt for your context. Check out 'Create personalised writing tasks' and 'Audit writing in your school' for handy tools, and the downloads for your own Everybody Writes Day.
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ELTeCS - a professional network helping teachers work together across borders to share knowledge and improve practice in their regions.
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Teaching English - produced by the BBC and the British Council as a resource for teachers.
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