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Teens Making an Impact: Amy Purdy

28 October 2019 National Geographic Learning Teaching Teens Leave a comment

Many teenagers today are concerned about their places in the world and their roles as global citizens. They’re developing a sense of social responsibility. They’re also developing a personal sense of values and looking for role models. This month, we’re pulling from our programs for teenagers to share real stories

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Learning Moments: Composing An Image

24 October 2019 Rubén Salgado Teaching Adults, Teaching Teens, Young Learners One comment

Looking for some Learning Moments inspiration? Check out this post by National Geographic Contributing Photographer, Rubén Salgado. Once you’ve read the post, be sure to share some of your photos with us by participating in the Learning Moments Showcase. Composition is the first thing I think about when I look through

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Incorporating Stories into the Classroom

23 October 2019 Lucy Crichton Young Learners Leave a comment

One of the most powerful language experiences for a young child is to listen to a story. It can be a picture book, a personal story, an anecdote, a family joke, a whimsical poem, a song or an old fable. Whatever the style, we must remember that stories are like

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Teens Making an Impact: Jack Andraka

16 October 2019 National Geographic Learning Teaching Teens Leave a comment

Teens Making an Impact Many teenagers today are concerned about their places in the world and their roles as global citizens. They’re developing a sense of social responsibility. They’re also developing a personal sense of values and looking for role models. This month, we’re pulling from our programs for teenagers

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How to Teach about Culture in the Twenty-first Century

9 October 2019 Lewis Lansford Teaching Adults, Teaching Teens 6 comments

When I started teaching English in the 1980s, the “culture” in ELT tended to focus on the cultures of two specific countries: The USA and the UK. In London, you had red double-decker buses and in New York, you had the subway. British people ate fish and chips, Americans preferred

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Learning Moments: Painting with Light

7 October 2019 Rubén Salgado Teaching Adults, Teaching Teens, Young Learners One comment

Looking for some Learning Moments inspiration? In this post by National Geographic Contributing Photographer, Rubén Salgado, he sheds some light on one of the keys to taking a great photo. Once you’ve read the post, be sure to share some of your photos with us by participating in the Learning

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Introducing Learning Moments

2 October 2019 National Geographic Learning Teaching Adults, Teaching Teens, Young Learners Leave a comment

This October, we invite teachers of English to join us in a special photography showcase, called Learning Moments! Here’s how you can take part: Grab your camera and take photos of everyday life around you! We are looking for photos that fall within these categories: Food Landscapes Family and Friends

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Look and Do: One photo, Five Classroom Activities

26 September 2019 Katherine Bilsborough Young Learners One comment

Each month in this blog post series, Katherine Bilsborough offers five practical and engaging classroom activities which all use the same photo as a starting point. The ideas can be adapted to work with all ages and levels and are designed to recycle language in an engaging way while developing

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Talking about Climate Change: Three Teaching Ideas for Lower Levels

16 September 2019 Paul Dummett Teaching Teens, Young Learners One comment

The previous blog about the climate change debate looked at teaching ideas for higher levels, focusing on a) the words we need to talk about climate change b) the way people feel about it and c) constructive ideas for dealing with it. In this post, I want to suggest activities

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Talking about Climate Change: Three Teaching Ideas for Higher Levels

8 August 2019 Paul Dummett Teaching Adults One comment

As a classroom debate topic or an essay subject, climate change sometimes seems a bit overdone.  In fact, is it even a debate anymore?  Practically everyone now agrees that global warming is happening and humans are contributing to it. So, we tend to avoid talking about it – either from

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