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We have plenty of culture, as this story by the BBC demonstrates. This story could serve as the basis of a discussion about culture, with a stretch of the imagination. What would Taiwanese, for example, make of this odd American custom? BBC News – Californians bare bottoms for passing trains The southern Californian city of [...]

I thought the following video did a good job at explaining what makes good evidence, and good evidence is what is needed to produce a good persuasive essay. Of course, it doesn’t always have to be scientific evidence, the subject of the video. but valid scientific evidence is pretty darn convincing. Video retrieved on August [...]

Here’s a little tutorial I put together for a teaching demonstration as part of a job interview. It might be useful to somebody: Tag questions What are tag questions? A tag question is a short question that is added to the end of a statement to confirm the statement. Examples of tags questions are: * [...]

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The following probably doesn’t have much to offer as material for the ESL teacher, but it is of general interest to language professionals and other educators: Study: Dyslexia differs by language – Yahoo! News WASHINGTON – Dyslexia affects different parts of children’s brains depending on whether they are raised reading English or Chinese. That finding, [...]

The following could be used as the basis for a discussion on ethics. Other questions to consider would be with regards to situations in which a cashier gives you too much change, you see someone drop their wallet, etc. My guess is that most people would return a wallet if they saw somebody drop it, [...]

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You can find some good Flash stories for children at Another good site is http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-stories-short.htm. And more at http://www.sillybooks.net/ .

Here’s a good site for K12 teachers: http://www.curriculumonline.gov.uk It allows you to search for lessons and materials.

Present a list of 5-10 unknown words to the class. Put students in groups of 3-5 Give them a few minutes to discuss how the words are most likely pronounced. Allow low level classes to use dictionaries. Give a member or members of each group an opportunity to pronounce a word. The group(s) with correct [...]