DECEMBER 2008

What's new on onestopenglish?

‘Tis the season to be jolly, and we certainly have a jolly good collection of new materials this month! We’re spreading the festive joy with an integrated skills lesson on Obama’s victory speech and a superb seasonal selection of games and activities.

You’ll go crackers over our bumper end-of-year edition, which includes the fantastic final instalment of Jackie McAvoy’s video projects, and our Author of the month, Russell Whitehead, wraps up his excellent series of TKT practice materials with another great lesson.

But, fear not! The onestopenglish elves have been busy working on lots of new ideas for the New Year ahead … and we simply can’t wait to share them with you!


	TEACHERS' DIARIES Teaching English in shrine rooms: In her third diary entry, Shiriin Barakzai tells us all about teaching in the spiritual setting of the monastery, while sitting cross-legged for long periods of time and trying to explain concepts like morse code to students who have never seen a TV before. DICTIONARY SURVEY Win a Macmillan English Dictionary and desk set! We are conducting some research into online dictionaries and would very much like to hear your opinions. We've created a short survey, which will take only five minutes to answer.


	NURSING ENGLISH Nursing: Taking a patient's medication history: Part two of a new series of English-language worksheets for nurses. In this set of reading and listening activities, students learn how to develop a medication history for a patient. SUBSCRIPTION CONTENT Business tasks: Ability and skill: A lesson by Adrian Doff for students to practise using common expressions for talking about ability and skill.


	SUBSCRIPTION CONTENT TKT practice materials: Module 1: Part 3: In these materials you will think about different approaches to teaching and the effect these approaches have on the techniques you use in your teaching. FREE SAMPLE TKT practice materials: This excellent teacher training series by Russell Whitehead can be used by TKT candidates and trainers to prepare for all modules of the exam. Download a sample lesson plan >>


	GRAMMAR & VOCAB ON ONESTOPENGLISH There are over 300 resources in this section. In addition to the free, in-depth grammar reference, there are also hundreds of lesson plans and worksheets in British and American English. Browse the Grammar & Vocab section >> FREE SAMPLE Dictionary skills: A fantastic series of worksheets by Tim Bowen, aimed at training learners in dictionary use and developing their vocabulary. Read introductory article >>


	SUBSCRIPTION CONTENT Integrated skills: Obama's victory speech: This comprehensive lesson plan by Rosie McAndrew, available at intermediate and advanced levels, focuses on the final part of Barack Obama's presidential victory speech. Students complete pre- and post-listening activities, including a focus on the literary style of the speech and Internet-based research tasks. FREE CONTENT Video projects: Buy me, buy me!: In this instalment of the integrated skills series by Jackie McAvoy, students produce a short video or audio recording of an advertisement.


	SUBSCRIPTION CONTENT Professional development: Crossing cultures: Evan Frendo investigates intercultural communication. ASK THE EXPERTS Ask the Experts: Methodology: The forum for your issues and questions about methodology, vocabulary, professional development and grammar, answered by our team of expert authors.


	SUBSCRIPTION CONTENT Onestop Phonics: The Letter Yy: This comprehensive lesson contains a flashcard for Yolanda Yogurt, a downloadable podcast, PDF worksheets and teaching notes by Rachel Finnie. Spot on news lessons for teens: Getting connected: Written especially for teenagers studying English, this news lesson looks at social-networking sites which are changing the way we all meet and stay in touch with people. FREE SAMPLE Onestop Phonics: This fantastic series, by Rachel Finnie, will provide teachers with comprehensive support for their phonics teaching, including tips for structuring phonics lessons, as well as teacher's notes, worksheets, audio and flashcards to use in class. Download a sample podcast and lesson plan >>


	SUBSCRIPTION CONTENT Weekly news lesson 115: Holidaymaker’s terror at zoo vulture attack A vulture has attacked a British holidaymaker at a birds of prey show in Tenerife. FREE CONTENT Monthly news lesson: 500 places to see before they die Frommer’s 500 Places To See Before They Disappear provides a list of places where it is still possible to see rare and endangered animals, distinct landscapes and unique cultural sights.


	SUBSCRIPTION CONTENT Games and activities: Five new interactive games and activities are available this month. M Tunes: I Don't Know What Clothes to Wear: A song video and interactive games on the topic of the choosing what clothes to wear. M Tunes: Superguy: A song video and interactive games on the topic of a superhero. From the archive: Merry Christmas!: A song video and interactive games on the topic of Christmas. FREE SAMPLE M Tunes: An award-winning multimedia series for children featuring contemporary live-action and animated music videos. Each video is accompanied by a set of interactive games which are designed to practice and improve the skills, vocabulary and grammar presented in the songs. Download a sample song video and interactive games >>


	SUBSCRIPTION CONTENT The Road Less Travelled Season Two: Episode 4: Rich's phone call: Katie and Rich have a tense phone conversation while Sal is trying on a wedding dress. When Sal asks who she was talking to, Katie is not quite sure how to respond. FREE SAMPLE The Road Less Travelled: Season One: You can sample a taster from Season One here. Download a sample podcast and lesson plan >>

Russell Whitehead

Your English

	by Tim Bowen New: Idioms: In sickness and in health Tim Bowen looks at the intricacies of the English language: phrasal verbs, collocations, idioms and word grammar.

Competition Winner

	Lesson Share Party, party, party! Rachel Lunan wins December's Lesson Share competition with this festive lesson that will really get students talking.

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