Sent off the new newsletter today.

I’ve always liked CD3s “Do you like…?” song, but I’ve had a lot of feedback from teachers who don’t like the fact that the kids have to rehearse the song before you can sing it. This is one reason why I don’t often use it in demo classes myself. Similarly I’ve also had feedback from…

One of the most popular downloads for Junior High teachers over the last year has been the Famous People cards. Well over on the forum there has been a couple of great threads of everyone’s recommended internet links. One brilliant site, found by Gumby, is of cartoons of Japanese celebrities. The site is in Japanese,…

Have you been watching the snowboarding? Pretty good stuff. One great game for the Olympics is to everyday print out the medals table in English from the Torino website. Then… Give each group a copy. Ask a question, such as “How many medals does Finland have?” The quickest team to answer is the winner. Draw…

Pictures can be tough. They have to portray the meaning you’re after, can be seen from the back of the class ( have a wander to the back when your cards are on the wall to check!), whilst still being cute and funny. Funny being very important, kids who laugh at a card remember it…

I had an interesting email from a Genki English reader in Iraq this week. He’s been producing “Word Flowers”, which look like they could be really useful for Junior High kids or for some word play. Have a look at his site: “Word Flowers” Very topical for Valentine’s Day tomorrow!