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Thursday 19 January 2012

Breaking News English


http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/


Purpose:
This website provides printable lesson plans on a wide variety of current events, along with its MP3 recording and interactive activities to aid vocabulary learning.

Relevance: 
If you believe that students retain vocabulary better when hearing it and seeing it in context then this site is a definite must.

Tip: 
For every news event there are eight possible vocabulary related activities that you are free to use imaginatively. I particularly like the Flash Card quiz. Toward the end of the lesson, these flashcards can be used in a game of Taboo for a fun, creative review of vocabulary met during the lesson.

Limitations: 
This site has massive potential. The only limitation to it really is the layout. There are many ads on the website which makes it a little difficult to differentiate between actual website content and external links.

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