Blog: Of Motherhood and Mercury | Ric O'Barry's Dolphin Project
What are your views on eating whale meat that is highly contaminated with mercury?
Tuesday 7 August 2012
I Am Inspired - Video, Vocabulary and Grammar Resources
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/xiby-1253162-i-am-inspired by Xiby
Trinidad and Notting Hill -TEFL Carnival Resources
Trinidad and Notting Hill Carnivals
Carnivals are celebrated all around the world mainly after Lent. Notting Hill Carnival always happens in the last Bank Holiday in August. It is mainly a Carnival of Mas, Music (Steelband and Calypso) and Food.This year it is due to be held on the 26th and 27th August 2012. Here is a trailer with interviews with a Carnival Arts Designer and some musicians/singers to give you a taste of what it is going to be like.You can find more Carnival Learning Activities in PDF format on the TEFL Communication Resources.
Monday 6 August 2012
Dedicated Follower of Fashion - Fun Fashion Vocabulary Resources
Are Your Students Dedicated Followers of Fashion?
Fun activities for teenage learners including a song by the Kinks to develop their fashion vocabulary. These resources are very much focused on games, songs, blogs and practical activity.For more information go to TEFL Vocabulary Resources
Sunday 5 August 2012
TEFL Teacher Training at Intesol International
TEFL Teacher Training
I have been thinking lately about young teachers entering the profession. To be honest if you have good health and the funds to do your qualification abroad, I think it is an excellent idea to travel and study at the same time.
You obviously need to want to teach and have the dedication and ability to learn from other teachers. Teaching really is an example of a profession of lifelong learning. After 20 years in the profession I know that very well. I love it, I still do and if I can help anyone along the way I will.
I am going to be providing links on teaching training providers. My first review is of Intesol International. They are a global TESOL training organisation, offering
accredited TESOL/TEFL certificate qualifications. They offer a variety of levels to their qualifications depending on how much time you can give to study. Prices vary according to the length of the course you choose. Most importantly you are required to do teaching practice. This could be your first step to
a new adventure in teaching English abroad!
Teacher training providers in the future will be listed at TEFL Application and Resource Information Information
Links to BBC Videos - British Habitats
Highlands, Lowlands, Lakes - The Many and Varied Habitats of the UK
Following on from the earlier resource that pre-taught useful vocabulary for this topic on Habitats; here is the next part of the resource. It develops audio, visual and reading skills and allows you to find out about the many and varied habitats that exist within the United Kingdom.
Go to TEFL Communicative Resources
V&A Museum Creative Writing Resources
Creative Writing Resource
The links below give useful guidance on how to get detailed observations of an object and generate ideas for creative writing. Qualities such as colour, shape, texture and materials are looked at first. Similies and metaphors are then defined and the student encouraged to move from a physical to an abstract view of an object.
There are two PDF resources to download:
Simplifying an Object
http://media.vam.ac.uk/vamembed/media/uploads/files/creative_writing_museums_looking_simplifying.pdf
Looking Intensely at an Object
Images of objects are provided on each sheet. Alternatively, students can find other images at http://collections.vam.ac.uk/
Saturday 4 August 2012
Job Flashcards and Games
Simple Resources for Elementary to Pre - Intermediate TEFL Learners
TEFL Vocabulary Page
How well are your country doing in the Olympic Games?
Follow Your Country
Find out about competitors; compare your countries performance to team GB; listen to audio and video clips relevant to your nation; read articles; check out latest records, key facts and medals and subscribe to the latest headlines at:-
Friday 3 August 2012
TEFL Habitats of Great Britain Vocabulary Resource
Habitats of Great Britain -Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary associated with the environment at TEFL Vocabulary Resources
Resource to develop definitions of scientific vocabulary and phrases, synonyms, building words from the root, adding prefixes and suffixes.
Further resources will follow to use the vocabulary you have learned.
Thursday 2 August 2012
Indigenous Culture and Mapping Resources
Reviving Our Culture, Mapping Our Future
by The ABN and The Gaia Foundation
Reviving Our Culture, Mapping Our Future
The story behind a group of indigenous communities from around the world who met in South Africa two years ago. An awe inspiring video resource showing new methods (mapping and modelling) of communicating a message to the rest of the world.
With a transcript for the teacher and practical ideas for activities in the classroom.
Olympic and Para Olympic TEFL Resource Books
British Council TEFL Olympic Visitor Book Resources
Writers - Mike Davies, Devo Forbes, Chris Speck, Mandy Loader, Suzanne Guerrero, Andy Baxter and Anthony Cosgrove
The British Council have produced two workbooks that you can be working through as the Olympic Games continue. They can be found at
You can either read the books online, search for content or download the handbooks to read later.
The books contain:-
- situational language activities.
- an A-Z sports directory
- a description of each individual olympic sport
- a test with answers
- an answer key for all questions
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