Keep Calm and Teach English

The past school year was a difficult one for teachers and students. We had to adapt to new ways of doing things in a very short time. However teachers who have been involved in eTwinning projects all these years, have probably adjusted to the new reality more easily. eTwinning projects gave students and teachers the opportunity to collaborate from a distance using digital online tools way before the quarantine!  During this ordeal and, most importantly, despite it, we managed to complete our project "Green entrepreneurs" with schools from Turkey, Italy, Croatia and Romania. Our project logo The aim of the project was to encourage students to act for the good of the planet, to become "Green Entrepreneurs" and to realize their responsibilities towards nature and the world. Through this project, we wanted our students to look at their daily habits and realize how they affect the environment, to learn what the causes of climate change are and what they can do to stop th...

Last year I prepared an Advent Calendar full of ELT activities for the classroom and the home. The truth is I cannot resist the daily surprises Advent Calendars hide behind their small doors so I made a new one for 2018. photo by Gellinger In the calendar that follows there is a new activity behind each door, from crossword puzzles and short stories to filling in Christmas songs lyrics and making easy Christmas crafts. Some are the same as last year's but there are some new activities as well: Day 1: Make easy candy cane sleighs to give as Christmas presents Day 2: Make some easy Christmas Angels to hang on your tree Day 3: This is Britain Christmas video and worksheets Day 4: Print and solve a Christmas crossword puzzle Day 5: Christmas shopping in London! (British Council video and activities) Day 6: Read and listen to the story "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry (abridged) Day 7: Play a Christmas quiz with your friends Day 8: Write an email to Santa D...