My.EnglishClub.commy.englishclub.com

Oct. 2013

#RSCON Cha

t

Which cou

ntry are

you

currently

living in?

What time is

it?

Saturday, 12 October, 13

Be A NewscasterListen To News

Vocabulary

Listening

Speaking

Pronunciation

Reading

Writing

edition.englishclub.com category/listening-news

A NEW story every Tuesday!2006-present

Dedicated to Satoru (WOW!)

#RSCON Cha

t

Name a stud

ent who

has WOWed y

ou.

Saturday, 12 October, 13

Listen To NewsOverview

Easy-access from EC homepage

Updated every Tuesday

Single page resource

Teachers’ Guide

Flipped Classroom Approach

Archives available

#RSCON Chat

Are you familiar w

ith EC

and MyEC?

Saturday, 12 October, 13

Listen To News Vocabulary

#RSCON Chat

Would you d

iscuss this

topic

in your cl

ass?

Saturday, 12 October, 13

Listen To News Audio

Natural pace

North American accent

Clear pronunciation

High-quality recording

Downloadable

#RSCON Chat

How can your

students u

se

MP3 player

s?

Saturday, 12 October, 13

Listen To News Gap Fill

Type as you listen

Practise spelling

Printable for classroom or home use

#RSCON Cha

t

Do your s

tudents

have acc

ess

to the I

nternet

at schoo

l?

Saturday, 12 October, 13

Listen To News Comprehension

3 questions

May include detail, main idea, inference

Saturday, 12 October, 13

Listen To News Discussion

1 discussion question (use in class, social media networks, voice or video chat)

Useful for writing or speaking practice#RSC

ON Chat

Do your s

tudents

practise

English

on FB/t

witter/etc

.?

Saturday, 12 October, 13

Listen To News Answer Key

Show or hide option for self check

#RSCON Ch

at

Do you

r stude

nts ask

for

extra r

eading/

listening

practice

for hom

ework?

Saturday, 12 October, 13

WOW! Student/Teacher

ExamplesCreative

Interactive

Supportive

Teaching to learn

Saturday, 12 October, 13

Informal Discussion TopicsChat rooms

@EnglishClub social media sites

Skype #RSCON

Do you

r stude

nts

use ch

at room

s?

Saturday, 12 October, 13

Formal Group Online

http://my.englishclub.com/group/audiospeakinggroup

#RSCON C

hat

Why sho

uld lan

guage

learne

rs reco

rd the

ir

voices?

Saturday, 12 October, 13

Speaking ToolsAudioboo

Voki

Vocaroo

AudioPal

#RSCON C

hat

Have y

ou use

d

these

tools?

Which o

ne is y

our

favour

ite?

Saturday, 12 October, 13

Pronunciation Practice

Type phonemic characters: www.phonemicchart.com

http://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/phonemic-chart-ia.htm

#RSCO

N Chat

Do you

like u

sing a

phonem

ic char

t?

Why or

why not

?

Saturday, 12 October, 13

Sample Audio

http://my.englishclub.com/video/japan-s-black-widow-sentenced-to-death-bnchttp://www.futureofeducation.com/video/audio-speaking-group-examples (Here)

#RSCON Ch

at

Disappe

ar for a

minute

and list

en to th

is WOW

audio

sample.

Share

your

though

ts! (1:2

3)

Saturday, 12 October, 13

Sample Videos

http://www.futureofeducation.com/profile/TaraBenwell (ALL VIDEOS)

#RSCON Chat

Promise yo

u will

watch video

s

by these W

OW learners/

teachers

after my ses

sion!

Robbie,

Video Mod

Gabriel,

Spambuste

r+Ohnie,

Homeschooling Mom/

Video Contest winner

Saturday, 12 October, 13

Sample Blog Posts Writing and Responding

#RSCON4 Chat

Do your students

blog?

Please say yes!

If not,

have them join MyEC today!

Saturday, 12 October, 13

Error Correction#Tag with corrections

Grammar Help Desk

Grammar Help Desk: http://www.englishclub.com/esl-forums/viewforum.php?f=199

#RSCON Chat

What are som

e different

ways to offer

error

correction in

an online

environment?

Saturday, 12 October, 13

Alternative ResourcesOn EnglishClub

This Week In History

Interesting Facts in Easy English

Talking Point

Writing Prompts

Idiom/Phrasal Verb/Slang of the Day #RSCON4 Chat

Share your

own favourite on

line

self-study re

sources.

Saturday, 12 October, 13

Questions? & Contact Info

Join MyEC my.englishclub.com

Add Tara Benwell as a friend

Introduce yourself in a blog post

Join the Audio Speaking Group

Find links in #RSCON4 Notes

Watch the WOW videos

http://my.englishclub.com/profile/EnglishTeacher

@tarabenwell@EnglishClub

#RSCON Cha

t

Guess which

news sto

ry I’ll

be cover

ing this T

uesday!

Saturday, 12 October, 13