Nowadays, I mostly post links on Facebook in the mornings. If you open your Facebook after work in the afternoon, WebEnglish.se notifications may already have disappeared far down in your newsfeed. Facebook also has its way of prioritising what you see and what you don't. Sometimes, posts from "companies" (however ...
The five days ahead cause real trouble for teachers to choose which celebrations and carnivals to focus on in their classrooms. Friday, Feb 12th is Chinese New Year, which celebrates the start of the Year of the Ox with both big and small carnivals all around the English Speaking World, ...
As almost all activities presented on WebEnglish.se are digital, they can be used in remote learning. Here are some concrete tips on how you can utilise some of the WebEnglish.se resources: The Themes Let your students vote to choose a theme they would like to study. Give them time to ...
The storming of The Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. happened two years ago. These are the best links I have found for you to learn and discuss with your students about what was happening in the USA and why.
When I went to school I loved reading books, but I hated answering content questions for class. I always felt stupid answering questions that everybody in the classroom knew the answer to. When I studied at the university, I was finally allowed to write what I thought about what I ...
This year, WebEnglish.se has changed Calendar style, so every level gets their own page.
When you open the page, there is first the featured image, and below that the actual calendar. There will be the same theme on each day, so you may look around, and decide which one you ...
*Advent: "The coming or arrival of something or someone that is important or worthy of note" At WebEnglish.se we don't want to shade the story of Thanksgiving by starting with Christmas before the 1st Sunday of Advent. We will be updating all Christmas pages during the last week of November ...
If you ask any American, which is the greatest tradition and/or celebration of the year, they'll all say the same: Thanksgiving. Yet, it seems to be forgotten in most English language classes in cultures that do not celebrate Thanksgiving themselves. This year, WebEnglish.se urges all teachers to remedy the gap ...
24 October has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. In 1971, the United Nations General Assembly recommended that the day be observed by the Member States as a public holiday. Related Topics: Human Rights, Malala Yousafzai, The Child's Rights
Columbus Day has traditionally been celebrated in the US on the second Monday in October commemorating the day when Christopher Columbus landed on the island of San Salvador in today’s Bahamas on October 12th in 1492. In recent years, however, as awareness over the disrespect and cruelty acted upon the ...
For this Halloween season, WebEnglish.se is loaded with materials. All related Theme Pages have been updated for teachers to make the English classes spooky with witches, monsters, murders, mysteries, and ghosts. There's enough for any level for the whole month of October. Choose here where to start:
On this USA Constitution Day, I have been adding several new links to the theme pages where you can learn about the USA Presidential Election and about Democracy as a whole. All the new links are suitable for younger learners on early A2-level, year 6-7 in Sweden. Have fun! ...
