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This morning the world is waking up to a new political scene. WebEnglish.se has collected some American programmes that explain why Trump was winning from the start. These are added to the top of the page US Presidential Election, 7-9. The key to coping with the new political playground is ...

WebEnglish.se just got great news on how to authenticate listening for intermediate/advanced students. You and your students can watch live TV from BBC and many other British channels - free! Several channels even have children's programmes in the morning, which might be fun for year 1-2 to watch despite the ...

Teaching teenage beginners in English has made me come up with the quickest ways to describe new vocabulary on the big screen. If the word is anything concrete, like the different fruits, animals or Halloween monsters, write it in Google and choose "pictures". The screen will fill with clear images ...

The surprising news got WebEnglish.se to work fast and hard to quickly get a theme page out to all those teachers who wish to honour Bob Dylan and his lifetime work with some lessons around his songs and their messages. Link: Bob Dylan ...

WebEnglish.se has collected some of teachers' most favourite news sites on one page, Daily News. Whenever Breaking News happens in the world, you can catch them on BBC One-minute World News or CBS News live anytime. News-in-Levels is an excellent resource for diverse groups as the same news can ...

WebEnglish.se is in favour of reading real books instead of schoolbooks. There are several marvellous sites that present free e-books to students at all levels. Epic! for young learners, is organised in categories. Some books have audio and you can even find short educational videos. Oxford Owl is categorised by ...

WebEnglish.se has updated materials for October celebrations. First up is World Teachers' Day, and you can let your students study the greatest, historic teachers of all times. On the 2nd Monday of October, most Americans celebrate Columbus Day, while some cities have changed the name to Native Americans' Day ...

This week could be a good time to motivate some reluctant readers to start reading a real book, as it is Banned Books Week in the US. This year's theme is celebrating diversity. Interestingly, some of the favourites of many English students in Sweden appear in the list of 2015 that ...

The 4th Friday of September is Native American Day, dedicated to celebrating the honour of all Native Americans, who have had to give up their homelands and change their ways of life for the benefit of the white people that invaded the Americas. WebEnglish.se has updated the theme page about ...

There seems to be a widely spread misconception that digital materials are only for classes with 1:1 iPads or laptops. WebEnglish.se, however, is primarily designed for classes with an interactive whiteboard or just a projector and a regular whiteboard or a projection screen. Even a whitish wall is enough. The ...

WebEnglish.se was down last Sunday, Sept 4, for several hours due to some support activities. We regret the bad choice of day as many teachers use Sundays to plan their forthcoming week. Consequently, we have now agreed on a Support Policy that will leave Sundays free from any risk of ...

WebEnglish.se is happy to welcome almost 200 new followers on Facebook since school start. You get all the new posts in Teaching Matters, all major additions to the website and a lot of snippets to inspire teachers almost daily. However, Facebook has its way of prioritising what you see and ...