Teaching Matters

After 40 years of teaching, I have retired from the classroom with many lovely memories, a few embarrassing regrets, and loads of acquired insight into what teaching is really about. In short snippets, I am planning to share some of these insights with you throughout the coming weeks.  This is ...

This summer, WebEnglish is taking a rest. There are other things on my slate, like the garden, a stack of books, and a bit of consultation. There will not be daily posts on Facebook, or on Twitter, and no blog posts on the website. If you are eager to start ...

In the USA, they have dedicated this whole week - some even the whole month - to remind themselves of the important work that teachers do. The first full week in May is Teacher Appreciation Week, and the Tuesday that week is Teacher Appreciation Day.  Students make cards and give ...

After seven years of developing the WebEnglish.se site into the internationally renowned collection of teaching materials that it is today, it is time to skip the epithet showing the country of origin.  By now, if you write 'webenglish' in any browser, WebEnglish.se bounces up as the first search result before ...

April 23rd is English Language Day, which also marks the anniversary of both Shakespeare's assumed birthday and the day of his death on April 23rd, 1616. WebEnglish.se  honours the Bard with three Theme Pages: Shakespeare EZ, which is suitable for elementary and lower intermediate students, year 6-7 in Swedish Compulsory ...

Advertising is everywhere, and it's very irritating to get too many commercials in the middle of an interesting video or ads all around the text when reading a story with your students.  Luckily, there are a few free tools you can use to make your viewing or reading in the ...

WebEnglish.se is constantly growing and evolving. In order to make the website easier to browse and find what you are looking for, we have divided the concept of Themes into several categories: Topics, Literature, Fairy Tales, History,  Countries, and Seasonal Themes.  — Not all of them can be found at all ...

To celebrate the 110th International Women's Day on March 8th, WebEnglish.se has compiled a new theme page about Women's Suffrage, exploring the history of how women finally got the right to vote. In the U.S.A, the whole month of March has been dedicated to Women's History, and this year, even ...

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 ...

I have been glued in front of the Cable TV News since Wednesday, when The Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. was stormed. These are the best links I have found for you to learn and discuss with your students about what is happening in the USA and why.

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