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WebEnglish.se Newsletter November 1st


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This Newsletter is a combination of our Weekly and Monthly Newsletters.
The Weekly Newsletter normally looks back to the week, and the Monthly one gives ideas for the coming month.

This Newsletter includes:
  • A Teaching Matter blog post about Grammar
  • WebEnglish.se Tips for November
  • From the Calendar
  • Links that were added this week
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Grammar Matters 2

The Swedish Curriculum is based on Communicative Language Learning and Teaching. According to most researchers within this field, grammar should be presented following one principle: WHEN it's needed and not IN CASE it's needed.
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Grammar

WebEnglish.se Tips for November

Theme of the Month - Colonisation

To understand Thanksgiving, I used to bring up the topic of Colonisation in November.

English Conquers the World

English Conquers the World
A theme page about how the English language spread around the world for elementary and intermediate students (A1.2 - B1), year 5-9 in Sweden.
Related topics: English Speaking Countries, London, New York City, Colonisation of North America, Colonisation of Australia
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Colonisation of North America 8-9

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A theme page about the Colonisation of North America with lesson plans and materials for intermediate level students (A2.2 -B1), year 8-9 in Sweden.
Related themes: Native Americans 7-9, Thanksgiving 3-7 and Pilgrim Fathers - Thanksgiving, English Conquers the World
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From the Calendar

Guy Fawkes' Night, Nov 5th

Although in recent years Guy Fawkes Night has been somewhat eclipsed by Hallowe’en, it is still an important date on the calendar for many British people. "Remember, Remember The Fifth of November The Gunpowder, Treason and Plot I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot".
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Guy Fawkes' Night

Armistice Day, Nov 11th

This Day in History, November 11, 1918: World War I Ends (2:30) An informative documentary The First World War in colour These remarkable images show the end of the First World War in colour Royals lead the nation in tributes at Cenotaph (5:09)A two-minute silence has been held across the UK to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of …
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Armistice Day

International Day for Tolerance, Nov 16th

The United Nations is committed to strengthening tolerance by fostering mutual understanding among cultures and peoples. Suitable materials for the International Day for Tolerance for year 7-9 are available in following theme pages: Tolerance, Year 7-9, Racism, Year 9 and Human Rights, Year 9
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International Day for Tolerance

Thanksgiving, Year 3-7

For the sake of the traditional holiday, the links on this page are aligned with the traditional story of Thanksgiving as it has been told since the 19th century. For the real historical view on the History of Thanksgiving Day, see Thanksgiving 7-9
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Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving 7-9

Thanksgiving 7-9
Related Theme Pages: Thanksgiving 3-7, Colonisation of North America 8-9, and Native Americans, 7-9 Background For the sake of the traditional holiday, the links on this page are mainly aligned with the traditional story of Thanksgiving as it has been told since the 19th century. For the real historical view on the History of Thanksgiving Day see Advanced Viewing below.
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New Links

Several WritingTools were added this week. Here are two examples:

OurBoox

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Ourboox | Create a Book - It's Simple, Free and Fun. Ourboox is a platform and community for social publishing. Reach out to the community, publish your book online and share it with the world.
Category: Writing Tools

Story Maker

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ABCya! • Educational Computer Games and Apps for Kids. Story Maker is a fun and easy way for children to create and print short stories. An intuitive interface makes it simple for kids to add words, pictures and pages.
Category: Writing Tools

Thanks for Reading Bonus

Trump’s al-Baghdadi Speech & Obama’s Bin Laden Speech

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