TeachingEnglish is a digital programme for English teachers and teacher educators, drawing on UK and local expertise, and the unique insight and experience of the British Council. 

Through this programme we aim to:

  • build your professional network, share ideas and knowhow, and stay up to date with the events, latest research and innovations in teaching. 
  • provide teaching and learning resources to support your practice, as well as new opportunities for continious professional development (CPD) .
  • connect and communicate with the community of practice through a range of channels including social media and newsletters.

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Visit our TeachingEnglish website. Here we have hundreds of high-quality resources to help you with your continuing professional development as a teacher or teacher educator.

Learn English with friends

Teach English using these short videos. Covering a range of general English topics like colours, jobs, animals and places in town, these 30 videos help students learn related vocabulary. Supported by simple dialogues, students can practise the phrases instantly. Share the playlist with your students or use them in a lesson – the choice is yours! This resource comes with teacher support material where teachers can find simple, fun, and useful activities to review or practise topic vocabulary from the video and develop listening and speaking skills in English in an enjoyable way. Please find the download link of teacher support material below.

Link to playlist on YouTube Learn English with Friends teacher support material

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