🌪️ Vocabulary Wednesday: Tornado Idioms! 🌪️
English teachers, let’s shake things up with some tornado-inspired idioms! Help your students learn fun and vivid expressions like:
“Whirlwind romance” — a fast and intense relationship
“In a spin” — feeling confused or overwhelmed
“Blown away” — amazed or impressed
Incorporate these into your lessons this week to enhance your students’ language proficiency.
English teachers, let’s shake things up with some tornado-inspired idioms! Help your students learn fun and vivid expressions like:
“Whirlwind romance” — a fast and intense relationship
“In a spin” — feeling confused or overwhelmed
“Blown away” — amazed or impressed
Incorporate these into your lessons this week to enhance your students’ language proficiency.
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📢 Today 📢
Join Us for an AE Live Series 22 Viewing Session! 🎥✨
🎨 This week’s session will focus on the theme of Reading at the Edge of Your Seat: Motivation and the Prescribed Literacy Curriculum.
Guided by English Language Specialist Tamrika Khvtisiashvili, you’ll have the chance to watch and reflect on insights from Spencer Salas.
Get ready to discover new ways to inspire your students and bring excitement to literacy lessons. We look forward to your participation and ideas!
⏰ Time: TODAY at 16.00 MSK
🔗 Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/4ck92Sg
Join Us for an AE Live Series 22 Viewing Session! 🎥✨
🎨 This week’s session will focus on the theme of Reading at the Edge of Your Seat: Motivation and the Prescribed Literacy Curriculum.
Guided by English Language Specialist Tamrika Khvtisiashvili, you’ll have the chance to watch and reflect on insights from Spencer Salas.
Get ready to discover new ways to inspire your students and bring excitement to literacy lessons. We look forward to your participation and ideas!
⏰ Time: TODAY at 16.00 MSK
🔗 Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/4ck92Sg
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🎉 Forum Friday: The Lighter Side! 🎉
Looking to add some fun and games to your English lessons? The English Teaching Forum presents “The Lighter Side” — a collection of puzzles, word searches, crosswords, and games that make learning English lighthearted and enjoyable.
✅ Check out this fun activity perfect for intermediate learners (and easy to adapt for other levels):
🔗 Try it here: https://bit.ly/4dy90GY
👉 Don’t miss the full digital issue of ET Forum 63.1 here: https://bit.ly/4dxR534
Make your Friday—and your lessons—a little lighter! 🎈
Looking to add some fun and games to your English lessons? The English Teaching Forum presents “The Lighter Side” — a collection of puzzles, word searches, crosswords, and games that make learning English lighthearted and enjoyable.
✅ Check out this fun activity perfect for intermediate learners (and easy to adapt for other levels):
🔗 Try it here: https://bit.ly/4dy90GY
👉 Don’t miss the full digital issue of ET Forum 63.1 here: https://bit.ly/4dxR534
Make your Friday—and your lessons—a little lighter! 🎈
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🌪️ Classroom Connection: Teaching About Tornado Season 🌪️
As June begins, tornado season is in full swing across parts of the U.S., especially in Tornado Alley—including Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. These powerful storms, with winds over 300 mph, offer more than just a weather update - they’re a timely and engaging classroom topic.
🎯 This is a great opportunity to:
• Teach weather-related vocabulary and idioms
• Practice reading or listening comprehension using real-world weather reports
• Introduce students to U.S. geography and regional culture
• Discuss emergency language and safety instructions—essential for real-life communication
📚 Need a starting point? Here’s a short article to support your lesson planning: https://bit.ly/3SVtKyN
As June begins, tornado season is in full swing across parts of the U.S., especially in Tornado Alley—including Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. These powerful storms, with winds over 300 mph, offer more than just a weather update - they’re a timely and engaging classroom topic.
🎯 This is a great opportunity to:
• Teach weather-related vocabulary and idioms
• Practice reading or listening comprehension using real-world weather reports
• Introduce students to U.S. geography and regional culture
• Discuss emergency language and safety instructions—essential for real-life communication
📚 Need a starting point? Here’s a short article to support your lesson planning: https://bit.ly/3SVtKyN
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🌪️ Sunday Spotlight: Everyday Environment Podcast – Tornado Trends 🌪️
Looking to bring science and language learning together? This week’s featured podcast from Illinois Extension dives into tornado trends, the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale, and the science behind how tornadoes form.
Whether you’re teaching weather vocabulary, meteorology, or simply want to inspire curiosity in your students, this episode offers clear explanations and valuable insights perfect for classroom use or personal enrichment.
Use it as a listening activity, discussion starter, or a way to introduce scientific terms related to natural disasters. It’s a great way to combine content knowledge with language skills!
🔗 Listen to Tornado Trends here: https://bit.ly/4jtTai6
Looking to bring science and language learning together? This week’s featured podcast from Illinois Extension dives into tornado trends, the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale, and the science behind how tornadoes form.
Whether you’re teaching weather vocabulary, meteorology, or simply want to inspire curiosity in your students, this episode offers clear explanations and valuable insights perfect for classroom use or personal enrichment.
Use it as a listening activity, discussion starter, or a way to introduce scientific terms related to natural disasters. It’s a great way to combine content knowledge with language skills!
🔗 Listen to Tornado Trends here: https://bit.ly/4jtTai6
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👉📖 Materials Monday:
Looking for engaging reading materials for your intermediate English learners?
📚 Check out text and audio files for To Build a Fire and Other Stories by Jack London—perfect for exploring vocabulary in context! 🔥 🔗 americanenglish.state.gov/resources/build-fire-and-other-stories
Want to boost your vocabulary teaching skills? 🧠 Try strategies like:
• Word Wheels to explore word forms and meanings
• Organizing Meanings by grouping related words
• Contextual Guessing to infer meaning from the story
Learn more about these strategies in the article by Spencer Salas:
🔗 bit.ly/AdolescentReadersAndNewWords
Looking for engaging reading materials for your intermediate English learners?
📚 Check out text and audio files for To Build a Fire and Other Stories by Jack London—perfect for exploring vocabulary in context! 🔥 🔗 americanenglish.state.gov/resources/build-fire-and-other-stories
Want to boost your vocabulary teaching skills? 🧠 Try strategies like:
• Word Wheels to explore word forms and meanings
• Organizing Meanings by grouping related words
• Contextual Guessing to infer meaning from the story
Learn more about these strategies in the article by Spencer Salas:
🔗 bit.ly/AdolescentReadersAndNewWords
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📚 #TeachingTipTuesday
Have you heard of the CAR strategy for building reading motivation? 🚗✨
CAR stands for Competence, Autonomy, and Relatedness — three essential components that drive students’ motivation to read, just like the body, engine, and tires are essential to making a real car run.
✅ Competence: Help students feel capable by giving them achievable reading challenges. ✅ Autonomy: Offer meaningful choices in what and how they read. ✅ Relatedness: Foster a sense of connection through shared reading experiences and discussions.
The best part? You can combine strategies to support more than one CAR element at a time, making your lessons more impactful and engaging!
💡 Want practical examples? Check out this insightful article from American English: 🔗 https://bit.ly/CAR-MotivatingStudentsToRead
Have you heard of the CAR strategy for building reading motivation? 🚗✨
CAR stands for Competence, Autonomy, and Relatedness — three essential components that drive students’ motivation to read, just like the body, engine, and tires are essential to making a real car run.
✅ Competence: Help students feel capable by giving them achievable reading challenges. ✅ Autonomy: Offer meaningful choices in what and how they read. ✅ Relatedness: Foster a sense of connection through shared reading experiences and discussions.
The best part? You can combine strategies to support more than one CAR element at a time, making your lessons more impactful and engaging!
💡 Want practical examples? Check out this insightful article from American English: 🔗 https://bit.ly/CAR-MotivatingStudentsToRead
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📚 Vocabulary Wednesday: Idioms Related to Books! 📚
This week, we’re sharing some useful idioms that come from books and reading. These expressions are pretty common in English, and learning them will help your students speak and write in a more natural way. Using idioms like these can also boost their confidence when they’re talking or writing in English, whether it’s in class, with friends, or even when watching movies or reading stories.
This week, we’re sharing some useful idioms that come from books and reading. These expressions are pretty common in English, and learning them will help your students speak and write in a more natural way. Using idioms like these can also boost their confidence when they’re talking or writing in English, whether it’s in class, with friends, or even when watching movies or reading stories.
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📢 Scholarship Opportunity for English Teachers! 🌍✏️
Are you an English teacher passionate about creating positive learning environments? Apply now for the OPEN Global Online Course Scholarship for the Fall 2025 term!
You’ll learn how to support students with disabilities, explore real classroom examples, and pick up practical strategies you can use right away.
🎓 Course: Successful Classrooms for English Learners with Special Needs
🏫 Delivered by: University of Oregon
📅 Starts: September 23, 2025
💻 Format: 100% online
👉 Apply by July 10 for a FREE scholarship: https://forms.gle/S6NnqqDtxTg8uF158
Are you an English teacher passionate about creating positive learning environments? Apply now for the OPEN Global Online Course Scholarship for the Fall 2025 term!
You’ll learn how to support students with disabilities, explore real classroom examples, and pick up practical strategies you can use right away.
🎓 Course: Successful Classrooms for English Learners with Special Needs
🏫 Delivered by: University of Oregon
📅 Starts: September 23, 2025
💻 Format: 100% online
👉 Apply by July 10 for a FREE scholarship: https://forms.gle/S6NnqqDtxTg8uF158
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📖 #ForumFriday
Do you use a guide when reading an article? What kinds of questions do you ask yourself before and after reading? 🤔
A good reading guide can help you slow down, reflect, and really understand the concepts—not just skim the surface.
👉 Check out this Reader’s Guide from the latest issue of English Teaching Forum:
🔗 https://bit.ly/4kOsuJN
💥 It includes pre-reading and post-reading questions to help deepen comprehension, spark discussion, and support critical thinking in your classroom or learning community.
Whether you're a teacher or a learner, this guide is a powerful tool for making the most of every article you read!
Do you use a guide when reading an article? What kinds of questions do you ask yourself before and after reading? 🤔
A good reading guide can help you slow down, reflect, and really understand the concepts—not just skim the surface.
👉 Check out this Reader’s Guide from the latest issue of English Teaching Forum:
🔗 https://bit.ly/4kOsuJN
💥 It includes pre-reading and post-reading questions to help deepen comprehension, spark discussion, and support critical thinking in your classroom or learning community.
Whether you're a teacher or a learner, this guide is a powerful tool for making the most of every article you read!
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🎷 Saturday American Culture Share: Jazz Music 🎶
Did you know that jazz is one of America’s greatest contributions to world music? Born in New Orleans in the early 1900s, jazz blends African rhythms, blues, and European musical traditions. It’s all about improvisation, individuality, and expression. Legends like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Miles Davis helped shape jazz into a powerful cultural force.
🌍 Jazz isn’t just music—it’s a story of creativity, resilience, and innovation.
📚 Learn more about jazz history Check out this great introduction from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History: 🔗 Jazz | Smithsonian Music
🎧 Where to listen (for free):
🔗 https://www.jazz24.org/
🔗 https://www.jazzradio.com/
Did you know that jazz is one of America’s greatest contributions to world music? Born in New Orleans in the early 1900s, jazz blends African rhythms, blues, and European musical traditions. It’s all about improvisation, individuality, and expression. Legends like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Miles Davis helped shape jazz into a powerful cultural force.
🌍 Jazz isn’t just music—it’s a story of creativity, resilience, and innovation.
📚 Learn more about jazz history Check out this great introduction from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History: 🔗 Jazz | Smithsonian Music
🎧 Where to listen (for free):
🔗 https://www.jazz24.org/
🔗 https://www.jazzradio.com/
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🤝📚 Self-Care Sunday Idea for English Teachers:
Organize a book swap with your fellow teachers! Sharing stories not only refreshes your reading list but also builds a supportive community. Plus, discovering new books can spark fresh ideas for your classroom lessons.
Take time this Sunday to connect, recharge, and get inspired—one page at a time.
Organize a book swap with your fellow teachers! Sharing stories not only refreshes your reading list but also builds a supportive community. Plus, discovering new books can spark fresh ideas for your classroom lessons.
Take time this Sunday to connect, recharge, and get inspired—one page at a time.
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✨ Meet our next AE Live Webinar presenter ✨
We are thrilled to welcome our next AE Live Webinar presenter, Javid Rasooly, whose webinar "Move to Learn: Energizing the EFL Classroom through Movement-Based Activities" will take place this week!
🔗 Join on your own on Zoom on June 18 at 15:00 or 20:00 MSK here: https://zoom.us/j/96503218412
🎧👀 Join with a teacher community with American Center Moscow and Angela Dadak on June 26 at 16:00 MSK here: https://bit.ly/4ck92Sg
We are thrilled to welcome our next AE Live Webinar presenter, Javid Rasooly, whose webinar "Move to Learn: Energizing the EFL Classroom through Movement-Based Activities" will take place this week!
🔗 Join on your own on Zoom on June 18 at 15:00 or 20:00 MSK here: https://zoom.us/j/96503218412
🎧👀 Join with a teacher community with American Center Moscow and Angela Dadak on June 26 at 16:00 MSK here: https://bit.ly/4ck92Sg
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📚 Just one week left until the course begins! 📚
In partnership with the American Center Moscow, the RELO Office is thrilled to offer three 8-week English practice courses designed for adult learners at A2/B1 proficiency levels. Don’t miss this great opportunity to improve your skills!
✨ Course Highlights: 🔹 Enhance your grammar, listening, and speaking skills 🔹 Focus on real-world English usage 🔹 Improve your skills in a supportive environment
🌟 Don’t miss this opportunity to practice and improve your English skills in a fun and interactive way!
Choose your course dates and register here:
🔹 Course 1: June 24 – August 14, 2025: https://amc.timepad.ru/event/3377347/
🔹 Course 2: September 2 – October 23, 2025: https://amc.timepad.ru/event/3377448/
🔹 Course 3: October 28 – December 18, 2025: https://amc.timepad.ru/event/3377463/
In partnership with the American Center Moscow, the RELO Office is thrilled to offer three 8-week English practice courses designed for adult learners at A2/B1 proficiency levels. Don’t miss this great opportunity to improve your skills!
✨ Course Highlights: 🔹 Enhance your grammar, listening, and speaking skills 🔹 Focus on real-world English usage 🔹 Improve your skills in a supportive environment
🌟 Don’t miss this opportunity to practice and improve your English skills in a fun and interactive way!
Choose your course dates and register here:
🔹 Course 1: June 24 – August 14, 2025: https://amc.timepad.ru/event/3377347/
🔹 Course 2: September 2 – October 23, 2025: https://amc.timepad.ru/event/3377448/
🔹 Course 3: October 28 – December 18, 2025: https://amc.timepad.ru/event/3377463/
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✨ Meet Our AE Live Webinar Viewing Session Host: Angela M. Dadak ✨
We’re excited to invite you to join our AE Live webinar viewing session!
The webinar viewing session with American Center Moscow hosted by Angela Dadak “Move to Learn: Energizing the EFL Classroom through Movement-Based Activities” by Javid Rasooly will take place on June 26 at 4 PM MSK.
🎧👀 Join with a teacher community with American Center Moscow and Angela Dadak on June 26 at 4 PM MSK here: https://bit.ly/3FVOvHV
Don’t miss this chance to energize your EFL classroom with movement-based activities!
We’re excited to invite you to join our AE Live webinar viewing session!
The webinar viewing session with American Center Moscow hosted by Angela Dadak “Move to Learn: Energizing the EFL Classroom through Movement-Based Activities” by Javid Rasooly will take place on June 26 at 4 PM MSK.
🎧👀 Join with a teacher community with American Center Moscow and Angela Dadak on June 26 at 4 PM MSK here: https://bit.ly/3FVOvHV
Don’t miss this chance to energize your EFL classroom with movement-based activities!
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📖 #ForumFriday
What are the benefits and challenges of incorporating podcasts into teaching? Discover how students can create their own podcasts to boost language skills, creativity, and collaboration.
📖 Read the article “Innovative Student Podcasting” in the latest issue of English Teaching Forum: 🔗 https://bit.ly/45hcoUJ
👉 Use the Reader’s Guide on page 27 to support pre-reading and post-reading activities.
📰 Access the full journal here: 🔗 https://bit.ly/ETForum-63-2
What are the benefits and challenges of incorporating podcasts into teaching? Discover how students can create their own podcasts to boost language skills, creativity, and collaboration.
📖 Read the article “Innovative Student Podcasting” in the latest issue of English Teaching Forum: 🔗 https://bit.ly/45hcoUJ
👉 Use the Reader’s Guide on page 27 to support pre-reading and post-reading activities.
📰 Access the full journal here: 🔗 https://bit.ly/ETForum-63-2
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