What’s New from American English ?
- Get ready for our 4th annual Create Your Own Board Game Competition! Graphics to promote the CYOBG are attached to this email. Deadline: Nov 25. Winners announced: Nov 30.
- Video Campaign Stats: So far, we have received over 50 videos from 22 different countries, plus 1 RELO solo video. (Thanks, Eran!)
- Videos are from: Angola, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mali, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, Ukraine, Vietnam, & Yemen
- There’s still time to add more countries to this list! Share our posts about the video campaign.
- NOTE: The campaign officially ends tomorrow (Oct 28), but we’ll continue to take videos until Monday, Oct 31.
- Our second short animated modal verb video is about giving advice in the past. The video is on YouTube and Facebook. On Monday, we'll have a special Halloween video about using shouldn't have to give advice in the past.
- The October Teacher’s Corner is all about teaching academic writing. In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, we share a simple activity that students lead and conduct in the final days before submitting an essay.
- In the latest Teens Talk interview, high schooler Lilac talks about having a part-time job, being on the swim team, and buying a car.
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Please feel free to use this language to disseminate the new AE content via your social media platforms.
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Create Your Own Board Game Competition
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Do you use board games in your classroom? Do you ever create your own board games for your students? Enter the 4th annual #AmericanEnglish Create Your Own Board Game (CYOBG) Competition! Submit your original board game to americanenglish@state.gov by November 25. Winners will be announced on November 30. Learn more and see past winners here: http://bit.ly/AEboardgame #AEforEducators #WeLoveAE |
Like board games? Enter the 4th annual #AmericanEnglish CYOBG competition!
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Modal Verbs: VIDEO
(advice in the past)
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How is “should have” pronounced in casual spoken #AmericanEnglish? Find out with this #video! And learn how to use advice in the past. |
How is “should have” pronounced in casual spoken #AmericanEnglish? Find out with this #video! |
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Teacher’s Corner:
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Do your students submit essays with spelling and punctuation mistakes? How can you help them recognize and fix these errors before they hand in their essays? Have them use this proofreader’s checklist from #AmericanEnglish #TeachersCorner! |
Learn how to help your students edit their own essays with this #TeachersCorner on #AmericanEnglish. |
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Teens Talk: Lilac
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When you were a teenager, what were some of your dreams for the future? Read and listen to this interview with Lilac who talks about her future plans. #TeensTalk #AmericanEnglish |
We all have dreams for the future! Learn one US teen’s future plans in this #AmericanEnglish #TeensTalk. |
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Facebook
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Create Your Own Board Game Competition
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Do you use board games in your classroom? Do you ever create your own board games for your students? Enter the 4th annual #AmericanEnglish Create Your Own Board Game (CYOBG) Competition! Submit your original board game to americanenglish@state.gov by November 25. Winners will be announced on November 30. Learn more and see past winners here: http://bit.ly/AEboardgame #AEforEducators #WeLoveAE |
Like board games? Enter the 4th annual #AmericanEnglish CYOBG competition!
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Modal Verbs: VIDEO
(advice in the past)
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How is “should have” pronounced in casual spoken #AmericanEnglish? Find out with this #video! And learn how to use advice in the past. |
How is “should have” pronounced in casual spoken #AmericanEnglish? Find out with this #video! |
YouTube
Facebook
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Teacher’s Corner:
Using a Proofreading Checklist
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Do your students submit essays with spelling and punctuation mistakes? How can you help them recognize and fix these errors before they hand in their essays? Have them use this proofreader’s checklist from #AmericanEnglish #TeachersCorner! |
Learn how to help your students edit their own essays with this #TeachersCorner on #AmericanEnglish. |
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Teens Talk: Lilac
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When you were a teenager, what were some of your dreams for the future? Read and listen to this interview with Lilac who talks about her future plans. #TeensTalk #AmericanEnglish |
We all have dreams for the future! Learn one US teen’s future plans in this #AmericanEnglish #TeensTalk. |
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