National Geographic
I like National Geographic (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/) because it can be an eye-opener to the students. A lot of the students in neighbourhood schools are not really exposed to the foreign countries or anything that is out of Singapore. I like to use some short articles as cloze passage and provide them with a picture so that they have a feel of the background and culture of these countries. National Geographic is well-rounded as there is space, animals, sea, anything under the sun… There are also video clips that are pretty relevant to topics taught in EL such animals and the environment.
It also has an Education sub-site (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/) whereby there are lesson plans and activities that can be conducted in the classrooms. I would recommend this as this has high educational values which are out of the textbooks.
I chanced upon this website (http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/) and realize that there are a few resources or activities that can be tried in classes. Have yet to have a chance to try the activities from this site. But I hope to find suitable resources that can be used in the classroom. There are various sections in this website such as Try whereby there are various activities to be conducted in the classroom, Think for us to reflect on our teachings and Central that recommends activities that can be conducted in the classrooms weekly and by themes.
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