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Welcome to TEYL Tools and Talks. This is a place for experience exchange. It opens a point to meet people who work and share interest in teaching English as a foreign language to kids. The page is thought to be an interactive and self-growing resource, so all your ideas will be appreciated.

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Warm-up. Nice tune to sing at the begining of the lesson to call everybody´s attention (appropriate musical instrument: a small bell). Music from the traditional song "Bells are ringing". Lyrics: "Bells are ringing (2), hear them chime (2), calling all the children (2), it´s English time (2)". Once the worksheet has been coloured, it may be used as front page for the kids' English file, set of term activities... Worksheet to be printed.
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Bingo. Practice numbers playing bingo. Worksheet to be printed.
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Rainbow. Paint the seven boxes and the final rainbow, to sing: "Red and yellow and pink and green, orange and purple and blue. I can sing a rainbow (3)..., and so can you" . Worksheet to be printed.
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Some pieces of art work. Antonio J. Salomon has designed same worksheets to practice: vacabulary around the house, simple present of to be and the alphabet. It is worth to have a look. Send your comments to A.J. Salomon.
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Hello! Greetings is one of the first topics to work. Here you have a very simple picture to consolidate hello/goodbye with the very young leaners. Worksheet to be printed.
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Numbers. A picture for listening and pointing out. Colour dictation ("No. 2 is yellow, ..." ). Copy the numbers. Worksheet to be printed.
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Seasonal activities:
 
Halloween Christmas Valentine's Day


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Information spot:
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Resolution of the Council of the European Union encouraging the early learning of languages at school (November 20, 1997) [French text].

IATEFL-Special Interest Group Symposium. British Council School - Madrid. 7 - 9 Septermber, 2000. For further information, contact: teresa.reilly@es.britcoun.org.

Computers in the Primary Classroom. CPR Vallecas  (Madrid). October 2000. Visit our Workshop of ESL activities.


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ELTeCS-L is a British Council internet discussion group for professionals with an interest in the teaching of English as a foreign language. It is the'virtual' component of the English Language Teaching Contacts Scheme (ELTeCS) network.
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Visit the British Council web for more information about ELTeCS-L and other resourcers for teachers of English as a foreign language to children.


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 Rosa Gonzalez - English Teacher
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