Online Resources for ELT Professionals 2

Breaking News English

Hello ELT!

We continue with our review of online teaching resources available to teachers.

Today, we will review resources available on https://breakingnewsenglish.com/

As the name goes, this website focuses on teaching English using topics from the most significant issues or stories making headlines around the world. 

Is there an event that has interrupted the regular broadcast schedule of major media outlets globally?

Breaking News English will also be reporting from the classroom.

What makes the difference between Breaking News English and other media outlets is that while the latter is concerned with the nitty-gritty of the issue, Breaking News English looks at how it can improve the skills of English language learners. 

Breaking News English reports beyond the facts. It breaks the grammar and the vocabulary. It explores what people are saying. It analyses what media have written.

 

On Breaking News English, there are thousands of resources on speaking, writing, listening, reading, grammar and vocabulary.

 

Let’s take a stroll on the site and see what they have to offer.

The first thing to notice about the website is how simple the layout is. On the homepage, you will find news headlines of the week. Two news lessons are published every week. Under each news item, you will have the date of the event. 

Teaching around that topic is organised according to the level of competencies in English. The same content can be taught to up to 6 different levels, from elementary to advanced. Each level represents the level of difficulty of the materials covered. Levels 0 to 3 correspond to a simple, while levels 4 to 6 represent more complex content.

 

For each level, learning activities are grouped under listening, reading, writing, speaking, vocabulary, grammar, spelling, matching, etc.

 

The site contains thousands of printable lessons, activities, and worksheets.

And all of these materials and resources a free.

 

Navigating the website is very easy. Its layout is simple.

 

My take:

Breaking News English is a site worth exploring for handy materials and resources for the classroom.