In South Korea, there's a solar bike path that shields riders from the sun while at the same time generating power from it. The bicycle lane runs for 20 miles between Daejeon and Sejong [source, read more: https://t.co/4MA7ogoWjn]
Cats have always been special ... as this video says, 'in ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.' Practise your reading and listening skills with this great lesson from Ted Ed! Are you a cat owner? https://t.co/rkIzTAdbEZ
#InternationalCatDay 😻
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One great thing about teaching is that we're always leaning too. This week, a student told me about a guy on YouTube called the Eco Linguist, who specialises in videos about minority languages, dying languages, etc. Well worth checking out.
If you're interested in the history and social functions of swear words, you could do worse than check out this new Netflix series. Each short twenty-minute episode looks at one particular swear word, and it's both funny and educational. Check it out!
https://t.co/kzjmz6yzhf
A great article about the snobbery and status surrounding regional accents here in England. As someone who was once told that people with my diction had no right to give plenaries at ELT conferences, you can imagine where my synmpathies lie in this debate! https://t.co/wvvWotVdqT
It boggles my mind to realize how much time I've been spending this summer getting ready to teach the fall. Multiply that by so many teachers doing the same, and I hope to never hear another crack about teachers getting the summer off.
• Never stop learning.
• See failure as a beginning.
• Teach others what you know.
• Assume nothing, question everything.
• Analyze objectively.
• Practice humility.
• Respect constructive criticism.
• Love what you do.
• Give credit where it's due.
• Take initiative.
#EFL#ELT#learnEnglish Today's ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a conversation in class about a common problem many of you will have experienced during lockdown. https://t.co/gtGOBVyrJD
Do you find that people confuse 'morbidity' and 'mortality'? Is it also the case in Para 1 here, where morbidity should be mortality?
https://t.co/egVaEClLoi #langchat@BBCWorld
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#EFL#ELT#learnEnglish Today's ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a conversation with an Indonesian friend about when she's planning to go home. https://t.co/bUJJ7bKJx7