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The new BreakingNewsEnglish.com – Part 1

BreakingNewsEnglish news:

Not five minutes ago I uploaded the new, updated, beefed-up, revamped, bigger and better version of Breaking News English.com.

Some highlights:

  • The PDF classroom handout has doubled in size from 13 to 26 pages (see contents image below)
  • There is a new 2-page mini lesson for those who want something… 2-page and mini.
  • The number of online / interactive activities has jumped from 8 (on the “old” version) to 32 in the latest version.
  • There are 11 dictation activities.
  • There is a recording of 20 discussion questions for students to listen to and answer.
  • There is at last a different accent on the site (as well as mine) reading the news. I hope this will continue :-)

The first lesson (Hurricane Sandy & climate change) is here.

There are a few other highlights, but I’ll post about these later.

Thank you to everyone who provided me with feedback – Most of it was invaluable and has been incorporated into this revamp. I look forward to hearing more – about what has been done and what still needs doing.

Please give me feedback :-)

Best wishes,
Sean

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6 Responses to “The new BreakingNewsEnglish.com – Part 1”

  1. “The new BreakingNewsEnglish.com” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… says:
    November 2, 2012 at 8:35 am

    [...] Banville, the site’s creator, describes many of the changes here, and you can see the first new style lesson [...]

  2. Dennis Bayeng says:
    November 2, 2012 at 9:54 am

    I have known your website for many years now and I want to thank you for it. Your website is an inspiration for an English teacher like me. I like the improvements that you have land the many activities esp dictation part and MP3 audio files.

  3. Alice Gray says:
    November 2, 2012 at 6:31 pm

    I would like to thank you very much! I’ve know your website for a couple of months now and use your lesson plans in a variety of my classes. You do a fantastic job!

  4. Overhauled breakingnewsenglish site | efl-resource.com says:
    November 3, 2012 at 11:31 pm

    [...] by Simon Thomas Sean Banville discusses his revamped BreakingNewsEnglish website, and links to some useful news-based lesson activities.Share this post:Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookGoogle Buzz-up this [...]

  5. Sean says:
    November 4, 2012 at 5:42 am

    Thank you Dennis for you kind feedback. I hope you continue to use my website(s) for many more years to come.
    Best wishes to you,
    Sean

  6. Sean says:
    November 4, 2012 at 5:42 am

    THANK YOU Alice :-)

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