Archive: In the classroom

Correcting mistakes can sometimes make pupils feel embarrassed and discouraged. We have a fun exercise that will help your pupils avoid the most common errors.

Read our 12-page special on Britain. We even hear from young Brits who tell us what they think it means to be British.

If your pupils are shy about speaking, a good opportunity for them to express themselves might be in writing. We've got lots of guidelines and tips to encourage them.

This month, Spot on travels to the subcontinent. It was no easy task to fit so much culture, history and diversity into one issue, but our big special this month will perfectly complement your classwork on India.

Australia is always a fun topic, and your pupils will enjoy hearing from young Aussies about life down under.

 

 

 

A lot can happen in a year. You and your pupils can discuss the events of the past year – and even how 2010 has left its mark on the English language.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During the grey month of November, our 12-page Hawaii special will add colour to your lessons!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York is the city where people dream big, and your pupils will love to hear what stars like Jay-Z and Alicia Keys have to say about their city through their music. Take a look at this month's exercises about New York and lots more!

 

 

 

 

 

 

This month's issue of Spot on is devoted to the experience of going to school – read about high school in the US, about surprising varieties of schools, and even about kids who don't go to school at all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

After talking to teens in New Orleans and in South Africa, we found out how much we need young people and their often remarkable powers of recovery - whether it's following natural disasters, like Hurricane Katrina, or human disasters, like the decades of apartheid.