Action PlanforTeachers

a guide to teaching Englishby

Callum Robertson

Richard Acklam

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BBC World Service broadcasts radio programmes for learners and teachers ofEnglish. Many programmes includeexplanations in the learner’s own language. The programmes are graded to suit all levels oflearner and cover a variety oftopics, such as English for business, current affairs, science, literature, music and English teaching.Many ofthe radio programmes are accompanied by printed material, including free information sheets and booklets. Thesesupport materials are based on the content ofthe radio programmes and also contain additional background informationon the subjects covered.

Action Plan for Teachers

is one ofthree new booklets from BBC World Service. The other two are

The Mediator

, which uses authentic material to present and explain the language used in the news and broadcast mediaand which is ofparticular interest to anyone pursuing a career in the media, and

The Business

, which is a self-help guideto essential business concepts - from entrepreneurship to globalisation - that includes practical help on how to get ahead.The BBC World Service’s

Learning English

website is a comprehensive online resource for both learners and teachers ofEnglish. Material from the radio programmes plus information on many topics associated with English language learning canbe found on these pages. The site also includes interactive exercises combining audio, video and text and can be found at:

www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish

For an automatic email response giving information about English learning and teaching programmes, send an email to:

eltradio@bbc.co.uk

To find out more about learning English with BBC World Service, write to:

BBC World LearningBBC World ServiceBush HouseStrandLondon WC2B 4PHUK © British Broadcasting Corporation 2000

Action Plan for Teachers

Written by:

Callum Robertson and including some material adapted from the

English One to One

teacher’s book writtenby Richard Acklam.

Edited by:

Tim Moock

Illustrated by:

Tania Lewis at Doodlebugs, except for page 30 illustrated by Tim Moock.

Cover images:

top and bottom © British Broadcasting Corporation, middle © The British Council

About the authors

Callum Robertson

has worked in English Language teaching since 1986. He has taught in Japan, China and Denmark as well as in the UK. Heis a teacher trainer and writer, producer and presenter for BBC World Service. He has a degree in Drama from the UniveristyofHull and the RSA Dip. TEFLA.

Richard Acklam

is a freelance ELT teacher, teacher trainer and textbook writer. He has worked in Cairo, Paris and London and has an MA(TEFL) from the University ofReading.