Listening materials and why the BBC is my favourite broadcasting company.

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Hello, hello... (is anyone else singing this after that Tiktok trend?)

One of the most difficult parts of teaching English as a second language is finding adequate material for our lessons, especially because our students want topics that are relevant and simple that they can easily relate to their everyday lives and our job as teachers is being really careful to give them content that is age adequate but still interesting.

And here is where my favourite broadcasting company (sorry Televisa) comes in. The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) has dedicated itself to give us material and content that we can use in our lessons. I'll leave you this tip today because if you need listenings this is the best place to find them.


Fuente: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/childrens-stories/rainyday 









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