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23 May 2024
๐ช๐ธ๐ซ๐ท Excited to announce that I've just launched a new website where I'll be continuing to share interesting, up-to-date target language news stories for teachers and students! Have a look at headlang.com ๐ซ๐ท๐ช๐ธ
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19 Feb 2025
With so much going on in the world at the moment, it is a great time to celebrate the superpower that is beingย able to read about current affairs from different perspectives! Check out this fortnightโs articles on headlang.com ๐ซ๐ท๐ช๐ธ
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6 Feb 2025
With so much going on in the world, using the news is a great way to spark discussion on your language lessons.
Here are just a few ideas for speaking activities and games that you could use with any article from headlang.com ๐๏ธ ๐ซ๐ท๐ช๐ธ๐๏ธ
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4 Feb 2025
Some interesting reads from this fortnight's articles on headlang.com ๐ช๐ธ ๐ซ๐ท
You can share articles directly with your students as well for wider reading, they don't need to have signed up๐
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15 Dec 2024
Wider reading in the TL is so important at A Level to build up knowledge about culture and issues affecting countries where your language is spoken. On headlang.com students can find up to date news stories - perfect reading over the festive period!
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29 Oct 2024
Find out more about how you can manipulate news articles and generate summaries on HeadLang to suit a range of abilities in this weekโs blog ๐๏ธ
headlang.com/blog/tailoring-โฆ
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28 Oct 2024
๐ซ๐ท๐ช๐ธ New articles! ๐ช๐ธ๐ซ๐ท
This fortnight's news articles are now up on headlang.com ๐ฐ
Some great topics for discussion, including AI, immigration, politics and more ๐
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27 Oct 2024
We launched a blog ๐
Iโll be using this as a place to share tips and ideas for using the news into the classroom, as well as to showcase HeadLangโs key features!
Take a look at the first couple of articles at headlang.com/blog
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22 Oct 2024
Day 21 22 - Timeline of Events What Happens Next?
๐ฐ Find an article about an ongoing issue on headlang.com
๐ Students read the articleโฆ
๐๏ธ โฆmap key events onto a timeline
๐ฎ โฆand make a prediction about what will happen next!
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22 Oct 2024
Day 19 20: Gap fill Reverse Gap Fill!
Option 1
๐ฐ Find an article on headlang.com
๐ Remove 10 words
๐ Students fill in the gaps
Option 2
๐ Display the article
๐ Students pick 10 words they would remove
๐ฃ๏ธ...and explain why they are a good choice
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18 Oct 2024
Day 18: Find the Synonym
๐ฐFind an article on headlang.com
๐Pick 10 words & run them through a synonym generator
๐Display synonymsโstudents find the originals in the article!
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17 Oct 2024
Day 17: Writing Summary Prompts
๐ฐFind an article on headlang.com
๐Students read the articleโฆ
โ๏ธand write 3 sentences as prompts for a summary.
Great for A Level students to practise paraphrasing and summary skills!
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16 Oct 2024
Day 16: Grammar Treasure Hunt
๐ฐFind an article on headlang.com
๐Choose up to 5 grammar points
๐Students hunt for examples in the article
๐Whoever finds the most wins!
Great for improving grammar recognition in context!
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15 Oct 2024
Day 15: Past, Present, Future
๐ฐ Find an article on headlang.com
๐ Students read the articleโฆ
โ๏ธ Summarise with one sentence in the past, one in the present, and one in the future.
Great for practising verb tenses in context!
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14 Oct 2024
Day 14: Taboo
๐ฐFind an article on headlang.com
๐Pick 10โ20 key words
๐ฃ๏ธStudents describe a word without using it
๐First to guess wins!
Great for expanding vocabulary while practising communication skills.
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MFL News ๐ซ๐ท๐ช๐ธ retweeted
13 Oct 2024
"ร quoi รงa sert de voter ?", sur Radio France.#ASlengagementpolitiquedesjeunes
radiofrance.fr/franceinter/pโฆ
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13 Oct 2024
Day 13: Opinion Wheels
๐ฐFind an article on headlang.com
๐Students read in pairs
๐ฏSpin the opinion wheel (find an online generator)
๐ฃ๏ธStudents give an opinion on the article using the chosen phrase!
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12 Oct 2024
๐ช๐ธ๐ซ๐ท Looking for IRP inspiration? This fortnight's articles have just been added to headlang.com including articles about immigration, tennis, politics, AI and more ๐ซ๐ท๐ช๐ธ
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12 Oct 2024
Day 12: Paragraph Jumble
๐ฐFind an article on headlang.com
โ๏ธChange the order of the paragraphs
๐Students read and put them back in order
Great for improving comprehension and understanding text structure!
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11 Oct 2024
Day 11: Two Truths and a Lie
๐ฐ Find an article on headlang.com
๐ Students reword two true sentencesโฆ
โ๏ธ โฆand add one lie!
๐ Swap and guess the lie!
Great for practicing paraphrasing / critical thinking - perfect for a Friday!
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10 Oct 2024
Day 10: 5 Key Phrases
๐ฐ Find an article on headlang.com
๐ Students pick 5 transferable phrasesโฆ
โ๏ธ โฆand create new sentences with them!
Builds on yesterdayโs activity by focusing on phrase recognition and flexible language use.
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