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New Ways November 2020 – Action for Happiness

This months calendar – available in different languages – gives some ideas to try out new thing each day.  This might help us manage the ongoing Covid 19 restrictions and challenges in our lives.

The calendar maintains that “Covid is restricting our lives, but we can find new ways to keep making progress. Trying out new things can actually boost our well-being. When we open up to new ideas, it helps us stay curious and engaged. It can also bring a sense of accomplishment and help to boost our self-confidence and resilience. There are so many ways to learn new things and this month we’re encouraging everyone to find new and creative ways to overcome our frustrating situations.”

https://www.actionforhappiness.org/new-ways-november

New Ways November – ARABIC

New Ways November – CZECH

New Ways November GREEK

New Ways November JAPANESE

New Ways November SPANISH

More languages are available on the website.

Rights of EU Citizens in Scotland

https://justcitizens.scot/EU/

This is  a link to information about EU citizens rights in Scotland.

In addition to existing support under the Stay in Scotland campaign, the Scottish Government commissioned JustCitizens.Scot, a legal centre for justice and human rights, to develop a range of factsheets for EU citizens. This guidance explains the rights of EU citizens in Scotland to vote, work and access healthcare, education, housing and benefits. These are now available in English, Polish, Romanian, Lithuanian, Spanish and Italian.

Factsheets for the following are also available :

Informed Scotland – Wakelet

ESOL support links

Education Scotland’s Laura Mcintosh has collated some sites to support ESOL learners with English.  You can access each site from this link or create your own account and save it to access any time.

The site links you to:

BBC Learning English

SQA

Scottish Refugee Council

NATECLA Scotland

Migration Scotland

Learn English Glasgow

and more…

 

naldic resources for EAL learners during School Closures

Resources for EAL Learners During School Closures

This link contains lots of websites, apps and links to sites supporting EAL learning at home during school closures.  Some support pupils learning at different levels of English and some support for parents/guardians as well as support for teachers with EAL learners in their classes.   Lots of resources to help teachers with learning and teaching ideas.

Some of these we have posted already, but there are some excellent resources in here.  Have a look!

 

Listening practice with BBC Teach school radio

If you want to listen to some stories – either ones you have read in your English class, such as Macbeth or Private Peaceful, or some new stories, such as The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, then the link below is very good. Just pick a story and listen along. It is good for your English language structure and pronunciation.

Jekyll and Hyde even gives  you language structure and characterisation hints in the video as it is being read to help you understand the language better.

They are quite good for all ages. Link below.

Stories to listen to on BBC School Radio

Enjoy!