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Why I recommend YouGlish to language teachers?

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 Hi guys! Welcome back to Explore English Teaching with Leah! 😁😁 Today we're going to explore an immersive word learning site - YouGlish! πŸ‘‰Click here for a first glimpse  https://youglish.com/ Before starting the reading blog, I would like to invite you to think about a few questions: — How do you usually learn a new word? — When you have difficulty with the meaning of a word, how do you solve it? — As a teacher, how do you explain the usage of words to your students? Maybe you already have the answer now, maybe you're still reflecting on it, well, let's move on with the questions~ So now, let's get back and take a look at the website of the day——YouGlish YouGlish is a website where you can “Use YouTube to improve your English pronunciation.” Most of the search terms are collected from the words, phrases and sentences that appear on Youtube, which is very useful and updated in real-time. “With more than 100M tracks, YouGlish gives you fast, unbiased answers about how

Padlet - a practical interactive tool for online classes

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Hi guys! Welcome back to Explore English Teaching with Leah! 😁😁 Today I am going to share a practical interactive tool for online classes— Padlet πŸ‘‰Click here for a first glimpse  https://padlet.com Padlet is a free interactive collaboration website. It allows users to discuss and speak simultaneously in the same padlet. To use it in the classroom, first the teacher starts a padlet and sends the link, the QR code, to the students. Once the students have joined, they are free to add their answers. The teacher can see the students' progress and the students can refer to each other, discuss and leave comments. — How to use — Step one: get to know the functions Step two: creat your own padlet πŸ‘‡If the picture version is not clear enough, here are some videos (Padlet Tutorial for Teachers) (How to use Padlet in the Classroom - Padlet Tutorial) — My comments — Firstly as a student, I have used Padlet many times to participate in class discussions. One of the things I like most about it