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Translation can be a very useful tool in helping you to learn a language. It can make you think much more closely about the relationship of your language to the language you are learning. Translating also makes you think very carefully about the meaning of the text you need to translate and how to express it in your own language. Translation is also a valuable skill and one that could help you to get work. Today's activity uses a site called Social Translator where you can find lots of translated videos, and texts and some that are waiting to be translated.

videos, reading, etc. about implementing the 5Cs in the classroom

So, if restricting access to these devices isn't the answer, how do we address their presence in the classroom and use these devices to engage rather than disengage students' attention? Here are a few suggestions…

English language grammar one-page materials: exercises about reported speech with answer keys https://englishstandarts.blogspot.com/2020/11/reported-speech-exercises.html

It is great that English is spoken by so many people around the world, but this can make it very difficult to understand, because there are such a range of different accents. In today's activity we use a website called The Speech Accent Archive to listen to different accents and compare them.

The internet is a colossal repository of potentially almost anything. It has transcended most of the known hurdles in information exchange and social interaction. In fact, the overwhelming popularity of social media fueled the substantial rise of internet usage, drawing participation from different parts of the world.