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Surfing the web recently, I came across a few interesting games, tools and activities to help students improve their spelling, vocabulary and use of English. Here are some activities that offer some useful practice your students might enjoy:

Spelling bees

Spelling bees have been popular in the United States for decades and there

The Daily Mail, one of Britain’s biggest selling newspapers, faced embarrassment this week when it misspelled one of its headlines.

Have a look at the image of the newspaper below. Can your students spot the mistake? (Hint: look to the country!)

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Ever fancied yourself as a writer? Or just wanted to get something published? Then check out http://www.lulu.com (specifically, the publishing section). You can make everything from calendars to eBooks, photo albums to poetry books. It could be a novel way to get creative in a lesson or

MEC Training Coordinator, Sarah Milligan, writes:

I’m not in the habit of advertising fast food chains but Burger King’s marketing website Subservient Chicken can’t be ignored!

You type an instruction for the chicken in the box and it does what you tell it. Honestly I’m

MEC Trainer, Joanna Trzmielewska, writes:

Googlebattle is a very simple tool which allows you to compare words, phrases to see how they are used. It is very simple to use. Type in two words or phrases and Google will give you results of how

MEC Trainer, Joanna Trzmielewska, writes:

Students love games; however teachers are usually afraid that a lesson will end up with students just having fun and not learning anything. Gwap.com offers your students a wide range of games which will help them to recycle and extend their vocabulary.

MEC and onestopenglish Assistant, Giulia Merlo, writes:

The Spelling Bee is a competition in which students, usually children, are challenged to spell some of the most difficult English words correctly. It originated in the United States, where it still takes place today as the Scripps National Spelling Bee, a

MEC Trainer, Joanna Trzmielewska, writes:

We all know that writing and creating stories help learners to consolidate vocabulary as well as grammar. However, the learners are not always so keen on doing it. Maybe creating a cartoon or comics will interest them more.

There are two ways you could

MEC Trainer, Joanna Trzmielewska, writes:

Learners very often say that they do not remember words they have studied. Wordnik.com is a place where your learners can find context based definitions which may help them to consolidate vocabulary items.

Wordnik.com gives a wide range of real life context

MEC Trainer, Joanna Trzmielewska, writes:

Boost your learners’ vocabulary confidence with Simple English WIKIPEDIA.

This website is for learners of all ages and levels who are studying English. Learners can read any of the articles on the site and also add to them. As a class you could use

MEC Training Coordinator, Sarah Milligan, writes:

Have a look at this great site dedicated to spelling.

The Spelling Blog

The blog author Johanna Stirling writes interesting and useful postings which include spelling tips and links to other websites you might want to use with your learners.

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