MacMillan English Campus

Zoos are for children only? Rubbish. A recent late night at the London Zoo took me back in time to one of my favourite childhood activities, and reminded me of how entertaining it is to look at animals (and at adults looking at animals).

Why not get your students to

Winnie the Pooh, the bear loved the world over, turns 90 this year which is a great excuse for a light-hearted lesson on Pooh, comics and children’s literature.  For a fun warm-up why not introduce them to the Pooh theme song.  Are you students brave enough to

This summer we have got an invasion of films based on comic books. First was Thor and we didn’t have to wait long for the new XMan. Next in line are Green Lantern and Captain America. Take some superpower back to class and get your students to transfer into super heroes

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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MEC Training Coordinator, Sarah Milligan, writes:

Ga ga said the duck and caca-racá went the chicken…

Don’t panic I haven’t quite lost it yet! I have however found a webpage that contains a table of animal sounds in 17 languages. Click on the link below to find out where ‘ga ga’

MEC Trainer, Joanna Trzmielewska, writes:

Zimmer Twins is a site where your teenage students could use their imagination and create their very own movies. Before making your own movie you can watch movies that have already been made by other users. You could treat

Joanna Trzmielewska, MEC Trainer, writes:

Face your Manga is a site where you can create your own manga style images in a few simple steps.When you are happy with your avatar you email it to yourself and download it on

MEC Trainer, Joanna Trzmielewska, writes:

If you want to incorporate a little bit of arts and music, maths and science into your English classes you may want to have a look at BrainPOP Educators. This part of BrainPOP includes over 600 resources:

MEC, Joanna Trzmielewska, writes:

BrainPOP ESL offers English learning content: vocabulary and grammar in level appropriate modules. Each module is made of an animated, three-part movie, composed of a story, an introduction to the new vocabulary, and an illustration of the relevant grammar topics.

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