Tuesday, February 16, 2010
News item update!

MEC Managing Editor, Jeremy Smith, writes:

 

Earth in danger

 

 

 

This week's news item is our monthly news item for teens. It is about the problems created by climate change and what we can do to save the planet.

 

You can find this story in the News Items section on your Work Area screen.

 

You can also find longer versions of the news item with extension activities by logging in to our teachers' area here.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 4:40:08 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0]  | 
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
News item update!

MEC Managing Editor, Jeremy Smith, writes:

 

Cool in Canada

 

 

This week's news item is our monthly news item for teens. It is about Canada and the different things there are to do there in the winter.

 

You can find this story in the News Items section on your Work Area screen.

 

You can also find longer versions of the news item with extension activities by logging in to our teachers' area here.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 2:58:19 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0]  | 
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
News item update!

MEC Managing Editor, Jeremy Smith, writes:

 

One school, 71 languages

 

 

 

This week's news item is our monthly news item for teens. It is about a school in London which has students from all over the world who speak many different languages.

 

You can find this story in the News Items section on your Work Area screen.

 

You can also find longer versions of the news item with extension activities by logging in to our teachers' area here.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 3:10:03 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [1]  | 
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
News Item Update!

MEC Managing Editor, Jeremy Smith, writes:

 

Homecoming hero

 

 

 

This week's news item is our monthly news item for teens. It is about a boy who became one of the youngest people ever to sail solo around the world.

 

You can find this story in the News Items section on your Work Area screen.

 

You can also find longer versions of the news item with extension activities by logging in to our teachers' area here.

 

 
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 4:10:30 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [1]  | 
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
News item update!

MEC Managing Editor, Jeremy Smith, writes:

 

A boy wizard grows up

 

 

 

This week's news item is our monthly news item for teens. It is about the star of the Harry Potter films, Daniel Radcliffe.

 

You can find this story in the News Items section on your Work Area screen.

 

You can also find longer versions of the news item with extension activities by logging in to our teachers' support area here.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 2:10:57 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0]  | 
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
News item and word games update!

MEC Managing Editor Jeremy Smith writes:

 

Shanghai star

 

 

This week's news item is our monthly news item for teens. It is about an American teenager who speaks Chinese and has also acted in a Chinese film.

 

You can find this story in the News Items section on your Work Area screen.

 

You can also find longer versions of the news item with extension activities by logging in to our teachers' support area here.

 

August word games

 

This month's Witch's Pot topics are 'words related to fairy tales' (Easy), 'adjectives whose opposite starts with ''im-''' (Average) and 'nouns connected with natural disasters'(Difficult.  

 

The Swamp Disaster topics are 'verbs of movement' (Easy), 'travelling by car' (Average) and 'relationships' (Difficult).

 

The Wordsearch topics are 'words connected with books' (Easy), 'periods' (Average) and 'adjectives expressing ''interest'' or ''no interest''' (Difficult).

 

There are new Crosswords and Bridge Builders at all levels too.

 

Visit the Word Games area to find them all.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 1:37:46 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0]  | 
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
News item update!

MEC  Managing Editor, Jeremy Smith, writes:

 

School of hope

 

 

This week's news item is our monthly news item for teens. It is about a teenager from the United States who raised money to build a school in Cambodia.

 

Go to the News Items section on your Work Area screen to find out more about these awards.

 

You can also find longer versions of the news item with extension activities by logging in to our teachers' area here.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 3:08:29 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0]  | 
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
News item update!

MEC Managing Editor, Jeremy Smith, writes:

Beautiful, brilliant Brighton

 

This week's news item is our monthly news item for teens. It focuses on the attractions of Brighton, an English city by the seaside.

 

Go to the News Items section on your Work Area screen to find out more about these awards.

 

You can also find longer versions of the news item with extension activities by logging in to our teachers' area here.

 

 
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 4:08:03 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0]  | 
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
News item update!

 

MEC Managing Editor, Jeremy Smith, writes:

Challenge yourself

This week's news item is our monthly news item for teens. It focuses on awards young people can win for their achievements.

 

Go to the News Items section on your Work Area screen to find out more about these awards.

 

You can also find longer versions of the news item with extension activities by logging in to our teachers' area here.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 2:52:55 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0]  | 
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
News item update!

MEC Editor, Kerstin Schneider, writes:

My holiday

This week's news item is our monthly news item for teens. It focuses on the travel experiences of four teenagers, including an adventure trip to the Amazon rainforest and a horse-riding holiday in the UK.

 

Go to the News Items section on your Work Area screen to find out more.

You can also find longer versions of the news item with extension activities by logging in to our Teachers' support area here.

Here are some MEC resources you might like to use with this news item.

A trip to Vancouver, Canada - Web Project (multi-level)

 

A great time - Vocabulary Activity (level 3)

 

A memorable journey - Listening Activity (level 4)

 

A visit to London - Language Exercise (level 5)

 

The Word is Not Enough - Game (level Easy)
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 3:15:20 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [1]  | 
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
News item update!

MEC Senior Editor, Jeremy Smith, writes:

No geeks allowed

This week's news item is our monthly news item for teens. It focuses on young people who are successful in the world of science.

 

Go to the News Items section on your Work Area screen to find out more.

You can also find longer versions of the news item with extension activities by logging in to our Teachers' support area here.

Here are some MEC resources you might like to use with this news item.

Albert Einstein's education - Vocabulary Activity (level 2)

 

Strange inventions - Listening Activity (level 2/3)

 

Women entrepreneurs - Language Exercise (level 4)

 

Inventions - Listening Activity (level 6)
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 4:25:34 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0]  | 
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
News item update!

MEC Editor, Kerstin Schneider, writes:

Shah Rukh Khan is the king of Bollywood



This week’s news item is our monthly news item for teens. It is about Shah Rukh Khan, the most famous star in Bollywood.

Go to the News Items section on your Work Area screen to find out more.

You can also find longer versions of the news item with extension activities by logging in to our teacher’s area here.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009 4:37:36 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [1]  | 
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
News item update!

MEC Senior Editor, Jeremy Smith, writes:

Digging for dinos

This week's news item is our monthly news item for teens. It looks at teenagers who are experts on dinosaurs.

 

Go to the News Items section on your Work Area screen to find out more.

 

You can also find longer versions of the news item with extension activities by logging in to our teachers' area here.

 

Here are some MEC resources you might like to use with this news item.

 

Listening Section 4: Dinosaur archeology (Task 1) - Exam Preparation Exercise (IELTS level)

 

Listening Section 4: Dinosaur archeology (Task 2) - Exam Preparation Exercise (IELTS level)

 

Listening 023: conversation - Exam Preparation Exercise (levels 5/6)

 

Listening 073: mini-lecture - Exam Preparation Exercise (levels 5/6)

 

Interview with Dr Martin - Listening Activity (levels 3/4)
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 3:28:33 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0]  | 
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
News item update!

MEC Senior Editor, Jeremy Smith, writes:

Getting connected

This week's news item is our monthly news item for teens. It is about the increasing popularity of social networking sites.  

 

Go to the News Items section on your Work Area screen to find out more.

You can also find longer versions of the news item with extension activities by logging in to our teachers' area here.

Here are some MEC resources you might like to use with this news item.

Chat room introduction - Vocabulary Activity (level 4)

 

Information technology - Vocabulary Activity (level 3)

 

Inventions - Listening Activity (level 6)

 

Modern communication - Language Exercise (level 1)

 

Screen grabbers on the digital frontier - News Item (multi level)

 

What do you do online? - Listening Activity  (level 4/5)
Tuesday, December 09, 2008 3:01:19 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [6]  | 
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
News item update!

MEC Senior Editor, Jeremy Smith, writes:

New Zealand: home of extreme sports

Today we launch our first news item for teens. It is about extreme sports in New Zealand and the fun teenagers have doing them.

 

Go to the News Items section on your Work Area screen to find out more.

 

You can also find longer versions of the news item with extension activities by logging in to our teachers' support area here.

If you have forgotten the username and password for the teachers' support area please contact s.earnshaw@macmillan.com.

Below are some other MEC resources you might like to use with this teen news item.

 

Interview with a bungee jumper - Language Exercise (level 5)

 

Holidays - Listening Activity (level 4)

 

Round-the-world trip - Language Exercise (level 2/3)

 

The word is not enough - Game (levels easy, average and difficult)

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 4:23:33 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0]  |