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TED for English teaching
Providing authentic language materials: TED talks and videos offer authentic language materials from around the world, including different accents, intonations, and speeds, which help students to get exposure to real language environments and improve their listening and speaking abilities.
Rich themes and topics: TED covers a wide range of themes and topics, from science and technology to culture and arts, providing a broad selection of topics and learning resources for English language teaching.
Diversity of learning materials: In addition to TED talks and videos, TED also provides various learning materials such as PPTs, exercises, and study guides, offering rich teaching resources for English language teaching.
Benefit for four skills: When we use TED as classroom material, it can have a positive impact on students' listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
TED- not only English
However, I personally believe that as English teachers, when using TED as teaching material, we should not only focus on language learning but also guide students to listen and discuss the relevant ideas contained in TED talks.
Both TED and YouTube are video sites that we use usually, while the videos on TED are more authentic and suitable for learning and teaching English. I agree with you that not only the knowledge of the language, TED can also introduce us to some different cultures and bring us some innovative thinking.
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