2.Successful teachers

1. have a practical command of English, not just a knowledge of grammar rules.
2. use English most of the time in every class, including beginners'classes.
3. think mostly in terms of learner practice, not teacher explanations.
4. find time for really communicative activities, not just practice of language forms.
5. focus their teaching on learners' needs, not just on "finishing" the syllabus or the coursebook.

1. Affective factors

Krashen (1985) has suggested the notion of the affective filter. This is a representation of the way in which affective factors such as attitude, anxiety, competitiveness, and other emotional responses can help or hinder language learning. The filter can be imagined as a sliding barrier which moves into place when a student is, for example, tired, dispirited, tense or angry and which prevents the the processing of input. A learner who has generally negative attitudes towards learning English will have a high affective filter and the task for the teacher will be substantial. The precise functioning of this filter is not explained, for example in relation to how it might affect the attention that students pay or do not pay to various elements of input. However, the concept of the filter highlights the role of the teacher in creating beneficial conditions for language learning.

29. Guantanamera

28. How do Buddhists reach happiness ? (1º Bach)

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/matthieu_ricard_on_the_habits_of_happiness.html

27. An argumentative text (2º Bach)

http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/mainguides/argue.htm

26. Peter Pan and the boy who would not grow up.

http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0300081h.html

24. Short answers (4º ESO, lower)

http://a4esl.org/q/h/9801/cg-shortans.html

23. Listening activities (4º ESO)

http://www.5minuteenglish.com/listening.htm

22. Halloween (4º ESO)

http://english-4u.de/halloween.htm

21.Basic grammar exercises (lower level)

http://english-4u.de/grammar_exercises.htm

20. Culture shock (2º Bach)

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/490/wchild/

19. Nasreddin and the pot (4º ESO)

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/

18. Wangari Maathai (2º Bach)

http://flesl.net/Reading/Stories/Series2/Wangari_M/Wangari_Maathai.php

17. An ingenious invention (2º Bach)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2011/09/110929_6min_english_water_bottle_page.shtml

16. What you need to know about culture shock (2º Bach)

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/ielts-practice/mock-reading-paper-culture-shock

15. Manners (2º Bach)

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/uk-culture/manners

14. My strange encounter with a wild pig (4º ESO)

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/i-wanna-talk-about/my-strange-encounter-wild-pig

13. "Stand by me" by J. Lennon (4º ESO)

http://www.lyricstraining.com/play/6961/john_lennon/stand_by_me

12. "Imagine" by J. Lennon (4º ESO)

http://www.lyricstraining.com/play/6519/john_lennon/imagine

11. "It's my life" by Bon Jovi (4º ESO)

http://www.lyricstraining.com/play/2172/bon_jovi/its_my_life

10. Teacher in space answers students' questions (4º ESO)

http://www.manythings.org/voa/space/11.html

9. Create a newspaper article (2º Bach)

http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp

8. A personal message to Obama (2º Bach & 4º ESO)

http://daily-english-activities.blogspot.com/2008/11/personal-message-to-obama.html

7. Karzai ends peace talks with the Taliban (2º Bach)

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1110/111001-hamid_karzai.html

6.Alcohol (4º ESO)

http://www.listenaminute.com/a/alcohol.html