Interconnected Themes

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TYPES OF POST Below are the different types of post that you will currently find in Intelligent Worksheets, and brief descriptions of the rationale for each. Most posts will have links to posts of other types and most posts will also offer versions of the post at different levels of English. This approach means that multiple pathways for teachers and learners are available. For example, a class can be working on the same theme with different levels of English ability being catered for. A student whose English might be deemed low-level can still choose to practice with difficult materials and vice versa.

Explanations of each post type will be added on a daily basis. Currently there is such an explanation only for "Accuracy"

They are in alphabetical order.

IW Posts under the heading Accuracy-Fluency provide materials and practice exercises that train learners to be more self-aware in the way they approach the language they are learning. There is a need to balance being correct with fluent communication.

In learning a language there is always a back and forth trade-off between Accuracy and Fluency. When learners focus too much on being correct, they are inhibited from communicating. If they speak the language fluently but with no attention to accuracy, no-one will want to read or listen to what they have to say. A link to the (Thinking Tool) notion of critical variables will be placed here.

Repetition is necessary in learning a language, but it does not need to be drill-like or boring

In applied linguistics, instruction that emphasizes accuracy is often referred to as form-focused. It is a broader than usual way of talking about grammar. Links to Teacher Development posts will be placed here

Intelligent Worksheets offers a number of innovative and proven ways of focusing on form that, paradoxically, also help to develop fluency. Links to posts that illustrate this assertion will be added here.

Emphasizing **Self**-**Evaluation** in the learning process

From **academic** to **playful** images of all kinds

Developing English skills, thinking skills & general communication awareness using images.

Bringing greater **Awareness** and **Clarity** to **words that we frequently use**

Illustrating how learners, teachers & friends can co-create **"Living" Study Materials**

The first episode of the manga story Kaito Yoshi is here.

Materials for practicing English from **multiple perspectives** around a **Single Movie Scene**

Materials that focus on **Interesting** and inspiring Individuals

This an example post.

Collections of **quotations** on particular keywords or themes

Summaries and commentaries relating to **books**, **journal articles** and **opinion pieces**

Materials that focus on **Inner Strength** and **Growth**

Connecting the **Individual** to the **World**, cultivating **Hope** and **Empowerment**

Illuminative and thought-provoking **accounts of personal experiences**

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