Resource 2: Using pictures in the English classroom

For help with drawing in your classroom:

• ‘A teacher’s guide to blackboard drawing’: http://www.kau.edu.sa/ GetFile.aspx?id=171130&fn=BLACKBOARD%20DRAWING.pdf [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]
• ‘How to draw animals’: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/ tips/ how-draw-animals
• ‘How to draw cats, dogs and birds’: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/ tips/ how-draw-cats-dogs-birds

Here are some links to pictures that are useful for English teachers:

• ‘eltpics Flickr photostream’: http://www.flickr.com/ photos/ eltpics
• ‘In pictures’: http://www.theguardian.com/ inpictures
• ‘In pictures’: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ news/ in_pictures/

Flashcards are pictures of words or objects. They are particularly useful for lower-level students:

• Free ESL Flashcards: http://www.eslflashcards.com/