2012 in Photos

The idea of showing the year in photos is a good one - a great source for discussion, thinking the things over and just watching how we lived, and maybe predicting how we will.
The Washington Post - 2012's Photos of the Year.
The Wall Street Journal - Year in Photos 2012.
U.S.News - 2012: The Year in Photos.
Forbes - 2012 год в фотографиях.

With the News

Using news sites in class can be of much help: many topics covered, important things discussed, interesting photos shown - all this could be very useful for a teacher at almost any lesson: to start the lesson, to start the discussion, to organise pair or group work, to introduce new vocabulary or even grammar, and other ways the teacher can use news in class.

Teaching Kids News offers "original news articles on topics that are timely, relevant and intriguing, they are written for an elementary and intermediate school audience (grades 2-8) and can be used easily by kids, parents, and teachers".

Much interesting can be found on CBBC Newsround: news reports, pictures, videos, slideshows.

The Daily What has news articles on various topics with related quizes and lesson ideas.

BBC On This Day is a showcase of some of the most significant as well as some of the quirkier stories broadcast by BBC News since 1950. Nearly all the stories contain video or audio and are written as if the event had only just occurred, drawing on archive media, old newspapers and historical reference books.

Great Idea Found! 2012 News Quiz from Jeffrey Hill

Jeffry Hill, the author of The English Blog (a great place really), has just published his 2012 News Quiz - a good idea to close the year.

2012 News Quiz from Jeffrey Hill