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Your time is precious so onestopenglish is packed with resources to make life easier. All materials are written and edited by our expert team of teachers and authors and are organized into core subject areas such as Skills, Grammar and Vocabulary, Business, Exams and Young Learners, so you’ll always find what you’re looking for.

To celebrate Young Learner month on onestopenglish and the launch of Part 2 of our Young Learner phonics series, we're offering 50% off the book Children Learning English to every Staff Room member. Check out our samples page for a taster of our Staff Room content and subscribe in November to receive your discount.

New for November 2009

M Tunes

Our award-winning M Tunes animated music videos can now be played on our brand-new video player. Visit the M Tunes section to choose from a bank of over 40 music videos for children with interactive games, and watch our featured video each month on the homepage. This month: Cook to the Beat!

New this month: Barack Obama 'surprised' and 'humbled' by Nobel Peace Prize

US President Barack Obama has received the Nobel Peace Prize. He recognized that many people were sceptical about awarding the Prize to a president who had been in office less than a fortnight when the deadline passed for nominations. The Nobel Committee said reasons for awarding the Prize to him were his emphasis on dialogue over confrontation in international diplomacy and his commitment to nuclear disarmament.

Spot on news lessons for teens: Land of history, land of legends

This month's Spot on news lesson is about south-west England – a land full of ancient mysteries, hands-on history and futuristic fun.

Dictionary skills: Science and technology

A dictionary skills lesson plan by Tim Bowen on the theme of science and technology, to give learners practice in using the dictionary to check meaning and for vocabulary development.

Make and do: Practising expressions

A matching activity for small groups that focuses on accuracy and practises the correct use of make and do.

Business Spotlight: The art doctor

In this lesson, which is based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, a self-made businessman talks about his decision to dramatically change his career path and the consequences it has since had on him and his life. Teacher's notes cover strategies for using word clouds and word wheels, and student activities include writing a CV and completing an online career test.

Onestop Phonics Part 2

The onestopenglish team is very excited to announce the launch of Onestop Phonics Part 2! The series continues with a detailed look at specific letter sounds and letter combinations. Lessons are based around a fun poem and pictures to illustrate the different sounds. Each lesson has its own flashcard and is accompanied by a downloadable podcast, PDF worksheets and teaching notes.

Young learners: Once upon a time there was...

In this enjoyable lesson by Sally Clarke and Sandy Stevens, students practise using possessive -s in a fairy tale context.

Cook to the beat

A song video and interactive games on the subject of cooking.

Onestopenglish Video Dictionary Competition: Latest winner!

After receiving a wealth of high-quality entries for our Video Dictionary Competition, we finally decided on a winner ...

Mind your French

Helen Bowden takes an impolite greeting rather well in another classic case of 'lost in translation' ...

Assessment matters: Portfolios

Student portfolios, as a form of assessment, are becoming more popular. But what exactly are they? Adrian Tennant explains how portfolios can be organized and maintained, how they can help with assessment, and outlines some of the advantages and disadvantages of using them for assessment.

Live from Andalucía: Stereotypes: Audio and activities

The onestopenglish reporters travelled to Córdoba and Seville in Andalucía, Spain, and asked people the question, “What stereotypes about Spain and Spanish people annoy you?”

BULATS Part 4: Listening: Longer multiple-choice listenings

This lesson, by Russell Whitehead, is designed to help you engage your students with Part 4 of the BULATS Listening test. This part appears three times in the Standard Test (as questions 33–50) and these tasks are included in the computer-based and online versions of BULATS.

November 2009 book offer

To celebrate Young Learner month on onestopenglish and the launch of Part 2 of our Young Learner phonics series, we’re offering 50% off the book Children Learning English to every Staff Room member. Find out more here.

Onestopblogs: a new service for the English language teaching community

Onestopblogs brings together blogs from throughout the English language teaching community. Featuring blogs from the best teachers, trainers and linguists on the web, onestopblogs is the portal for news, views, tips and trends in the world of ELT.

Class report from the Refugee Council

In another absorbing class report, in collaboration with the Guardian Weekly, we interview Elizabeth Gowans about the challenges and rewards of teaching illiterate students at the Refugee Council in Hounslow, south-west London.

Weekly news lesson 163: 12th November 2009: Why did Andre Agassi hate tennis?

In his recent autobiography, Andre Agassi has admitted that he hated his sport. But it appears that he is not alone, as many professional athletes feel under pressure when at the top of their game.

Hospitality and tourism: Event hospitality

The fifth lesson plan in this series by Keith Harding is available at two levels - elementary and intermediate - and contains comprehensive teacher's notes and student worksheets. The elementary lesson practices phrases and vocabulary on topics such as offering help and serving food, while the intermediate lesson practises more detailed language relating to team-building and event planning.

Selections level 5: The number kid

A story by Eileen Bourke about school children's talents, with a complete lesson plan and worksheets by Adrian Tennant.

Diary from Bhutan: Dogs, rice and debates

In her fifth diary entry, Stephanie Earnshaw talks about frightening encounters with the ever-present dogs, her students' obsession with rice, the joys of teaching a special education class and the sorrows of the parents, an adventurous fire safety training and her college students' debates.

Onestop Phonics: Short vowel sounds

This comprehensive lesson on short vowel sounds contains a flashcard, a downloadable podcast, PDF worksheets and teaching notes by Rachel Finnie.

Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord lesson plans

Onestopenglish has teamed up with the Macmillan Dictionary to bring you some fantastic new classroom resources. These lesson plans are based on articles from the Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord archive and provide tips and suggestions for teachers to exploit the articles in class, and worksheets with vocabulary-building and language exercises for students.

Business Spotlight

Business Spotlight is a series of self-contained lesson plans by Karen Richardson that you can use in a business English class with pre-service or in-service students, in one-to-one teaching situations or to focus on a particular topic, business skill or area of business-related language. Each lesson plan provides you with material for approximately 90 minutes’ teaching.