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16th May 2019: The story of the Headington Shark
The fibreglass fish in the roof of an Oxford house was commissioned in 1986 by Bill Heine, who has recently died.
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Conditional dominoes
A British English worksheet to play a game of dominoes by matching two halves of a conditional sentence.
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Methodology
Teaching articles, ideas and tips to top up your teaching and support your professional development.
Grammar
Puzzled by the past perfect? Muddled about modals? Look no further than the onestopenglish Grammar section.
Vocabulary
Resources based on a variety of vocabulary areas including dictionary skills, metaphors and our popular series BuzzWords.
Teaching children
You'll find a selection of fun and stimulating activities for children aged 6-12 in this thriving section.
Teaching teenagers
Lesson plans and ideas to inspire and engage teenage learners of English and to activate learning across all four skills.
Business English
Hundreds of specialized resources dedicated to the world of work including Business Spotlight and Business Basics.
English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
Practical materials dedicated to professions such as banking, nursing, HR, law and more.
New for May
Film and TV: Medical TV series
In this lesson, students practise talking about medical issues and watch video clips from two UK-based TV shows.
Celebrations: Prom night
In this lesson, offered at two levels, students will read a text and analyse language related to prom night.
Language for ... jokes and humour
This lesson provides students with the key vocabulary associated with humour.
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Lesson Share: The park
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Impressions: Personal preferences
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Business Spotlight: The fear of speaking in public
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Elementary news lesson: London introduces an ultra low emission zone
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Monthly news lesson: Sweden: how cash became more trouble than it’s worth
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Advancing Learning: Does anyone really need to use a dictionary?
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Advancing Learning: Moving towards learning-friendly teaching
Updated for May
Flashcards: Sports and leisure (UK)
A British English set of flashcards on the topic of sports leisure activities to print and use in class.
Flashcards: Playtime activities (UK)
A British English set of flashcards on the topic of playtime activities to print and use in class.
First day: First lesson games
A selection of games and activities to use in your first lesson with your young learners. These activities are intended to help students familiarize themselves with you, the classroom and each other.
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Flashcards: Sports and free time activities (US)
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Flashcards: Playtime activities (US)
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General topics: Teaching approaches
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General topics: Weather
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First day: First classes with young learners
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Managing children positively
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Mixed-ability classes
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Behaviour management
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Teaching large classes
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Flashcards: Shapes
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Storytelling and drama
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Classroom management: Maximizing your space
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Classroom management: Classroom layout
Themed resources
Food and drink resources
Teach your students all about food with a delicious collection of food related worksheets, lessons plans, flashcards and games.
London resources
A guide to London, Live from London and other resources to help your class learn about the home of onestopenglish.
