Weekly news lesson 338: 16th May 2013: Facebook deserted by millions of users

Thu, 16 May 2013

Facebook has been losing millions of users a month in its biggest markets, independent data suggests. The number of users accessing the site from desktops has also been declining as smartphone usage increases. Facebook has warned it may be losing users to new alternative social networks.

Games and activities: Countries and nationalities quiz

Type the answers to the countries and nationalities quiz.

Methodology: absolute beginners

An article offering suggestions and advice on teaching absolute beginners.

Northanger Abbey: Chapter 1: Audio and activities

Chapter 1 is now available to all onestopenglish users! Catherine goes to Bath...

Your English: Word grammar: welcome

Welcome to Your English! Here’s Tim Bowen with a polite and friendly take on word grammar.

Absolute Beginners: Unit 1

In this lesson by Frances Marnie, students cover language including hello, what’s your name?, numbers 1-5, book, pen, chair, table and goodbye. Printable resources include comprehensive step-by-step teacher’s notes, a student worksheet, cut-out alphabet cards and flashcards.

Health and safety

Students are introduced to the topic of health and safety in this instalment of David Baker’s HR management series. Students read a text about health and wellness and human resource management, and listen to a conversation two colleagues from a Human Resources department about workplace stress.

Classification: Geography

Keith Kelly looks at examples of the language of classification in geography, covering structures such as verb phrases, noun phrases and linking phrases.