Weekly news lesson 339: 23rd May 2013: Sir Alex Ferguson retires as Manchester United manager

Thu, 23 May 2013

After 27 years in charge, Sir Alex Ferguson has retired as manager of Manchester United. Ferguson is the most successful manager in British football, having won 13 English Premier League titles, two Champions Leagues, the Cup Winners’ Cup, five FA Cups and four League Cups.

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...

Grammarman: Episode 14: Janet of the Apes

In the fourteenth episode, Grammarman is still stranded in pre-historic Earth and is struggling to understand the locals. Can you replace the symbols with vowels to decipher the monkey language? The answers can be found in the downloadable worksheet to the right of the page.

Your English: Phrasal verbs: turn (2)

Does the subject of phrasal verbs turn you on? In which case, Tim Bowen urges you to read on!

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.

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.