Vocabulary
Perplexed by phrasal verbs? Mystified by metaphors? Need to put some va va voom into your vocabulary lessons? Let our panel of expert authors come to your rescue with comprehensive explanations about common vocabulary related issues, plus a whole host of innovative ideas to take to your classroom.
The purpose of this section is to provide you with a) a useful reference guide to complex vocabulary and b) a bank of practical tips and suggestions to enable you to transfer this knowledge to your students.
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Inside Vocabulary
Corpora
These articles and teaching tips by Jamie Keddie present a fresh perspective on corpora and suggest how, with a little imagination, we might find corpora in some unexpected places.
Dictionary skills
A new series of worksheets by Tim Bowen. These worksheets are aimed at training learners in dictionary use and developing their vocabulary.
Macmillan English Dictionary resources
Onestopenglish has teamed up with Macmillan Dictionary, the free English Dictionary and Thesaurus, to bring you a host of exciting features and practical classroom resources. Search the full Macmillan Dictionary database direct from any page on onestopenglish, or make use of the free BuzzWord lesson plans written by language experts Tim Bowen and Kerry Maxwell. Find out more here.
Metaphors
Articles and lesson plans aimed at helping you approach teaching metaphors with your students.
Phrasal verbs
A series of articles on phrasal verbs with accompanying lesson plans.
Vocabulary lesson plans
A bank of theme-based lesson plans and ideas from our expert authors to help you put the vim back into your vocabulary lessons. Lessons are available in both American and British English.
Vocabulary matters
A series of articles looking at various aspects of teaching vocabulary.
