All Adults articles – Page 68
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Angkor, Cambodia
In this lesson plan, students read the article about the historic and sacred site of Angkor Wat in Cambodia. The exercises focus on comprehension checking and word definition.
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Winter wonderland
In this lesson plan, students work in pairs and discuss Harbin, China’s ice lantern festival. Through the activity, students practise their speaking skills and the present perfect continuous tense.
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Unusual laws from around the world
In this lesson plan, students pose questions about unusual laws and discuss which ones they think are true. The exercise focuses on reading and speaking skills.
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ArticleThe History of the UK Parliament
In this lesson plan, students read about the history of the Houses of Parliament and find out more about the two assemblies at the heart of the UK political system: the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Includes vocabulary exercises, true/false questions and related websites to explore.
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ArticleThe History of Basketball
When a Canadian teacher was trying to think of a way to keep his students fit during the winter months little did he know that he was about to invent the most popular indoor sport in the world: basketball, now played in over 150 countries. In this worksheet students learn ...
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Great Composers
This lesson plan will help to encourage an appreciation for classical music by introducing students to three great composers: Mozart, Liszt and Rachmaninov. Working together in pairs or in small groups, students learn about the composers’ lives and legacy through information gap, reading and matching exercises and also have an ...
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The Terror of Blue John Gap: Part 1
This advanced-level story, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is set in the Peak District, England, in 1902. It tells of how a man uncovers the truth behind the legend of a mysterious monster. It is told in six parts; each part contains audio and an accompanying lesson plan written by ...
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Reading: How English is English?
A worksheet with reading and vocabulary activities on the topic of the English language and its origins.
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Public relations
Students are introduced to the topic of public relations in this instalment of David Baker’s Marketing series. Students read a text about different aspects of public relations and listen to a conversation between a marketing manager and an intern about the company’s PR department.
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Art and Drawing: Integrated Skills CLIL Lesson
This fascinating lesson focuses on perspective: students read an illustrated text on perspective in drawing, followed by true/false and vocabulary exercises. A listening exercise focuses on Claude Monet and Impressionism; a writing exercise gets students to recreate a text on the Parthenon. A pairwork collaborative project gets students to describe ...
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LessonMini-plays: Air travel
This mini-play features a couple who are waiting for their flight at Birmingham airport.
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: Africa's broken heart
This lesson is based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine which is written by a South African woman who gives her account of a trip to Zimbabwe.
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Lesson Share: Grammar: Celebrity wedding planner
Jodi Hope catches Royal Wedding fever with a love-themed winning lesson that practises modal verbs.
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Guessing game: need
A guessing activity at pre-intermediate level to practise the use of need, needn’t and Do you need …?
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The Secret Garden: Chapter 7
The audio and activities for the seventh chapter of this pre-intermediate-level Macmillan Reader are now available for all Staff Room members. Mary gets to know her cousin …
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Your English: Phrasal verbs: wear
The novelty of Tim Bowen’s Your English articles hasn’t worn off yet …
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ArticleLive from Geneva: Multilingualism
In this audio lesson, onestopenglish visits Geneva to ask locals and tourists how many languages they speak.
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: What I've learned: Tony Hawk
In this lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, the American skateboarder Tony Hawk gives advice on how to turn your passion into your profession.