All adults articles – Page 3
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LessonGiven up on reading? Elif Shafak on why we still need novels
Explore why people have fallen out of love with reading, and why novels are still needed today.
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LessonA chiweenie with an overbite and 1.9m followers: how Tuna and Instagram’s other top dogs rake in thousands per post
Find out what ‘dogfluencers’ are and how they make money for their owners from social media content.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Increased use of influencers in advertising
Learn why big companies are using social media influencers more and more to market their products.
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LessonDitch the balloons and swap the plastic toys for cake: how to have a waste-free birthday party
Read about what we can do to make parties more sustainable.
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Lesson‘The only thing you need is your own mind’: how to start meditating
Read about the different techniques of meditation and their benefits.
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Lesson‘It brings you in and shelters you’: NHS creates ‘recovery gardens’ for staff and patients
Explore the benefits that wellbeing gardens bring to patients and staff in hospitals in the UK.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Brain Overload: How Multitasking Hijacks Your Focus and Increases Anxiety
Learn why multitasking is not an effective solution to work pressure.
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LessonAustralian women are doing 50% more housework than men. It’s creating ‘volcanic levels of resentment’
Read about how women in Australia do the majority of unpaid domestic work and the possible ways to address the problem.
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LessonWho is ‘working class’ and why does it matter in the arts?
Read about why working-class representation in the arts is important.
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LessonWhat can we learn from the clothes we buy but never wear?
Read about insights into why we buy certain clothes but don’t wear them and what to do about it.
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LessonAre noise-cancelling headphones impairing our hearing skills? Some audiologists are beginning to worry
Explore the possible effects of overusing noise-cancelling headphones and whether they can cause hearing problems.
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Teaching toolInteractive Flashcards: Let’s Go Shopping!
Introduce your students to the vocabulary they need to go shopping with this set of Interactive Flashcards.
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Teaching toolInteractive Flashcards: Moving Around Town
Introduce your students to the vocabulary they need to talk about different locations with this set of Interactive Flashcards.
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Teaching toolInteractive Flashcards: Spring Is Here
This set of interactive flashcards will introduce your students to the vocabulary they need to talk about spring and spring-related animals.
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Teaching toolGame Cards: Toys & Games
Get your students to talk about their favourite toys & games with this set of Game Cards
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Teaching toolGame Cards: Clothes & Accessories
Help your students describe clothes and accessories with this set of game cards.
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Teaching toolMacmillan Dictionary Red Words & Stars Pack
Learn about Red Words and how they can be utilized with the Macmillan Dictionary Red Words and Stars pack.
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Warmer/FillerCurrent Themes: Coronation, an occasion for tradition and celebration
Use this handy worksheet to get your students talking about the coronation ceremony.
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LessonLet’s Talk About It!—Gadgets
Help your students learn and use new phrases and expressions while talking about their favourite gadgets.
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LessonCareer Readiness (A1): Business—One Day at a Time
This text describes the daily routine of a Human Resources employee.