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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: A Question of Competence
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about the importance of intercultural competence in business situations.
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Business News Lessons: Keeping up with technology – what managers and executives need to know
August 2020: Managers and executives are turning to online courses to improve their digital skills.
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Language for … helping others to understand you
This lesson provides students with key expressions and techniques for explaining ideas and helping others to understand you
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Business Spotlight: Should companies track employee health?
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, debates whether companies should be allowed to track their employees’ health.
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Lesson Share: Online restaurant review
Sarah Hall wins this month’s Lesson Share with a lesson to help develop appropriate and authentic language used in online restaurant reviews.
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Business Spotlight: Should there be billionaires?
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, debates whether billionaire businesspeople are a force for good or bad.
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Business News Lessons: Artificial or human intelligence: Which will drive future innovation?
June 2020: In this lesson, available at two levels, students research an innovative area of technology and present its current state and possible future development.
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Language for ... home repairs
This lesson provides students with key expressions for typical conversations related to home repairs.
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Celebrations: Inti Raymi—The festival of the sun
In this lesson, available at two levels, students read texts about the historical festival of Inti Raymi in modern day South America.
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Business News Lessons: Will we be eating meat-free burgers?
May 2020: In this lesson, available at two levels, students discuss starting a new business and how to market its product or products.
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Celebrations: Coming Of Age
In this lesson, available at two levels, students read and discuss four short texts about four different coming of age celebrations around the world.
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Business News Lessons: The changing image of Goldman Sachs
April 2020: In this lesson, available at two levels, students will read a business article and learn or revise some business collocations.
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Business News Lessons: Debate skills for women in the workplace
March 2020: In this lesson, available at two levels, students will read a business article and look at the language necessary to understand and talk about the article.
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Language for ... job interviews
This lesson provides students with the key expressions needed for a job interview.
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20th February 2020: Why do we gender AI?
Voice tech firms move to be more inclusive, with gender-neutral voice assistants and accent recognition among projects in the pipeline.
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13th February 2020: How did choirs become so cool?
From experimental sonic meditations to singing sessions for the homeless, there’s a new spirit of inclusiveness in choirs – and you don’t even need a good voice to join.
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6th February 2020: The farmers using drones to watch their flocks by flight
For some farmers in New Zealand, Britain and Australia, drones are not just a toy – they’re an increasingly vital tool.
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Business news lessons: How a sabbatical can benefit you — and your employer
February 2020: In this lesson, available at two levels, students read an authentic article from the Financial Times and look at the language associated with the benefits of taking time off work.
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Lesson Share: Improv storytelling
Christian Spiteri wins this month’s Lesson Share with a lesson to improve confidence in telling stories.
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Monthly news lesson: Norwegian sugar tax sends sweet-lovers over border to Sweden
Consumption has fallen to record lows, but sweet superstores in the neighbouring country are booming as the levy rises again.
