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    Business Spotlight: Should networking sites be banned from work?

    In this lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, two experts offer differing opinions on whether social networking should be used at work. 

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    Dog owners

    This lesson plan provides listening and language exercises for students. It focuses on relationships we have with our pets as well as British culture.

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    Methodology: Teaching a student whose skills are at different levels

    Adrian Tennant offers advice to a teacher who is concerned about how to support a student whose levels differ from skill to skill.

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    Editorial: Focus on going back to school

    In September's editorial, Keith Kelly highlights key areas and resources on the site that will best prepare you for the academic year ahead.

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    River action

    Show students how ox-bow lakes are formed while teaching them key subject vocabulary such as meander, erosion and alluvium.

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    Guessing game: used to

    A guessing activity at intermediate level to practise used to in affirmative and negative sentences and questions.

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    Your English: Phrasal verbs: scrape

    Have you ever struggled to scrape together enough money to pay the bills? Or scraped through in a sports tournament? More phrasal verbs courtesy of Tim Bowen.

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    Mount Teide

    A worksheet with reading and discussion activities about the volcano on the Spanish island of Tenerife.

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    TKT: Activating prior knowledge

    In the ninth article in this series, Kay Bentley discusses and suggests ways of allowing students to demonstrate what they already know about a subject.

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    Your English: Word grammar: wherever

    Whereverpossible, Tim Bowen tries to help out those who struggle with word grammar.

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    Your English: Collocations: energy

    Read the fruits of Tim Bowen's boundless energy in this blast of collocations.

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    Your English: Phrasal verbs: sleep

    Did you ever sleep over at a friend's house when you were a child? And do you intend to nod off in front of the TV when you're older? Tim Bowen dreams up a batch of phrasal verbs for all ages.

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    Experiments: Magnetic pennies

    A fun Science Museum experiment that gets students thinking about magnets and how they work. The step by step teaching notes and worksheets help teachers and pupils get the most from the experiment and develop language learning skills. The lesson culminates in an open-ended investigation. Key vocabulary and practical teacher’s ...

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    Experiments: Gas from garbage

    This experiment is designed to demonstrate that biomass, especially when stored in warm, damp conditions, produces gas. Step by step teaching notes and worksheets help teachers and pupils get the most from the experiment and develop language learning skills. Pupils are guided through predicting the results and writing up the ...

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    Experiments: Energy Pairs

    This simple experiment reinforces vocabulary and concepts associated with energy. Students match sentences halves to make statements on energy or ‘energy pairs’. Matching and gap-fill activities help students revise and consolidate concepts connected to energy, including renewable and non-renewable sources and how we use energy in our everyday lives. Students ...

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    Experiments: Follow the energy path

    A simple but revealing experiment in which pupils measure and record the temperature of hot water as it cools down in two different containers: one metallic, one ceramic. Matching and word-order activities help students to revise relevant vocabulary. Students then write a report using the past tense. Key vocabulary and ...

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    Experiments: Ear gongs

    In this experiment, pupils see how sounds travel much more effectively through materials such as metal and string than through air. Matching and gap-fill activities help students revise relevant vocabulary and verbs in the imperative. Students then complete a report using present and past tenses. Key vocabulary and practical teacher’s ...

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    Coughing and Sneezing

    A song video and interactive games on the topic of having a cold.

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    Experiments: Conductors and insulators

    Which materials are good conductors and which are good insulators? This experiment uses polystyrene foam, metal, wood, glass and plastic to explore the properties of conductors and insulators. Step by step teaching notes and student worksheets help teachers and students get the most from the experiment and develop language learning ...

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    Experiments: 3D shadows

    In this experiment, pupils learn how to produce the illusion of a 3D shadow using two different coloured light sources and colour-filtered glasses. Matching and gap-fill activities help students revise related vocabulary and prepositional phrases. Students then discuss the outcome of the experiment with a partner and write a report ...