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Word of the week: Ludicrous
Ever witnessed a ludicrous illusion or colluded as part of an international political conspiracy? Confused? Tim Bowen explains the connection with this diverting word of the week.
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ArticleThe Space Invaders
This audio serialization of the intermediate-level Macmillan Reader, The Space Invaders is told in 12 chapters. Each chapter is accompanied by a comprehensive lesson plan written, including teacher’s notes, with suggestions for extension activities, plus student worksheets and a full transcript and glossary.
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The Space Invaders: Chapter 1: Audio and activities
The first chapter of this intermediate-level Macmillan Reader is now available for all onestopenglish users.
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Word of the week: Dodgy
Are you sporting a dodgy haircut or living in a dodgy neighbourhood? Tim Bowen throws us an illuminating dodgeball with this Word of the week.
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Can intonation be taught?
In this article from the archives of English Teaching professional magazine, Gerald Kelly discusses the issue of teaching intonation.
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ArticleDebate: Classroom management
Adrian Tennant examines a number of areas often lumped together under the umbrella term 'Classroom Management' and suggests an approach to dealing with these issues and problems.
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Recycling is the answer
Mark Powell helps speakers of business English to cut down on their emissions.
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Pie charts
This is a content lesson by Adrian Tennant on the topic of Pie Charts. It is designed to introduce the concept of pie charts through the medium of English. It can be used to support students studying Maths at school or for EFL classes where students might want to use ...
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ArticleCambridge English qualifications for business (BEC)
Materials to help your students prepare for the Cambridge English Business (formerly Cambridge English BEC) exams.
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Lesson Share: Grammar: A very bad day
Lucia Walliams wins the Lesson Share competition with a fun lesson on the third conditional.
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American English vocabulary lessons: the letter J
J is for jobs. A comprehensive lesson plan by Lindsay Clandfield in which students work with dictionaries to learn vocabulary items related to jobs. The lesson includes a section on culture, where students read and talk about illegal workers in America.
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The Road Less Travelled: Introductory lesson: Flash movie trailer and activities
The trailer for the new onestopenglish soap opera is now available! The accompanying lesson by Lindsay Clandfield can be used as a fun way to introduce students to the series.
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Word of the week: Gross
Try not to let Tim Bowen gross you out with his explanation of the varied meanings and origins of this disgusting word of the week.
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The corpus principle – Quotations
Jamie Keddie looks at using quotations as a basis for language study as well as for a springboard to get our learners speaking and writing.
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TKT Tip 04: Module 1 – Phonemes
Jim Scrivener looks in detail at a question from Module 1 of the TKT – Language and background to language learning and teaching.
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Vocabulary matters: Dealing with phrasal verbs
There are thousands of phrasal verbs in the English language, many of them having more than one meaning. Dealing with them can seem like a gigantic task. In this article, Adrian Tennant looks at what phrasal verbs are and why students often find them difficult to learn and use, with ...
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Lesson Share: Professional development: preparing for DELTA
Are you thinking of taking your teaching career to the next level? Adrian Tennant answers a question on how to prepare for the DELTA course.
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B2 Business Vantage: Reading: Part 1
An article by Russell Whitehead about the Cambridge English B2 Business Vantage exam reading component part 1.