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Theme-based expressions: theatre

Suffering from stage fright? Don’t be upstaged as Tim Bowen is waiting in the wings to help with these theatrical theme-based expressions.

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Words from other languages: Dutch

Tim Bowen is our skipper as we take a trek into English words borrowed from Dutch.

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: drive

Driven to distraction by phrasal verbs? Let Tim Bowen show you what we’re driving at.

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Your English: Idioms: hit (verb)

Tim Bowen hits the nail on the head with his latest collection of Your English idioms.

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Simon Mumford

Based in Izmir, Turkey, Simon Mumford teaches EAP in the university sector and has had lessons published in both ELT magazines and websites. Simon draws on nearly 30 years’ teaching experience to reveal what he believes are the essentials for an excellent lesson. 

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Catherine Zgouras

Catherine Zgouras is a Cambridge examiner, teacher consultant and ELT writer.  A two-time lesson share winner, Catherine explains her move into the world of ELT and what motivates her when writing a good lesson plan.

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Balint Gyimesi

A huge fan of role-play games and popular culture, Balint Gyimesi has worked in ESL for nearly ten years. A double lesson share winner, Balint gives us an insight into his twin loves of teaching and writing and how these have helped him win lesson share. 

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Your English: Words from other languages: German

Avoid angst and indulge in some linguistic wanderlust with the first in Tim Bowen’s series about words in English from other languages.

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Theme-based expressions: travel

Head out on the open road with Tim Bowen as he introduces some travel-themed expressions.

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Compass: Lesson 2: Cultural interviews

The second lesson of this new series from award-winning author Lizzie Pinard.

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Global: Mount Everest

This infographic lesson looks at interesting facts and figures about Mount Everest.

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Mingling game: Present simple and continuous

A whole-class mingling game to practise the difference between the present simple and continuous.

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Business Spotlight: Should salaries be transparent?

This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about whether companies should be open about what their employees earn.

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: draw

Get drawn into the latest instalment of Your English and draw on Tim Bowen’s considerable experience with this set of useful phrasal verbs.

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Lesson Share: Class reading

Thais Casson wins the Lesson Share competition with this lesson based on students’ own reading experiences.

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Tech Tasks: Music videos for digital storytelling

This instalment of Tech Tasks explores how music videos can be used to develop listening and speaking skills inside and outside the classroom.

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Your English: Idioms: has/have

Rumour has it that these idioms will help improve your English.

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What's your name?

New class? This lesson includes a worksheet and teacher’s notes to guide you through a ‘Getting to know you’ lesson.

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Let's get personal

New term but same class? Try this ‘Getting to know you even more!’ lesson.

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Compass: Lesson 1: Culture Shock around the world