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Business Basics: Making suggestions
In this business lesson, students practise describing a colleague’s difficult behaviour and making suggestions on how to deal with it.
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Frances Marnie
Frances Marnie, author of our ESOL series Absolute Beginners, tells us about her romance with the French capital, the rich melting pot of cultures she discovered in a small town in Scotland and why helping her students negotiate their daily lives is endlessly fulfilling.
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: Coca-Cola's biggest mistake
This lesson, which is based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about Coca-Cola and a far-reaching marketing decision the company made in the 1980s.
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ArticleLesson Share: Socializing
Gary Jones wins the Lesson Share competition with a fabulous lesson plan to help students practise making small talk.
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Tuk Tuk Travels: Entry 6: The end of the African road
In their sixth travelogue, our Tuk Tuk wanderers reflect on their incredible journey through Africa and prepare for the next leg – India!
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Your English: Idioms: walk
Have you ever had to walk on eggshells? Tim Bowen walks us through another collection of idioms, step by step.
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Your English: Phrasal verbs: turn (1)
When was the last time you were turned away? Has anyone ever turned against you? Tim Bowen presents a pivotal collection of phrasal verbs.
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Your English: Word grammar: warm
Tim Bowen gives us a warm welcome and a few handy word grammar tips.
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Your English: Collocations: fit
Have you ever had an inappropriate giggling fit? Tim Bowen is here to calm us down with his fitting explanation of a few more collocations.
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Your English: Idioms: turn
Tim Bowen does us a good turn by supplying another handy list of idioms.
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Business Basics
Rosemary Richey introduces a series of Business English lesson plans especially tailored for elementary learners. This article provides guidance on how to get the most out of the material plus tips on how to manage lower-level business classes.
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Business Basics: Ordering a service or product
In this lesson by Rosemary Richey, students practise language related to describing products and services in a sales context. Exercises include: completing information from an IT website, asking and answering questions, and writing a service profile.
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How to write: Critical thinking
In an extract from ELT Teacher2Writer’s training module, Paul Dummett assesses the practice of critical thinking and sets two tasks to test your understanding of the practice.
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How to write: Critical thinking: Key
Key to Task 1: Getting the right mindset and Task 2: Types of CT activity.
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Writing matters: Short texts
In this article Adrian Tennant focuses on short texts such as messages, notes, instructions and notices. Although these kinds of text are read and written on a regular basis, they are often neglected despite being extremely common in everyday life.
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: Henry Ford's $5 pay offer
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about the visions and decisions of Henry Ford and how they impacted on the Ford Motor Company.
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Mobile English: Secret instructions
Students use mobile phones or voice recorders to deliver instructions that include phrasal verbs/verb + particles.
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ArticleLesson Share: Telling an anecdote
Gabrielle Jones wins the Lesson Share competition with an imaginative speaking activity to help students practise telling anecdotes.
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Tuk Tuk Travels: Entry 5: The woodworker
In their fifth travelogue, our tuk tukers leave the wildlife of East Africa and enter Malawi where they meet an inspirational teacher.