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The Tell-tale Heart: Part 1

This advanced-level story, by Edgar Allan Poe, was first published in 1843. In it, a cold-blooded killer explains how he prepared what he believes is the perfect murder of the old man he lived with. The story is told in two parts;each part contains audio and an accompanying lesson plan ...

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A ghost's guide to London: Episode 6: Soho

Lord Jeffrey, the Ghost of London, takes students on an audio tour of the Soho area. In this lesson students will: learn about Soho; practise listening for gist and reconstructing audio stories from memory; compare and contrast standard forms of English with niche colloquial expressions related to British pub culture; ...

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Business Spotlight: Should interns be paid?

In this lesson, based on two articles from Business Spotlight, two professionals offer their differing opinions on whether interns should be paid for their work.

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Lesson Share: Grammar: Language metaphors

Simon Mumford delivers a brain-twisting winning lesson that uses metaphors to help students learn grammatical structures.

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Generalizations: Geography

Keith Kelly looks at examples of language used in making generalizations from the area of geography; these can be split into three broad groups: quantity, frequency and certainty.

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: see

See to your understanding of phrasal verbs with Tim Bowen’s latest article.

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Your English: Word grammar: steady

Steady! Slow down and digest Tim Bowen’s latest article on word grammar.

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Your English: Collocations: emotion

When were you last overwhelmed with emotion? Tim Bowen takes a deep breath and delivers another round of collocations.

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Your English: Idioms: knife

Have you ever gone under the knife? Or put the knife in? Tim Bowen sharpens up some idioms.

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A ghost's guide to London: Episode 5: Shoreditch

Lord Jeffrey, the Ghost of London, takes students on an audio tour of trendy Shoreditch.  Students will practise listening and telling stories from memory.

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Business Spotlight: We are not geeks

In this lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, two London accountants talk about their very different working conditions and benefits.

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Lesson Share: Integrated skills: Classroom challenge

Richard Ingham’s energetic lesson for teenage beginners practises using can in terms of ability.

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: round

Tim Bowen rounds up another collection of phrasal verbs.

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Your English: Word grammar: spare

Tim Bowen spares a few moments to help out with some word grammar.

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Your English: Collocations: embargo

Embargoes are often in the news, so Tim Bowen trades some topical collocations.

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Your English: Idioms: wall

Have you ever gone up the wall? What or who drove you up the wall? Tim Bowen lays down some hardcore idioms.

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: push

Have you ever been told to push off? Maybe it’s because you pushed in, suggests Tim Bowen.

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A ghost's guide to London: Episode 4: Covent Garden

Lord Jeffrey, the Ghost of London, takes students on an audio tour of the Covent Garden area. In this lesson students will learn about Covent Garden; practise listening for gist and reconstructing audio stories from memory; compare and contrast standard forms of English with colloquial expressions and practise these expressions ...

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Business Spotlight: Should you socialize with your co-workers?

In this lesson, based on two articles from Business Spotlight, two professionals offer their differing opinions on whether work colleagues should socialize together. 

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Your English: Word grammar: second

Tim Bowen proves that his articles on word grammar are second to none.