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    Your English: Phrasal verbs: look

    Why not look to Tim Bowen for guidance on how to correctly assemble phrasal verbs?

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    Your English: Word grammar: loose

    If you’re at a loose end, why not read this word grammar article by Tim Bowen?

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    Bliss: Part 3

    Part 3 of this story continues with the dinner party in full swing. Harry has finally arrived but Bertha is more preoccupied with the mysterious Miss Fulton. In this lesson, the students will: test one another on their knowledge of the details of the story up to now; listen in ...

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    Top Trumps activities pack: 21-30

    In her third and final instalment, Carol Read presents ten more activities suitable to use with any pack of Top Trumps cards. The activities are available to Staff Room members.

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    A ghost's guide to London

    Our cinematic listening series.

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    A ghost’s guide to London: Episode 1: Camden

    Lord Jeffrey, the Ghost of London, takes students on a thrilling audio tour of Camden. In this lesson students will: learn about Camden, past and present; practise listening for gist and reconstructing audio stories from memory; compare and contrast standard forms of English with colloquial expressions and then practise these ...

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    Business Spotlight: A marathon, not a sprint

    This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, is about London hosting the Olympic Games and the disruption and challenges this may cause people living in the city. 

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    Luke and James Vyner

    Brothers and creative duo Luke and James Vyner talk about their passion for producing original and exciting audio-based content (like A ghost’s guide to London and The magic cat series here on onestopenglish) and share a couple of ‘anecdotes for the boys’ in this illuminating tag-team interview.

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    Change: Science

    Keith Kelly provides a comprehensive lesson plan, with both a language and content focus, accompanied by a list of verbs and nouns associated with change and interaction from the area of science.

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    Your English: Collocations: deadline

    Have you ever missed a deadline? Tim Bowen counts down a number of useful collocations.

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    Your English: Idioms: heaven

    Heaven only knows how we’d all cope without Tim Bowen’s informative articles on idioms!

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    Your English: Phrasal verbs: lie

    Responsibility for learning phrasal verbs lies with you and your students but Tim Bowen’s here to help with the challenges that lie ahead.

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    Your English: Word grammar: heavy

    Grammar needn’t be heavy going with Tim Bowen here to lighten your load.

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    Social media

    We want you to get social with us! Use our channels to interact with fellow teachers from across the world and make yourself heard.

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    The language of learning across the curriculum

    In this article, John Clegg talks about the importance of explicitly teaching general academic language, particularly for learners of a subject in L2.

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    Tech Tools for Teachers: Word Clouds

    In the third instalment of his series, Nik Peachey looks at word clouds and how they can be used to help students develop their vocabulary, understanding of syntax and reading and speaking skills. Nik provides a comprehensive overview article on word clouds, a downloadable lesson plan, and a printable how-to guide.

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    Bliss: Part 2

    Part 2 of this story continues with Bertha and Harry holding a dinner party, however, their colourful guests are here but Harry hasn’t arrived home yet. In this lesson, the students will: recall details of the life of the protagonist; listen to a description in order to complete a drawing ...

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    Owl Hall: Episode 12: A new beginning

    In the twelfth and final episode, Kara finds out what Owl Hall is … You can download the mp3 file for Episode 12, plus a lesson plan (with student worksheets, full transcript and answer keys) written by Lindsay Clandfield.

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    The pub

    This mini-play features two men playing darts in a pub in Swansea. The lesson contains a downloadable mp3 audio file and a lesson plan with student worksheets and teacher’s notes.

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    Business Spotlight: Do Americans work too much?

    In this lesson, based on two articles from Business Spotlight magazine, two working Americans offer their differing opinions on whether Americans work more hours than they should.