All Article articles – Page 20
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Your English: Collocations: gesture
In a gesture of goodwill , Tim Bowen explains the uses of this tricky word.
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Survival Guide: Surviving teaching in companies
Teaching English in companies can involve teachers working in an unfamiliar environment with restricted resources and a range of cultures, customs and constraints they are not accustomed to.
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Business Spotlight: Quiet, please
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about being an introvert in, what can sometimes seem like, an extrovert’s world.
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Your English: Idioms: beat
Tim Bowen isn’t beating around the bush in this instalment of Your English . We say you can’t beat it !
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Your English: Phrasal verbs: ask
We couldn’t have asked for a clearer explanation, as Tim Bowen sheds light on these tricky phrasal verbs.
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Your English: Word grammar: blank
Don’t blank out the intricacies of word grammar, let Tim Bowen fill in the blanks.
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Your English: Collocations: gain
If you’re looking to gain confidence look no further, as Tim Bowen shows how he gained a reputation as the master of Your English .
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Survival Guide: Professional development
Keeping yourself interested in your work and becoming a better teacher is important for you and important for your students – but it takes a bit of effort.
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Tuk Tuk Travels: Entry 15: What you always wanted to know
In their fifteenth and final travelogue, our tuk tukers reveal the highs and lows of their trip by sharing the answers to some of their most frequently asked questions.
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Business Spotlight: Low-cost air travel
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about the emergence of low-cost travel and South West Airlines.
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Your English: Idioms: battle
It’s clear the battle lines have been drawn as Tim Bowen shows he’s fighting a running battle with these idioms.
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Teaching materials: Putting on a play
Long-term project work can be extremely rewarding for your English class and a theatre production may be ideal. Daniel Barber shares some valuable tips on putting on a play with your class.
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Your English: Phrasal verbs: write (2)
Tim Bowen gives phrasal verbs a good write-up in this handy article.
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Your English: Collocations: fuss
Think collocations are just a fuss about nothing ? Tim Bowen explains the collocates of this word with the minimum of fuss .
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Tuk Tuk Travels: Entry 14: 42,120km
In their fourteenth travelogue, the tuk tuk boys and Tommy meet Olinda, a Shipibo artisan with an inspiring story, chug their way over the Andes and beat all odds to make it to Buenos Aires.
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Survival Guide: The emergency activity file
Some of our favourite activities requiring little or no preparation - designed to be used in a minor or major emergency!
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The Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde’s most popular play, which opened in 1895 to great success and has appeared regularly in theatres around the world ever since, has also been made into a film several times, most recently starring Rupert Everett and Colin Firth. Now Macmillan has made it accessible to learners of upper ...
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Business Spotlight: Should we ban fracking?
This lesson, which is based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about whether hydraulic fracturing should be banned.
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Your English: Idioms: barrel
Tim Bowen shows that understanding these idioms is just like shooting fish in a barrel .