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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: Word grammar: bar

We think Tim Bowen is the best – bar none !

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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 .