All B2 articles – Page 2

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No grassroots but lots of scaffold: a peek inside New York’s cricket scene

Can one of the most popular sports in the world find its way into the American sports landscape?

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Business News Lessons: One step forward, two steps back: the dance between automation and tradition

Are self-checkouts the future of shopping?

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I’ve eaten pizza every day for six years

Is there a food or meal you could eat every day without getting tired of it?

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When it was game over, it was difficult to accept’: Robert Pires on finding life after football

How do professional footballers cope with retirement and life after football?

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Dead satellites are filling space with trash. That could affect Earth’s magnetic field

Do you know what happens to satellites when they stop working?

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Business News Lessons: The Me-myself-and-I file: why teams are sharing personal user manuals

Read about the trend of using a Manual of Me to boost and improve teamwork and collaboration.

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A ‘heathenish liquor’? A cure for cancer? The history of coffee is full of surprises

Explore the fascinating history of this beloved beverage over the years.

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The monster mash: Frankenstein is reanimated for dance, stitched together with Greek myths

Read about Mark Bruce’s new dance performance based on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

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Vegetables are losing their nutrients. Can the decline be reversed?

Read about a process called biofortification and how it can help prevent vegetable nutrient loss.

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Business News Lessons: Go where the smart money is

Read about how Meta’s move to start paying dividends could lead to a switch in investor mindset.

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Let’s Talk About It!—Gadgets

Help your students learn and use new phrases and expressions while talking about their favourite gadgets.

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Let’s Talk Business: Communication across borders

Get your students talking about problems with communicating at a distance.

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Let’s Talk About It!—Places

Help your students learn and use new phrases and expressions while watching a video of different people talking about their favourite places. 

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Skills for Problem Solving: Intermediate—Stay On Task And Avoid Distractions

Help your students to deal with potential distractions so that they stay on task with this engaging role-play activity.

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Let’s Talk Business: Supply Chains

Get your students talking about supply chains and utilising reverse logistics in supply networks.

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Let’s Talk Business: Finance—Borrowing money

Get your students talking about bank loans and debt for business development.

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Vocabulary Builders: Getting into a love of phrasal verbs

Practise with your students some of the most common phrasal verbs with come, get, and put. Now with Interactive Worksheets!

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Let’s Talk Business: Marketing—Social Networking Strategy

Get your students talking about using social media for marketing.

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Video Series: Let’s Talk About It!—Crime Fiction in the UK

Help your students practise a combination of present tenses to describe characters in a story.

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Skills for Problem Solving: Upper Intermediate—Learn From Your Mistakes

Help your students understand how sometimes taking risks and making mistakes can make them better learners.