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    Holiday reps

    The fourth lesson plan in this series by Keith Harding is available at two levels - elementary and intermediate - and contains comprehensive teacher's notes and student worksheets. The elementary lesson gives students practice using the present simple for duties and routines, and describing job skills, while the intermediate lesson practises dealing with problems and difficulties, and softening angry language.

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    Pronunciation skills: Stress in compound nouns

    This lesson focuses on stress patterns in compound nouns. Students form compounds to fit definitions then practise them by asking questions.

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    Live from Andalucía: Spanish culture

    Our onestopenglish reporters travelled to Andalucía, Spain, and asked people what they thought about Spanish Culture.

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    Describe and grab: Adjectives

    A competition at elementary level designed to practise adjectives for size, shape and colour that can be played in either groups or teams.

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    Dictionary skills: Business

    A dictionary skills lesson plan by Tim Bowen on the theme of business, to give learners practice in using the dictionary to check meaning and for vocabulary development.

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    Introducing the planets: Gap-fill game

    Whizz around the planets with this fun information gap-fill game. These activity cards accompany the basic lesson plan on Introducing the planets.

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    Guiding

    The third lesson plan in this series by Keith Harding gives students practice in describing buildings and places, using prepositions and the passive. The lesson is available at two levels - elementary and intermediate - and contains comprehensive teacher's notes and student worksheets.

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    Business Spotlight: The case against self-employment

    This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, deals with the advantages and disadvantages of having a full-time contract and being self-employed. 

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    Business Spotlight: Making a start

    This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, deals with the stages of kick-off meetings and their importance for the success of new projects.

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    Live from Stratford: Shakespeare 2

    The onestopenglish team is back in Stratford-upon-Avon to ask locals and visitors whether they think the Bard is brilliant or boring.

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    Pronunciation skills: Adverbs of frequency

    Adverbs of frequency such as always and sometimes are a familiar teaching point. This lesson by Jonathan Marks practises some of these phrases with a particular focus on their stress patterns.

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    Checking in at Hotels and Airports

    The lesson gives students practice in using questions and instructions for checking in, using numbers and making requests.

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    Streetpets: Present simple

    An information-gap activity at elementary level to practise the present simple of live and have got.

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    Live from Cardiff: Teachers

    The onestopenglish reporters have been in Cardiff to bring you another lesson in our Live from ... series. We interviewed people at a teachers’ conference, and asked them the question, “When you are away from your students, what do you miss about them?”

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    Spot on news lessons for teens: School of hope

    This month's Spot on news lesson is about an 18-year-old girl who raised enough money to build a school in Cambodia.

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    The ring game: Order of adjectives

    A card game at intermediate level to practise the order of adjectives.

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    Live from Stratford: Shakespeare 1

    The intrepid onestopenglish reporters are back with more authentic interviews in our Live from ... series. This time we come to you from Stratford-upon-Avon, the home of William Shakespeare.

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    The Road Less Travelled Season Two: The end of the road?: Audio and activities

    We discovered that an overwhelming majority of you think that Sal shouldn't marry Rich and we gave you your chosen ending for Season Two of The Road Less Travelled. Now, you can find out just what would've happened if Sal hadn't come to her senses as we bring you optional ...

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    Pronunciation skills: Sound and spelling

    This lesson plan by Jonathan Marks focuses on homographs and homophones, as well as other pairs of words whose pronunciation learners tend to find confusing.

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    British English vocabulary lessons: listen to / hear

    Students are often unsure when to use look at, see or watch, and when to use listen to or hear. This lesson plan by Karen Richardson aims to practice this vocabulary in context.