All Integrated Skills articles – Page 3
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LessonAustralian women are doing 50% more housework than men. It’s creating ‘volcanic levels of resentment’
Read about how women in Australia do the majority of unpaid domestic work and the possible ways to address the problem.
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LessonWho is ‘working class’ and why does it matter in the arts?
Read about why working-class representation in the arts is important.
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LessonWhat can we learn from the clothes we buy but never wear?
Read about insights into why we buy certain clothes but don’t wear them and what to do about it.
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LessonAre noise-cancelling headphones impairing our hearing skills? Some audiologists are beginning to worry
Explore the possible effects of overusing noise-cancelling headphones and whether they can cause hearing problems.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Fewer people = lower living standards
What is the impact of declining birth rates on the world’s most prosperous economies?
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LessonIn the most untouched, pristine parts of the Amazon, birds are dying. Scientists may finally know why
Read about how experts have spent two decades trying to understand the bird population decline in the Amazon.
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Lesson‘Dear, did you say pastry?’: meet the ‘AI granny’ driving scammers up the wall
Read about how an AI bot impersonating a grandma has successfully stopped scammers.
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LessonThe big idea: can what you eat change your mind?
Explore the relationship between gut health and general and mental well-being.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Legal aid for businesses using AI
Read about how law firms are adding departments that help companies with issues caused by their use of AI.
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LessonThey say a name like mine can hold you back in life, but I will never change it
What is the impact of having an unusual name on person’s employment prospects?
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LessonOne Hundred Years of Solitude review – Gabriel García Márquez’s classic makes for startling TV beauty
Revisit Gabriel García Márquez’s classic magical realism novel which has been adapted into a TV series.
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LessonElementary Business: Car Industry Partnerships
Can companies benefit from partnering with others instead of trying to compete?
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LessonElementary Business: Employee Well-being
Many companies are taking new measures that focus on employee well-being, but is it enough?
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ArticleBeyond on onestopenglish: Knowledge
Karen Kovacs introduces this collection of topical lessons for teenagers related to art, television, literature, theatre, advertising, and the press. Students practise speaking and further subskills while being creative.
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LessonElementary Business: Empowering Refugees
Read with your elementary-level students about a social enterprise that gives refugee women the skills to succeed in the workplace.
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Teaching toolMacmillan Dictionary Quizzes: Spelling II
In this Macmillan Dictionary quiz, you can put your English spelling skills to the test.
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LessonElementary Business: Dealing with Difficult Conversations
What is the best strategy to deal with difficult conversations in the workplace? Discuss this topic with your elementary-level students.
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Teaching toolGrammarman: Episode 36—The Return of Nam-Ramm-Arg
Help Grammarman, our correction-crusading hero, find the missing word in each line of Nam-Ramm-Arg’s speech.
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Teaching toolGrammarman: Episode 35—Escape from the Isle of Monsters
Help Grammarman, our correction-crusading hero, understand what the island natives say to ensure Syntax’s safety.
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LessonElementary Business: Hire Diversity, Earn Talent
Do senior employees face discrimination in the workplace? Discuss this topic with your elementary-level students.