All intermediate articles – Page 3
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LessonDitch the balloons and swap the plastic toys for cake: how to have a waste-free birthday party
Read about what we can do to make parties more sustainable.
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Lesson‘The only thing you need is your own mind’: how to start meditating
Read about the different techniques of meditation and their benefits.
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Lesson‘It brings you in and shelters you’: NHS creates ‘recovery gardens’ for staff and patients
Explore the benefits that wellbeing gardens bring to patients and staff in hospitals in the UK.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Brain Overload: How Multitasking Hijacks Your Focus and Increases Anxiety
Learn why multitasking is not an effective solution to work pressure.
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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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LessonProfessional Communication Skills: Timing Yourself During Presentations
Use these materials to deliver an online or face-to-face lesson on timing oneself during a presentation.
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LessonProfessional Communication Skills: Handling Q & As
Use these interactive materials to deliver an online or face-to-face lesson on handling Question and Answer sessions.
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LessonProfessional Communication Skills: Body Language
Use these interactive materials to deliver an online or face-to-face lesson on using our body language in a professional environment.
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Teaching toolMacmillan Dictionary Red Words & Stars Pack
Learn about Red Words and how they can be utilized with the Macmillan Dictionary Red Words and Stars pack.
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LessonProfessional Communication Skills: Using Persuasion
Use these interactive materials to deliver an online or face-to-face lesson on persuasion in a professional environment.
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LessonCLIL: Geography—Deserts and Rainforests
Talk with your students about the Amazon rainforest and Sahara desert ecosystems with this CLIL lesson.
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Teaching toolDiscussion Cards: The World of Sport
Engage your students in a conversation about their favourite sports and athletes with these cards.
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LessonLet’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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Teaching toolDiscussion Cards: Food
With these cards at two levels, you can engage your students in a fun conversation about their favourite foods and eating habits.