All Intermediate articles

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14th January 2021: Zacharias not Zeppelin: Germany to scrap Nazi-era phonetic table

For over 80 years, most Germans have been using a Nazi-era spelling system without knowing its dark history. Not any more.

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Vocabulary Builders: An introduction

Check out the lesson plans and worksheets designed to help your students build their vocabulary.

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Live from London: Business — Daily routines

Watch authentic London office workers describe a typical day in their jobs and what they have to do.

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Business News Lessons: Advice for the modern boss

January 2021: Work has changed—what do bosses need to do now?

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Vocabulary Builders: Finding what follows—Patterns in verbs, adjectives, and prepositions

Find out how learning patterns of words helps you to discover the patterns of the English language.

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Advancing Teaching: An introduction

Our Advancing Teaching series features videos which advise teachers on and explain key concepts and methodology in ELT.

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Advancing Teaching: Communicative Language Teaching

Learn about Communicative Language Teaching in this Advancing Teaching article and video.

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31st December 2020: “Big cat” country? New Zealand’s obsession with giant feline sightings

Since the 1960s, there have been reports of a mysterious, monstrously big cat in the south of New Zealand.

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10th December 2020: Ecotricity founder to grow diamonds “made entirely from the sky”

The world’s most environmentally friendly diamond using carbon dioxide taken straight from the sky.

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Business News Lessons: Improved professional prospects for women in Saudi Arabia

December 2020: What are the differences for business women in Saudi Arabia?

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Live from London: Business — Emails

Watch authentic London office workers explain how they use emails and phones to communicate in their companies.

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Vocabulary Builders: The hunt is on!

Can’t find exactly the word you want to use when searching in an online dictionary? Here’s help for the hunt.

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Business News Lessons: Trade fairs will be different after the pandemic

November 2020: How is the pandemic reshaping the nature of trade fairs?

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Live from London: Business — Reports

Watch authentic London office workers explain how they use reports in their companies.

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Vocabulary Builders: Don’t lose it—use it!

Have you ever learnt a great new word only to forget it the very next day? Try three different ways to remember new words.

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Lesson Share: Halloween — Which monster are you?

Thais Casson wins this month’s Lesson Share with a Halloween quiz lesson.

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Business News Lessons: Robots help get food from farm to table

October 2020: With the pandemic making it hard to find enough workers, the food industry uses robots to support the food supply chain.

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Online Education: Assessing students’ needs and lacks

Chia Suan Chong looks at different ways teachers can use diagnostic testing, integrative testing, and self-assessment to help their students learn more effectively.

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Business Spotlight: Get your CV past the bots

This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about the importance of having a CV that will get an applicant past the computer programs that companies use to filter job applications.

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Business News Lessons: Quick Loans for Mexican Businesses

September 2020: Businesses in Mexico may obtain quick loans to finance their companies during the coronavirus pandemic.