All Listening articles – Page 17

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    The Terror of Blue John Gap: Part 1

    This advanced-level story, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is set in the Peak District, England, in 1902. It tells of how a man uncovers the truth behind the legend of a mysterious monster. It is told in six parts; each part contains audio and an accompanying lesson plan written by ...

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    Art and Drawing: Integrated Skills CLIL Lesson

    This fascinating lesson focuses on perspective: students read an illustrated text on perspective in drawing, followed by true/false and vocabulary exercises. A listening exercise focuses on Claude Monet and Impressionism; a writing exercise gets students to recreate a text on the Parthenon. A pairwork collaborative project gets students to describe ...

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    Mini-plays: Air travel

    This mini-play features a couple who are waiting for their flight at Birmingham airport.

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    The Secret Garden: Chapter 7

    The audio and activities for the seventh chapter of this pre-intermediate-level Macmillan Reader are now available for all Staff Room members. Mary gets to know her cousin …

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    The onestopenglish e-book

    To accompany the celebrations for the 10th birthday of onestopenglish, we’ve prepared an e-book with some of our premium resources, hand-picked by our editors across all the content areas of onestopenglish.

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    Money and banks

    Students examine different types of currency, examining the advantages and disadvantages of bartering for goods, ‘commodity money’ such as gold or salt and ‘fiat money’, such as coins and notes. They read about what services banks offer, why we use them and how they make money. Listening exercises focus on ...

  • Photo of employers and employees together or photo of people working, in a factory or in a farm for example, to illustarte the concept of 'labour'.
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    Labour

    Focuses on the relationship between employers and workers, how laws of supply and demand operate in the labour market and companies’ need for ‘output’.

  • Photo to illustrate the concept of 'economy'.
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    Economic systems

    The class is introduced to the notion of a ’traditional’ or ’subsistence’ economy, looking at its benefits and drawbacks. Students learn about the market economy, comparing free market economies to an actual street market. Listening exercises focus on pygmy societies, in particular the Mbuti tribe of central Africa, and Adam ...

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    Relationships

    This mini-play features two friends chatting about relationships in a Bolton cafe. The lesson contains a downloadable audio file and a PDF with student worksheets and teacher’s notes.

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    The Secret Garden: Chapter 5

    The audio and activities for the fifth chapter of this pre-intermediate-level Macmillan Reader are now available for all Staff Room members. Mary meets Dickon, and trusts him enough to tell him about the secret garden …

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    Nightmare neighbours

    This mini-play features two next-door neighbours talking over the fence in Norfolk. The lesson contains a downloadable MP3 audio file and a PDF with student worksheets and teacher’s notes.

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    The Secret Garden: Chapter 4

    The audio and activities for the fourth chapter of this pre-intermediate-level Macmillan Reader are now available for all Staff Room members. Mary discovers a door to the secret garden and ventures inside …

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    The Road Less Travelled Christmas special: Episode 4: New Year's Eve

    Christmas has been and gone and, after a few days apart, Katie and Sal are back together to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Katie can’t believe that Sal still hasn’t told Rich her news.

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    The Road Less Travelled Christmas special: Episode 3: On the street

    After Sal told Katie her big news, which Katie couldn’t resist sharing with Michael, the two couples are taking a break from each other for a few days. Katie takes Michael for a trip into the town centre.

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    The Secret Garden: Chapter 3

    The audio and activities for the third chapter of this pre-intermediate-level Macmillan Reader are now available for all Staff Room members. Mary becomes more intrigued by the secret garden and hears strange noises in the house …

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    The Road Less Travelled Christmas special: Episode 2: Sunday lunch

    Katie, Michael, Sal and Rich are back in the UK for the Christmas holidays. Sal’s mum has invited them all to her house for Sunday lunch …

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    The Road Less Travelled Christmas special: Episode 1: Preparations

    Katie’s acting career has gone from strength to strength and Michael’s poetry has led him into the theatre world of New York. Meanwhile, back in LA, things aren’t going so well for Sal and Rich …

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    The Secret Garden: Chapter 2

    The audio and activities for the second chapter of this pre-intermediate-level Macmillan Reader are now available for all Staff Room members. Mary explores her new home and meets some interesting characters …

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    Nip and tuck

    This mini-play features two women talking about plastic surgery in a café in Croydon, south London. The lesson contains a downloadable MP3 audio file and a PDF with student worksheets and teacher’s notes.

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    The bank

    This mini-play features two women who are gossiping while waiting to be served in a bank in Essex. The lesson contains a downloadable MP3 audio file and a PDF with student worksheets and teacher's notes.