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Grammarman: Episode 23—Nam-Ramm-Arg

Help Grammarman, our correction-crusading hero, understand what is said to our heroes.

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‘A crazy story’: how a Chinese vase valued at €2,000 sold for €8m

An auction house mistook an antique vase for a copy. But was it really a mistake? 

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Can AI stop rare eagles flying into wind turbines in Germany?

Can AI save endangered eagles from flying into wind turbines? Read to find out.

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Skills for Problem Solving: Upper Intermediate—Be a successful non-native speaker

Help your students understand how to communicate successfully in English with other non-native speakers.

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Skills for Problem Solving: Pre-Intermediate—Be polite

Make your students aware of appropriate and polite behaviour when interacting with other people.

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Grammarman: Episode 22—Communicant

Help Grammarman, our correction-crusading hero, find a way of returning the article ant to his spaceship.

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Skills for Problem Solving: Intermediate—Share and exchange new ideas

Help your students learn how to share and exchange new ideas.

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‘Each guest experience will be different’: VR and the future of theme parks

Theme parks have turned to Virtual Reality to provide a more exciting experience for their customers.

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Grammarman: Episode 21—Grammarman in London

Help Grammarman, our correction-crusading hero, find and replace the incorrect articles in the story.

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How an alligator became an emotional support animal: ‘They said it was a midlife crisis’

Can a dangerous predator become an emotional support animal? Read and find out.

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What’s lost when a family-owned diner closes for good?

Thousands of eateries have closed in the last two years. What does it mean for the local communities and their social life?

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Skills for Problem Solving: Intermediate—Learn To Deal With Stress

Help your students recognise the symptoms of stress and deal with them.

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Skills for Problem Solving: Pre-Intermediate—Be Careful With Money

Make your students aware of how to handle money carefully with these role-playing scenarios.

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Skills for Problem Solving: Upper Intermediate—Respect Rules & Boundaries

Help your students to understand the importance of social rules and how their actions affect others.

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Grammarman: Episode 20—Oliver Formal-Stiles

Help Grammarman, our correction-crusading hero, match the phrasal verbs to their formal equivalents.

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The people making a difference: the teacher running a free school uniform exchange on her doorstep

Read how one teacher is helping parents get uniforms for their kids amidst the cost of living crisis.

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Grammarman: Episode 19—Two heads

Help Grammarman, our correction-crusading hero, try and make sense of it all.

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The AI start-up erasing call-centre-worker accents: is it fighting bias – or perpetuating it?

Does voice-altering software bridge the gap between the customer and the call-centre staff, or hide the diversity? Read and find out.

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‘We called the mums about an hour after the ceremony’: the rise of secret weddings

Getting married in secret is increasingly popular. Read to discover its advantages and disadvantages.

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Skills for Problem Solving: Upper Intermediate—Make Well-informed Decisions

Help your students make better decisions by gathering and considering all necessary information.