All Speaking articles – Page 34
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Lesson Share: Grammar: Active listening
Gabrielle Jones wins the competition with lesson that practises using question tags and asking follow-up questions.
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The Shadow and the Flash: Part 2
In Part 2 of this science fiction story, we learn about the two men’s different theories of invisibility as they continue to be locked in a fierce battle for success. In this lesson, the students will: talk about invisible characters in fiction; listen for gist; discuss the anachronistic racist labelling ...
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Lesson Share: Speaking: Making arrangements
This winning lesson by Claire Gibbs practises functional language for making plans.
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Topics: Christmas
Use this jolly instalment of Adrian Tennant’s popular series and get your students into the holiday spirit.
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Conclusions and findings: Science
Keith Kelly looks at examples of language used in making conclusions and findings from the area of science, categorized by nouns, verbs, word groups and prepositions.
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Your English: Collocations: fact
It is an indisputable fact that Tim Bowen is the master of collocations.
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The Shadow and the Flash: Part 1
This advanced-level story, by Jack London, was first published in 1903. In it, two competitive scientists take different routes to achieving invisibility, with tragic results. The story is told in five parts. Each part contains audio and an accompanying lesson plan written by Daniel Barber, which includes teacher’s notes, student ...
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Lesson Share: Grammar: The Titanic
Emily Ballard’s historic lesson provides a unique way to practise forming sentences in the third conditional.
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Conclusions and findings: Geography
Keith Kelly looks at examples of language used in making conclusions and findings from the area of geography, categorized by nouns, verbs, word groups and prepositions.
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The Tell-tale Heart: Part 2
This advanced-level story, by Edgar Allan Poe, was first published in 1843. In it, a cold-blooded killer explains how he prepared what he believes is the perfect murder of the old man he lived with. The story is told in two parts;each part contains audio and an accompanying lesson plan ...
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Generalizations: Science
Keith Kelly looks at examples of language used in making generalizations from the area of science; these can be split into three broad groups: quantity, frequency and certainty.
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The Tell-tale Heart: Part 1
This advanced-level story, by Edgar Allan Poe, was first published in 1843. In it, a cold-blooded killer explains how he prepared what he believes is the perfect murder of the old man he lived with. The story is told in two parts;each part contains audio and an accompanying lesson plan ...
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Lesson Share: Grammar: Language metaphors
Simon Mumford delivers a brain-twisting winning lesson that uses metaphors to help students learn grammatical structures.
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Generalizations: Geography
Keith Kelly looks at examples of language used in making generalizations from the area of geography; these can be split into three broad groups: quantity, frequency and certainty.
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Topics: Hobbies
Get your students to talk about their favourite hobbies with this instalment of Adrian Tennant’s series, available at two levels.
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Tech Tools for Teachers: Social Questionnaires
Nik Peachey explores social questionnaires and how we can use them to create motivating classroom and homework tasks.
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Explanations: Science
Keith Kelly looks at examples of language used in delivering questions and explanations from the area of science, covering wh- question words, statements as questions, asking for explanations, possibility and uncertainty, explaining a process and conjunction phrases.
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Bliss: Part 4
Part 4 of this story concludes with Bertha falling victim to a grave misunderstanding. In this lesson, the students will: predict the ending of the story; listen for detail; discuss the meaning and symbolism of the story; explore the adoption of characters’ voices when storytelling; act out a dialogue between ...
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Explanations: Geography
Keith Kelly looks at examples of language used in delivering questions and explanations from the area of geography, covering wh- question words, statements as questions, asking for explanations, possibility and uncertainty, explaining a process and conjunction phrases.
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Bliss: Part 3
Part 3 of this story continues with the dinner party in full swing. Harry has finally arrived but Bertha is more preoccupied with the mysterious Miss Fulton. In this lesson, the students will: test one another on their knowledge of the details of the story up to now; listen in ...