All Adults articles – Page 65

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    Business Spotlight: A new revolution

    In this lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, a Saudi Arabian woman talks about the restrictions that women in her country encounter in their everyday lives. 

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    Lesson Share: Speaking: Alien negotiations

    This winning lesson by Magnus Coney incorporates an imaginative role-play to practise the first conditional.

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    Guessing game: would like

    A guessing activity at elementary level to practise would like + noun, and would like to for groups of three to four students.

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    The Secret Garden: Chapter 10

    The audio and activities for the tenth chapter of this pre-intermediate-level Macmillan Reader are now available for all Staff Room members. Mary and Dickon take Colin to see the secret garden …

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    Topics: How to use the lessons

    Adrian Tennant introduces a new series of integrated skills lessons based on a mix of common coursebook topics.

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    Topics: Crime

    Students are introduced to the topic of crime in this lesson, which gives practice in reading, listening and speaking skills.

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    The Terror of Blue John Gap: Part 3

    Part 3 of this horror story continues with Hardcastle trapped in the dark in an underground cave. In this lesson, the students will: complete a brief comprehension task on the previous chapter; read contrasting summaries of the chapter and determine which one is the most likely outcome; listen in detail ...

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    Business Spotlight: Reach for the top

    This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, looks at the pros and cons of appraisals and both employees’ and managers’ attitudes towards them.

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    Speaking: Odd jobs

    Walton Burns wins the Lesson Share competition with a fun game that practises asking questions and broadens job-related vocabulary.

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    Flashcard game: both / neither

    An accuracy-based team activity that practises the use of both, both of, neither and neither of.

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    The Secret Garden: Chapter 9

    The audio and activities for the ninth chapter of this pre-intermediate-level Macmillan Reader are now available for all Staff Room members. Mary tells Colin the truth about the secret garden and introduces him to Dickon …

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    World Trivia Quiz

    How much do your students know about the modern and ancient world? Find out with this true/false quiz.

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    The Romans

    What did the ancient Romans eat? What games did Roman children play? How many people could attend chariot race? In this lesson plan, students learn about this ancient civilization and strengthen their vocabulary with words such as aqueduct, lavish and enable.

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    Mysteries of lost worlds

    In this group activity, students discuss the mysterious monuments of lost civilizations and speculate how and why they were built.

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    Mayans and Incas

    In this lesson plan, students work in pairs to read about two ancient civilizations and identify differences between the two.

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    Blackbeard the pirate

    In this lesson plan, students read about Blackbeard and then ask a partner questions about him.

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    The Terror of Blue John Gap: Part 2

    Part 2 of this horror story continues with Hardcastle deciding to explore the caves at Blue John Gap. In this lesson, the students will: remember and retell the first part of the story; listen to the second part of the story and predict what might happen next; listen in detail ...

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    The supermarket

    This mini-play features a mother and daughter who are shopping for food. The lesson contains a downloadable MP3 audio file and a PDF with student worksheets and teacher’s notes.

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    Business Spotlight: Time to take a 'RISC'

    This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, is about negotiating and, in particular, a four-step guide to structuring a successful negotiation. 

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    Lesson Share: Grammar: Murder mystery

    Simon Mumford’s sinister winning lesson serves up a healthy dose of intrigue in order to revise the past tenses.