All Article articles – Page 148
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Word of the week: Wag
Do you often find yourself wagging a finger at students whilst daydreaming about living the life of a WAG? Tim Bowen explains the multiple meanings and origins of this Word of the week.
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Word of the week: Weird
Ever wondered about weird noises in the middle of the night or encountered a bit of a weirdo on the bus? Tim Bowen explains the history of this wonderfully weird Word of the week.
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Count with Me
A starter/beginner level song for children on the subject of numbers and counting.
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Classroom management: Staging fluency activities
Maria Leedham suggests some practical steps for maximizing the participation of all students during speaking lessons.
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Reading lesson plans: Reviews
Jackie McAvoy asks students to think about restaurant reviews.
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Impressionism and Monet
This is a content lesson on the topic of Impressionism and, in particular, Claude Monet. The lesson has an art focus, but is designed to be of interest for students studying general EFL as well.
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Performance assessment
This lesson aims to present Human Resources (HR) vocabulary for performance assessment by means of a set of gap-fill articles.
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ArticleAmerican English vocabulary lessons: the letter S
S is for shopping. A comprehensive lesson by Lindsay Clandfield in which students learn 15 new items of vocabulary related to shopping and review phrasal verbs in a shopping role-play.
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Cambridge English Advanced: Reading and Use of English Part 3
This lesson aims to help students prepare for part 3 of the Advanced Reading and Use of English paper.
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Word of the week: Crap
Having a crap day? Let Tim Bowen cheer you up with his explanation of the origin and varied meanings of this impolite word.
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TKT Tip 03: Module 2 – Lesson planning
Jim Scrivener looks in detail at a question from Module 2 of the TKT – Lesson planning.
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Genetically modified?
According to Wikipedia (so it must be true), a grammatical modifier is "an adjective or adverb that changes the meaning of a noun, pronoun or verb". Strange, that. Because to the vast majority of the British business community it’s a word that changes absolutely nothing at all.
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The corpus principle – Songs
Jamie Keddie looks at how we can harness popular technologies, such as media players or lyric search sites, to illustrate language points in the classroom.
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When I Listen to a Song
A song video and interactive games on the topic of how you feel when you listen to a song.
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Word of the week: Frugal
Feeling frugal? Got a tight grip on the purse strings? Tim Bowen explains how this word derives from another which is quite opposite in meaning.
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Lesson Share: Methodology: Not too heavy with Cambridge First
Russell Whitehead answers a question on how to engage students more in Cambridge First lessons.
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Vocabulary matters: What do words mean?
This article takes a look at the different aspects of ‘knowing’ a word, starting with a look at some of the things we need to know about a word in order to really understand it and finishing with a few practical activities.
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Word of the week: Wimp
Know any wimps? Ever let out a little whimper before an unplanned lesson? Tim Bowen takes a look at this flexible word which even has an application in astrophysics!
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Northanger Abbey: Chapter 15: Audio and activities
The final chapter of this beginner-level Macmillan Reader is now available for all Staff Room members. Will it be a happy ending for Catherine?...