All Article articles – Page 149

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What's in a word?

Michael Hoey, chief adviser on the Macmillan Dictionary of English for Advanced Learners, considers the consequences of changes in lexicography.

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Word of the week: Jaunty

Heard a jaunty tune lately? Tim Bowen follows this lively adjective all the way from its noble beginnings in France.

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Word of the week: Hectic

Having a hectic week? Well, at least you're unlikely to be suffering from a recurrent fever. Tim Bowen explains the Greek origins of this Word of the week.

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Northanger Abbey: Chapter 14: Audio and activities

The fourteenth chapter of this beginner-level Macmillan Reader is now available for all Staff Room members. Catherine leaves Northanger Abbey...

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Working language

This series, by In Company author Mark Powell, presents a snapshot of everyday business language.

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Get a slimmer model

We expect the gossip columns to be filled with celebrity split-ups, but who’d have thought the ELT columns would be full of the same thing? No jilted supermodels in our case, of course. It’s the native-speaker model we’re ditching for a slimmer, sexier substitute. And her name is lingua franca.

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The corpus principle

These articles and teaching tips on using copora in the classroom present a fresh perspective on corpora and suggest how, with a little imagination, we might find corpora in some unexpected places.

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The corpus principle: Introduction to corpora

In this six-part series, Jamie Keddie asks, 'What is a corpus?' and invites us to think about how we might use corpora in the classroom.

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Business skills bank: Preparing for a first meeting: Part 4

In this lesson, students carry out a second (and perfect) meeting in order to consolidate performance in leading and participating in meetings.

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Cambridge English Advanced: Reading and Use of English Part 2

This lesson aims to help students prepare for part 2 of the Advanced Reading and Use of English paper.

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Reading matters

Adrian Tennant presents a series of articles about teaching reading, including techniques and strategies, plus practical teaching tips.

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Word of the week: Henchman

Ever encountered any burly henchmen? Tim Bowen explains how the meaning of this word has come a long way from its original association with horses.

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Reading lesson plans: Birdsong

Jackie McAvoy asks students to appreciate the dawn chorus.

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Northanger Abbey: Chapter 13: Audio and activities

The thirteenth chapter of this beginner-level Macmillan Reader is now available for all Staff Room members. Catherine receives a revealing letter from Isabella...

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TKT Tip 02: Module 1 – Writing subskills

Jim Scrivener looks in detail at a question from Module 1 of the TKT – Language and background to language learning and teaching.

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Reading matters: Reading strategies

This article looks at a variety of different strategies and examines why, when and how you might use each of them to develop your students' reading skills.

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Lesson Share: Methodology: Project work

Are you teaching in a summer school this year? Lindsay Clandfield answers a question about the challenges of setting up effective project work and getting young learners interested in it.

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Writing matters: Creative writing

In this article we take a look at what is meant by 'creative writing' and why it can be a useful tool in helping improve our students’ writing skills and overall level of English.

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Color Dance

A song and interactive games on the topic of colors.

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How do you use onestopenglish?

New user and subscriber to the Staff Room, Isabelle Amrein, shares her experiences of using onestopenglish and outlines some ways in which she has used the site in her lessons.