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ArticleReading lesson plans: Astrology
Students complete a series of activities based on a text about astrology, including a jigsaw reading on Western and Chinese astology.
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Lesson Share: Grammar: Past tense practice with hilarity
A fun way to learn and practise new verbs in the past tense.
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Email expressions
Lessons to equip students with some basic vocabulary they may need for writing emails.
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ArticleGrammar: Doctor Who?
Here are four games from Jim Scrivener based around the theme of finding out who someone is or who did something. Great for five-minute fillers, or end-of-term lessons!
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English contracts
A lesson on drafting contracts which aims to help students set out expectations and objectives in a formal way.
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Lesson Share: Children: My dog
Students draw pictures of dogs and use them to practise making comparisons.
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Lesson Share: Grammar activities: I have never ...
An activity to revise the present perfect and to share personal information.
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Lesson Share: Grammar: Let me talk about my life
A lesson plan to give students written and oral practice of using the present perfect to talk about experiences.
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Word of the week: Cowboy
Are you a fan of the Wild West? Tim Bowen explains why cowboy no longer just refers to the gun-slinging heroes of our childhood.
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Cambridge English Advanced: Writing Part 1 – Essay
This lesson aims to help students prepare for the essay section of the Advanced Writing paper.
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Cambridge English Proficiency: Listening Part 1
Guidance for teachers preparing candidates for Part 1 of the Listening paper of the Cambridge Proficiency Exam, with a worksheet taken from Mark Harrison's New Proficiency Testbuilder.
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Speaking matters: Assessing speaking
Adrian Tennant talks about how and when to assess speaking in the classroom, and provides some practical ideas for setting up assessment activities.
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Word of the week: Headbanger
Do you like to spend your weekends headbanging to your favourite band? Well, you could be crazy, according to Tim Bowen's explanation of this word.
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Mixed-ability classes
Alex Case addresses the difficulties faced by teachers whose young learners have very different levels of English.
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Word of the week: Maverick
Do you see yourself as a little bit different or do you just follow the herd? You could be a maverick, according to Tim Bowen's explanation of this word.
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Word of the week: Buff
Do you fancy yourself as a bit of a film buff? Or do you fancy your buff next door neighbour? Tim Bowen explains all about this interesting word.
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Practice reading test 1: text and exercises
A reading text from the Guardian Weekly, plus exercises.