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Speaking matters: Personalization

This article looks at personalization of speaking activities and how, by getting students to personalize things, it helps them learn more effectively.

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Word of the week: Serendipity

The discovery of aspirin is often cited as an example of serendipity. At the end of the 19th century a German chemist was attempting to find a cure for rheumatism when he produced aspirin. It was then found to be an extremely effective pain killer. Thus the chemist had discovered ...

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Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)

Materials to help your students prepare for the Cambridge English: Advanced (formerly CAE - Certificate in Advanced English)

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Lesson Share: Speaking: Murder in the classroom

Students take on roles in a murder mystery game and work together to discover the identity and motive of the murderer.

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Business Skills Bank: Giving Presentations

This Business Skills lesson plan presents common features of presentations and practises useful language.

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American English: In the classroom

Teaching the vocabulary of the classroom used in American English.

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ESP bank: Hospitality and tourism: Talking about guest complaints in hotels

Through the use of an authentic interview with a hotel manager, this lesson aims to build up the vocabulary which is necessary to talk about guest complaints in hotels.

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Cambridge English Advanced: Speaking Part 1 – Social interaction

This lesson aims to help students prepare for the social interaction section of the Advanced Speaking exam.

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Speaking matters: Problem-solving

This article looks at problem-solving activities and what they are like. It covers how to set them up, why it's good to use them, the disadvantages and what you should do after the activity.

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Phrase of the week: to play second fiddle

Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase to play second fiddle.

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Teaching large classes

Alex Case offers tips and suggestions for teaching (very) large classes.

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Reading lesson plans: Pearls

Students complete a series of activities based on a text about pearls.

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Grammar: I've been waiting for ages

Tips and ideas for working with the present perfect continuous.

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Methodology: Teaching mixed-ability classes

Suggestions and advice on teaching mixed ability classes

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Lesson Share: Mingle activities: Snowball fight

A short ice-breaker activity which encourages students to mingle and share information about themselves in the very first class.

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Lesson Share: Mingle activities: Talk when the music stops

A lively mingle activity to get students moving and talking about various topics.

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Phrase of the week: the graveyard shift

Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase the graveyard shift.

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Phrase of the week: a dark horse

Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase a dark horse.

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Phrase of the week: to face the music

Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase to face the music.

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British English vocabulary lessons: the letter P

P is for physical appearance and personality.