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    Meet the Grammarman team

    Our very own dynamic duo, author Brian Boyd and story contributor Thom Kiddle, join forces to unveil (but not unmask!) the characters featured in the Grammarman comic strip.

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    The Shadow and the Flash

    This advanced-level story, by Jack London, was first published in 1903. In it, two competitive scientists take different routes to achieving invisibility, with tragic results. The story is told in five parts; each part contains audio and an accompanying lesson plan written by Daniel Barber, which includes teacher’s notes, student ...

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    The Shadow and the Flash: Part 1

    This advanced-level story, by Jack London, was first published in 1903. In it, two competitive scientists take different routes to achieving invisibility, with tragic results. The story is told in five parts. Each part contains audio and an accompanying lesson plan written by Daniel Barber, which includes teacher’s notes, student ...

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    Tech Tools for Teachers: Blogging

    Nik Peachey looks at blogging and explores how we can use it as a tool to support language learning both inside and outside the classroom.

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    Business Spotlight: Access all areas

    This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about a man who changed his rather conventional job for something more adventurous, dangerous and physically challenging. 

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    How to write worksheets

    In an extract from ELT Teacher 2 Writer’s training module, Karen Richardson explains why aspiring ELT authors should focus first on writing worksheets rather than books and includes some useful exercises to help you produce a great worksheet that publishers will love.

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    Lesson Share: Grammar: The Titanic

    Emily Ballard’s historic lesson provides a unique way to practise forming sentences in the third conditional.

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    Brian Boyd

    Brian Boyd, author and creator of Grammarman, reveals all about the origins of his correction-crusading superhero and life in bustling Bangkok. He also admits that although he’s a master illustrator, drawing diagrams on a whiteboard isn’t necessarily his strong point!

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    Ask the experts: Structuring a beginner-level business course

    Rosemary Richey offers guidance to a teacher who is unsure of how to go about teaching business to beginners.

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    Conclusions and findings: Geography

    Keith Kelly looks at examples of language used in making conclusions and findings from the area of geography, categorized by nouns, verbs, word groups and prepositions.

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    Your English: Idioms: stuff

    Tim Bowen does his stuff with a mixed bag of idioms.

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    Your English: Phrasal verbs: set (1)

    Tim Bowen sets about giving a masterclass in the correct use of phrasal verbs.

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    Your English: Word grammar: subject

    Tim Bowen addresses one of his specialist subjects.

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    Your English: Collocations: eye

    Tim Bowen delivers this week’s article with a twinkle in his eye, so your eyes won’t glaze over while reading it!

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    Your English: Idioms: name

    He may not be a household name, but Tim Bowen proves yet again why he’s a star of the ELT community.

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    Tech Tools for Teachers: Video-sharing

    Nik Peachey explores video-sharing and how we can use it to motivate language learning. Nik provides a comprehensive overview article on the use of video-sharing, including a list of tools to create activities around videos, such as ESLvideo, a downloadable lesson plan, a video screencast tutorial and a printable how-to guide.

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    The Tell-tale Heart: Part 2

    This advanced-level story, by Edgar Allan Poe, was first published in 1843. In it, a cold-blooded killer explains how he prepared what he believes is the perfect murder of the old man he lived with. The story is told in two parts;each part contains audio and an accompanying lesson plan ...

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    Business Spotlight: Good connections

    This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about how social media can help you find a job or sell a business idea. 

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    Generalizations: Science

    Keith Kelly looks at examples of language used in making generalizations from the area of science; these can be split into three broad groups: quantity, frequency and certainty.

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    Your English: Phrasal verbs: sort

    Tim Bowen will sort out any problems you have with phrasal verbs right here!