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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: Phrasal verbs: set (1)
Tim Bowen sets about giving a masterclass in the correct use of phrasal verbs.
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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!