All Article articles – Page 78

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    Your English: Collocations: damage

    Tim Bowen reflects on the substantial damage sustained in riots as inspiration for some collocations.

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    Hypothesis: Science

    Keith Kelly looks at examples of the language of hypothesis, prediction and conditions from the area of science, covering common structures and lexical phrases.

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    Your English: Idioms: fire

    Tim Bowen is on fire again with this hot selection of idioms.

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    Your English: Phrasal verbs: burn

    Are you burning with curiosity to find out what Tim Bowen’s written in this article? Then read on …

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    Your English: Word grammar: off

    Are you ready for the off? Tim Bowen takes a closer look at the word that means far more than not on.

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    Top Trumps: Baby animals

    Baby animals is a cute, fun Top Trumps game for primary and lower secondary children learning English. Download the full pack of cards in our special cut-out-and-keep format now and take a look at FOUR accompanying lesson plans.

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    Top Trumps activities pack: 1-10

    Carol Read presents her first instalment of ten activities suitable to use with any pack of Top Trumps cards. The activities are available to all onestopenglish users.

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    Hypothesis: Geography

    Keith Kelly looks at examples of the language of hypothesis, prediction and conditions from the area of geography, covering common structures and lexical phrases.

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    Experiments: Matchbox paddle boat

    In this experiment, pupils learn about the build-up of stored energy and its subsequent release by building a boat powered by an elastic band. Students complete gap-fill and matching exercises practising related vocabulary and the first conditional before placing a sequence of images relating to the experiment in the correct ...

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    The Terror of Blue John Gap: Part 5

    Part 5 of this horror story continues with Hardcastle’s mission to confront the monster himself, after the police dismissed his story. In this lesson, the students will: remember and retell the story so far; listen to the fifth part of the story and recount the main events; listen in detail ...

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    Business Spotlight: Creature comforts

    This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, is about pet-care and the estimated global revenue of the industry as well as its many sides - innovative, necessary and emotional. 

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    Live from Geneva: Switzerland

    The onestopenglish team is back in Geneva, asking locals and tourists what they like about Switzerland.

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    Lesson Share: Business: Workplace dilemma

    Mandeep Locham’s winning lesson is a modern, interactive method of practising the imperative and common phrasal verbs used in business.

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    The Secret Garden: Chapter 11

    The audio and activities for the eleventh chapter of this pre-intermediate-level Macmillan Reader are now available for all Staff Room members. Colin gains strength but keeps it a secret from staff at the Manor …

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    Your English: Collocations: tours, tourists and tourism

    Tim Bowen takes us on a whirlwind tour of the British tourism sector.

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    Your English: Idioms: day

    It really makes Tim Bowen’s day to write this latest article on idioms.

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    Measuring: Science

    Keith Kelly looks at examples of the language of measuring in science, covering structures including adjectives and adverbs, nouns and word formation.

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    Your English: Word grammar: half

    You aren’t half lucky to have Tim Bowen giving you tips on word grammar …

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    Your English: Collocations: stress

    No need to panic about confusing collocates! Tim Bowen is here to relieve your stress.

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    The Terror of Blue John Gap: Part 4

    Part 4 of this horror story continues with Hardcastle desperate to tell someone he trusts about his encounter with the monster. In this lesson, the students will: retell the story so far and predict what will happen next; listen to the fourth part of the story and answer comprehension questions; ...