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    Measuring: Geography

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

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    Reading: Gaudí

    A worksheet with reading and comprehension activities on the life of the architect Gaudí.

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    Business Spotlight: A new revolution

    In this lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, a Saudi Arabian woman talks about the restrictions that women in her country encounter in their everyday lives. 

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    Lesson Share: Speaking: Alien negotiations

    This winning lesson by Magnus Coney incorporates an imaginative role-play to practise the first conditional.

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    Guessing game: would like

    A guessing activity at elementary level to practise would like + noun, and would like to for groups of three to four students.

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    The Secret Garden: Chapter 10

    The audio and activities for the tenth chapter of this pre-intermediate-level Macmillan Reader are now available for all Staff Room members. Mary and Dickon take Colin to see the secret garden …

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    Your English: Idioms: edge

    We’re on the edge of our seats for this instalment of Tim Bowen’s idioms!

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    Classification: Geography

    Keith Kelly looks at examples of the language of classification in geography, covering structures such as verb phrases, noun phrases and linking phrases.

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    Your English: Phrasal verbs: do

    Do away with Your English? Certainly not! Tim Bowen isn’t done in yet …

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    Your English: Word grammar: out

    Look out! Tim Bowen tackles this popular and versatile word.

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    Your English: Collocations: secret

    Tim Bowen reveals a set of collocations that is equally dark, sinister and shocking!

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    Experiments: How strong is that wind?

    In this experiment, pupils make a wind monitor from different weights of material. Students find illustrated objects in a wordsearch and understand the strengths of different winds before writing a report on the experiment. Key vocabulary and practical teacher’s notes are included.

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    Classification: Science

    Keith Kelly looks at examples of the language of classification from the area of science, covering structures such as verb phrases, noun phrases and linking phrases.

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    The Terror of Blue John Gap: Part 3

    Part 3 of this horror story continues with Hardcastle trapped in the dark in an underground cave. In this lesson, the students will: complete a brief comprehension task on the previous chapter; read contrasting summaries of the chapter and determine which one is the most likely outcome; listen in detail ...

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    Business Spotlight: Reach for the top

    This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, looks at the pros and cons of appraisals and both employees’ and managers’ attitudes towards them.

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    Speaking: Odd jobs

    Walton Burns wins the Lesson Share competition with a fun game that practises asking questions and broadens job-related vocabulary.

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    Flashcard game: both / neither

    An accuracy-based team activity that practises the use of both, both of, neither and neither of.

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    The Secret Garden: Chapter 9

    The audio and activities for the ninth chapter of this pre-intermediate-level Macmillan Reader are now available for all Staff Room members. Mary tells Colin the truth about the secret garden and introduces him to Dickon …

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    Your English: Idioms: run

    Not wanting to disrupt the normal run of things, Tim Bowen is back with some more useful idioms.

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    Your English: Phrasal verbs: blow / wind

    As he blows out his birthday candles, the musician Bob Dylan shows no sign of winding down; Tim Bowen pays homage with some appropriate phrasal verbs.