All Article articles – Page 20
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: When eBay bought Skype
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about eBay’s acquisition of Skype. Teacher’s notes cover strategies for looking at the detail of written language.
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Your English: Idioms: bend
Tim Bowen bends over backwards to explain idioms that can drive us round the bend.
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Your English: Phrasal verbs: back
Tim Bowen refuses to back down over this set of phrasal verbs.
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Your English: Word grammar: brief
Tim Bowen briefs us on the uses of brief in this brief look at word grammar.
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Your English: Collocations: gesture
In a gesture of goodwill, Tim Bowen explains the uses of this tricky word.
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Survival Guide: Surviving teaching in companies
Teaching English in companies can involve teachers working in an unfamiliar environment with restricted resources and a range of cultures, customs and constraints they are not accustomed to.
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: Quiet, please
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about being an introvert in, what can sometimes seem like, an extrovert’s world.
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Your English: Idioms: beat
Tim Bowen isn’t beating around the bush in this instalment of Your English. We say you can’t beat it!
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Your English: Phrasal verbs: ask
We couldn’t have asked for a clearer explanation, as Tim Bowen sheds light on these tricky phrasal verbs.
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Your English: Word grammar: blank
Don’t blank out the intricacies of word grammar, let Tim Bowen fill in the blanks.
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Your English: Collocations: gain
If you’re looking to gain confidence look no further, as Tim Bowen shows how he gained a reputation as the master of Your English.
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Survival Guide: Professional development
Keeping yourself interested in your work and becoming a better teacher is important for you and important for your students – but it takes a bit of effort.
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Tuk Tuk Travels: Entry 15: What you always wanted to know
In their fifteenth and final travelogue, our tuk tukers reveal the highs and lows of their trip by sharing the answers to some of their most frequently asked questions.
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Absolute Beginners: Unit 10
In this lesson by Frances Marnie, students cover language including: station, ticket, single and return. Printable resources include comprehensive step-by-step teacher’s notes, a student worksheet and flashcards.
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: Low-cost air travel
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about the emergence of low-cost travel and South West Airlines.
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Your English: Idioms: battle
It’s clear the battle lines have been drawn as Tim Bowen shows he’s fighting a running battle with these idioms.
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Teaching materials: Putting on a play
Long-term project work can be extremely rewarding for your English class and a theatre production may be ideal. Daniel Barber shares some valuable tips on putting on a play with your class.
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Your English: Phrasal verbs: write (2)
Tim Bowen gives phrasal verbs a good write-up in this handy article.
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Your English: Collocations: fuss
Think collocations are just a fuss about nothing? Tim Bowen explains the collocates of this word with the minimum of fuss.