All British English articles – Page 36

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    The Importance of Being Earnest: Part 5

    The audio and activities for the fifth part of this upper-intermediate-level Macmillan Reader are now available for all Staff Room members. In Part 5, Jack expresses his anger at Algernon’s arrival to the country house by telling him to leave. Algernon, in love with Cecily, wants to spend more time ...

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    The Prince and the Pauper: Chapter 1

    An audio serialization of the elementary-level Macmillan Reader, The Prince and the Pauper, is told in sixteen chapters. Each chapter is accompanied by a comprehensive lesson plan written by Adrian Tennant, including teacher’s notes, with suggestions for extension activities, plus student worksheets and a full transcript and glossary. The ...

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    Holiday game: Future of can/can't

    An activity where students receive an exciting holiday and must list all the things they will and won’t be able to do on their given holiday practising the future of can and can’t.

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    Business 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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    Business Basics: Socializing with clients

    In this lesson by Rosemary Richey, students practise small talk about weather, hotels and travel. Exercises include: revising small talk vocabulary, ordering words to make questions, listening to small talk conversations in a business scenario and role-playing.

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    Macmillan Life Skills: Get Thinking – Museums

    In this Macmillan Life Skills lesson, students read and listen to reviews about museums and discuss their own preferences developing the following life skills: learner autonomy, giving feedback and social responsibility.

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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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    The Importance of Being Earnest: Part 4

    The audio and activities for the fourth part of this upper-intermediate-level Macmillan Reader are now available for all Staff Room members. In Part 4, we meet Cecily, Jack’s young ward, and her governess, Miss Prism, at Jack’s country house. Cecily receives an unexpected visitor whom she is very pleased to ...

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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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    Macmillan Life Skills: Know Yourself – Have you ever ... ?

    In this Macmillan Life Skills lesson, students play a speaking board game developing the following life skills: analysing information, creativity and imagination.

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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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    Lesson Share: Follow-up questions

    Tamzin Berridge wins the lesson share competition with a handy lesson designed to help students develop conversations through follow-up questions.

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    Beyond: Knowledge: Classrooms

    In this lesson, students practise describing and comparing classrooms, design their dream classroom, evaluate and discuss school subjects and revise useful classroom language.

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    The Importance of Being Earnest: Part 3

    The audio and activities for the third part of this upper-intermediate-level Macmillan Reader are now available for all Staff Room members. In Part 3, the two friends are deciding what to do in the evening when Gwendolen returns unexpectedly to make secret plans with Jack. However, Algernon is listening to ...

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    Explain! Past perfect continuous

    A speaking card game at intermediate level to practise the use of past perfect continuous.

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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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    Business Basics: Greeting a visitor

    In this lesson by Rosemary Richey, students practise greeting a visitor. Exercises include: completing a gap-fill, listening to a conversation, putting the stages of greeting a visitor into the correct order and devising a welcoming procedure.

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    Business 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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    Macmillan Life Skills: Know Yourself – Phobias

    In this Macmillan Life Skills lesson, students explore phobias developing the following life skills: self-knowledge, communication and respecting diversity.