All British English articles – Page 82
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Northanger Abbey: Chapter 12: Audio and activities
The twelfth chapter of this beginner-level Macmillan Reader is now available for all Staff Room members. Catherine receives a rather upsetting letter from her brother...
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Northanger Abbey: Chapter 11: Audio and activities
The eleventh chapter of this beginner-level Macmillan Reader is now available for all Staff Room members. Catherine's over-active imagination gets the better of her...
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Word of the week: Quack
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck - or could you be dealing with a 'quack'? Find out by reading this Word of the week by Tim Bowen.
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Word of the week: Plonk
Do you plonk yourself down on the sofa after a long day and crack open some cheap plonk? Only plonkers would miss out on this Word of the week!
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Northanger Abbey: Chapter 10: Audio and activities
The tenth chapter of this beginner-level Macmillan Reader is now available for all Staff Room members. Catherine visits Northanger Abbey and believes she has discovered some secret papers...
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Lesson Share: Grammar: Glastonbury Festival
Becky Sparks wins the May 2007 Festivals Lesson Share Competition with a lesson about Glastonbury - Britain's most famous annual music festival.
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ArticleReading lesson plans: Maritime mysteries
This month Jackie McAvoy asks students to compare modern and ancient mysteries at sea.
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Warmer/FillerYoung Learner Festivals: American Independence Day
Introduce your young learners to the 4th July celebrations and other interesting American history facts with these engaging materials.
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Business skills bank: Preparing for a first meeting: Part 3
In this lesson students participate in a business meeting, while the teacher observes and takes notes for a performance review.
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Cambridge English Advanced: Reading and Use of English Part 1
This lesson aims to help students prepare for part 1 of the Advanced Reading and Use of English paper.
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Northanger Abbey: Chapter 9: Audio and activities
The ninth chapter of this beginner-level Macmillan Reader is now available for all Staff Room members. Catherine wonders why Captain Tilney is always near Isabella...
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Word of the week: Grotty
Feeling a bit grotty today? Had a Hard Day's Night? Tim Bowen explains the colourful origins of this Word of the week which first appeared in the UK after it was used by the Beatles.
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Northanger Abbey: Chapter 8: Audio and activities
The eighth chapter of this beginner-level Macmillan Reader is now available for all Staff Room members. Captain Frederick Tilney is introduced...
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Word of the week: Hack
Do you find yourself using hackneyed lesson ideas? Ever met a hacker or a hack? Read on to see if you can hack this word of the week...
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Northanger Abbey: Chapter 7: Audio and activities
The seventh chapter of this beginner-level Macmillan Reader is now available for all Staff Room members. Isabella falls in love...
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Cambridge English Proficiency: Reading and Use of English Part 2
Guidance for teachers preparing candidates for Part 2 of the Reading and Use of English paper of the Cambridge Proficiency Exam, with a worksheet taken from Mark Harrison's New Proficiency Testbuilder.
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Word of the week: Banter
Do you indulge in a bit of banter with your friends or colleagues? Tim Bowen looks at the development of this good-natured noun.
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Northanger Abbey: Chapter 6: Audio and activities
The sixth chapter of this beginner-level Macmillan Reader is now available for all Staff Room members. Catherine goes for a walk with the Tilneys...
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Make a puppet
This is a fun arts and crafts lesson by Hans Mol. Children practise following instructions and learn vocabulary for parts of the face by making a hand puppet. You'll need a sock and some buttons!
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Global warming
A comprehensive lesson plan by Adrian Tennant on the topical issue of global warming. There are vocabulary and reading exercises and role cards to start a lively debate on the subject which is now firmly back on the agenda with recent weather events around the world.