All articles by Karen Richardson – Page 5
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Business Spotlight: On the road again
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about business trips. Students will discuss their experience of going away for business.
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Business Spotlight: The container story
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about containers, shipping and the smooth transportation of goods worldwide.
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Business Spotlight: Should salaries be transparent?
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about whether companies should be open about what their employees earn.
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Business Spotlight: Moving up
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about promotions. Students will study an article that provides tips on how to win a promotion.
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Business Spotlight: Ecotourism
This lesson, which is based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about ecotourism and sustainable holidays.
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Business Spotlight: Should taxi apps be regulated?
This lesson, which is based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about Uber, a new company that is competing in more and more cities with existing taxi companies.
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Business Spotlight: Stop the supermarket monsters
This lesson, which is based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about supermarket chains and consumer habits.
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Business Spotlight: Masters of the elements
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about the Netherlands and how the country’s geography has led the Dutch to be especially innovative and creative.
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Business Spotlight: Should digital giants be broken up?
This lesson, which is based on an article from Business Spotlight, explores the possible regulation of digital giant companies.
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Business Spotlight: The web of ideas
This lesson, which is based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about important inventions that we probably now take for granted.
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Business Spotlight: The man who fell to Earth
This lesson, which is based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about the early ambitions and career of Canadian astronaut, Chris Hadfield.
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Business Top Trumps: Lesson 12—Making proposals
In this lesson, students learn about the language of corporate responsibility through future forms, conditionals, and modals.
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Business Spotlight: Should staff have unlimited holidays?
This lesson, which is based on an article from Business Spotlight, explores the question of unlimited holidays for staff.
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Business Top Trumps: Lesson 11—Presentations
In this lesson, students learn different ways of starting and giving a presentation.
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Business Top Trumps: Lesson 10—Setting personal goals
In this lesson, students can discuss setting and achieving work goals and what changes they can make to improve their performance.
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Business Spotlight: Geek-in-chief
This lesson, which is based on an article from Business Spotlight, focuses on Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo. Students discuss women in top positions and the character traits of their ideal boss.
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Business Spotlight: An impossible dream?
This lesson, which is based on an article from Business Spotlight, focuses on the American Dream and life in the USA.
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Business Top Trumps: Lesson 9—Dilemmas
In this lesson, students learn about dealing with dilemmas at work and how to be objective.
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Business Top Trumps: Lesson 8—Negotiations
In this lesson, students can talk about various negotiation topics and experiences.
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Business Spotlight: When Superman died
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, focuses on the well-known comic figure, Superman, and the creators’ daring decision to kill him off to improve sales.