All Lesson Plan / Teacher's Notes articles – Page 47
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: Should you socialize with your co-workers?
In this lesson, based on two articles from Business Spotlight, two professionals offer their differing opinions on whether work colleagues should socialize together.
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Tech Tools for Teachers: Social Questionnaires
Nik Peachey explores social questionnaires and how we can use them to create motivating classroom and homework tasks.
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LessonLive from London: The monarchy
In the weeks leading up to Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee, onestopenglish’s reporters took a trip to St James’s Park, in the shadow of Buckingham Palace, to ask locals and tourists for their opinion on the British royal family.
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LessonTopics: Environment
Students are introduced to the topic of the environment in this instalment of Adrian Tennant’s Topics series. The lesson is available at two language levels (Pre-intermediate and Intermediate +) and gives students practice in reading, listening and speaking skills, as well as exercises focusing on grammar and vocabulary. ...
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A ghost's guide to London: Episode 3: Notting Hill
Lord Jeffrey, the Ghost of London, takes students on an audio tour of the Notting Hill area. In this lesson students will: learn about the Notting Hill; practise listening for gist and reconstructing audio stories from memory; compare and contrast standard forms of English with colloquial expressions and then practise ...
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: Outdoor office
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, features a man who has managed to turn his hobby into his career and start an ecological consultancy business.
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Explanations: Science
Keith Kelly looks at examples of language used in delivering questions and explanations from the area of science, covering wh- question words, statements as questions, asking for explanations, possibility and uncertainty, explaining a process and conjunction phrases.
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ArticleA ghost’s guide to London: Episode 2: King’s Road
Lord Jeffrey, the Ghost of London, takes students on a swinging audio tour of the King’s Road. In this lesson students will: learn about the King’s Road; practise listening for gist and reconstructing audio stories from memory; compare and contrast standard forms of English with colloquial expressions and then practise ...
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Bliss: Part 4
Part 4 of this story concludes with Bertha falling victim to a grave misunderstanding. In this lesson, the students will: predict the ending of the story; listen for detail; discuss the meaning and symbolism of the story; explore the adoption of characters’ voices when storytelling; act out a dialogue between ...
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Topics: Business
Students are introduced to the topic of business in this instalment of Adrian Tennant’s Topics series. The lesson is available at two language levels (Pre-intermediate and Intermediate +) and gives students practice in reading, listening and speaking skills, as well as exercises focusing on grammar and vocabulary.
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: Fighting back
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about different forms of bullying in the workplace and ways to tackle them.
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Explanations: Geography
Keith Kelly looks at examples of language used in delivering questions and explanations from the area of geography, covering wh- question words, statements as questions, asking for explanations, possibility and uncertainty, explaining a process and conjunction phrases.
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Bliss: Part 3
Part 3 of this story continues with the dinner party in full swing. Harry has finally arrived but Bertha is more preoccupied with the mysterious Miss Fulton. In this lesson, the students will: test one another on their knowledge of the details of the story up to now; listen in ...
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Topics: Music
Students are introduced to the topic of music in this instalment of Adrian Tennant’s Topics series. The lesson is available at two language levels (Pre-intermediate and Intermediate +) and gives students practice in reading, listening and speaking skills, as well as exercises focusing on grammar and vocabulary.
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: A marathon, not a sprint
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, is about London hosting the Olympic Games and the disruption and challenges this may cause people living in the city.
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Change: Science
Keith Kelly provides a comprehensive lesson plan, with both a language and content focus, accompanied by a list of verbs and nouns associated with change and interaction from the area of science.
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LessonTopics: Family
Students are introduced to the topic of family in this instalment of Adrian Tennant’s Topics series, available at two levels.
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Tech Tools for Teachers: Word Clouds
In the third instalment of his series, Nik Peachey looks at word clouds and how they can be used to help students develop their vocabulary, understanding of syntax and reading and speaking skills. Nik provides a comprehensive overview article on word clouds, a downloadable lesson plan, and a printable how-to guide.
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Bliss: Part 2
Part 2 of this story continues with Bertha and Harry holding a dinner party, however, their colourful guests are here but Harry hasn’t arrived home yet. In this lesson, the students will: recall details of the life of the protagonist; listen to a description in order to complete a drawing ...
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Owl Hall: Episode 12: A new beginning
In the twelfth and final episode, Kara finds out what Owl Hall is … You can download the mp3 file for Episode 12, plus a lesson plan (with student worksheets, full transcript and answer keys) written by Lindsay Clandfield.