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    Spot on news lessons for teens: One school, 71 languages

    This Spot on news lesson is about the kids in a school in south London. They come from 60 countries and speak a total of 71 languages at home.

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    Onestop Phonics: Short vowel sounds

    This comprehensive lesson on short vowel sounds contains a flashcard, a downloadable podcast, PDF worksheets and teaching notes by Rachel Finnie.

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    Make and do: Practising expressions

    A matching activity for small groups that focuses on accuracy and practises the correct use of make and do.

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    Business Spotlight: The art doctor

    In this lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, a businessman talks about his decision to dramatically change his career path and the consequences it had on his life.

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    Selections Grade 5: The Number Kid

    How good are your students with math? Discuss this and what their favourite school subjects are with this lesson by Adrian Tennant.

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    Dictionary skills: Science and technology

    A dictionary skills lesson by Tim Bowen about science and technology. Learners practice using dictionaries to check meaning and for vocabulary development.

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    Process skills and data-handling for CLIL

    Jean Brewster looks at how learners have to develop process skills to interact successfully with content. The benefits of using graphic organizers is explored with practical examples and accompanying worksheets to help you try out some of the techniques examined.

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    Holiday reps

    The fourth lesson plan in this series by Keith Harding is available at two levels - elementary and intermediate - and contains comprehensive teacher's notes and student worksheets. The elementary lesson gives students practice using the present simple for duties and routines, and describing job skills, while the intermediate lesson practises dealing with problems and difficulties, and softening angry language.

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    Business Spotlight: Moving down under

    In this lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, Nerida Frost talks about how she made the move from Germany to New Zealand with her family.

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    Adjective dominoes: Order of adjectives

    A domino game at intermediate level to practise using adjectives in the correct order that can be played as a group game or a mingling game.

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    Selections Grade 4: I can't catch that ball!

    Get your young learners talking about their favourite sports with this lesson by Adrian Tennant.

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    Pronunciation skills: Stress in compound nouns

    This lesson focuses on stress patterns in compound nouns. Students form compounds to fit definitions then practise them by asking questions.

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    Speaking and listening: Sing the colours

    This illuminating lesson plan by Lisa Dold helps young learners to understand and produce the colours, to learn the structure I can..., to sing the nursery song I Can Sing a Rainbow and to complete a listening activity based on the vocabulary.

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    Spot on news lessons for teens: Homecoming hero

    This month's Spot on news lesson catches up with American teenage sailor Zac Sunderland, as he embarks on the home stretch of his round-the-world voyage.

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    Guiding

    The third lesson plan in this series by Keith Harding gives students practice in describing buildings and places, using prepositions and the passive. The lesson is available at two levels - elementary and intermediate - and contains comprehensive teacher's notes and student worksheets.

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    Describe and grab: Adjectives

    A competition at elementary level designed to practise adjectives for size, shape and colour that can be played in either groups or teams.

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    Selections Grade 2: Off to work

    Get your young learners talking about different professions with this lesson by Adrian Tennant.

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    Business Spotlight: Making a start

    This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, deals with the stages of kick-off meetings and their importance for the success of new projects.

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    Business Spotlight: The case against self-employment

    This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, deals with the advantages and disadvantages of having a full-time contract and being self-employed. 

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    Pronunciation skills: Adverbs of frequency

    Adverbs of frequency such as always and sometimes are a familiar teaching point. This lesson by Jonathan Marks practises some of these phrases with a particular focus on their stress patterns.