All Pre-Intermediate articles – Page 41
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The deck of business conversations
A speaking lesson plan with Kings, Queens and Jokers. Can be used for non-business classes but very good for small business groups and one-to-one.
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Warmer/FillerSpeaking Games: The Christmas Stocking Board Game
Get your students in the Christmas spirit and help them improve their oral fluency with Lindsay Clandfield’s fun & festive board game.
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ArticleMetaphors: Life is a journey
A lesson plan by Lindsay Clandfield to highlight the metaphorical meanings of several words and phrases describing life experiences.
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Metaphors: It's all in your mind
A lesson plan by LIndsay Clandfield to highlight the metaphorical meanings of several words related to the mind.
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: Should networking sites be banned from work?
In this lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, two experts offer differing opinions on whether social networking should be used at work.
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Live from London: The economy
Onestopenglish visits the Houses of Parliament to find out whether locals and tourists are worried about the world's economic situation.
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Mount Teide
A worksheet with reading and discussion activities about the volcano on the Spanish island of Tenerife.
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Experiments: Magnetic pennies
A fun Science Museum experiment that gets students thinking about magnets and how they work. The step by step teaching notes and worksheets help teachers and pupils get the most from the experiment and develop language learning skills. The lesson culminates in an open-ended investigation. Key vocabulary and practical teacher’s ...
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Experiments: Energy Pairs
This simple experiment reinforces vocabulary and concepts associated with energy. Students match sentences halves to make statements on energy or ‘energy pairs’. Matching and gap-fill activities help students revise and consolidate concepts connected to energy, including renewable and non-renewable sources and how we use energy in our everyday lives. Students ...
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Experiments: Ear gongs
In this experiment, pupils see how sounds travel much more effectively through materials such as metal and string than through air. Matching and gap-fill activities help students revise relevant vocabulary and verbs in the imperative. Students then complete a report using present and past tenses. Key vocabulary and practical teacher’s ...
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Experiments: 3D shadows
In this experiment, pupils learn how to produce the illusion of a 3D shadow using two different coloured light sources and colour-filtered glasses. Matching and gap-fill activities help students revise related vocabulary and prepositional phrases. Students then discuss the outcome of the experiment with a partner and write a report ...
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Live from London: Art
We went to Trafalgar Square to find out what tourists and visitors of the National Gallery had to say about art.
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Assessment matters: Exams extra (elementary to intermediate)
In this article, Adrian Tennant takes a look at some of the exams materials available on onestopenglish outside of the main 'Exams' section and suggests how they could be used in your teaching.
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Symbols on maps
A labelling activity familiarises pupils with the common icons and geographical symbols found on maps, while consolidating vocabulary such as: church, museum, monument and bus stop.
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ArticleGeography vocabulary
This reference sheet illustrates useful geography vocabulary, including words for geographic features, natural disasters and natural resources, while worksheet exercises help consolidate the terms.
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Geography expert quiz
Pairwork information-gap activity in which students label a map of the world with well-known rivers, mountains, deserts, seas and oceans. They compare answers with a partner to find out how good their knowledge of geography really is!