All Reading articles – Page 18

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Tourism in Thailand: Upper intermediate

Students are given the chance to critically assess the difference between advertising and reality in the tourist industry.

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Tourism in Thailand: Intermediate

Students are given the chance to critically assess the difference between advertising and reality in the tourist industry.

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Sherlock: The Norwood Builder

In Chapter 1, McFarlane bursts into Holmes’s apartment on Baker Street and begs him for help. The police are chasing him but he has just enough time to pique Holmes’s interest before Inspector Lestrade, of Scotland Yard, rushes in.

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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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Lesson Share: TV and film

Catherine Zgouras wins the Lesson Share competition with this entertainment-based activity in which students can learn about TV and film, and practise irregular verbs and the past simple.

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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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Macmillan Life Skills: Critical Thinking – Reviews

In this Macmillan Life Skills lesson, students brainstorm vocabulary for writing a restaurant review, read some example reviews and write their own developing the following life skills: expressing an opinion, critical thinking (analysis and evaluation).

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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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Lesson Share: Macmillan Life Skills: Study Skills – Short answer questions

In this Macmillan Life Skills lesson, students become experts on obscure topics and practice skimming to find answers to questions their classmates have written developing the following life skills: analysing and extracting key information, evaluating content of a reply or argument, and time management.

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Business Top Trumps: Lesson 7—Networking and small talk

In this lesson, students talk about how to initiate and continue small talk and learn the language to introduce a third person into a conversation.

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Macmillan Life Skills: Self / Social – Are you experienced?

In this Macmillan Life Skills lesson, students complete a questionnaire about life experiences and find out what their score means developing the following life skills: self-awareness and challenging stereotypes.

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Lesson Share: The palm reader

Dimitra Eleftheriou-Ernst wins the Lesson Share competition with a fun lesson designed to practise making future predictions.

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Lesson Share: A carnival story

Catherine Zgouras wins the lesson share competition with this fun-filled lesson for young learners.

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The Prince and the Pauper: Chapter 6

The audio and activities for this elementary-level Macmillan Reader are now available to all Staff Room members. In Chapter 6, Tom learns how to be a prince; just in time for the Grand Banquet. But terrible news arrives that means Tom won’t be a prince for much longer.

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Lesson Share: Bon voyage

Dan Cornford wins the lesson share competition with a lesson on reading and retelling travel anecdotes.

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Macmillan Life Skills: Get Thinking – Politics

In this Macmillan Life Skills lesson, students read extracts from newspaper articles about politics as well as listen to a radio news story developing the following life skills: critical thinking and social responsibility.

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Macmillan Life Skills: Get Thinking – Museums

In this Macmillan Life Skills lesson, students read and listen to reviews about museums and discuss their own preferences developing the following life skills: learner autonomy, giving feedback and social responsibility.

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Absolute Beginners: Unit 10

In this lesson by Frances Marnie, students cover language including: station, ticket, single and return. Printable resources include comprehensive step-by-step teacher’s notes, a student worksheet and flashcards.

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Macmillan Life Skills: Know Yourself – Phobias

In this Macmillan Life Skills lesson, students explore phobias developing the following life skills: self-knowledge, communication and respecting diversity.