All Upper-Intermediate articles – Page 28
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ArticleBusiness 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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Lesson
Beyond: Knowledge: Numbers
In this two-part lesson, students match numbers with pictures, find numbers in the classroom, play a numbers game and complete a ’fill a head with numbers’ fact sheet.
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Sherlock: The Norwood Builder: Chapter 3
In Chapter 3, Holmes is confused after visiting McFarlane’s parents and Oldacre’s house in Norwood. Then, a telegram arrives from Inspector Lestrade, and Holmes and Watson hurry back to the scene of the crime, where fresh evidence makes both detectives believe they are right. What does Holmes know that Lestrade doesn’t?
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ArticleMatura: Speaking: Media and Communications
In this speaking lesson focusing on 21st-century communication, students learn about different ways of networking and keeping in touch.
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Teaching toolBusiness 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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Article
Farming in Britain
Students match agricultural terms with their definitions before reading about or listening to a British farmer and his son talk about the differences between farming now and in 1950.
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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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Sherlock: The Norwood Builder: Chapter 2
In Chapter 2, Inspector Lestrade arrests McFarlane in Holmes’s apartment, but Holmes asks the inspector to let McFarlane speak before they take him away. Lestrade gives him just half an hour to tell his side of the story.
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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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ArticleMatura: Writing: Nature and Environment
In this lesson focusing on nature and the environment, students can build their vocabulary and learn how to write about the natural world using descriptive language.
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ArticleBusiness 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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Beyond: Arts and Media: Soap operas
In this lesson, students read about soap operas and write their own soap opera scene.
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Teaching toolBusiness Top Trumps: Lesson 11—Presentations
In this lesson, students learn different ways of starting and giving a presentation.
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Lesson Share: Fairyland reloaded
Bálint Gyimesi wins the Lesson Share competition with this fantasy-themed activity designed to help students improve their communicative competence and acquire vocabulary.
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ArticleMatura: Writing: Sport
In this lesson focusing on sport, students learn how to describe the benefits of sport and how to use persuasive language.
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Teaching toolBusiness 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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ArticleBusiness 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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Lesson
Beyond: Knowledge: History
In this two-part lesson, students read about how Hollywood changes history, discuss historical quotes, do a historical fact quiz and write a fact sheet.
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Beyond: Arts and Media: Newspapers
In this two-part lesson, students look at and discuss different newspaper websites, learn about newspaper vocabulary, and write their own newspaper story.
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ArticleBusiness 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.