All Upper-Intermediate articles – Page 35
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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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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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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: Do Americans work too much?
In this lesson, based on two articles from Business Spotlight magazine, two working Americans offer their differing opinions on whether Americans work more hours than they should.
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Lesson Share: Complaining with confidence
Genevieve White’s winning lesson allows students to practise the art of complaining in two entertaining role-plays.
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Bliss: Part 1
This advanced-level story, by Katherine Mansfield, is set in London in the early 1900s. It is about a woman called Bertha who is overcome with happiness because she has everything – but all is not as it seems. It is told in four parts; each part contains audio and an ...
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: Out of office
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, is about how more employees are now working away from the office, also known as teleworking.
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: Masters of the universe
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about how ordinary people can help provide information required for the advancement of scientific, environmental and humanitarian projects.
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Merry Christmas
This mini-play features two women in a toy shop talking about what to buy their loved ones for Christmas. The lesson contains a downloadable mp3 audio file and a lesson plan with student worksheets and teacher’s notes.
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: Far from home
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, is about culture shock and explores the causes, symptoms and how to cope with it.
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Lesson Share: Grammar: The accident
Mandeep Locham wins the Lesson Share competition for a second time with a lesson that uses the subject of workplace accidents as a basis to revise the past tenses.
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Situations: wish
A team game at upper intermediate level to practise I wish I had …, I wish I could …, I wish you would … .
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The Gift of the Magi: Part 2
This advanced-level story is set in New York at Christmas in the early 1900s. It is about a young married couple who are poor but very much in love, and want to buy each other the best Christmas present possible. The story is told in two parts; each part contains audio and an accompanying lesson plan written by Ceri Jones, which includes teacher’s notes, student worksheets and a full transcript and glossary.
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The Gift of the Magi: Part 1
This advanced-level story is set in New York at Christmas in the early 1900s. It is about a young married couple who are poor but very much in love, and want to buy each other the best Christmas present possible.
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: The Golden State?
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, is written by an American expat who talks about how the situation in her home state of California has changed in recent years.
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Lesson Share: Grammar: Pawn shop
Maria Sándor’s winning lesson incorporates a role-play that practises both negotiation skills and the present simple vs present continuous.
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Team competition: Reported commands
A team competition at upper intermediate level to practise the reported commands He/She told you to … and He/She said to …
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: Do you talk too much?
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, is about talking too much and highlights how you can recognize this in yourself and do something about it.
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Lesson Share: Integrated skills: It's written in the stars
Dimitra Eleftheriou-Ernst wins the competition again with a colourful lesson that uses horoscopes to explore a galaxy of idioms.
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The bus stop
This mini-play features a man and an elderly woman talking about mobile phones and the environment while waiting for a bus. The lesson contains a downloadable mp3 audio file and a lesson plan with student worksheets and teacher’s notes.