All Upper-Intermediate articles – Page 39
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: What I've learned: Tony Hawk
In this lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, the American skateboarder Tony Hawk gives advice on how to turn your passion into your profession.
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Lesson Share: Integrated skills: Fairytale bad guys
Dimitra Eleftheriou-Ernst wins the Lesson Share competition with a creative classroom activity combining role-play, tabloid journalism, mythical characters and some stunning artwork.
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British English vocabulary lesson: Hospital
This lesson plan, available at Elementary and Upper intermediate levels, practises vocabulary connected with hospitals.
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Money and banks
Students examine different types of currency, examining the advantages and disadvantages of bartering for goods, ‘commodity money’ such as gold or salt and ‘fiat money’, such as coins and notes. They read about what services banks offer, why we use them and how they make money. Listening exercises focus on ...
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ArticleEconomic systems
The class is introduced to the notion of a ’traditional’ or ’subsistence’ economy, looking at its benefits and drawbacks. Students learn about the market economy, comparing free market economies to an actual street market. Listening exercises focus on pygmy societies, in particular the Mbuti tribe of central Africa, and Adam ...
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Relationships
This mini-play features two friends chatting about relationships in a Bolton cafe. The lesson contains a downloadable audio file and a PDF with student worksheets and teacher’s notes.
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Lesson Share: Grammar: Narrative tenses
Rachael Nobbs encourages students to invent their own tales with her winning Lesson Share entry that practises the past tenses and features a mysterious urban myth …
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: New beginnings
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, covers the topic of immigration in Canada – which is considered a model for successful immigration policy.
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Segmentation
Students are introduced to the topic of segmentation in this instalment of David Baker’s Marketing series. Students read a text about different categories of market segmentation and listen to a conversation between a marketing manager and an intern about segmentation.
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Matching activity: Question tags
A matching activity at upper intermediate level to practise correct use of question tags.
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Nightmare neighbours
This mini-play features two next-door neighbours talking over the fence in Norfolk. The lesson contains a downloadable MP3 audio file and a PDF with student worksheets and teacher’s notes.
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: Daring to fail
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, features an interview with a businesswoman, Anna Koark, who talks about her experience of insolvency.
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: Great expectations
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, is about intercultural communication and how different countries and cultures conduct business deals.
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The Road Less Travelled Christmas special: Episode 1: Preparations
Katie’s acting career has gone from strength to strength and Michael’s poetry has led him into the theatre world of New York. Meanwhile, back in LA, things aren’t going so well for Sal and Rich …
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: Do women need quotas to get to the top?
In this lesson, based on two articles from Business Spotlight magazine, two professionals offer their opinions on whether quotas are necessary to help women get to the top of their professions.
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Nip and tuck
This mini-play features two women talking about plastic surgery in a café in Croydon, south London. The lesson contains a downloadable MP3 audio file and a PDF with student worksheets and teacher’s notes.