All Vocabulary articles – Page 50
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Pie charts
This is a content lesson by Adrian Tennant on the topic of Pie Charts. It is designed to introduce the concept of pie charts through the medium of English. It can be used to support students studying Maths at school or for EFL classes where students might want to use ...
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American English vocabulary lessons: the letter J
J is for jobs. A comprehensive lesson plan by Lindsay Clandfield in which students work with dictionaries to learn vocabulary items related to jobs. The lesson includes a section on culture, where students read and talk about illegal workers in America.
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The corpus principle – Quotations
Jamie Keddie looks at using quotations as a basis for language study as well as for a springboard to get our learners speaking and writing.
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Vocabulary matters: Dealing with phrasal verbs
There are thousands of phrasal verbs in the English language, many of them having more than one meaning. Dealing with them can seem like a gigantic task. In this article, Adrian Tennant looks at what phrasal verbs are and why students often find them difficult to learn and use, with ...
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Reading lesson plans: Reviews
Jackie McAvoy asks students to think about restaurant reviews.
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Impressionism and Monet
This is a content lesson on the topic of Impressionism and, in particular, Claude Monet. The lesson has an art focus, but is designed to be of interest for students studying general EFL as well.
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ArticleAmerican English vocabulary lessons: the letter S
S is for shopping. A comprehensive lesson by Lindsay Clandfield in which students learn 15 new items of vocabulary related to shopping and review phrasal verbs in a shopping role-play.
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Cambridge English Advanced: Reading and Use of English Part 3
This lesson aims to help students prepare for part 3 of the Advanced Reading and Use of English paper.
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When I Listen to a Song
A song video and interactive games on the topic of how you feel when you listen to a song.
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Vocabulary matters: What do words mean?
This article takes a look at the different aspects of ‘knowing’ a word, starting with a look at some of the things we need to know about a word in order to really understand it and finishing with a few practical activities.
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ArticleThe corpus principle: Introduction to corpora
In this six-part series, Jamie Keddie asks, 'What is a corpus?' and invites us to think about how we might use corpora in the classroom.
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Cambridge English Proficiency: Reading and Use of English Part 3
Guidance for teachers preparing candidates for Part 3 of the Reading and Use of English paper of the Cambridge Proficiency Exam, with a worksheet taken from Mark Harrison's New Proficiency Testbuilder.
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Lesson Share: Grammar: Glastonbury Festival
Becky Sparks wins the May 2007 Festivals Lesson Share Competition with a lesson about Glastonbury - Britain's most famous annual music festival.
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Outsourcing
Nick Southey introduces a lesson on the practice of outsourcing: when companies employ external contractors to do certain tasks.
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Global warming
A comprehensive lesson plan by Adrian Tennant on the topical issue of global warming. There are vocabulary and reading exercises and role cards to start a lively debate on the subject which is now firmly back on the agenda with recent weather events around the world.
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Business skills bank: Preparing for a first meeting: Part 2
A lesson to help review and practise language for leading and participating in meetings.
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Tom Sawyer: Chapters 11 & 12: Audio and activities
The eleventh and twelfth chapters of this beginner-level Macmillan Reader are now available for all Staff Room members. Tom and Huck search for buried treasure...