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Listen&Learn: Escape velocity Learn how fast objects need to travel to reach outer space

Staying motivated! How do you achieve your goals and stay focused? Share strategies and advice on how to maintain motivation and concentration

Listen&Learn: The Great Wall of China Learn the history of the world's longest man-made structure

How to teach interrupting Politely and smoothly getting the chance to speak teaching tips

7 Secrets for ESL Learners Original version

7 Secrets for ESL Learners

For teachers: Homework: Past Continuous I was doing, you were doing, they were doing...

Books OR movies? Which form of storytelling captivates you more? Compare and contrast your preferences between reading books and watching movies

Teaching English language learners effective communication strategies for interpreting Empower your students

Key grammar points for English learners Some simple grammar rules that are key to your understanding

How to teach weak forms Unstressed forms of words teaching tips

Listen&Learn: Freddie Mercury Learn about the lead singer of the iconic rock band Queen

ESG vocabulary ESG: Environmental, Social, Governance

How important is family in your culture? Do people place more emphasis on home or work?

For teachers: Homework: CAN, COULD, BE ABLE TO I can run, I could run, I will be able to run...

For teachers: Homework: MUST vs HAVE TO must do, mustn't do, have to do, don't have to do...

Listen&Learn: Gadsby Learn about an English novel without the letter "e".

What is your favourite type of music? What genre resonates with you the most?

Secret #1: WORD STRESS Learn why word stress is your golden key number 1

Listen&Learn: Mountweazels Learn why some encyclopedias might contain fake articles.

Secret #2: SENTENCE STRESS And sentence stress is golden key number 2

Secret #3: LISTEN! LISTEN! LISTEN! Listening came first!

Secret #4: DON’T LISTEN! Listen. Don't listen 🤷🏻‍♂️

How do you usually spend your weekends? What do you do in your free time?

Secret #5: IMPROVE YOUR VOCABULARY WITH 5 WORDS A DAY Vocabulary is easy!

15 fun complaining and dealing with complaints activities Stimulating classroom practice for the language of making and receiving complaints, with complaining and dealing with complaints games

For teachers: Homework: GOING TO I am going to eat later, it is going to rain...

For teachers: Homework: BE USED TO vs USED TO I’m used to waking up early / I used to wake up early...

Modal verbs of deduction must, might/may, could, can't

For teachers: Homework: 3rd Conditional Handy PDF homework sheet with answers. If I had known it was your birthday, I would have sent you a card.

For teachers: Homework: 2nd Conditional Handy PDF homework sheet with answers
If we went to France, we would eat snails...
If I saw a snake, I would scream...

Politics quiz: systems of government 2 You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests terms used to describe various political and economic systems and forms of government.

Politics quiz: systems of government 1 You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests terms used to describe various political and economic systems and forms of government.

Political idioms quiz: derogatory terms You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests insulting and derogatory language often heard in political debates between progressive people on the left and conservative people on the right.

For Teachers: Homework: First Conditional If you go to bed late, you’ll be tired tomorrow...
You will feel better if you eat well...

Political acronyms quiz: organizations You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests acronyms for organizations often referred to when talking about politics.

Political acronyms quiz: agreements You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests acronyms for international agreements and alliances often referred to when talking about politics.

Political acronyms quiz: media You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests knowledge of media-related acronyms often used when talking about politics.

Number idioms Here are some common idioms based on numbers and numerical terms with example sentences

For Teachers: Homework: Infinitive or -ing to be/being, to do/doing, to eat/eating...

Less common numerical expressions gazillion, threescore, umpteen...

Glossary of globalization terms Wide range of words that can be used when talking or writing about globalization and related topics, with example sentences

Glossary of political terms Wide range of words that can be used when talking or writing about politics and related topics, with example sentences

For Teachers: Homework: Prepositions of Place at, in, above, below...

Magic E and no Magic E minimal pairs not note, strip stripe, glut glute

Doubled consonant before -ing winning, spamming, formatting

Doubled consonant before -er redder, gladder, propeller

For Teachers: Homework: Superlative Adjectives the smallest, the worst, the most expensive…

Doubled consonant before -ed The trickiest part of forming regular past tenses is the need to double consonants before -ed if they follow a short vowel sound like /e/, as in “step” changing to “stepped”.

Glossary of political idioms and buzzwords This glossary includes a wide range of idioms and buzzwords that can be used when talking or writing about politics and related topics

Glossary of climate change terms This glossary includes a wide range of vocabulary that can be used when talking or writing about climate change and global warming