Meetings 3: Managing a meeting

      This lesson focuses on two important aspects of managing a meeting: setting up the meeting with a series of emails, and keep the meeting under control. Two other important parts of managing a meeting, introducing the meeting and closing the meeting, are covered in lessons 1 and 5.

      Topic: Managing a meeting
       
      Level: Intermediate (B2) and above
       

      Average: 3.4 (8 votes)

      Writing: mini things

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      Sometimes when we ask students to write a composition they spend very little time at the important editing stage. In this lesson students will do a couple of ‘short writing’ activities with the focus on editing and accuracy.

      Average: 4.2 (27 votes)

      Meetings 5: Action points

      For many people, a meeting is only as successful as the Action Points it produces. Action Points are essential for moving things forward between meetings, and provide a focus both for the closing of one meeting and the opening of the next meeting. This lesson looks in some detail at what makes a successful Action Point. There is also a focus on the various steps involved in bringing a meeting to a successful close.

      Topic: Meetings and action points
       
      Level: Intermediate (B2) and above
       

      Average: 4.5 (2 votes)

      Fairy tales; not just for kids

      What do you remember about Snow White or The Three Little Pigs? In this lesson, students talk about well-known stories. They revise story telling vocabulary and then plan and write a fairy tale.

      Average: 4.6 (36 votes)

      Planning a writing lesson

      Writing, unlike speaking, is not an ability we acquire naturally, even in our first language - it has to be taught. Unless L2 learners are explicitly taught how to write in the new language, their writing skills are likely to get left behind as their speaking progresses.

      Average: 3.9 (88 votes)

      Using texts constructively 2: intensive input-output work

      This is the second of Michael Swan's articles for TeachingEnglish, in which he looks at the role of texts in the learning process.

      Average: 4.2 (88 votes)

      Genie-us

      Louise Cooper’s stories usually have a twist in the tale, and this is no different. It starts off ordinarily enough with a king, a crying princess and a poor suitor for the princess’s hand. So, what happens to cheer the princess up? Probably not what you think…

      Average: 3.9 (43 votes)

      Teaching exam-based writing skills

      Getting students to participate in writing activities in class can be an arduous task. Despite our best efforts as teachers to make the prospect of writing a fun and collaborative activity, it is often met with groans of reluctance.

      Average: 3.6 (19 votes)
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