Pete Sharma Associates

We are delighted to announce the launch of our latest eBook, Apptivities for business English.

At the back of the Teachers’ book, you get a CODE to pass on to your students so they can download a copy of the Students’ book!

http://the-round.com/resource/apptivities-for-business-english/

You can buy the book on Amazon or Smashwords. Smashwords provides versions for a range of different eBook formats.

You can download a sample if you want to have a look!

Tell your students about the ideas in the student’s book!

Enjoy!

I scoured the Rich List at the weekend, looking for my name. Sadly, I failed to find it but found many others…from Abramovitch to McCartney. Fascinating reading, as ever…

For the full e-lesson blog, with ideas for classroom discussion and links, visit:

http://www.businessenglishonline.net/resources/in-company-second-edition-resources/elessons/

It struck last month with a force which made headlines round the world. Hurricane Sandy. In the Caribbean, it caused death and destruction. As it continued up the eastern seaboard of the United States, dramatic images of its effects on New York and New Jersey were sent around the world.

For the rest of this e-lesson blog entry, and a .pdf for use with your students, please visit:

http://www.businessenglishonline.net/resources/in-company-second-edition-resources/elessons/

Have you or your students ever made a claim on insurance? What happened?

We hope you enjoy using this material to stimulate discussion in class!

I had a great trip to Colchester last week to work with teachers on using IWBs. We had a very interesting look at pros and cons – lots of food for thought which is currently feeding into the training materials I am writing.

Here are some useful post session links:

Template for writing activities for the IWB template

Article from MET: 10 things to do with an Interactive whiteboard IWB

Macmillan In Company

2012 Resources

In 2012 Macmillan’s monthly e-lessons will be based on an article by myself, Pete Sharma, for you to use in class. Each article will investigate something topical to the business world and provide links for further research, information and discussion.

These articles will offer you flexibility in how you use them. Whether they form the basis of a reading lesson, a discussion activity, vocabulary presentation or extra homework you’ll find them an invaluable, relevant and practical tool for your business English teaching.

The first article is called ‘Blue Monday’.

The third Monday of the year is supposed to be the most miserable day of the year, partly due to the weather (in the UK, anyway!) and the fact that our personal debt is usually high just after Christmas.

For the rest of this lesson idea and a pdf of the article  available for you to download and share with your students, see:

http://www.businessenglishonline.net/resources/in-company-second-edition-resources/elessons

I’m just about to review Sounds – the Pronunciation app from Macmillan for the ELTJ.

It is for iPhone and iPad, and adds a new dimension to Adrian Underhill’s well-known Sound Foundations chart. It is easy to use: simply tap a symbol to hear a sound, tap and hold to hear a word with that sound. It is best to rotate the screen to see the chart in a whole page view.

Students can gain practise in four skills. The app contains 340 useful words they can listen to, practise copying / repeating (i.e. speaking) and compare their effort with an original. They can read a word and then type it in phonemic script (writing); listen to a word and type it; or read a phonemic transcript and type the word itself. A nice feature allows you to import writing in phonemic script into programmes like Notes.

Looks like great value for students and teachers alike! I’m enjoying putting it through the paces for the full review. So far, ‘app-iness

Once again, the Macmillan business English website invites teachers to revisit an e-lesson from the past. This time, the lesson is: Salaries

Salaries Revisited

FTSE directors’ earnings rise by nearly 50%

Once again, directors’ pay is back in the news. A new report from a research company, the IDS (Incomes Data Services), has revealed that last year the earnings of UK directors of the top 100 FTSE companies rose by nearly 50%. The average increase in CEO salaries was 43%. What’s more, directors’ bonuses have reportedly risen by 23%, making the average bonus a staggering £900,000!

To read the rest of this blog post,  as well as to download the orginal e-lesson and Teachers’ notes, please visit:

http://www.businessenglishonline.net/resources/in-company-second-edition-resources/elessons

I have just discovered that the archive of Business English e-lessons is now searchable by date, level and by topic.

Topic categories include: current affairs / global economy/ technology / environment / office & management…….

As a good Brit, I cannot blow my own trumpet, but this resource is seriously worth checking out!

http://www.businessenglishonline.net/resources/in-company-second-edition-resources/elessons