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 … Continue reading IWB workshop – Colchester
Teaching materials
Information about new materials from Pete and Barney and other sources
Blue Monday: new business English lesson idea from Macmillan
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 … Continue reading Blue Monday: new business English lesson idea from Macmillan
Zounds! – The pronunciation App
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 … Continue reading Zounds! – The pronunciation App
New business English blog post from Macmillan
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 … Continue reading New business English blog post from Macmillan
Revisiting ‘Cost cutting’: an e-lesson for recessionary times
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YouTube in business
Apart from my own session on M Learning and the materials debate, I only managed to get to ONE session at the recent BESIG conference......luckily, it was Carl Dowse's session on YouTube. Carl gave a p>Apart from my own session on M Learning and the materials debate, I only managed to get to ONE session … Continue reading YouTube in business
Business English e-lesson warehouse
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
FELTOM – Malta (Saturday 6th November)
It was a great experience going over to Malta again - I hadn't been since Jade was four & got stung by a bee. Thanks to David for introducing me to the delights of a Hitachi board - I feel like punching it (in a positive way! robust...) Lovely to meet so many great people...... … Continue reading FELTOM – Malta (Saturday 6th November)
Augmented reality – a new podcast from Pete & Barney
What is 'augmented reality'? Click on the link below to listen to our latest podcast and find out! The podcast (created by Pete and Barney as an example of a teacher-produced podcast) is a three-minute clip from a business programme and is based on a forthcoming e-lesson, to be published by Macmillan next month. This … Continue reading Augmented reality – a new podcast from Pete & Barney
Networking in English
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