Archive for the ‘E-lessons’ Category
Wednesday, 11th August 2010
Sky Wars
In the battle to dominate the budget airline market, Ryanair and EasyJet are the bitterest of rivals.................
The latest e-lesson has just taken to the air..........fly immediately to Macmillan's website and land worksheet and teacher's notes....
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Wednesday, 14th July 2010
...............happiness in the classroom. The latest Macmillan business English e-lesson is now online. Be slick, and download it NOW. Oil's well that ends well....and the petroleum giant is nearly there in terms of damage limitation.....
Like all great current materials, use it NOW!!!
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Wednesday, 7th July 2010
In case you missed it due to glitches in the blog, Pete's most recent e-lesson is available here.
It's on the life and times of the man retiring from his position at the top of the British supermarket giant Tesco.
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Thursday, 17th June 2010
What's the goal of your next lesson? Hopefully, not to fumble your lesson plan......maybe, fluency: to discuss whether a ball is round? Listening: the dulcet tones of the vuvuzela? Numbers practice: fewest goals scored? Functions - the language of regret: If only Green hadn't.....?
Anyway, if football's the name of the game, then ...
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Monday, 14th June 2010
In case you missed the recent e-mail from Macmillan, please find the recent e-lesson on Vocanic Ash which erupted into the world of business English causing travel mayhem.
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Wednesday, 14th April 2010
No need to hold up your iPhone, Blackberry or Google Android in order to search for the latest e-lesson from Macmillan...just download it from here!
Thanks to Barney for the original idea, and to Nicky Hockly for the term 'geo-tagging'.......
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Sunday, 28th February 2010
Macmillan have just uploaded the latest business English E-lesson on the recent global product recall by the well-known Japanese car firm.
So turn on your engine, rev up and accelerate into the classroom....
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Monday, 15th February 2010
Nice to be invited to do sessions at the BESIG pre-conference event in Bielefeld later this year.
Just got my copy of the latest BESIG Issues and immediately thumbed to the Learning Technologies page by Barney and myself, as you do. It's on Business Result Elementary CD-ROM (OUP) and outlines Barney's ...
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Wednesday, 27th January 2010
Need a 3-D lesson to spice-up a cold grey day? Look no further than through those chunky specs and download the latest business e-lesson on Avatar. Love it or loathe it, it's a must-see movie and this lesson is designed to get your student's celluloid juices flowing..... enjoy another Titanic ...
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Thursday, 23rd July 2009
The latest business English e-lesson has just been sent out by Macmillan. The topic? Fraud....tapping phone-lines.....fiddling expenses...it would be a crime to miss it!
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Wednesday, 7th January 2009
Hello and Happy New Year (albeit a little late)
Here's a little piece of video to kick start 2009.
For those you who enjoyed Pete's Wacky Office e-lesson from November, you can supplement it with this short report from the BBC about Google's campus about its response to the credit crunch and ...
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Thursday, 13th November 2008
Ever felt like sliding down a chute in order to get to the cafeteria? If so, then the latest Business English e-lesson from Macmillan will be to your taste. It's called 'The wacky office' - a place where employees...slide down a chute in order to grab a bite to eat. ...
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Friday, 31st October 2008
The latest business English e-lesson - Holistic Holidays - is now available to download. The lesson is a veritable tonic for mind and body.... relax and enjoy it!
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Thursday, 16th October 2008
How fast is your Internet connection? Which country is best prepared for the high-speed future?
For the lastest business English e-lesson from Macmillan, on the benefits for businesses of fibre-optic cable connections, just click on the link, print-and-go! Enjoy.......
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Tuesday, 7th October 2008
Looks like everyone is talking about the world financial crisis.
If you want something topical on the current banking crisis for use with your students, Macmillan have just posted the latest e-lesson.
Hope you have a profitable experience!
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Sunday, 21st September 2008
Thanks very much to Karenne Sylvester for suggesting this link to a video on Google's new browser.
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Thursday, 18th September 2008
The latest business English e-lesson from Macmillan celebrates Google's 10th birthday.
So, stop searching for materials and download it now!
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Tuesday, 22nd July 2008
Macmillan have just published the latest business English e-lesson, called 'The future of Starbucks'. Enjoy it!
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Sunday, 13th July 2008
Macmillan have just uploaded the latest e-lesson called 'You're fired!'. It is about the winner of the TV show 'The Apprentice' and focuses on being 'economical with the truth' at a job interview. Enjoy!
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Tuesday, 24th June 2008
Are you or your students following Euro 2008? If so, you should download the latest e-lesson from Macmillan, entitled 'The football prima donnas'.
It's about football salaries - are they justified? To download the lesson, just visit the Macmillan business English website. There's no penalty for saving the lesson.
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