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
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
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
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.
Revisiting ‘Cost cutting’: an e-lesson for recessionary times
Macmillan’s Business English e-lesson on cost-cutting is available from the e-lesson warehouse. It is accompanied by a NEW blog entry which indicates that, as people everywhere continue to struggle financially, now is a great time to discuss cost cutting with
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
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
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
Networking in English
Our latest book will soon be in a shop near you. For more information, please visit the Macmillan website. If you can’t wait until your local book seller can provide you with a copy, you can also pre-order from Amazon.
Networking in Poznan
Hovering around the Macmillan stand at BESIG last weekend, I was asked: “What’s your favourite thing about your new book?” Without thinking, I said: “the unique ‘Social planner’ at the back.” This is where students can combine the power of print