Pete and Barney are delighted to announce the launch of their free Newsletter service, for all teachers and Directors of Studies interested in using technology in language teaching. The newsletter will contain news about forthcoming courses and workshops; and news
ICT For computers and the Internet
I am just reviewing a new book in the Professional English in Use series: ICT For Computers and the Internet (Esteras and Fabre, CUP) One interesting feature is the use of the web to deliver a bank of exercises referred
Real skills in a Virtual World
At last month’s BESIG conference in Berlin, Brendan Wightman spoke about the English 365 InfoQuests from CUP. His presentation slide generously alluded to the ‘excellent author’ – Barney Barrett! To access Brendan’s Power Point presentation, please visit the BESIG website. There are now many
English365 InfoQuests Book 3 now available
The final set of InfoQuests to accompany the English365 series are now available to download from CUP’s website. These are based on topics from book three of the series but, like the others, can be used as stand-alone material regardless
New Macmillan Books for Teachers Resource website
The Books for Teachers Resource website is the latest edition to Macmillan’s website and includes, of course, Blended Learning along with books by ELT luminaries such as Scott Thornbury and Jim Scrivener. Click on the image of our book to find links
Advertising E-lesson
Is advertising permeating every aspect of our lives? Does what we can smell influence how we spend our money? Click to download the latest e-lesson.
Is this the world's first lesson about 'Radiohead'?
Well, it’s not really about Radiohead as such, more the way they are choosing to sell their latest music – using what is termed, in the latest business English e-lesson from Macmillan, ‘The honesty box principle’. To download the lesson
Webquests for CUP
The second set of Business English webquest I wrote for CUP to go with their English365 series are now available to download at ttp://www.cambridge.org/elt/english365/resources/infoquests.htm. Although the webquests are linked to units in the English365 coursebooks, they can be used completely
Living without the Internet
It’s hard to imagine living without the Internet. It would be impossible to read this page, or download the latest Business English e-lesson from Macmillan which is on………….. …….living without the Internet Click here for the latest E-lesson Enjoy :-)