Category Archives: Business English and ESP

Technical English materials now easier to find

Not only easier than the other index pages that aren’t sorted out yet, but actually easier than it was before the blog moved: Technical English photocopiable worksheets Details of how to find all the other worksheets here.

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A review of Lifestyle Pre-Intermediate by Vicki Hollett and Norman Whitby

A majorly edited version of this has just been published in Modern English Teacher magazine. If you think you can do better or just want some free books, here’s how to review for TEFL.net. Lifestyle is a new textbook series designed … Continue reading

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Loads of new presentations lessons

And when I say lessons I really mean lessons, as there is at least 15 hours of stuff there. Newest ones at the top of the page: Presentations in English photocopiables

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Lots of lovely new English for architects worksheets

Updated: All worksheets now here: https://tefltastic.wordpress.com/worksheets/business-esp/architecture/

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Cover and handover notes for Business English classes

How to write up details of the critically important Business English and ESP classes, including three real-life examples. It is quite easy to imagine what could go wrong if you have to step into a kids’ class that you know … Continue reading

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Architectural English section much expanded

Now including lots more vocab, telephoning and a board game, plus one article on suitable topic-based lessons: Architecture and construction English (links to other people’s stuff near the top and my stuff near the bottom)

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Business Result Pre-Intermediate supplementary materials

23 new worksheets plus links to loads more relevant stuff. Here’s hoping other people are using that book too after all that work… Business Result Pre photocopiable communication games etc

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My new stuff last month

Have just linked to some of this, but if you look at it the glass half full way that means most of it is being mentioned for the first time… Articles Teaching countable and uncountable nouns (almost certainly not the way … Continue reading

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New ELT articles and classroom handouts January 2012

Not a bad batch this month, though I say so myself… Articles Fun classroom activities for ordinal numbers – LINK FIXED Functional language for IELTS Speaking – LINK FIXED How to practise Used to  – LINK FIXED Worksheets IELTS Speaking Clarifying language Cambridge … Continue reading

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Business English functional language worksheets pages polished up

Have created new pages on social English/ business entertaining, business language of advice ,  talking about your company and job, and functional language reviews, so that’s also made the main Business functions page much tidier.

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