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Reading and writing emails

Sometimes Habib has to write emails as part of his job as a self-employed taxi driver. Read an email from Habib, answer questions and write your own email. 

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eShopping

This lesson is about buying and selling items on online auction sites, such as eBay and eBid. It provides students with the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the vocabulary and typical format of item listings on such sites. They will closely read and then write their own item listings, using adjectives and persuasive language.

Housing in the UK

This lesson is about housing in the UK and is based on Housing materials from both the NIACE Citizenship materials for ESOL and the ESOL Nexus learner website. The lesson provides an overview of the types of accommodation available in the UK and develops the learner's ability to ask and answer questions, listen for detail and fill in a housing form.

What does a cleaner need?

A cleaner needs to know what things to use for his/her job. Phil tells Susana about the things to use for her job and what to do.

The phone rang: essay planning

An activity to help students plan their writing in a creative way.

Stop, go back dictation

A dictation activity where learners control the teacher's dictation.

Story writing - creative thinking

This is an activity to help students think creatively and to guide them to write a story.

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Review writing activity: sitcoms

Students read reviews of popular sitcoms, then watch a clip of a sitcom and create their own reviews.

An interview with Sir Peter

This is an activity based on the true story of Merhan Karimi Nasseri, a man who was unable to leave Charles de Gaulle airport. This became a popular story in the press and was later used as the basis for the Tom Hank's film "Terminal".

What happens at a job interview

Going for a job interview is a challenging but exciting experience.

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