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Alien adventure

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ContentsTITLE LANGUAGE WORKBASED ONTIMELEVELTry something new

A2 B1-B2 C1-C2 SHORT WARM-UPACTIVITY^

COPY FILE REVIEWS SERVICE INTERVIEW learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org* Photocopiable material for the exercise “Straight talk”Ankura RanadeJump In! (A), Open World First (B2)

Dear ColleaguesIn this 14th issue, we offer some great ideas that you might not have tried out yet: a “short” noughts and crosses game (p. 1), revising “if” and

“whether” in a different way, annotating a listening script and choral reading (p. 2). In “Talking teaching”, we introduce Ankura Ranade, who left teaching a few years ago to try something new. -

Now a market consultant, Ankura’s dream is to get back to the classroom some day.Cheryl Khan-Stock

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Herausgeber:Chefredakteurin: Inez Sharp (V.i.S.d.P.)Stellvertretende Chefredakteurin: Jan Henrik Groß (^)
Claudine Weber-HofAutorin: Cheryl Khan-StockRedaktion: Petra Daniell, Julia Howard
(frei), Michele Tilgner (frei)Gestaltung:Nerina Wilter (frei)Leitung Werbevermarktung:Áki Hardarson (^)
(DIE ZEIT, V.i.S.d.P.)
Verlag und Redaktion: Spotlight Verlag GmbHKistlerhofstr. 172 81379 MünchenDeutschland
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Fotografen und Mitarbeiter.
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Cut short• What English abbreviations have your class come across recently?

• the following abbreviations from page 44 in the squares: On the board, draw a 3 x 3 grid, as you would for a game of noughts and crosses. Write ECD, SOP, DRI, USP, CFO,


• Set up two teams, “X” and “O”. Teams take it in turn to choose an abbreviation. Read out square.ROI, PPCCTA,. Put RFI and CRO in one

what each one stands for (see page 44). If the team chooses the correct meaning, their symbol is written in that square; if incorrect, they forfeit their turn. The first team to get a

• line of three squares in any direction wins.Erase the board. Ask the class to repeat the nine abbreviations and their meanings from memory.


• Students turn to page 44 in their magazines and practise the dialogue.

Language work: matching, readingPreparation: Materials: “Let’s talk business!” NoneAbbreviations,

— excerpt: “Abbreviating” (page 44)Time: 15 minutes

IN THE CLASSROOM

Right or left?Cut shortRevising “if” vs “wheth-readinger” / “for” vs “since”Abbreviations, matching, The Grammar Business English (p. 44)Page (p. 50)^15 15, hwEM^ A M

Liquid artPerfect pubspeakingAnnotating a script Punctuating a text, many (pp. 12–15)The UK in Ger-45, hwM A

Straight talk*vocabularyreadingfor intonation, choral Fluency practice, Peggy’s Place (p. 10)Various articles45–45–^ 60, hw45–60MM A

A new abodeDisappearing lary, speaking, readingMoving house vocabu-Vocabulary (pp. 48–49) 45–60M A

act Internalizing the present continuous tense, reading The Lighter Side (pp. 72)^15 E

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EINFACH BESSER ENGLISCH AUDIO

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TravelAliens in the Nevada desertA Day in My LifeMeet a master bread baker English at WorkTips on managing the media
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ACTIVATE YOUR ENGLISH
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UFO abductions near Area 51 and the
unexpected sight of aliens drinking bad
American beer: join us on a trip down the
Extraterrestrial Highway in the US state of
Nevada on the way to an otherworldly lake
in California, all in the comfort of an RV.