Category Archives: lesson plans
Edible packaging
Some clever group of food scientists has really come up with a way of packaging food in a membrane you can eat. (Can, or could? Perhaps my use of modal … Continue reading
‘Occupy’
Sometimes it’s fun to have a really good debate in class – you know, the sort where people throw caution to the winds and expound at length on subjects about … Continue reading
Helicopter parents (?)
Until very recently I confess I had not encountered this term, but regular visitors to this blog may remember a video from the post about salary negotiations (visit here). If … Continue reading
Employee induction
Creativity and business English sometimes find it difficult to get along. That’s a pity because they do a lot of their best work when they’re together. However, there are ways … Continue reading
Better business writing – the executive summary
Getting adult learners to write can be a bit of a challenge. Let’s face it, they have all kinds of hangups from school. Getting them to face those demons and … Continue reading
Cooking up the ‘cloud’ kitchen…
Every year since the fifties, the ideal home exhibition or some other technology showcase has announced that at some point in the near future food preparation will be revolutionised. These … Continue reading
The benefits of being bilingual
My thanks to Sandy Millin of Almost Infinite TEFL ideas (see link in the blogroll way down at the bottom of the page) for inadvertently finding a wonderful article for … Continue reading
Entrepreneurship in Africa – old cars into condom machines….
A recent post on this site provided some lesson materials on the subject of managing change. It was a ‘classic’ scenario – a well-introduced white urban professional, and an established … Continue reading
Managing change – video comprehension
‘Inc’ magazine is a really great souce of information about business. There are many short web-type articles as well as much longer features of the kind we’re more used to … Continue reading
Negotiating a raise … in a fun way
Those of us who work freelance encounter this topic for ourselves first hand. Our students do too of course, and many have more room for manoeuver when it comes to … Continue reading
Catherine Kennedy
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