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what will your life be like in 5 years’ time? Premier League Stars interview + lesson plan

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Svetlana Urisman

I decided to take part in the Premier Skills Lesson Plan competition, having chosen an interview about the future (the interview features 4 players: Didier Drogba, Petr Cech, Ivar Ingimarsson and Sun Jihai). Here is my try, with grammar and … Continue reading →

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Intermediate+ speaking and reading worksheet:How to learn a new language: 7 secrets from TED translators

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Svetlana Urisman

If you ask me, I like to reflect (and inspire my students to do the same) on learning languages and what works and what doesn’t, so I’m always happy to offer to my students such opportunities. Here is a worksheet … Continue reading →

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an ESP activity on leadership

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Svetlana Urisman

This is a new speaking&reading activity inspired by my old experience of making an ESP course on leadership for a very important person in a very important bank. At the time my student was preparing to go on a very … Continue reading →

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TED-talk lesson plan

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Svetlana Urisman

Here is a more class-friendly version of my lesson plan on women-leaders based on TED talk. It includes PDF version of the worksheets (with a lot of pictures and tables ;-)) ) TED talk women at the top and the … Continue reading →

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