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No matter what language you’re learning, grammar is hard. So many rules, exceptions to rules, and exceptions to the exceptions of those rules! Help your students keep on top of their English grammar with this great infographic, with some of the most common grammatical mistakes and tips to boost

I don’t consider myself to be particularly anal, except when it comes to my use of English. I hate to be corrected. So it was with a little irritation that I found myself being corrected in a meeting when talking in a general way about computer mouses. “Don’t you mean ‘mice’?”

English prepositions can cause quite a bit of confusion. Students can easily  get lost in the maze of rules and exeptions in regards to English prepositions. The infographic below can help them to organize the prepositions and control the confusions they cause. Maybe you could encourage students to come up with

September is almost here and with it the first day of class for many students.  First lessons can be a great opportunity to inject some fun into the classroom and get your students talking to each other.  If you’re stuck for ideas on how to achieve this then why not try

I probably sound strange for saying this, but one of my favourite parts of the French language is the subjunctive. I think I like it because the verb forms, although irregular, are easy to remember; in fact, I think it is because they are irregular that I can remember them so

This summer we have got an invasion of films based on comic books. First was Thor and we didn’t have to wait long for the new XMan. Next in line are Green Lantern and Captain America. Take some superpower back to class and get your students to transfer into super heroes

The final preparations for the big royal wedding are coming to an end. We are just 48 hours away from street parties, pubs or sitting in the living room in front of the telly in order to join a massive celebration of the most beloved couple in the British royal family!

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What’s the difference between dementia and amnesia? What’s an amygdala? Who is Simonides? And what’s a Schwarzenegger movie got to do with all of that?

Get your students to find the answers by using the brilliant new and shiny Web Project Marvellous memory on Macmillan English Campus.

Web Projects guide learners to a

Ever fancied yourself as a writer? Or just wanted to get something published? Then check out http://www.lulu.com (specifically, the publishing section). You can make everything from calendars to eBooks, photo albums to poetry books. It could be a novel way to get creative in a lesson or

The (un)happiness index is an interesting website that might help you to find out. The map below shows colours shaded according to how happy their citizens are. If you’re interested to know how they worked it out you can download the date from the same page the map is

If you can cope with the slightly risqué title, this blog is quite a fun way to stretch your students’ vocabulary muscles. It contains hundreds of different pictures that you can have hours of fun describing. They are sometimes shocking, often old and almost always mysterious.

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After years of speculation finally, last week, it was announced that Prince William and Kate Middleton are engaged! This week, the news was followed by announcing the date of the big day!

Below you can find two video clips; one from the engagement announcement of Diana

Here’s some nice inspiration for a lesson about jobs and/or the future with ‘will’. It’s an article from the learning blog www.welearnsomething.blogspot.com about possible new jobs in the future:

There’s everything from body part maker, to social ‘networking’ worker to narrowcaster.

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MEC Trainer, Joanna Trzmielewska, writes:

If you want to encourage your students to read in English or you are looking for a nice aid to present a grammar point, you should have a look at www.onemanga.com. It is a place where you can read ‘Manga’s scans’ online.

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Nine tried and tested lesson ideas from

MEC Training Coordinator, Sarah Milligan, writes:

Here is the fifth lesson plan from Macmillan Academy. This one was written and taught by Steph who has sadly left the training department but on the bright side is going to live and teach in