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What's New? Latest Content Additions.
Here is a list of some of the latest content that's been added to the site recently.
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How to teach senses vocabulary added to Articles on June 9th
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How to teach like as a preposition added to Articles on June 6th
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Starting academic writing- determiners pairwork and useful phrases added to Lesson Plans on May 25th
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How to teach link verbs/copula verbs added to Articles on May 16th
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Describing things with prepositions added to Lesson Plans on May 11th
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Needs Analysis- Extended Speaking and Instant Practice added to Lesson Plans on May 4th
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Possessive Adjectives- Brainstorming added to Lesson Plans on May 4th
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Useful Phrases for Reports- Sentence Completion added to Lesson Plans on May 4th
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How to teach like and be like added to Articles on April 25th