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Speaker or Listener- Simplest Responses Game added to Lesson Plans on December 17th

December 15th (1 New)

Big list of British and American vocabulary by topic added to Articles on December 15th

December 14th (1 New)

Different Meanings in British and American English- Jigsaw added to Lesson Plans on December 14th

December 11th (1 New)

Christmas is in the air- it's ____ time of year again. added to Language Polls on December 11th

December 10th (2 New)

100 words with different meanings in British and American English added to Articles on December 10th
Ordinal Numbers Competitions added to Lesson Plans on December 10th

December 7th (2 New)

Crickets added to Idioms on December 7th
Multiword Verbs Random Pelmanism Game added to Lesson Plans on December 7th

December 5th (5 New)

Win round added to Phrasal Verbs on December 5th
Win back added to Phrasal Verbs on December 5th
Win out added to Phrasal Verbs on December 5th
Win through added to Phrasal Verbs on December 5th
Win over added to Phrasal Verbs on December 5th

December 3rd (4 New)

Button it added to Idioms on December 3rd
Right on the button added to Idioms on December 3rd
Press the right buttons added to Idioms on December 3rd
How to teach British and American spelling and punctuation added to Articles on December 3rd

December 2nd (2 New)

Button up added to Phrasal Verbs on December 2nd
Giving Directions- Drawing Games added to Lesson Plans on December 2nd

November 28th (1 New)

Guess the Future Time- Predictions Practice added to Lesson Plans on November 28th

November 24th (4 New)

Bacon butty
added to Cockney Rhyming Slang on November 24th
Tuning
added to Slang on November 24th
Agent Nouns added to Glossary on November 24th
Giving Directions- Miming Games added to Lesson Plans on November 24th

November 21st (1 New)

Weather- Things in Common Game added to Lesson Plans on November 21st

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