Let’s Talk Business workshop

It was a good challenge to give a workshop on B1-C1 books to teachers whose mainstay are A1-2 learners. The teachers were great, and jumped into things. It was very interesting to me to listen to the teachers talk about the unwillingness of their students to go along with activities, even to make the effort […]

Basis for Business wins a bronze medal at the Best European Learning Materials Awards

“Today at the Frankfurt Book Fair the Basis for Business series was awarded a bronze medal in the annual Best European Learning Materials Award (BELMA) competition. We’re delighted the series has received this international recognition and would like to take the opportunity to thank you all once again for your excellent contributions to this highly […]

PowerPot – An English lesson for e-lab technicians

Imagine that you’re on a camping trip out in the wild, far away from buildings with power sockets. You can’t connect any equipment to the power supply. Your mobile phone needs recharging. Luckily, you and your friends have invented a device that will let you recharge it. What technology is it based on? What spare parts do […]