Taking what good teachers do in the classroom as the basis of its approach, Straightforward is an integrated skills series with a transparent structure, making it an easy-to-use course for students and teachers alike.

Taking what good teachers do in the classroom as the basis of its approach, Straightforward is an integrated skills series with a transparent structure, making it an easy-to-use course for students and teachers alike.

Your Culture
This lesson looks at three forms of expressive art that are associated with particular countries and cultures.

Do The Right Thing
This lesson looks at culture shock. Students read a text written by a Korean girl who moves to the USA. They
then write a piece about an experience they have had related to culture shock and different cultures.

Television and newspapers are key elements of the culture of any country, providing news and information, as well as entertainment and education. Being able to speak fluently about these topics opens an important door of social interaction for learners of English, and this month's e-lesson is designed to help them do exactly that.

Solid dictionary skills are a crucial element of successful English-language learning. Each month Macmillan offer full teaching notes and photocopiable worksheets on key elements of the MED, ranging from simple tasks like using Guide Words, to more detailed discussion about metaphor, idiom and modern phrases.

This 007 project is based on the Pre-Intermediate reader, Casino Royale, by Ian Fleming.  Students write a dramatic scene for Bond, and create other great characters including their own villain.

The subject of this lesson is the English language. It has been estimated that around 750 million people around the world speak English as a foreign language.

The subject of this lesson is J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, which customers of Amazon.com chose as their favourite book of all time in a survey conducted in 1999.

The Onestopenglish Phonics series for young learners, by Rachel Finnie, will provide teachers with comprehensive support for their phonics teaching, including tips for structuring phonics lessons, as well as teacher's notes, worksheets, audio and flashcards to use in class.