by AEUK | Jan 23, 2023 | Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
Heart Disease What is heart disease? Cardiovascular disease (CVD), a term used for any disease which affects the heart or blood vessels, is responsible for almost a third of all deaths worldwide (Public Health England, 2019). Of this group, coronary heart disease...
by AEUK | Jan 9, 2023 | Lessons, Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
Instant Academic English Lessons 2 What is an ‘instant lesson’? Instant lessons are for the busy EAP teacher to pick up and go. They are designed around a specific topic and include all key skills. Time: 1-2 hours of content (activities can be extended or...
by AEUK | Dec 5, 2022 | Listening
YouTube University Lectures Real authentic academic lectures from top universities. Approximately 40 minutes in length on a range of different and really interesting academic subjects. All the lectures use PPT. The lesson downloads include a vocabulary development...
by AEUK | Sep 19, 2022 | EAP Teacher, Lessons, Listening, Reading, Writing
Behavioural Economics What is behavioural economics? Behavioural economics, a term coined by Richard Thaler in 2008, refers to the role that psychological, emotional, cultural and social factors play in decision-making in an economic context. As detailed by Social...
by AEUK | Jul 30, 2022 | Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
Marketing What is marketing theory? Some of the most common marketing models include the Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning process, which focuses on generating value for an organisation through delivering relevant products, services and communications to the...
by AEUK | Jul 4, 2022 | Listening, Reading
Aviation Decarbonisation What is aviation decarbonisation? In 2021, the airline industry made a formal commitment to take a concrete step towards its decarbonisation, by announcing a carbon neutrality target for 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement. Air transport...
by AEUK | Apr 21, 2022 | EAP Teacher, Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
Academic English Tests What are academic English Tests? OverviewMore information Each test includes an academic reading, summary writing, lecture listening and seminar speaking. All texts are written and created by us and we dedicate a considerable amount of time in...
by Admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Listening
LISTENING / BBC English / TED Talks / TED Tests / 6 minute TED Tests / AEUK Listening Tests / Listening Worksheets / Mini Lectures / Lectures / Pronunciation / NEW BBC Listening Worksheets: BBC 6 Minute English BBC Listening worksheets for lower-level...
by AEUK | Feb 28, 2022 | Listening
10 NEW TED Talks Listening Worksheets 10 new TED Talks listening worksheets based on recent TED Talks. The worksheets are a range of comprehension questions designed to help students develop lecture and note-taking listening skills. The listenings range in length from...
by AEUK | Feb 1, 2022 | EAP Teacher, Listening
Listening Note-Taking Methods 1 What are listening note-taking methods? The Curve of Forgetting graph (originally called The Ebbinghuas Curve) proposes we forget new information rapidly. If you take a lecture for example, many students think that because they...
by AEUK | Jan 8, 2022 | Listening
English Listening Skills Listening is the most difficult skill to improve quickly, so it needs lots of practice. Using listening test sites provides a purpose for listening and aids motivation. Listening tests improve your listening skills as they help you check your...
by AEUK | Aug 31, 2021 | EAP Teacher, Listening
Listening Note-Taking Methods 2 What are listening note-taking methods? The Curve of Forgetting (originally called The Ebbinghuas Curve) proposes we forget new information rapidly. If you take a lecture for example, many students think that because they understand the...
by AEUK | Aug 26, 2021 | EAP Teacher, Listening, Speaking
Shared Drives Download all our videos and MP3s We use OneDrive & Dropbox file sharing applications to share all our videos and listenings. If you are in a country where you cannot access YouTube or Google-based websites, this is your solution. These apps provide...
by AEUK | Jun 6, 2021 | Lessons, Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
Instant Academic English Lessons What is an ‘instant lesson’? Instant lessons are for the busy EAP teacher to pick up and go. They are designed around a specific topic and include all key skills. Time: 1-2 hours of content (activities can be extended or...
by AEUK | Feb 2, 2021 | Academia, Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
COVID-19 Pandemic Lessons Understanding COVID-19 Terms & Conditions of Use What is this COVID-19 lesson about? This ‘COVID-19’ lesson book includes 6-10 hours of content: Exploring COVID-19 through Internet research. Scientific research: what is the COVID-19...
by AEUK | May 11, 2020 | Listening
Academic Listening Tests What are academic English listening tests? Academic English UK are writing and creating their own listening lectures. These lectures are well-structured, include clear examples and development. They are designed to help students improve their...
by AEUK | Apr 28, 2020 | EAP Teacher, Lessons, Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
Academic Happiness Lesson Understanding Happiness What is this lesson about? This ‘happiness’ lesson book includes 6-10 hours of content: Exploring the topic and linking personal experience. Creating and writing a definition. Analysing different academic definitions...
by AEUK | Apr 21, 2020 | Listening
Summary Listening Tests Terms & Conditions of Use New lecture listening tests – gap-fill summary worksheets Academic English UK has created a new type of listening test. These tests provide authentic lecture listening practice using a Cornell style...
by AEUK | Aug 16, 2019 | Listening
TED TESTS: Test Questions with PPT TED Talk lectures of 10-15 minutes based on a variety of topics with PPTs and adapted video. Worksheets are a range of test type questions (T/F/NG, information gap fills, summaries, etc..). TED TESTS with PowerPoint [PPT] &...
by AEUK | Aug 4, 2019 | Listening
Academic Lecture & Worksheet The Dangers of Vaping What is this lesson about? This listening lesson is an academic lecture that looks at the rise in popularity of vaping or e-cigarettes. It discusses the different devices of vaping, the key health effects...
by AEUK | Jun 16, 2019 | Academia, Listening
Procrastination What is procrasination? Procrastination is the tendency to put things off until the last moment or beyond the last moment. University students are particularly vulnerable to procrastination, possibly because of the amount of work expected of them, the...
by AEUK | Jun 4, 2019 | Critical thinking, Listening
Academic Lecture & Worksheet A call for stricter gun control in the U.S. Why should America have stricter gun laws? This academic lecture looks at the differences between countries that have and don’t have gun laws. It examines statistical evidence related...
by AEUK | Mar 23, 2019 | Listening, Reading
Economic Inequality Lesson Book What is economic inequality? Economic inequality covers a wide variety of topics. It mainly refers to either income distribution or the distribution of wealth. Besides measurements between countries or states, there are important types...
by AEUK | Mar 17, 2019 | Listening, Reading, Writing
Ethical Consumerism Listening What is ethical consumerism? Borg and Regan (2008) describe ethical consumerism as consciously identifying the links between a product, its origins and the context in which it has been produced. They define the term as awareness of how a...
by AEUK | Jan 13, 2019 | Listening, Pronunciation, Speaking
Academic Pronunciation What is academic Pronunciation? This activity uses a list of the top 60 academic words from the Academic Word List (AWL) compiled from research by vocabulary.com. There are two activities of gap fill and dictation with accompanying videos so...
by AEUK | Dec 18, 2018 | Listening, Speaking
Teamwork at University How to improve team work at university Teamwork is an important part of university study and usually students will have to work in a team on projects, presentations and/or seminars. These skills are fully transferable to future careers so it is...
by AEUK | Nov 19, 2018 | Listening, Reading, Speaking
Listening Circles What are listening circles? Listening Circles can be very successful in encouraging students to engage more deeply with texts by approaching them from different perspectives and discovering their different elements before rebuilding them with a...
by AEUK | Apr 4, 2018 | EAP Teacher, Listening, Reading, Writing
The Gig Economy – EAP Lessons What is the gig economy? The gig economy can be defined as independent work that encapsulates autonomous, collaborative short-term working relationships (gigs). This encompasses the labour services of trading in goods and renting...
by AEUK | Feb 3, 2018 | Listening, Writing
Dictogloss – Classroom Dictation What is an academic dictogloss? A dictogloss is a classroom dictation activity where learners are required to construct a short text (3 sentences) by listening and taking notes, which are then used to reconstruct the text. There...
by AEUK | Oct 9, 2017 | Listening
Academic Listenings: TED Talks This blog provides a range of Academic Listening Tests based on TED Talks and includes a free download. The tests are designed to help students develop lecture and note-taking listening skills. The listenings range in length from 10...
by AEUK | Aug 27, 2017 | Listening
A guide to UK Tourist Attractions Where to go and what to visit in the UK There are numerous wonderful things to see and do in the UK. Here is my list of some the best places. These include natural areas, cities, tourist attractions outside London and also a list of...
