Have you ever noticed how the same English phrase makes one student smile while another looks confused? 😊 I certainly have. And it’s not about grammar or vocabulary – it’s about culture. In international business, these little details can mean the difference between success and misunderstanding. That’s why cultural differences in Business English often decide whether a conversation flows or breaks down. I’ve seen it firsthand while helping students from different countries find common ground – both literally and figuratively.
You’ve reached an Intermediate level, yet progress seems to have stalled. I’ve been there, and as a teacher I’ve watched many learners hit the same wall. In language learning, this is the well-known “B1 plateau”—you can manage familiar topics, catch the gist of films and articles, but moving forward feels painfully slow. How do you avoid getting stuck at B1 and step confidently toward Upper-Intermediate? Let’s unpack how to move from B1 to B2 in English and finally break through that barrier 🚀.
Intensive reading is a key approach in EFL and ESL classrooms, focusing on careful, detailed analysis of shorter texts to develop learners’ comprehension, vocabulary, and overall language awareness. This type of reading is essential when students need to understand how English works at a deeper level—how sentences are structured, how meaning is conveyed, and how specific linguistic features function within a text. Intensive reading also supports accuracy, encourages close attention to detail, and helps learners acquire strategies for dealing with challenging passages.
In this article, you will explore what intensive reading is, why it plays an important role in language teaching, and how it can benefit learners at different Prociency levels. You will also find practical techniques, classroom procedures, and guidance on how to manage intensive reading tasks effectively during lessons.
You probably know that feeling: a lesson flows perfectly, ideas come one after another — and suddenly you want to capture those thoughts, structure them, and bring students into a real discussion. That’s when online whiteboards become more than just a convenient tool — they turn into a shared thinking space. They help visualize language, make the abstract tangible, and transform even simple exercises into a live exchange of ideas. Below is my honest and practical guide to using Miro and Mural effectively in English lessons — without overload, and with maximum impact. 😊
“Do you really celebrate New Year in February?” one Italian learner asked his classmate from China in my mixed-level English group. Questions like this are a perfect way to open up a conversation about cultural differences, family traditions, food – and everything that makes us surprisingly similar, too. In moments like these, intercultural competence in English lessons stops being a theory and becomes a real-life skill – the one that helps learners listen to each other, understand each other and treat each other with respect.
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