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Balloon debate

Students work in small groups, and each one takes on the identity of a famous person. They are in a hot air balloon which cannot carry all of them. One person must be sacrificed so the others can be saved. Each student has to argue why he/she should not have to jump out, and then the group votes on who has to go.

Not suitable for elementary classes.

bare infinitive

It is usually just referred to as 'infinitive without to,' e.g. 'go' and 'be', rather than 'to go' and 'to be'.

base form

See infinitive.

base word/form

See word family.

Berlitz Method

A language teaching method developed by Berlitz language schools. (See Unit 8.)

bi-lingual education

See Content and Language Integrated Learning.

bilabial

A sound formed by putting the two lips together (/p/, /b/ and /m/).

Bilingual

Able to speak and understand two languages fluently.

Blended Learning

A teaching approach that combines traditional face-to-face instruction with online learning activities.

body of the lesson

Generally all lessons should have a warmer-body-plenary structure. The main part of the lesson is the body. The first and final stages are the warmer (or lead-in) and the plenary. The body is normally further divided into separate stages.