C 2 · C2 · People, relationships & family · video

C1/C2 Vocabulary for emotions (by a bunch of party eggs)

Advanced emotions from the rowdiest office Christmas party imaginable — only this one takes place inside a fridge. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!!! Want to know what happens? You have the video down below.

C 2 · law & crime · politics & society · video

C1/C2 Protest vocabulary

How do you think eggs would cope with the passing of an unpopular law?🥚🚜 Well in this video, this is what happens, but the eggs have other plans. Watch to learn advanced vocabulary related to protests and restoring order. Sound on! Anyway, the eggs were behaving really nicely until … boom💥💥💥

A2 · mediation · People, relationships & family · video

A2 Listening, Reading & Mediation: The Lonely Snowman

Sometimes a small idea grows into something unexpected.What started as a short video has now become a full storybook with audio, illustrations, and a mediation activity for my A2s.Let me introduce you to The Lonely Snowman — a gentle winter tale about loneliness, hope, and friendship, and a quiet reminder of what Christmas should really…… Continue reading A2 Listening, Reading & Mediation: The Lonely Snowman

A2 · culture · Grammar · video

🌍 A2 Holiday Challenge: Win Money & Plan Your Trip!

In this post my students will do a fun activity revising vocabulary , collocations and verb tenses. They will have to add up their results and at the end of the game, they will get ‘paper money’ to spend on a holiday trip. You will find downloadable score lists at the end of this post.…… Continue reading 🌍 A2 Holiday Challenge: Win Money & Plan Your Trip!

A1 · A2 · B1 · culture · pronunciation · video

Christmas tongue twister lesson to improve pronounciation

Hi there! In this post, I’ve dusted off a post that I placed on a blog a couple of years ago by converting several of the tongue twisters into a video. By this, not only is it far more amusing for students, but you also get an AI Santa reciting the tongue twisters. ⭐ How…… Continue reading Christmas tongue twister lesson to improve pronounciation

People, relationships & family

B2.1 Writing: Short Childhood Stories Using Used To, Past Simple & Past Continuous

Not all writing activities need to be essays or articles. In fact, students should get into the habit of writing regularly — if not every day, then at least once a week during an English lesson. This helps them get used to producing texts under time pressure and encourages them to share small pieces of…… Continue reading B2.1 Writing: Short Childhood Stories Using Used To, Past Simple & Past Continuous

A2 · Holidays, travel & transportation · use of English

A2 The Day My A2s Missed Their Flight… and Nailed the Past Simple

Struggling to come up with an idea to pull your A2s up into using past tenses?You’re not alone! I, too, was looking for a way to get my students to move beyond short, mechanical sentences and actually use past tenses in meaningful contexts. That’s how Our Disaster Holiday was born — a fun, multi-layered activity…… Continue reading A2 The Day My A2s Missed Their Flight… and Nailed the Past Simple

A1 · A2 · People, relationships & family · personality quiz

A1/A2 What Kind of Person Are You?

Have you ever wondered what kind of person you are?Before you take our short quiz, let’s explore some words that describe people. Step 1: Let’s Talk About Words Look at the first word cloud below. It shows positive personality adjectives.👉 How many do you already know?👉 Can you think of someone who has at least…… Continue reading A1/A2 What Kind of Person Are You?

A1 · A2 · People, relationships & family

A1/A2 Who do you look like? What are you like?

Look at the pictures below.First, look at the one on the right.👉 What do you see?👉 How would you describe this person? After, slide the image to see the person on the left.👉 What do you see now?👉 How would you describe this person?👉 What do they have in common? Can you guess who they…… Continue reading A1/A2 Who do you look like? What are you like?

A1 · A2 · cheat sheet · Grammar · People, relationships & family

A1/A2 Cheat Sheet:Present simple for personality and physical description

Hi there! Here you have a cheat sheet related to how to use the Present Simple for speaking about descriptions and personality. In this document you will see some typical mistakes that students often make at this level – like saying I have 30 years old -. Look at the cheat sheet and after, take…… Continue reading A1/A2 Cheat Sheet:Present simple for personality and physical description