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Halloween for A1s: A Little English and a Little Suspense

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Planning a Halloween lesson for adult beginners is quite a challenge. They have plenty of ideas, but very little English to express them! This lesson combines Halloween vocabulary, an animated poem and a scary short film, with visual support to help students understand and enjoy the experience. Level: A1 — adult learnersMaterials: Downloadable worksheet, animated…… Continue reading Halloween for A1s: A Little English and a Little Suspense

C 2 · Personal identity · use of English

C2 Three in a Row 3: Holidays and Travel

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Three sentences. One word.Can you find the word that completes all three? Ready? Play!

C 2 · Holidays, travel & transportation · personality quiz

C1/C2 Personality quiz: What Type of Holidaymaker Are You?

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I love to have my groups take a short tongue-in-cheek personality test as a unit opener or even during those pesky last five minutes when everybody, myself included, has run out of ideas and even energy. They are fun and encourage communication, as students can discuss their answers and compare them, as well as receive…… Continue reading C1/C2 Personality quiz: What Type of Holidaymaker Are You?

A1 · Grammar · People, relationships & family · video

A1 Who Owns What? Learn English Possessive Adjectives

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A millionaire, his unimpressed wife and cats with rather ridiculous names. Welcome to a rather unusual introduction to possessive adjectives! This short animated video helps beginners practise English possessive adjectives through the possessions of a very wealthy household. For learners: Watch and listen. Who owns what? Watch again and see which possessive adjectives you can…… Continue reading A1 Who Owns What? Learn English Possessive Adjectives

C 2 · Personal identity · use of English

C2 Three in a Row 2: Personality & Feelings

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Three sentences. One word.Can you find the word that completes all three? Ready? Play!

C 2 · Personal identity

C2 Three in a Row: Personality & Feelings

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Three sentences. One word.Can you find the word that completes all three? Ready? Play!

A1 · A2 · Personal identity

A1 Talking about where we are from

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In this lesson, my A1 students are going to learn how to talk about where they are from. For this purpose, I have created a short video where a very friendly interviewer is at Speakers’ Corner in London, asking passers-by their names and where they are from. I have only included people from Wales, Ireland,…… Continue reading A1 Talking about where we are from

A1 · A2 · People, relationships & family

A1 Conversation Practice: Meeting Someone for the First Time.

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In this activity, A1 students practise introducing themselves and exchanging phone numbers by role-playing a first meeting. With a little practice, students can have these exchanges as themselves. Here, however, they take on the roles of characters in a story. Watch and imagine. Play the video and ask students, in pairs or as a whole…… Continue reading A1 Conversation Practice: Meeting Someone for the First Time.

C 2 · C2 · video

Creating Immersive Role-play Backgrounds: Stand-up Comedy

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Four Minutes to Make Them Laugh Strictly speaking, this is not a role-play background. The aim of the video is to set the scene for students to tell a long joke or an amusing anecdote. If you are planning to ask your students to recount something funny that happened to them or tell a prepared…… Continue reading Creating Immersive Role-play Backgrounds: Stand-up Comedy

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Creating Immersive Role-play Backgrounds: Deliver Your TED-Style Talk

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Strictly speaking, this is not a role-play background. The aim of the video is to set the scene for students to give a speech or talk. If you are planning to ask your students to speak about a topic they have prepared, this background brings a TED-style atmosphere into the classroom, complete with an audience…… Continue reading Creating Immersive Role-play Backgrounds: Deliver Your TED-Style Talk