American English vs British English words
This week we’re going to compare British English and American English words. In this quiz you have about seven and if I find some time during the week, I’ll add some more. See if you guess them.
B2 Speaking practice Travelling and culture clash
Okay, I may not always be a clash, but what happens when one encounters a completely different culture? I remember that on my first visit to Spain as a child I expected to see everybody sort of either Spanish dancing or bullfighting (I even feel rather embarrassed to admit that I even had a Spanish…… Continue reading B2 Speaking practice Travelling and culture clash
B2 Grammar (CPTE) activities: Wedding anecdotes
I asked ChatGPT to write a couple of anecdotes about weddings, and this is what he, she or it came up with. I’ve turned them into CPTE activities for my B2.1s, You have a word formation, an open cloze and a drag-and-drop.
B2 Speaking practice Weddings
A B2 speaking activity with Ai generated questions and Serena-generated drawings to cover some questions related to weddings. Serena’s blogSerena’s blogSerena’s blogSerena’s blogSerena’s blogSerena’s blogSerena’s blogSerena’s blog
A short lesson on conditionals for intermediate levels
Here’s a slide lesson on conditionals that I put together for tomorrow’s class. Flip through the slides to view the zero, first, second and third conditional.
B2 Crossword related to education
Here’s an opportunity to learn vocabulary and get the spelling right. Read the clue and write the word in the box. You have a wordcloud to aid you with new vocabulary,
A mi queridísima Consejería de educación de las Islas Baleares
¡Muy buenas! Soy Serena Farr, la autora de este blog de inglés. Este es mi primer post en lengua española y la razón no es que no sepa castellano, si no que, en mis clases siempre hablo y escribo en inglés. Pero bueno, el motivo por el que he decidido romper con tan irritable costumbre…… Continue reading A mi queridísima Consejería de educación de las Islas Baleares
Harry Potter-based quiz: verbs with infinitive forms and -ing
From Gifer Right! Time to roll our sleeves up and learn something about verb patterns! Well actually, one neverleaves this until death and does some work on verb patterns during the year, but the truth is, few students pay too much attention to this aspect of the English language. Anyway, we’re working on it right…… Continue reading Harry Potter-based quiz: verbs with infinitive forms and -ing
B2 Flipping cards quiz with styles of music
I posted this quiz a couple of years ago, but very frequently, one notices that the activity flops and needs some type of upgrading. That’s just what happened the other day when I used it as a lead-in to talk about entertainment and going out. I could see my little group of students giggling and…… Continue reading B2 Flipping cards quiz with styles of music
B2 Flipping cards for shows and entertainment
As we’re covering the topic of entertainment, as usual I’ve created a wordcloud and a flipping card activity. I know I may seem a bit boring as I’m always posting some flipping card or something similar. But the thing is that I can’t help it because these cards are so versatile offering me such a…… Continue reading B2 Flipping cards for shows and entertainment