Grammar · learning English with songs

B2/C1 ‘What’ clefts Listening to The Romantics What I Like About You

Yesterday, I wrote a short grammar post related to all-clefts, so today we’ll be dealing with another similar content that we also use for emphasis. But first, let’s listen to this song from times when my mum would have been jiving on a dance floor, enjoying the time of her life. 😁​😁​😁​ Like mother like…… Continue reading B2/C1 ‘What’ clefts Listening to The Romantics What I Like About You

Grammar · learning English with songs

B2/C1 All Cleft Sentences All I Wanna Do IS Have Some Fun

Hi there! My students need to work on connected speech rather than just isolated items, so we’re going to shift the focus to structures such as clefts and so on. ‘Clefts’ sounds like a serious thing, but it basically relates to sentences that start with an ‘unusual word, usually for emphasis. There are different types…… Continue reading B2/C1 All Cleft Sentences All I Wanna Do IS Have Some Fun

culture · Grammar · law & crime

B2 An Interactive Lesson on the Tower of London, Grammar, and Mystery

I was so depressed when I saw the contents related to the Past Perfect. The Past Perfect Continuous was equally disheartening. I thought I had to do something much more interesting. After all, why can’t grammar be interesting or even amazing? So I found some inspiration from Cristina Cabal’s lesson using a Heyzine flipping book…… Continue reading B2 An Interactive Lesson on the Tower of London, Grammar, and Mystery

Clothes, fashion & consumerism · Media, arts, literature & entertainment

B2 Talking and Writing About Funny Ads

These days we’ll be talking about shopping and consumerism in our B2.2 levels. In this level, you expect your students to gain spontaneity in speech when dealing with everyday situations. We’re going to talk about our favorite brands and advertisements that we find particularly funny. In this lesson, students speak and write about an ad…… Continue reading B2 Talking and Writing About Funny Ads