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
🎭 Guess Who I Am! — Fun Descriptions with GIFs 🎬 Ready to play a game? In this activity, you’ll see a gallery of famous characters. Each one “speaks” and gives you a few clues about who they are.Your job is simple: listen, and guess! 🧩 How to Use This Activity Look at the GIFs.Each…… Continue reading A1/A2 Who am I?
Where do you live? 🏡In this post you’ll learn how to give your address in English — how to say the street, number, postcode and country.Download the cheat sheet, practise in class, and sound confident next time someone asks for your address! Happy learning!!! cheat sheet giving your addressDownload
Do you know how to say your phone number in English?It’s easy when you know the little tricks! In this short video, you’ll learn how to say numbers clearly — including what to do when you have double or triple digits. After watching, download the cheat sheet to help you remember and practise with your…… Continue reading A1/A2 Cheat Sheet: Phone Numbers in English
As I’m teaching A2 this year, I’ll be posting lots of useful content and cheat sheets to help my students along the way. In this post, you can download a cheat sheet and try a quick quiz to refresh your grammar. Happy learning! the indefinite articleDownload
Spread the word 🍞 — good gossip, hot news and juicy updates were never meant to stay in the fridge. In this post we’re going to see the idiom ‘to spread the word’ and I honestly think that the image already make the meaning pretty clear, but just in case you want to be sure,…… Continue reading Idiom: To Spread the word
It wasn’t the first time he’d stolen her chips… so yes — she had a chip on her shoulder.And when he finished the last one — he cashed in his chips.(Small note: the lines I used dark humour; be careful with audience sensitivity.) That headline practically writes itself. The word ‘chip’ appears twice here —…… Continue reading Idioms about Chips in Context: “Have a Chip on One’s Shoulder” & “Cash in One’s Chips”
You know those silly moments when a radio suddenly plays the song that matches your mood? Turns out it’s not just humans — ask the eggy bunch in my fridge. 🥚📻In this short film you’ll see why we’re literally losing our minds over eggs at home — definitely not for the faint-hearted. It’s a one-minute…… Continue reading C1/C2 Five Intense Emotional Expressions for Advanced Learners
🎉 Thank you! 🎉This month, my blog reached over 500,000 visits and was listed as #25 on Feedspot’s Best ESL Teacher Blogs. I’m deeply grateful to everyone who has supported this project — teachers, students, and curious visitors — and of course, to Feedspot for believing in my blog and giving it visibility. Without your…… Continue reading Just wanted to say thank you!
A whimsical poem to practise pronunciation and intonation This sweet and rather silly poem has long been a favourite among English-speaking children, and for good reason — it’s musical, memorable, and packed with playful sounds. But beyond the fun, I truly believe that rhymes, tongue-twisters, and poetry are powerful tools to help learners improve both…… Continue reading Cultural Corner: The Owl and the Pussycat
