The sales have just started and many people see this as an opportunity to smarten up their wardrobes. Others just enjoy the challenge of finding the best possible bargains. When we talk about shopping, I usually notice something interesting. It seems the world is divided into people that love it. Then there are those that…… Continue reading B2 Personality quiz What Type of Shopper Are You?
Learning how to describe clothes is essential for speaking about fashion and style. So, in this lesson, we’ll explore the correct order of adjectives when describing clothing and practice using this rule effectively. In this post I will include: vocabulary related to materials and patterns adjectives to relate to styles word order related to adjectives…… Continue reading B2 Adjective Order for Fashion Descriptions
Hmmm lovely! Nothing like starting the year with a new set of phrasal verbs. These ones are related to wearing clothes and fashion. As usual, I’ve only included a short list of them to soften that learning curve. You’ll see there’s a cheat sheet and a quiz below. If you want to go the extra…… Continue reading B2 Learn Clothing Phrasal Verbs: Cheat Sheet & Quiz
This is going to be the last post for this year. If you’re wondering if I’m a bit of a workaholic, I’m beginning to think that I am. However, the intentions behind posting this during the Christmas holidays are partly due to the fact that among my New Year’s resolutions, I intend to find some…… Continue reading B2/C1 Engaging Listening Activity for Fashion Discussions
Because my students ”love” phrasal verbs so much and cannot live without them, I’m uploading a short list of the most common ones along with a quiz to help them with this ‘annoying’ aspect of the English language.
Hi there! As I have just completed a 60-hour course on podcasts, I couldn’t keep myself from setting up a video. Yep! You don’t have to tell me that the BBC will NOT hire me :D, because I know. But as a matter of fact, creating podcasts is something that I’ve been wanting to explore…… Continue reading B2 Podcast Space and the Universe
European cities have lit up their Christmas lights, and everybody is getting into the Christmas spirit, hustling and bustling around, meeting up and doing Xmas shopping. As a teacher, I obviously feel enthusiastic about finding something that we can talk about in our classes, but at the same time, I can’t bring myself to ignore…… Continue reading B2 Speaking about An Inclusive Christmas Celebration
As we are now dealing with the topic of illness, I have prepared two listening activities to cover the ‘obsession’ of some people that leads them to consult online sources whenever they feel a bit under the weather. First of all, what do you think is happening in the comic. Clue: related to this subject.…… Continue reading B2/C1 Listening Cyberchondria
Yes, I know. Some will say that ‘fishes’ is wrong, but as a matter of fact, it is now common to find both ‘fish’ and ‘fishes’ in a dictionary. And anyway, this idiom does use ‘fishes’ (So there!). But far from picking an argument about whether or not this plural is correct, this post is…… Continue reading Idiom: To feed the fishes/fish
Don’t you agree that idioms are absolute and utter fun? Guess what this one means and learn another similar expression.
