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
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.
This role-play background is suitable for speaking about shopping and eating habits, for example, where students usually shop and whether they ever visit local street markets. The inspiration for this video came from a lovely visit to Kingston upon Thames, where you can spend a relaxing day wandering around, sampling food from the local market…… Continue reading Creating Immersive Role-play Backgrounds: At a Street Market
Hi there! In this post, I’ve dusted off a post that I placed on a blog a couple of years ago by converting several of the tongue twisters into a video. By this, not only is it far more amusing for students, but you also get an AI Santa reciting the tongue twisters. ⭐ How…… Continue reading Christmas tongue twister lesson to improve pronounciation
Have you ever wondered what kind of person you are?Before you take our short quiz, let’s explore some words that describe people. Step 1: Let’s Talk About Words Look at the first word cloud below. It shows positive personality adjectives.👉 How many do you already know?👉 Can you think of someone who has at least…… Continue reading A1/A2 What Kind of Person Are You?
Look at the pictures below.First, look at the one on the right.👉 What do you see?👉 How would you describe this person? After, slide the image to see the person on the left.👉 What do you see now?👉 How would you describe this person?👉 What do they have in common? Can you guess who they…… Continue reading A1/A2 Who do you look like? What are you like?
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
