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Cliff Richard & The Shadows – Summer Holiday

This is a good song for the present continuous and vocabulary related to holidays and having a good time. It’s a real oldie that people (especially children ) still sing when they are going on an excursion. In this activity, a whole sentence is missing. Listen and choose the correct option from the two that…… Continue reading Cliff Richard & The Shadows – Summer Holiday

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Learning English with songs Lemon Tree

I was looking for a song with the present continous and I found this one, and it looks perfect for our isolation. and perfect for the present continous. The animation is really cute and you can see the lyrics and sing along like in a karaoke :D. I really hope it cheers you up! If…… Continue reading Learning English with songs Lemon Tree

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A1 Keeping active during the pandemic with BBC

Like in most European countries, in Spain we’re in isolation, and have been for six weeks. This means that we can’t leave the house, and those that can and those that can, have to be very careful. But who says that we can’t do other things around the house and try to keep fit and…… Continue reading A1 Keeping active during the pandemic with BBC

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A1/A2 Present continuous for questions

Here’s another quick video. This one covers the present continuous for questions. Watch the video and after you can do the activities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NNOZAZQbk8 Serena’s blog

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A1/A2 Stative verbs

What are stative verbs? This is important for learners that are now being introduced to the present continuous (I’m writing right now), and need to learn why they can’t say things like ‘I’m loving you’ when a famous fast food chain uses this as a slogan and a famous rock band from the 80s even…… Continue reading A1/A2 Stative verbs

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A1 Present continuous fun vintage-video

Wow! I found this video on Youtube from Language Planet Toluca (I subcribed and gave them a like, too). It’s sort of ‘vintage’ (and I almost freaked out when I saw those guys chanting in the kitchen), but it’s fun and you have lots of opportunities to hear the present continuous and vocabulary related to…… Continue reading A1 Present continuous fun vintage-video

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A1 Present continuous

Here’s a video for beginners of English. Watch the video, take notes (if you need to) and after do the quizzes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vgTyJLeuLk Click for positive statements

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A1/A2 Wh-questions in the past simple

Hello! For today’s class we plan to introduce questions using wh-words. As I explained in our classes, wh-questions are different from yes/no questions because they don’t need a yes or no for an answer. These questions ask for some missing information (time, place, reason, etc). Can you imagine that somebody asks you the time and…… Continue reading A1/A2 Wh-questions in the past simple

A1 · A2 · Media, arts, literature & entertainment · Open cloze

A1/A1 Open Cloze ‘A person I admire’

Image from Wikipedia I admire many, many people. Some for their bravery, some for their talent, honesty and intelligence… A long list of names comes to my mind when I think of them. It’s so difficult to choose. As I asked my students to write a short composition about a person they admire, here’s an…… Continue reading A1/A1 Open Cloze ‘A person I admire’

A1 · A2 · Holidays, travel & transportation · Open cloze

A1/A2 Open cloze: Writing a friendly email using the past simple and talking about a trip

Hi again! Here’s an open cloze for an email. It’s a practical activity for the past simple and an open cloze to practise the past simple.