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
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
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
If you have problems saying something like ‘Young rats in black hats’ or ‘The cat sat on my hat’ Then this video on phonetics will be handy as it will help you practise this open ‘a’ (ahhhhhhh!) sound. https://youtu.be/l3Y0jZY0d8g Serena’s blog
As a start for this year, here’s another video on English vowel sounds. This video is for short and long i sounds that are often confused by learners of English. At the end of the video you have a short listening activity to practise distinguishing the sound between two words that have a very similar…… Continue reading English vowel sounds short i /I/ & long I /i:/
