Category: A2

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Vocabulary: fruit

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Here you have two fruit vocabulary activities with some of the most common types of fruit you’ll find at any greengrocer’s, street market or supermarket. Look at the picture and flip the card to see the word, the card includes a phonetic transcription in British English which is a good way to become familiar with…… Continue reading Vocabulary: fruit

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English grammar: object pronouns

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There always seems to be a little confusion with subject and object pronouns so here’s a short explainer video, made with bitable (which I really love), to give some help along with an activity you can do after. Click for bitable video

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Confusing English words:do, go, play or nothing?

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Which option should we use? Here are a couple of tips. After, click on the activity button for some practice. Go + place for when we go to a specific place to do it. For example: We go to the gym. Go + -ing (activity noun) Go + activity usually before words that end in…… Continue reading Confusing English words:do, go, play or nothing?

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A1/A2 Pre-intermediate Vocabulary for free time

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Hello! Here’s an activity for beginners with  some vocabulary for free time activities. How to use? Click on the link. Look at the picture and try to guess the word. After flip the card to see if you guessed the correct word. Click here

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Pre-intermediate A2 Vocabulary Wild animals

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Here’s a quiz for beginners to learn how to speak about wild animals, their habits and some of their peculiarities. Click for wild animal quiz

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Confusing words: travel – trip – journey

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travel/trip/ journey travel (uncountable noun) term used to refer to the act or activity of travelling. travel (verb intransitive transitive)  to go from one place to another. When meaning long distances, we usually use travel instead of trip. We also use this word when we talk about travelling for a reason such as work, etc.…… Continue reading Confusing words: travel – trip – journey

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Confusing words: say – tell

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say/ tell Both are verb associated to communication but both are used quite differently. Look at some of the examples of how to use these words. say say something/say something to somebody/say  as a reporting verb. Ask him to say something in English. She didn’t say anything to him about the party She said that…… Continue reading Confusing words: say – tell

A2 · B1 · songs

Jeff Lynne’s ELO When I Was a Boy

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The song I have chosen here is a song by Jeff Lynne called "When I Was a Boy." It explores the theme of reminiscing about the past, our childhood dreams, and the hopes we had as children. The lyrics express that as a boy, all the singer really wanted to do was to pick up… Continue reading Jeff Lynne’s ELO When I Was a Boy

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Pre-intermediate A2 vocabulary: do – go – have – play or another verb?

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