For this week we’ll be describing parts of the house. The aim is to get into the habit of using a wider range of terms rather than the typical “nice, big, pretty, etc”. Here’s a wordcloud and a flipping card quiz as a starter.
Alright, maybe not so amazing, but interesting at least. And anyway, quizzes are usually found to be motivating and engaging and have the capacity to boost language learning by providing topics of conversation for the English class.
What’s your personality type? In this short quiz, not only will you learn some new words, but you will also discover some key aspects of yourself, according to the colours you choose.
Classes have just started and we’re going to get to know a little about each other. For this second class, we’re revising and learning personality adjectives. In this activity, you will see an illustration and a stem word as a clue to the adjective. Try to guess the word and write how you think it…… Continue reading B2 Flipping cards: personality adjectives
I’m so excited! I’m trying out a new programme that will come in handy to create all types of activities for… whatever I will end up doing this year 🙁 Anyway, I won’t allow the worst side of myself to spoil the fun of posting this short speaking activity video that I have just set…… Continue reading B2 Speaking practice Going out
This week we’re going to compare British English and American English words. In this quiz you have about seven and if I find some time during the week, I’ll add some more. See if you guess them.
Okay, I may not always be a clash, but what happens when one encounters a completely different culture? I remember that on my first visit to Spain as a child I expected to see everybody sort of either Spanish dancing or bullfighting (I even feel rather embarrassed to admit that I even had a Spanish…… Continue reading B2 Speaking practice Travelling and culture clash
I asked ChatGPT to write a couple of anecdotes about weddings, and this is what he, she or it came up with. I’ve turned them into CPTE activities for my B2.1s, You have a word formation, an open cloze and a drag-and-drop.
A B2 speaking activity with Ai generated questions and Serena-generated drawings to cover some questions related to weddings. Today, 12/09/2023, I’ve added some movement and music to the presentation. The video won’t stop playing unless you press the pause button, but I honestly think that the result is worth it. Let me know what you…… Continue reading B2 Speaking practice Weddings
Here’s a slide lesson on conditionals that I put together for tomorrow’s class. Flip through the slides to view the zero, first, second and third conditional.
