Listening Advanced level C1: The Panda who didn’t know she had twins
Featured image by Getty Here’s a short video activity to help practise the listening skill for Upper Intermediate and Advanced levels. The news broadcast BBC Earth.
Category: C1
Multiple choice cloze The panda who didn’t know she had twins.
Here’s a multiple choice cloze for advanced levels based on news from BBC Earth.
Listening activity Upper intermediate C1: Katy Perry’s Roar
This song’s real fun! Makes you feel good and strong and ready for almost any of the daily battles we come across. This song by Katy Perry is about overcoming a bad situation in life, may that be at work, in a romantic relationship or a challenge we had set ourselves and somehow failed to…… Continue reading Listening activity Upper intermediate C1: Katy Perry’s Roar
Idiom: Every cloud has its silver lining
This idiom has always sounded a bit old-fashioned to me, but it’s the only one I know that can be related to what you feel when something bad happens and you eventually see the good side of it. Not long ago, this happened to me and at first, I felt really bad and depressed, but…… Continue reading Idiom: Every cloud has its silver lining
C1/C2 Idiom: The bird has flown
If the bird has flown, what’s happened? Here’s another English ‘birdie’ idiom.
C1/C2 Idioms Kill two birds with one stone
Two blackbirds on an electricity wire laughing AI generated with Fusion Brain “Imagine this: You’re a skilled hunter in ancient times, armed with a trusty stone. Suddenly, not one, but two birds appear in front of you. With a mischievous glint in your eye, you take aim and – wham! You knock out not one,…… Continue reading C1/C2 Idioms Kill two birds with one stone
Idiom (or saying): Birds of a feather flock together
In Spain we would say something like ‘Dios los crea y ellos se juntan’ for this saying or idiom, but in English, heavenly spirits have nothing to do with how humans interact with each other. Rather than this, typical behaviour is associated to animals (in this case to birds). Try to quess which meaning is…… Continue reading Idiom (or saying): Birds of a feather flock together
Idiom: Early bird catches the worm
Idiom: Let the cat out of the bag
Serena’s blog What have you done if you have let the cat out of the bag? What’s happened and who do you think will be angry with you (even though cats are really cute pets )? Make a guess and see if you have the right answer on the click button.
Idioms: To go berserk
Do you know what ‘to go berserk’ or ‘be berserk’ means and where this English word came from? See how you score on the quiz below.