Listening Upper intermediate B2: Tree Change Dolls
Sonia never imagined that her hobby was going to go viral!
Category: C1
Listening activity Advanced C1: Sociopath Goes to Job Interview
Do this really funny listening activity from a Tracey Ullman Show on the topic of Crime and Punishment. Enjoy!!!
B2/C1 Listening Nelson Mandela
Here you have a high B2 or a low C1 sentence completion listening activity that deals with the life of Nelson Mandela. It is through people like him that justice is brought into existence. These people are extremely unpopular for those in power and it is only through their sacrifice and those who support them…… Continue reading B2/C1 Listening Nelson Mandela
C1 Cleft sentences
Cleft sentences are a special word order. When I say special, I mean that words have an unusual position within the sentence. This is usually due to emphasis, although there may be other reasons. In the slide below, you will learn some interesting information about cleft sentences along with a few questions so that you…… Continue reading C1 Cleft sentences
B2 Writing a letter of complaint
Only two days to go before my Advanced students sit their written tests. Here’s a letter of complaint activity related to the topic of Homes and Work to help cover this type of assignment.
Listening Upper intermediate B2: Britain’s first food waste and poo-powered bus
Topic:The Natural World With the exhaustion of natural resources  and the increase of environment problems, there comes a time when one wonders about how we will manage to commute to work (not to mention many other more important concerns). Solar panels, water-run and electronic  cars are all interesting proposals but what  really came as a…… Continue reading Listening Upper intermediate B2: Britain’s first food waste and poo-powered bus
Phrasal verbs with ‘get’
Phrasal verbs are an essential part of the English language, and one of the most commonly used verbs in phrasal verbs is “get.” These combinations of words can sometimes be confusing for English learners, as the meaning of the phrasal verb might not be clear from its individual parts. In this post, we’ll explore some…… Continue reading Phrasal verbs with ‘get’
C1 speaking practice: Schools, education & languages
We are all extremely concerned about education and schools because in our society, education is the bases for future success. Well, that was what we were taught anyway. However, many of my friends with degrees are either out of work or they are earning a living doing something that has nothing to do with what…… Continue reading C1 speaking practice: Schools, education & languages
B2/C1 Reporting verbs for crime, punishment and blame
I’m certainly not going to teach all these verbs together because it’s far too much and you can bet that students will be dropping off in the classroom, tears in their eyes and yawns to and fro of pure, sheer and utter boredom. Nope, I try not to bore students, but sometimes the things we…… Continue reading B2/C1 Reporting verbs for crime, punishment and blame
Modals for obligation & necessity
Here’s some stuff to brush up on modal verbs with multiple choice activities.