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🌍 A2 Holiday Challenge: Win Money & Plan Your Trip!

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In this post my students will do a fun activity revising vocabulary , collocations and verb tenses. They will have to add up their results and at the end of the game, they will get ‘paper money’ to spend on a holiday trip. You will find downloadable score lists at the end of this post.…… Continue reading 🌍 A2 Holiday Challenge: Win Money & Plan Your Trip!

A1 · A2 · B1 · culture · pronunciation · video

Christmas tongue twister lesson to improve pronounciation

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Hi there! In this post, I’ve dusted off a post that I placed on a blog a couple of years ago by converting several of the tongue twisters into a video. By this, not only is it far more amusing for students, but you also get an AI Santa reciting the tongue twisters. ⭐ How…… Continue reading Christmas tongue twister lesson to improve pronounciation

A2 · B1 · culture · pronunciation · video

Cultural Corner: The Owl and the Pussycat

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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

culture · Grammar · law & crime

B2 An Interactive Lesson on the Tower of London, Grammar, and Mystery

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I was so depressed when I saw the contents related to the Past Perfect. The Past Perfect Continuous was equally disheartening. I thought I had to do something much more interesting. After all, why can’t grammar be interesting or even amazing? So I found some inspiration from Cristina Cabal’s lesson using a Heyzine flipping book…… Continue reading B2 An Interactive Lesson on the Tower of London, Grammar, and Mystery

culture · pronunciation

Three Spooky Tongue Twisters for this Halloween

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Hi there! Tongue twisters are a great fun way to improve your diction and English pronunciation, so why not give these three witch-themed tongue twisters a go? In this podcast, you’ll also learn a little about where the tradition of tongue twisters came from. Happy Halloween! P.S. Sorry about my strange voice. I’ve been a…… Continue reading Three Spooky Tongue Twisters for this Halloween

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Only a few days to go!!!

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EOI Manacor is just about ready to start our language classes! We are absolutely thrilled to welcome both new and returning students as we embark on this exciting journey of learning together. Are you ready to embrace new challenges? Because we can hardly wait to see you around and share this wonderful year with you!…… Continue reading Only a few days to go!!!

culture · Grammar · House, home & daily life · learning English with songs

Learning English with songs: Alesha Dixon – The Boy Does Nothing

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Just for a bit of fun and to encourage my B2.1 students to practise asking questions related to housework using the song “The Boy Does Nothing” by Alesha Dixonand while also learning how to use ‘nothing’ and dropping the habit of leaving out ‘do/does’ in questions. By engaging with these questions, students can deepen their…… Continue reading Learning English with songs: Alesha Dixon – The Boy Does Nothing

culture · War and conflict

B2 Listening The Battle Of Hastings

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In this post I would like my students to learn a little history of the country where the English language originally came from. It’s true that the coursebook mentions the Battle of Hastings, but I thought that it would also be a great opportunity to do a listening with this video by the BBC. For…… Continue reading B2 Listening The Battle Of Hastings

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Reading

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Here’s a message for those people who happen to be looking around for something to read in English and can’t afford a book, or for bookworms that already have their bookshelves jam-packed with books and can’t squeeze in any more (Yes, modern flats don’t even have enough room to swing a cat!). I just wanted…… Continue reading Reading

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Just sending you Christmas Greetings

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Just wanted to say thanks to all those of you who visit my blog and believe in me as a worthy teacher. I also believe in myself, but it seems that I am not always in agreement with those in power (Ho, ho, ho!!!!!). Anyway, I put this silly video together and tried to find… Continue reading Just sending you Christmas Greetings