Planning a role-play activity in your language class? Try adding an immersive background like these rows of popcorn munchers sitting in rows, totally immersed in what might be a drama movie. I already wrote a post of why I’m using backgrounds in my role-plays which you may want to check on the link below Creating…… Continue reading Creating Immersive Role-Play Experiences in the Language Classroom: At the cinema
Planning a role-play activity in your language class? Try adding an immersive background like this romantic seaside restaurant at sunset. By adding movement and sound, the experience becomes far more immersive—and the difference in student engagement is immediate. What is the goal? To help learners move away from focusing on their language performance and towards…… Continue reading Creating Immersive Role-Play Experiences in the Language Classroom: Seaside Restaurant
For years, I’ve used images in my classroom to support role-play activities. A simple picture of a restaurant, a TV studio, or a waiting room can already help learners step into a situation. I realised back then, that just by changing the setting, made a huge difference in how learners approached this activity, and also…… Continue reading Creating Immersive Role-Play Experiences in the Language Classroom: Chat Show
This week, I have opted to examine the Gaokao, China’s university entrance exam. By doing so, I aim to stimulate conversation about higher education qualifications, students’ expectations and the justness of competitive tests, like the Gaokao. As a warmer, you can have a look at the slides and think about your own answers. Gaokao, the…… Continue reading B2 Listening and Speaking: The Bright and Dark Side of the Gaokao
If you want to have some fun during these last classes and happen to be dealing with the topic of Education and your groups need to revise for verb tenses and some work on reported speech, this is for you. I’ve just set up an escape room (for the first time because I’m doing a…… Continue reading B1-B2 Escape Room Virus at  Cruncham HallÂ
Here’s an opportunity to learn vocabulary and get the spelling right. Read the clue and write the word in the box. You have a wordcloud to aid you with new vocabulary,
If you happen to be a teacher, a parent or a student, you will have very probably spent a great deal of time thinking and speaking about school and education. You will also have probably wondered what schools are for and if they actually work at all. Astonishing as it may seem, you will also…… Continue reading C2 Listening and speaking: How to escape education’s death valley
Now what? Watch the video and take down some notes. Have in mind that you’re sending an audio to a friend, so you should sound as if you were doing just that, meaning that you shouldn’t sound stiff and pedantic. Be aware of the importance of doing exactly what you have been asked to do.…… Continue reading C1-C2 Mediation Hi! I’m moving to Spain
We are all aware of the importance of speaking English. That’s why you are here, isn’t it? And some of you are even so fortunate as to live in an area where more than one language is spoken. Such is the case of the Balearic Islands where both Spanish and Catalan held the status of…… Continue reading C1/C2 Listening: TED Talks The Benefits of a Bilingual Brain
