In Spain we have a saying that says ”Ver la botella medio llena o medio vacia” when we refer to how different people see aspects of life differently. In this I’m going to teach ‘will’ for predictions to my As and for this I have set up some new contents and I will also use…… Continue reading A2 Are you an Optimist or a Pessimist?
Struggling to come up with an idea to pull your A2s up into using past tenses?You’re not alone! I, too, was looking for a way to get my students to move beyond short, mechanical sentences and actually use past tenses in meaningful contexts. That’s how Our Disaster Holiday was born — a fun, multi-layered activity…… Continue reading A2 The Day My A2s Missed Their Flight… and Nailed the Past Simple
In this post, my students are going to practise the third conditional. They’ll listen to one of those delightfully tasteless radio contests where three speakers share their worst holiday disasters – I’m sure some of you can relate to. At the end of each story, there’s a moral… wrapped neatly in a third conditional sentence.…… Continue reading B2 Travel Mishaps & 3rd Conditional
Look at the pictures below and answer the questions. After, take the fun quiz to discover the type of holiday that would suit you best. Rodrigo Pederzini on Pexels. Rachel Claire on Pexels Nicole Michalou on Pexels Andrea Picquadio on Pexels What do these pictures have in common? What don’t they have in common? What…… Continue reading B2 QUIZ What Type of Holidaymaker Are You?
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
Having to deal with restricting laws and the red tape involved in the process of landing on foreign shores, becoming a part of a community, can be a pretty baffling experience. Here is a post by an anonymous person that I have adapted and used as an open cloze activity for advanced levels. Read the…… Continue reading C1 Open Cloze What’s it like to be an immigrant in London-Anonymous
How many words from the wordcloud are you familiar with? Check the meaning of the terms and complete the crossword below. Serena’s blog
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With all the problems we’re having teaching during the pandemic, one has to reinvent activities and strategies that allow students to interact and do things in the classroom without putting their health at risk. Not long ago, my students shared cards, mixed and mingled with each other and spent their time interacting. Now, we can’t…… Continue reading Flipping quiz! Holiday vocabulary
Hi again! Here’s an open cloze for an email. It’s a practical activity for the past simple and an open cloze to practise the past simple.
