Category: Science, techonology & space

B1 · Media, arts, literature & entertainment · Science, techonology & space

📱💩 Toilet Paper vs Apps? A Perfect Warmer to Talk About Paper and Digital Formats

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We’ve all heard the debate: Paper or screen? Print or digital? But have you ever thought about it in the most basic of places — the toilet? That’s exactly where this brilliant French commercial takes us. The short, hilarious ad shows a man trying to replace every form of paper in the house with a…… Continue reading 📱💩 Toilet Paper vs Apps? A Perfect Warmer to Talk About Paper and Digital Formats

B1 · Science, techonology & space

B1/B2 Phrasal verbs for Technology

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Because my students ”love” phrasal verbs so much and cannot live without them, I’m uploading a short list of the most common ones along with a quiz to help them with this ‘annoying’ aspect of the English language.

Science, techonology & space · video

B2 Podcast Space and the Universe

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Hi there! As I have just completed a 60-hour course on podcasts, I couldn’t keep myself from setting up a video. Yep! You don’t have to tell me that the BBC will NOT hire me :D, because I know. But as a matter of fact, creating podcasts is something that I’ve been wanting to explore…… Continue reading B2 Podcast Space and the Universe

mediation · Science, techonology & space

C1 Written mediation: Reliable information

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I’m not teaching C levels this year, but as I’m doing one of these IBsteam courses (accreditation for technological skills), I couldn’t keep myself from producing this linguistic mediation activity. In this mediation, students should be able to cope with two tasks that are closely knitted. One part of the mediation is to explain the…… Continue reading C1 Written mediation: Reliable information

B1 · Science, techonology & space

B1/B2 Flipping card Technology vocabulary

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In this post you have a wordcloud and a flipping card activity with words for the topic of technology for intermediate levels. How to use? Look at the words included in the wordcloud (it’s supposed to look like a laptop, but looks a bit wierd to me lol!). Think about the meaning of the words…… Continue reading B1/B2 Flipping card Technology vocabulary

C 2 · Science, techonology & space · Workplace & jobs

C1/C2 Listening 3 Rules for a better work-life balance

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Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich on Pexels.com With the massive increase of technology in the workplace, many have seen how emails and messages constantly make their way into their free time. There’s no denying that tools and technologies have helped improve productivity, flexibility and collaboration among employees, however, the same technology that gives them the ability…… Continue reading C1/C2 Listening 3 Rules for a better work-life balance

C 2 · Science, techonology & space

C1/C2 Vocabulary quiz for astronomy and the universe

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C 2 · C1 · Science, techonology & space · Vocabulary

C1/C2 vocabulary quiz for biology and medical science

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Science, techonology & space

C1 Open cloze ‘Parents Baffled by tech-savy children’

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Are you tech-savvy? Do you feel baffled by the technology you have to struggle with in your daily life or are you rather a person that always keeps up to date in terms of the most modern technological devices? Here you can do a ‘Use of English (Use of English IS a nice new word for…… Continue reading C1 Open cloze ‘Parents Baffled by tech-savy children’

Natural world & environment · Science, techonology & space

Listening Advanced C1: Do We Really Need the Moon?

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Image Jason Blackeye There has been a lot of talk about the moon lately because fifty years ago man set foot on it.  There also seems to be a lot of debate related to whether this actually happened or if it was merely propaganda due to the Space Race. Aware as I am that this… Continue reading Listening Advanced C1: Do We Really Need the Moon?