In this post, learners will find a short and simple explanation of how to use these three modal forms. Flip through the slides, and then do the grammar activity to make sure you have these structures under your belt. Activity: Guess the Stories Look at the cartoon panels and guess what happened in each one.Use…… Continue reading B1/B2 Modal verbs: can, could & to be able to for ability
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
European cities have lit up their Christmas lights, and everybody is getting into the Christmas spirit, hustling and bustling around, meeting up and doing Xmas shopping. As a teacher, I obviously feel enthusiastic about finding something that we can talk about in our classes, but at the same time, I can’t bring myself to ignore…… Continue reading B2 Speaking about An Inclusive Christmas Celebration
