Category: Vocabulary

People, relationships & family · video

B2 Zodiac Signs of ‘Bad Guys’to learn personality adjectives & describe your personality

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You may be wondering why I asked AI to generate an image of Putin and Trump embracing each other. Well, actually, it is because they share the same horoscope signs as my husband and I, and apparently, they are highly compatible signs in terms of having a healthy relationship. So….. you never know! Maybe the…… Continue reading B2 Zodiac Signs of ‘Bad Guys’to learn personality adjectives & describe your personality

People, relationships & family

B2 Personality adjectives

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Obviously, for our first day we’re going to describe ourselves in terms of personality. Here’s a warmer to help you remember – and learn – some personality adjectives that you will need for our first class. In this activity, you have to select an adjective that you WOULD NOT use to describe the character in…… Continue reading B2 Personality adjectives

Workplace & jobs

B2 Vocabulary The Ideal Working Environment

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… or maybe not so ideal. In the previous post, you have a personality quiz, but it’s also true that you will now need some nice words to describe the workplace. If you could choose your ideal workplace or your nightmare one, how would you describe it? And if you already have a job, which…… Continue reading B2 Vocabulary The Ideal Working Environment

Workplace & jobs

B2 Personality quiz: Discover Your Ideal Work Environment

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Right! I’ve got to get my groups to read and if that means making up tons of personality quizzes, be it so! Do you work in a company? Do you feel you fit in, or do you feel more like a fish out of water that doesn’t seem to click with your colleagues? Whatever made…… Continue reading B2 Personality quiz: Discover Your Ideal Work Environment

Media, arts, literature & entertainment

B1-B2 Expressing preferences

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In this post we’re going to see some expressions that you can use to ask about and express preferences. Pay attention, above all, to the verb patterns that we use after each verb or modal. You have a short dialogue as an example and, for some extra practice, a short activity where you must complete…… Continue reading B1-B2 Expressing preferences

B1 · Media, arts, literature & entertainment

B1/B2 Collocations for TV

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Yep, it’s high time to work on those little chunks of language called collocations. Here are some of the most typical ones we would use when speaking about TV or programmes. Pay attention above all to the most common error of this level, which is the confusion between ‘see’ and ‘watch’. BTW Isn’t the couch…… Continue reading B1/B2 Collocations for TV

Workplace & jobs

B2 Vocabulary for describing workers

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How would you describe a good worker? How would you describe yourself when filling in a job application or writing a CV? In this post, you have 10 ‘must-know’ adjectives that you can use to describe a worker (or yourself if you happen to be job hunting) You have here a word cloud, a crossword…… Continue reading B2 Vocabulary for describing workers

House, home & daily life

B2 Vocabulary Describing a room

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For this week we’ll be describing parts of the house. The aim is to get into the habit of using a wider range of terms rather than the typical “nice, big, pretty, etc”. Here’s a wordcloud and a flipping card quiz as a starter.

People, relationships & family

B2 Flipping cards: personality adjectives

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Classes have just started and we’re going to get to know a little about each other. For this second class, we’re revising and learning personality adjectives. In this activity, you will see an illustration and a stem word as a clue to the adjective. Try to guess the word and write how you think it…… Continue reading B2 Flipping cards: personality adjectives

Body, health & nutrition · C 2

C1/C2 Facial expressions 2

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Referring back to the post “Facial Expressions 1,” English has an enormous variety of vocabulary that describes a myriad of facial expressions or actions done with our faces. Some of which are even frowned upon, such as ogling somebody. In this post, you will learn six new expressions, and you can also watch what some…… Continue reading C1/C2 Facial expressions 2