Do you like going shopping? Do you like going to the sales to look for bargains? I bet you do! In this post you are going to hear somebody talking about something she bought at the sales. But guess what? Something went wrong. The woman in the pictures below went to the sales. She wanted…… Continue reading A2 Connecting sentences, Speaking, writing and Listening: A Woman Went to The Sales
Sometimes a small idea grows into something unexpected.What started as a short video has now become a full storybook with audio, illustrations, and a mediation activity for my A2s.Let me introduce you to The Lonely Snowman — a gentle winter tale about loneliness, hope, and friendship, and a quiet reminder of what Christmas should really…… Continue reading A2 Listening, Reading & Mediation: The Lonely Snowman
In this post my students will do a fun activity revising vocabulary , collocations and verb tenses. They will have to add up their results and at the end of the game, they will get ‘paper money’ to spend on a holiday trip. You will find downloadable score lists at the end of this post.…… Continue reading 🌍 A2 Holiday Challenge: Win Money & Plan Your Trip!
Not all writing activities need to be essays or articles. In fact, students should get into the habit of writing regularly — if not every day, then at least once a week during an English lesson. This helps them get used to producing texts under time pressure and encourages them to share small pieces of…… Continue reading B2.1 Writing: Short Childhood Stories Using Used To, Past Simple & Past Continuous
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
📚 This Lesson at a Glance This lesson explores the controversial question of whether young offenders should be punished like adults. Using an authentic video report and an adapted text, students will build key vocabulary related to youth crime, discuss the root causes and consequences of rising violence among teenagers, and practise their opinion-writing skills.…… Continue reading B2 Should Young Offenders Be Punished Like Adults?
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
I was so depressed when I saw the contents related to the Past Perfect. The Past Perfect Continuous was equally disheartening. I thought I had to do something much more interesting. After all, why can’t grammar be interesting or even amazing? So I found some inspiration from Cristina Cabal’s lesson using a Heyzine flipping book…… Continue reading B2 An Interactive Lesson on the Tower of London, Grammar, and Mystery
These days we’ll be talking about shopping and consumerism in our B2.2 levels. In this level, you expect your students to gain spontaneity in speech when dealing with everyday situations. We’re going to talk about our favorite brands and advertisements that we find particularly funny. In this lesson, students speak and write about an ad…… Continue reading B2 Talking and Writing About Funny Ads
Hi there! In this post, you’ll learn the basics for opinion essay writing. Click on the button to start a guided lesson and tips for this writing model.
