It's Christmas time and many of the UK's chain stores create the most incredible advertisements on pets, children and families. The advertisment that we have here is about a cat called Mog. Mog is the main character in a series of children's books written by Judith Kerr and that somehow always manages to get into… Continue reading Listening Pre-intermediate A2: Mog’s Christmas Calamity
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Listening B1 Intermediate : Pahoa – Hawaii Volcano Eruption
Here’s a new listening activity for low Intermediate levels. That is from a B1 to a B2.1 It is related to the topic of natural disasters. I upgraded this activity to place in on the new plugin that I’m using now, and I now realise that here in Spain we have a lot to say…… Continue reading Listening B1 Intermediate : Pahoa – Hawaii Volcano Eruption
Listening Intermediate B1: 6 Signs that Show You’re Turning into Your Mum
Six signs that confirm your suspicion that you and your mum have much more in common than you thought. 😉
Present perfect: Have you ever…?
This application from Wheel decide is great fun for practising 'Have you ever' structures. All you have to do is click on the wheel and answer the question that come up. Some of them are quite tongue-in-cheek, but telling fibs is also a way to spice up an English class. <a href="http://<iframe src="https://wheeldecide.com/e.php?c1=won+a+prize&c2=booked+a+very+exotic+destination&c3=met+a+famous+person&c4=lost+your+luggage&c5=lost+your+mobile+phone&c6=made+a+horrible+mistake&c7=forgotten+to+pay+at+a+bar+or+a+restaurant&c8=lost+something+very+valuable&c9=missed+a+flight&c10=visited+the+same+country+more+than+once&c11=been+in+a+disaster+place&c12=seen+a+ghost&c13=eaten+something+very+exotic&c14=missed+a+train&c15=written+a+book&c16=planted+a+tree&c17=rescued+an+animal&c18=helped+a+stranger&c19=found+a+lot+of+money&c20=done+extreme+sport&c21=had+a+crush+on+a+famous+person&c22=lost+your+flight+ticket&c23=bought+something+you+have+never+used&c24=spent+all+you+money+on+something+you+didn%27t+need&c25=experienced+a+natural+disaster&c26=volunteered+&c27=donated+to+charity&t=Have+you+ever&time=5" width="500" height="500"… Continue reading Present perfect: Have you ever…?
B1 Listening : Strange wildfires in California
Horrified by the news of another wildfire in California, I set myself to prepare a listening activity for my students so they could get into the habit of watching news in English. It was then, when I happened to ‘bump into’ some terrible facts that seem to make some of these fires different from the…… Continue reading B1 Listening : Strange wildfires in California
Listening A2 Pre-intermediate : The Girl Who Hated Books
Do you like books? Do you like reading? Here’s a beautiful animated story for beginners, and maybe children too, about a girl that didn’t like reading at all.
Simply Red – If You Don’t Know Me by Now
The British pop/soul band, Simply Red covered this song in 1989 and it became their second best-known hit after reaching number 1 in U.S. The original track was recorded in 1972 by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. Here the aim of listening to this song is to become aware of the first conditional, which is… Continue reading Simply Red – If You Don’t Know Me by Now