B2 Try to do something or try doing something
Here you have a cheat sheet for these two confusing structures, along with a couple of tips on when to use each one. You also have a little quiz below.
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Idioms: To Have a Bee in Your Bonnet
Here’s an idiom to get you chatting away like a native. What do you think ‘To have a bee in your bonnet means’? Do the quick quiz to find out and see a couple of examples.
B2 Giving Opinions Related to Controversial Statements
Instead of a vocabulary or grammar post, this one has a more functional aim, which is to give an opinion. In a classroom debate or during many of our speaking activities, my groups will say something like ‘I agree’ or ‘I don’t agree’, which is okay at the beginning of the year, but as you…… Continue reading B2 Giving Opinions Related to Controversial Statements
B2 Flipping cards Music Nouns
Hi there! There’s so much vocabulary to get familiar with that you will obviously need some help. So here’s a word cloud made on ‘Wordcloud.com’ and a flipping card quiz to help you remember some of the words while putting your memory to the test.
B2 Grammar: to-infinitive cheat sheet
This is a short post with a list of situations in which we would use the to-infinitive in English. This does not include more complex structures such as passives, for example, as it aims to cover the basics for now. Later on, I’m going to post -ing forms and the bare infinitive form, but in…… Continue reading B2 Grammar: to-infinitive cheat sheet
B2/C1 Personality quiz: If You Were Music, What Type of Music Would You Be?
Have you ever wondered what type of music you would be if a fairy were to suddenly appear with a wand, converting you into a song or a type of music? These days we’re going to be talking about music, so this quiz is going to be a warmer as well as a form of…… Continue reading B2/C1 Personality quiz: If You Were Music, What Type of Music Would You Be?
Three Spooky Tongue Twisters for this Halloween
Hi there! Tongue twisters are a great fun way to improve your diction and English pronunciation, so why not give these three witch-themed tongue twisters a go? In this podcast, you’ll also learn a little about where the tradition of tongue twisters came from. Happy Halloween! P.S. Sorry about my strange voice. I’ve been a…… Continue reading Three Spooky Tongue Twisters for this Halloween
B2 Listening and speaking How to Make Your Home Really Comfy
I’m pushing myself to create my own podcasts (and no I’m not keen on my voice, but hope to improve diction and so many other things). This podcast aims to create an activity where my students can practise speaking about how their homes or different homes make them feel, using some emotion and colour vocabulary.…… Continue reading B2 Listening and speaking How to Make Your Home Really Comfy
Idiom: Like Peas in a Pod
We’ll be talking about friendships and what good fun it is to learn idioms and new expressions that can define close friends! In these first classes, my students will talk about their dearest friends, but not without expanding their repertoire with a few new expressions. Guess what this one means?
B2 Zodiac Signs of ‘Bad Guys’to learn personality adjectives & describe your personality
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