C 2 · C2 · People, relationships & family · video

C1/C2 Vocabulary for emotions (by a bunch of party eggs)

Advanced emotions from the rowdiest office Christmas party imaginable — only this one takes place inside a fridge. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!!! Want to know what happens? You have the video down below.

C 2 · law & crime · politics & society · video

C1/C2 Protest vocabulary

How do you think eggs would cope with the passing of an unpopular law?🥚🚜 Well in this video, this is what happens, but the eggs have other plans. Watch to learn advanced vocabulary related to protests and restoring order. Sound on! Anyway, the eggs were behaving really nicely until … boom💥💥💥

A1 · A2 · B1 · culture · pronunciation · video

Christmas tongue twister lesson to improve pronounciation

Hi there! In this post, I’ve dusted off a post that I placed on a blog a couple of years ago by converting several of the tongue twisters into a video. By this, not only is it far more amusing for students, but you also get an AI Santa reciting the tongue twisters. ⭐ How…… Continue reading Christmas tongue twister lesson to improve pronounciation

C 2 · People, relationships & family · video

C1/C2 Five Intense Emotional Expressions for Advanced Learners

You know those silly moments when a radio suddenly plays the song that matches your mood? Turns out it’s not just humans — ask the eggy bunch in my fridge. 🥚📻In this short film you’ll see why we’re literally losing our minds over eggs at home — definitely not for the faint-hearted. It’s a one-minute…… Continue reading C1/C2 Five Intense Emotional Expressions for Advanced Learners

Clothes, fashion & consumerism

B2/C1 Engaging Listening Activity for Fashion Discussions

This is going to be the last post for this year. If you’re wondering if I’m a bit of a workaholic, I’m beginning to think that I am. However, the intentions behind posting this during the Christmas holidays are partly due to the fact that among my New Year’s resolutions, I intend to find some…… Continue reading B2/C1 Engaging Listening Activity for Fashion Discussions

Body, health & nutrition

B2/C1 Listening Cyberchondria

As we are now dealing with the topic of illness, I have prepared two listening activities to cover the ‘obsession’ of some people that leads them to consult online sources whenever they feel a bit under the weather. First of all, what do you think is happening in the comic. Clue: related to this subject.…… Continue reading B2/C1 Listening Cyberchondria

Body, health & nutrition

Idiom: To feed the fishes/fish

Yes, I know. Some will say that ‘fishes’ is wrong, but as a matter of fact, it is now common to find both ‘fish’ and ‘fishes’ in a dictionary. And anyway, this idiom does use ‘fishes’ (So there!). But far from picking an argument about whether or not this plural is correct, this post is…… Continue reading Idiom: To feed the fishes/fish

Body, health & nutrition

Idiom: To be off colour

Don’t you agree that idioms are absolute and utter fun? Guess what this one means and learn another similar expression.

C 2

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.

Media, arts, literature & entertainment · personality quiz

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?