B1 Speaking practice: Family and relationships

30 October, 202220 November, 2022 blogdeserenaLeave a comment

Here’s a presentation where you can practise speaking about families and relationships. There are so many things we could say about this complex issue, but to start with, some people don’t feel comfortable when they have to speak about private matters in front of the class. On some occasions, some students even get a bit…… Continue reading B1 Speaking practice: Family and relationships

Body, health & nutrition · C 2 · Open cloze · People, relationships & family

C1/C2 Open cloze ‘Painkillers could affect nurturing’

26 January, 20202 March, 2022 blogdeserenaLeave a comment

This week we’ll be dealing with health, so this means that I’ll be posting some ‘extra stuff’ on this particular topic. Today I’m posting an open cloze on painkillers and the possible side effects. Remember that there may be other possible answers, but doing an activity online means that the program will only accept the…… Continue reading C1/C2 Open cloze ‘Painkillers could affect nurturing’

C 2 · C1 · Listening · People, relationships & family

C1-C2 Listening ‘How to speak to a narcissist’

2 January, 202028 December, 2022 blogdeserenaLink4 Comments

Phew! Thank goodness I'm not one of these! - or at least I don't fit into the descriptions mentioned in the video- I might be something else though 🙂 In this listening activity you have a sentence completion where there may be up to three words. Try to keep strict spacing.

A2 · B1 · B2 · Grammar

2nd conditional: If I were a Boy

12 February, 201729 August, 2019 blogdeserenaLeave a comment

Listening to Beyoncé’s song ‘ If I were a boy’ not only is a nice way to introduce conditionals, but also invites one to think about what the person is trying to say when she finally says ‘but you’re just a boy’. For this listening I would suggest trying to make a list of all the…… Continue reading 2nd conditional: If I were a Boy

Henry VIII and his six wives

12 January, 201717 April, 2021 blogdeserenaLeave a comment

Divorced, beheaded and died. Divorced, beheaded and survived… Henry VIII is one of the most famous kings in English history. He was most famous for his six wives and for having caused a breach with the Church of Rome. This is a famous song about his six wives that talks about what happened to each…… Continue reading Henry VIII and his six wives

B1 · Vocabulary

B1 Relationship Crossword

6 January, 201728 August, 2019 blogdeserenaLeave a comment

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