Education, study & language · Media, arts, literature & entertainment · Reflections on learning · video

Creating Immersive Role-Play Experiences in the Language Classroom: At the cinema

Planning a role-play activity in your language class? Try adding an immersive background like these rows of popcorn munchers sitting in rows, totally immersed in what might be a drama movie. I already wrote a post of why I’m using backgrounds in my role-plays which you may want to check on the link below Creating…… Continue reading Creating Immersive Role-Play Experiences in the Language Classroom: At the cinema

Education, study & language · Media, arts, literature & entertainment · Reflections on learning · video

Creating Immersive Role-Play Experiences in the Language Classroom: Seaside Restaurant

Planning a role-play activity in your language class? Try adding an immersive background like this romantic seaside restaurant at sunset. By adding movement and sound, the experience becomes far more immersive—and the difference in student engagement is immediate. What is the goal? To help learners move away from focusing on their language performance and towards…… Continue reading Creating Immersive Role-Play Experiences in the Language Classroom: Seaside Restaurant

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Creating Immersive Role-Play Experiences in the Language Classroom: Chat Show

For years, I’ve used images in my classroom to support role-play activities. A simple picture of a restaurant, a TV studio, or a waiting room can already help learners step into a situation. I realised back then, that just by changing the setting, made a huge difference in how learners approached this activity, and also…… Continue reading Creating Immersive Role-Play Experiences in the Language Classroom: Chat Show

A2 · Clothes, fashion & consumerism · Grammar

A2 Connecting sentences, Speaking, writing and Listening: A Woman Went to The Sales

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

personality quiz · Workplace & jobs

B2 Listening and Speaking about Career Choices

In this post, we’ll listen to a podcast and talk about career choices. First, look at the image. What types of jobs are represented in this picture? What type of job can you relate to? Next up is a short personality quiz to get you thinking. Speaking about your result on the quiz Do you…… Continue reading B2 Listening and Speaking about Career Choices

A1 · A2 · People, relationships & family

A1/A2 Who do you look like? What are you like?

Look at the pictures below.First, look at the one on the right.👉 What do you see?👉 How would you describe this person? After, slide the image to see the person on the left.👉 What do you see now?👉 How would you describe this person?👉 What do they have in common? Can you guess who they…… Continue reading A1/A2 Who do you look like? What are you like?

law & crime · video

B2 Should Young Offenders Be Punished Like Adults?

📚 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?

law & crime

B2 Speaking Activity: Crime & Punishment (with Suspense!)

Here’s a dark and dramatic vocabulary + speaking activity that will bring some serious atmosphere to your lesson on crime and punishment. Designed for B2 learners, this short video quiz blends vocabulary revision, collocations, and open-ended discussion prompts—all wrapped in a moody, suspenseful tone that grabs students’ attention from the very first second. 🔦 Expect…… Continue reading B2 Speaking Activity: Crime & Punishment (with Suspense!)

Natural world & environment

B2 Listening and Speaking About Plastic in the Ocean

If you read or heard “Plastic pollution affects our health and the health of the planet.”, what would come to your mind? Would you stop to think about all the plastic items you possess or threw away just yesterday? You might already know how plastic impacts the environment. However, could you reduce this material from…… Continue reading B2 Listening and Speaking About Plastic in the Ocean

Clothes, fashion & consumerism · Media, arts, literature & entertainment

B2 Talking and Writing About Funny Ads

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