I’m so excited! I’m trying out a new programme that will come in handy to create all types of activities for… whatever I will end up doing this year 🙁 Anyway, I won’t allow the worst side of myself to spoil the fun of posting this short speaking activity video that I have just set…… Continue reading B2 Speaking practice Going out
Okay, I may not always be a clash, but what happens when one encounters a completely different culture? I remember that on my first visit to Spain as a child I expected to see everybody sort of either Spanish dancing or bullfighting (I even feel rather embarrassed to admit that I even had a Spanish…… Continue reading B2 Speaking practice Travelling and culture clash
A B2 speaking activity with Ai generated questions and Serena-generated drawings to cover some questions related to weddings. Today, 12/09/2023, I’ve added some movement and music to the presentation. The video won’t stop playing unless you press the pause button, but I honestly think that the result is worth it. Let me know what you…… Continue reading B2 Speaking practice Weddings
This week we’ll be talking about restaurants and restaurant service. As a warm-up have a look at these cartoons and say what you think they are about. There may be a joke you need to explain, or you may even relate to more than one of the illustrations. If you need a couple of hints,…… Continue reading B1/B2 Talking about restaurants
My former presentation on this topic was a bit outdated, and as I’ve just upgraded to a new version of Affinity software, I couldn’t resist giving it a try. I honestly thought it would only take me about four hours, but as usual, I got carried away and ended up spending the whole day. (Oops!…… Continue reading B2 Speaking practice The Natural World
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
In this post B1 learners of English will be able to do speaking practice on the topic of Food and Diet. The post will show you different sheets with questions related to this topic. Read the question and organise what you want to say. You’ll usually have about a minute to answer so don’t just…… Continue reading B1 Speaking practice Topic Food and Diet
If you happen to be a teacher, a parent or a student, you will have very probably spent a great deal of time thinking and speaking about school and education. You will also have probably wondered what schools are for and if they actually work at all. Astonishing as it may seem, you will also…… Continue reading C2 Listening and speaking: How to escape education’s death valley
What types of crimes are rising in your country? What are people currently worried about concerning crime? Look at the picture below. How would you classify this list ranging from 1 to 10 according to its frequency? Serena’s blog In the following listening activity, you will hear about the rise of knife crimes in London.…… Continue reading C1/C2 Listening Knife Crime in London
Serena’s blog One of the things that examiners assess during speaking tests at the EOI is interaction; as the examinees take this test in pairs. Therefore, during this test it is fundamental to allow conversation to flow, because if this fails it could very possibly mean that whatever was said, had been learnt off by…… Continue reading Interacting in conversation: Reply questions
