European cities have lit up their Christmas lights, and everybody is getting into the Christmas spirit, hustling and bustling around, meeting up and doing Xmas shopping. As a teacher, I obviously feel enthusiastic about finding something that we can talk about in our classes, but at the same time, I can’t bring myself to ignore…… Continue reading B2 Speaking about An Inclusive Christmas Celebration
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
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
In this post, we’re going to practise narrating funny anecdotes related to giving or receiving gifts. For the activity I’ve found a hilarious video where a grandson receives a present from his loving grandad. The problem is that something went very wrong. The video is in French, but I’m absolutely sure that you will understand…… Continue reading B2 Speaking: Can you tell me about the worst gift you have ever received?
This week, I have opted to examine the Gaokao, China’s university entrance exam. By doing so, I aim to stimulate conversation about higher education qualifications, students’ expectations and the justness of competitive tests, like the Gaokao. As a warmer, you can have a look at the slides and think about your own answers. Gaokao, the…… Continue reading B2 Listening and Speaking: The Bright and Dark Side of the Gaokao
For this post, I’ve set up a role-play for my students (but here’s a copy for you). We’ve been talking about jobs around the house, advantages and disadvantages of living in certain areas and so on. So now it’s time for a role-play and ever since Cristina Cabal started ‘having fun’ 😀 with Mizou, I’ve…… Continue reading B2 Role-play Buying a property
I’ve just come back from a week’s stay with my mum in the UK. And as she’s been a bit under the weather, we spent our afternoons watching TV, chatting, and drinking cuppas. Then, last Wednesday, a programme about what this amazing woman was doing to her hometown just caught all my attention, and I…… Continue reading B2 Listening and speaking about neighbourhoods
For this class, my students are going to talk about present-day work conditions, so I thought that it would be a great opportunity to introduce them to some cultural aspects of Britain, to be absolutely precise, Victorian Britain. In this post, I created a video with a set of Victorian characters speaking about what it…… Continue reading B2 Listening and Speaking about Work Conditions
How good is your film vocabulary? Will you be able to answer and talk about all the questions that appear in this short video? Well, if your answer is yes, well done! But if you’re not sure, you can give it a go on this four-minute video, where you can revise some of the vocabulary…… Continue reading B1-B2 Speaking activity: Talking a bit about films
Now we’re approaching Christmas, people become aware of how important it is to share good times with their loved ones – oh! Now I’m getting a bit soppy :D….(leave it Serena, you’re not inspired today…) Ok, let me start again. In this post, you have a short video with questions related to friendship, which I…… Continue reading B1-B2 Speaking about friendship
