Specialists in creating engaging, interactive and fun language learning resources for English, French , Spanish, German and Portuguese classes.
Exam preparation, conversation, reading & writing, speaking & listening, grammar & vocabulary.
ESL | ELE | FLE
Specialists in creating engaging, interactive and fun language learning resources for English, French , Spanish, German and Portuguese classes.
Exam preparation, conversation, reading & writing, speaking & listening, grammar & vocabulary.
ESL | ELE | FLE
A great activity for practising vocabulary relating to nature and the countryside.
First, students with the same picture identify the vocabulary in the picture.
Then, students with different pictures describe their pictures to each other so they can find differences between them.
A great activity for revising vocabulary relating to school and classroom vocabulary.
First, students with the same picture identify the vocabulary in the picture.
Then, students with different pictures describe their pictures to each other so they can find differences between them.
A great activity for practising transport vocabulary.
First, students with the same picture identify the vocabulary in the picture.
Then, students with different pictures describe their pictures to each other so they can find differences between them.
A great activity for practising music vocabulary.
First, students with the same picture identify the vocabulary in the picture.
Then, students with different pictures describe their pictures to each other so they can find differences between them.
An engaging, fun & interactive pairwork speaking activity.
Full teacher’s instructions and gamification alternatives are provided.
The activity can be used for a 1-1 speaking class or as a pairwork activity in a larger class.
The material is ideal for adults & teenagers, but can also be used for children 11+.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced.
Part 1: Photo description & comparison
Students describe photos and compare differences.
Encourages use of linking terms, connectors and cohesive devices
(En primer lugar, Sin embargo, Además etc…)
Facilitates active vocabulary acquisition
Part 2: Discussion questions
Debates
Agree / disagree
Advantages / disadvantages
Encourages fluency and confidence using Spanish
FULL INSTRUCTIONS
An engaging, fun & interactive pairwork speaking activity.
Full teacher’s instructions and gamification alternatives are provided.
The activity can be used for a 1-1 speaking class or as a pairwork activity in a larger class.
The material is ideal for adults & teenagers, but can also be used for children 11+.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced.
Part 1: Photo description & comparison
Students describe photos and compare differences.
Encourages use of linking terms, connectors and cohesive devices
(En primer lugar, Sin embargo, Además etc…)
Facilitates active vocabulary acquisition
Part 2: Discussion questions
Debates
Agree / disagree
Advantages / disadvantages
Encourages fluency and confidence using Spanish
FULL INSTRUCTIONS
An engaging, fun & interactive pairwork speaking activity.
Full teacher’s instructions and gamification alternatives are provided.
The activity can be used for a 1-1 speaking class or as a pairwork activity in a larger class.
The material is ideal for adults & teenagers, but can also be used for children 11+.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced.
Part 1: Photo description & comparison
Students describe photos and compare differences.
Encourages use of linking terms, connectors and cohesive devices
(En primer lugar, Sin embargo, Además etc…)
Facilitates active vocabulary acquisition
Part 2: Discussion questions
Debates
Agree / disagree
Advantages / disadvantages
Encourages fluency and confidence using Spanish
FULL INSTRUCTIONS
An engaging, fun & interactive pairwork speaking activity.
Full teacher’s instructions and gamification alternatives are provided.
The activity can be used for a 1-1 speaking class or as a pairwork activity in a larger class.
The material is ideal for adults & teenagers, but can also be used for children 11+.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced.
Part 1: Photo description & comparison
Students describe photos and compare differences.
Encourages use of linking terms, connectors and cohesive devices
(En primer lugar, Sin embargo, Además etc…)
Facilitates active vocabulary acquisition
Part 2: Discussion questions
Debates
Agree / disagree
Advantages / disadvantages
Encourages fluency and confidence using Spanish
FULL INSTRUCTIONS
An engaging, fun & interactive pairwork speaking activity.
Full teacher’s instructions and gamification alternatives are provided.
The activity can be used for a 1-1 speaking class or as a pairwork activity in a larger class.
The material is ideal for adults & teenagers, but can also be used for children 11+.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced.
Part 1: Photo description & comparison
Students describe photos and compare differences.
Encourages use of linking terms, connectors and cohesive devices
(En primer lugar, Sin embargo, Además etc…)
Facilitates active vocabulary acquisition
Part 2: Discussion questions
Debates
Agree / disagree
Advantages / disadvantages
Encourages fluency and confidence using Spanish
FULL INSTRUCTIONS
An engaging, fun & interactive pairwork speaking activity.
Full teacher’s instructions and gamification alternatives are provided.
The activity can be used for a 1-1 speaking class or as a pairwork activity in a larger class.
The material is ideal for adults & teenagers, but can also be used for children 11+.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced.
Part 1: Photo description & comparison
Students describe photos and compare differences.
Encourages use of linking terms, connectors and cohesive devices
(En primer lugar, Sin embargo, Además etc…)
Facilitates active vocabulary acquisition
Part 2: Discussion questions
Debates
Agree / disagree
Advantages / disadvantages
Encourages fluency and confidence using Spanish
FULL INSTRUCTIONS
An engaging, fun & interactive pairwork speaking activity.
Full teacher’s instructions and gamification alternatives are provided.
The activity can be used for a 1-1 speaking class or as a pairwork activity in a larger class.
The material is ideal for adults & teenagers, but can also be used for children 11+.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced.
Part 1: Photo description & comparison
Students describe photos and compare differences.
Encourages use of linking terms, connectors and cohesive devices
(En primer lugar, Sin embargo, Además etc…)
Facilitates active vocabulary acquisition
Part 2: Discussion questions
Debates
Agree / disagree
Advantages / disadvantages
Encourages fluency and confidence using Spanish
FULL INSTRUCTIONS
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: Future simple
PART 1:
Divide Ss into pairs.
Student A describes the pictures (a-d) using future simple. Student B has the answers and corrects Student A, if necessary
Now it’s Student B’s turn
PART 2:
Conversation questions encouraging use of the target language.
Full instructions and gamification options are provided.
3 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
PART 1: Uncountable Noun Flashcards
Student A takes the first card and describes the word to Student B.
Student B tries to guess the word on the card.
If Student B is correct, the card is placed on the right.
If Student B does not know the word, or only knows the word in their native language, the card is placed on the left.
(This way, a pile of unknown words is on the left for students to record after the activity).
Student B draws the next card and the game continues until all cards have been described.
The word list is populated by the most frequently mistaken uncountable nouns according to the Cambridge Corpus.
PART 2: Picture compare
Students describe the differences in their pictures using uncountable nouns
Vocabulary: fruit and vegetables
PART 3: Discussion questions
Conversation questions encouraging use of uncountable nouns and quantifiers
Full instructions and gamification options provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: REPORTING VERBS
PART 1: The Broken Window Game
A role-play activity encouraging use of reporting verbs
(maybe the most fun activity in ESL!)
PART 2: Discussion questions
Conversation questions encouraging use of reporting verbs
Full instructions, gamification options and homework provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: MODAL VERBS of ABILITY
PART 1:
Students take it in turns to describe what they are able to do and not to do in their places. Their partner has to guess the place.
PART 2: Discussion questions
Conversation questions encouraging use modal verbs of ability
Full instructions and gamification options are provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: WISH STRUCTURES
PART 1: Disney Heroes & Villains
Students use wish structures to describe and guess Disney characters.
PART 2: Discussion questions
Conversation questions encouraging use of wish structures.
Full instructions and gamification options are provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: SUPERLATIVES
PART 1: The Interview
Students interview each other to determine who has done the most of or had the best …
PART 2: Discussion questions
Conversation questions encouraging use of superlative structures
Full instructions and gamification options provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: ‘ed’ endings
PART 1: Memory Tower
Student A gives Student B the first verb on their list. Student B needs to guess if the ending is pronounced with /t/, /d/ or /id/.
If Student B is correct, they move on to the next verb on their next turn.
If Student B is incorrect, they need to start from the beginning on their next turn.
Players continue until one person can recite their whole list without error
PART 2: Discussion questions
Conversation questions encouraging use of “ed” endings
Full instructions and gamification options are provided.
Teachers vs Students role play!
Target Language: REPORTED SPEECH
PART 1: The Broken Window Game.
A role-play activity encouraging use of reporting speech
PART 2: Discussion questions
Conversation questions encouraging use of reported speech
Full instructions, gamification options and homework provided.