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 Father’s Day activity!
Students first match vocabulary to images showing some different aspects of fatherhood.
Students then discuss & debate conversation questions relating to fathers.
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify their arguments
Part 1: Acquire Target Vocabulary
Students match firefighter vocabulary with images.
Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary
Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to firefighters.
Target Vocabulary:
Fire
Helmet
Hose
Ladder
Firetruck
Axe
Burning building -
Fire extinguisher
Fire hydrant
Gas mask
Siren
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
Students are presented with images of possible future healthcare technologies.
Students then discuss & debate conversation questions relating to the future of health.
Part 1: Acquire Target Vocabulary
Students match vocabulary with images associated with old age.
Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary
Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to the elderly & old age.
Target Vocabulary:
Blood pressure checker - Crossword - False teeth - Glasses
Hearing aid - Magnifying glass - Medication - Rocking chair
Slippers - Television - Wheelchair - Wool & Needle - Zimmer frame
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
A great Mother’s Day activity!
Students first match vocabulary to images showing some different aspects of motherhood.
Students then discuss & debate conversation questions relating to mothers & motherhood.
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify their arguments
Students first discuss images showing different aspects of life for refugees and asylum seekers.
Students then discuss & debate conversation questions relating to refugees and asylum seekers.
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
Students first discuss images of different shops and storefronts.
Students then discuss & debate conversation questions relating to shops and stores.
Target Vocabulary:
Pharmacy
Sweetshop
Fruit shop
Bakery
Beauty shop
Electronics shop
Clothing store
Cafe
Seafood restaurant
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
The students are divided into As and Bs.
Student As have a picture of a smart farm i.e. a farm which utilizes smart technology.
Student Bs have a picture of a smart supermarket i.e. a supermarket which utilizes smart technology.
Students first identify the vocabulary in their pictures before describing them to each other to identify differences.
Students then work together to find examples of smart technology and speculate about what the purposes could be.
The activity is concluded with some debate questions about the ramifications of smart technology for farmers, store owners, employees and customers.
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
Part 1: Acquire Target Vocabulary
Students match vocabulary with images of symptoms.
Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary
Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to symptoms, illness and health in general.
Target Vocabulary:
Nausea
Backache
Headache
Stomach ache
Toothache
Sweating
Fever
Broken arm
Feeling fine
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
An activity about addiction to modern technology:
Smartphones
The Internet
Social media.
Students are presented with images of different aspects of addiction to technology.
Students then discuss & debate conversation questions relating to the images, mobile phone use and addiction to technology in general.
Students first match images of Bible stories to their titles.
Students then discuss what they know about the stories before concluding the activity with some conversation questions.
The Bible stories:
Noah’s Ark - Adam and Eve -The Crucifixion of Jesus
The Exodus - The Birth of Jesus - The Ascension of Jesus
Christ’s Entry into Jerusalem
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
Students first discuss images of people working in different positions within the fashion industry.
Students then discuss & debate conversation questions relating to the fashion industry
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
Students first describe and compare images of people enjoying spending time outdoors.
Students then discuss & debate conversation questions relating to camping, caravans, picnics, nature and the outdoors in general.
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
Part 1: Acquire Target Vocabulary
Students match vocabulary with images of vegetables.
Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary
Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to vegetables.
Target Vocabulary:
Cucumber - Chili pepper- Bell pepper - Snap peas - Broccoli
Sweet corn - Carrot - Cauliflower - Radish - Celery - Tomato
Pumpkin - Aubergine/Eggplant - Potato - Onion - Artichoke
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
Students are presented with images of people involved with different types of volunteering projects.
After matching verbs with the correct image, students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to the images and to volunteering in general.
Target Vocabulary:
Looking after animals
Looking after children
Helping out the elderly
Planting trees
Cleaning up the streets
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
Students first describe and discuss images of people enjoying winter activities.
Students then discuss & debate conversation questions relating to fun in the snow and winter activities.
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
Students match diagrams of organ systems to the correct title.
The Human Organ Systems:
Circulatory
Digestive
Endocrine
Female reproductive
Integumentary
Lymphatic
Male reproductive
Muscular
Nervous
Respiratory
Skeletal
Urinary
An interactive and engaging pairwork speaking activity.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced.
(lower-level students can attempt this activity if they are familiar with some of the target speaking skills detailed below)
Students are presented with a debate scenario.
Part 1: Students evaluate 5 possible options.
Part 2: Students negotiate towards a decision.
Part 3: Students join different or larger groups and attempt to justify their decision.
INSTRUCTIONS
Target speaking skills:
Sustaining an interaction.
Exchanging ideas.
Expressing and justifying opinions.
Convincing, arguing and persuading.
Agreeing and/or disagreeing.
Suggesting, speculating, evaluating.
Negotiating towards a decision.
Gamification options are provided with the teacher’s instructions.