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
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.
Thematic discussion questions designed to encourage fluency & confidence in French
Ideal to use as an engaging warmer or as a dynamic speaking activity to finish a class.
Aimed at adults and teenagers.
INSTRUCTIONS
Increase vocabulary retention with active engagement with new words.
A communicative approach to learning new vocabulary.
Gamification options and full instructions provided.
INSTRUCTIONS
20 x printable French Conversation Flashcards
Thematic discussion questions designed to encourage fluency & confidence in French
Ideal to use as an engaging warmer or as a dynamic speaking activity to finish a class.
Aimed at adults and teenagers.
INSTRUCTIONS
Increase vocabulary retention with active engagement with new words.
A communicative approach to learning new vocabulary.
Gamification options and full instructions provided.
INSTRUCTIONS
Increase vocabulary retention with active engagement with new words.
A communicative approach to learning new vocabulary.
Gamification options and full instructions provided.
INSTRUCTIONS
Increase vocabulary retention with active engagement with new words.
A communicative approach to learning new vocabulary.
Gamification options and full instructions provided.
INSTRUCTIONS
Increase vocabulary retention with active engagement with new words.
A communicative approach to learning new vocabulary.
Gamification options and full instructions provided.
INSTRUCTIONS
Increase vocabulary retention with active engagement with new words.
A communicative approach to learning new vocabulary.
Gamification options and full instructions provided.
INSTRUCTIONS
Increase vocabulary retention with active engagement with new words.
A communicative approach to learning new vocabulary.
Gamification options and full instructions provided.
INSTRUCTIONS
A classroom vocabulary gap fill.
Students are presented with a picture of a classroom and have to complete the sentences with the appropriate classroom vocabulary.
Level: Elementary
Words included:
pencil case
backpack
ruler
laptop
clock
paper
pencil
whiteboard
scissors
The activity also revises prepositions of place.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: FUTURE CONTINUOUS
PART 1:
Students describe the differences in their pictures using the future continuous
PART 2:
Conversation questions encouraging use of the target language.
Full instructions and gamification options provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: THIRD CONDITIONAL
PART 1: The Create-a-3rd-Conditional Game
In pairs, students turn over two cards, which both have past simple phrases on them. They need to make a valid 3rd conditional, then provide a justification
For example:
Card 1: I met a celebrity
Card 2: I was punched in the face
Student A: “If I hadn’t met a celebrity, I wouldn’t have been punched in face because I asked the celebrity for an autograph and she got angry and punched me in the face”
PART 2: Discussion questions
Conversation questions encouraging use of the 3rd conditional
Full instructions and gamification options provided.
2 x fun, non-prep, interactive, communicative, pairwork activities.
Target Language: QUANTIFIERS
much
many
a lot of
some
any
a few
a little
PART 1: Spot the difference
Students describe their pictures to each other, trying to find the differences between them
PART 2: Discussion questions
Conversation questions encouraging use of quantifiers
Full instructions and gamification options provided.
Do your students find phrasal verbs boring or difficult?
Try teaching them with music!
Target language: phrasal verbs with COME:
COME UP WITH
COME ACROSS
COME DOWN WITH
COME OVER
COME TOGETHER
COME THROUGH
COME UP
5 x multi-skill activities targeting reading, listening, grammar, vocabulary and speaking skills:
1. Students listen to 7 song exacts and complete the missing phrasal verbs in the lyrics.
2. Students match the phrasal verbs to definitions.
3. Students use the definitions to complete a gap fill.
4. The flashcard memory tower game to boost memory.
5. Conversation questions using the target phrasal verbs
Complete teacher’s instructions and a link to the media files (both as audio and as video) are provided.