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
Part 1: Acquire Target Vocabulary
Students match vocabulary with images of natural disasters.
Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary
Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to natural disasters.
Target Vocabulary:
Earthquake
Global Warming
Flood
Tornado
Volcanic eruption
Forest Fire
Tsunami
Pandemic
Asteroid
Avalanche
Target skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
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
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 acquire vocabulary relating to stages of life by matching vocabulary with images.
Students then discuss & debate conversation questions relating to the stages of life and life events.
Target Vocabulary:
Baby
Child
Elderly
Teenager
Middle-aged
Young adult
30-something
Students are challenged to:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify their arguments
1. Acquisition of Target Vocabulary
Students match Valentine’s Day vocabulary to images.
2. Use of Target Vocabulary
In pairs, students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to the images and to Valentine’s Day in general.
Target Vocabulary:
Flowers
Love letter
Wine
Teddy bear
Box of chocolates
Cupcake
Candle
Ring
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
Part 1: Acquire Target Vocabulary
Students match vocabulary with images of toys.
Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary
Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to toys.
Target Vocabulary:
Abacus - Soldiers - Backpack - Ball - Books - Building blocks
Camera - Car - Dinosaurs - Doll - Globe - Helicopter - Lego - Marbles
Robot - Tambourine - Tank - Teddy bear - Train set - Tricycle - Truck
Xylophone - Yo yo
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
Part 1: Acquire Target Vocabulary
Students match transport vocabulary with images.
Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary
Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to transport.
Target Vocabulary:
Bike
Bus
Car
Plane
Scooter
Convertible
Taxi
Train
Underground/Metro
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
1. Students first speculate about the purpose of some futuristic technologies.
2. In pairs, the students then brainstorm ideas about why people may be either optimistic or pessimistic about the future of the following areas:
Environment - Health - Education - Work - Sport
News and the internet - Entertainment - Food - Cities
3. After debate, the pairs decide if they are overall optimist or pessimist about the future of each area and record their decisions in a table.
4. The students compare their tables with each other and exchange ideas and opinions.
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
Negotiate towards a decision
Persuade and convince a partner
A vocabulary matching activity where students label the animals in a picture.
Target Vocabulary:
Rabbit - Tortoise - Dog - Bird - Duck
Toad - Worm - Rat - Lizard - Cat
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 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
A great activity for practising hobbies & free time 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 vocabulary relating to celebrations and parties.
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