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 camping equipment vocabulary with images.
Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary
Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to camping and camping equipment.
Target Vocabulary:
Tent
Map
Torch
Sleeping mat
Flask
Insect repellent
Camping stove
Walking boots
Mug
Cap
Backpack
Compass
Matches
Axe
Binoculars
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
Part 1: Acquire Target Vocabulary
Students match extreme sports vocabulary with images.
Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary
Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to extreme sports.
Target Vocabulary:
Climbing
Paintballing
Paragliding
Kitesurfing
Flyboarding
Windsurfing
Go-karting
Jet skiing
Bungee jumping
Indoor skydiving
Quad biking
Laser tag
Jumping stilts
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 to images of herbs & spices.
Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary
Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to herbs & spices.
Target Vocabulary:
Anise star - Bay leaves - Black pepper - Cardamom
Chili Pepper - Cinnamon - Cloves - Fennel - Mustard seeds - Nutmeg
Poppy seeds - Rosemary - Saffron - Sesame seeds - Tarragon - Vanilla
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
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
Increase vocabulary retention with active engagement with new words.
A communicative approach to learning new vocabulary.
Gamification options and full instructions provided.
INSTRUCTIONS
No prep pair-work speaking activity.
Part 1: Photo description & comparison
Encourages use of linking terms, connectors and cohesive devices
Vocabulary acquisition
Part 2: Discussion questions
Debates
Agree / disagree
Advantages / disadvantages
Encourages fluency and confidence using German
Can be used for a 1-1 speaking class or pair-work activity in a large class
Instructions for PART 1:
1) Working with a partner with the same photo (student As with As, Bs with Bs), students attempt to identify the vocabulary in their photo. (alternatively, for low-level students, the teacher can provide students with a vocabulary list and the students label the photo).
2) Change pairs to AB.
3) Student A describes photo while student B listens attentively.
4) Student B describes photo while student A listens attentively.
5) Still without looking at each other’s photos, students attempt to identify 3 differences between their photos.
Students may now look at each other’s photos and describe 2-3 differences each.
Encourage use of CONNECTORS:
Erstens, Zweitens, Zusammengefasst
Aber, Andererseits, Während
Darüber hinaus, Des weiteren, Außerdem
Instructions for PART 2
1) Students ask each other the discussion questions. Encourage students to:
Extend their answers
Elicit more information
Agree / disagree with their partners
Justify their arguments
2) Students try and report to their new partner everything they can remember which their old partner has just told them.
Encourage students to use the questions to guide their memory.
GAMIFICATION ALTERNATIVES PROVIDED WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS
No prep pair-work speaking activity.
Part 1: Photo description & comparison
Encourages use of linking terms, connectors and cohesive devices
Vocabulary acquisition
Part 2: Discussion questions
Debates
Agree / disagree
Advantages / disadvantages
Encourages fluency and confidence using French
Can be used for a 1-1 speaking class or pair-work activity in a large class
Instructions for PART 1:
1) Working with a partner with the same photo (student As with As, Bs with Bs), students attempt to identify the vocabulary in their photo. (alternatively, for low-level students, the teacher can provide students with a vocabulary list and the students label the photo).
2) Change pairs to AB.
3) Student A describes photo while student B listens attentively.
4) Student B describes photo while student A listens attentively.
5) Still without looking at each other’s photos, students attempt to identify 3 differences between their photos.
Students may now look at each other’s photos and describe 2-3 differences each.
Encourage use of CONNECTORS:
Premièrement, Deuxièment,Pour finir
Cependant, D’autre part, Alors que
De plus, En outre, Par ailleurs
Instructions for PART 2
1) Students ask each other the discussion questions. Encourage students to:
Extend their answers
Elicit more information
Agree / disagree with their partners
Justify their arguments
2) Students try and report to their new partner everything they can remember which their old partner has just told them.
Encourage students to use the questions to guide their memory.
GAMIFICATION ALTERNATIVES PROVIDED WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS (in French)
No prep pair-work speaking activity.
Part 1: Photo description & comparison
Encourages use of linking terms, connectors and cohesive devices
Vocabulary acquisition
Part 2: Discussion questions
Debates
Agree / disagree
Advantages / disadvantages
Encourages fluency and confidence using French
Can be used for a 1-1 speaking class or pair-work activity in a large class
Instructions for PART 1:
1) Working with a partner with the same photo (student As with As, Bs with Bs), students attempt to identify the vocabulary in their photo. (alternatively, for low-level students, the teacher can provide students with a vocabulary list and the students label the photo).
2) Change pairs to AB.
3) Student A describes photo while student B listens attentively.
4) Student B describes photo while student A listens attentively.
5) Still without looking at each other’s photos, students attempt to identify 3 differences between their photos.
Students may now look at each other’s photos and describe 2-3 differences each.
Encourage use of CONNECTORS:
Premièrement, Deuxièment,Pour finir
Cependant, D’autre part, Alors que
De plus, En outre, Par ailleurs
Instructions for PART 2
1) Students ask each other the discussion questions. Encourage students to:
Extend their answers
Elicit more information
Agree / disagree with their partners
Justify their arguments
2) Students try and report to their new partner everything they can remember which their old partner has just told them.
Encourage students to use the questions to guide their memory.
GAMIFICATION ALTERNATIVES PROVIDED WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS (in French)
No prep pair-work speaking activity.
Part 1: Photo description & comparison
Encourages use of linking terms, connectors and cohesive devices
Vocabulary acquisition
Part 2: Discussion questions
Debates
Agree / disagree
Advantages / disadvantages
Encourages fluency and confidence using French
Can be used for a 1-1 speaking class or pair-work activity in a large class
Instructions for PART 1:
1) Working with a partner with the same photo (student As with As, Bs with Bs), students attempt to identify the vocabulary in their photo. (alternatively, for low-level students, the teacher can provide students with a vocabulary list and the students label the photo).
2) Change pairs to AB.
3) Student A describes photo while student B listens attentively.
4) Student B describes photo while student A listens attentively.
5) Still without looking at each other’s photos, students attempt to identify 3 differences between their photos.
Students may now look at each other’s photos and describe 2-3 differences each.
Encourage use of CONNECTORS:
Premièrement, Deuxièment,Pour finir
Cependant, D’autre part, Alors que
De plus, En outre, Par ailleurs
Instructions for PART 2
1) Students ask each other the discussion questions. Encourage students to:
Extend their answers
Elicit more information
Agree / disagree with their partners
Justify their arguments
2) Students try and report to their new partner everything they can remember which their old partner has just told them.
Encourage students to use the questions to guide their memory.
GAMIFICATION ALTERNATIVES PROVIDED WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS (in French)
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
2 x writing activities focusing on classroom vocabulary and prepositions of place.
Level: Elementary
Worksheet 1: Lettre
Students are presented with a picture of a classroom and have to write a description using classroom vocabulary and prepositions.
Worksheet 2: Questions à réponse courte
Elementary writing prompts about the classroom and classroom vocabulary.
Part 1: Acquire Target Vocabulary
Students match vocabulary to images of natural disasters.
Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary
Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to natural disasters.
Target Vocabulary:
Astéroïde - Avalanche - Éruption volcanique - Feu de forêt
Inondation - Pandémie - Réchauffement climatique - Tornade
Tremblement de terre - Tsunami - Vent
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
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.
The best phrasal verbs lesson in the universe.
Target language: phrasal verbs with take:
take over
take up
take after
take off
take in
take back
take care of
5 x multi-skill activities targeting reading, listening, grammar, vocabulary and speaking skills:
1. Students listen to 8 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.