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
Students first discuss images of different shops and storefronts.
Students then discuss & debate conversation questions relating to shops and stores.
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
Part 1: Acquire Target Vocabulary
Students match Christmas vocabulary with images.
Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary
Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to the images and to Christmas in general.
Target Vocabulary:
Ange - Bonhomme de Neige - Bougies - Boule de Noël
Cadeau - Chaussette - Cloche - Couronne - Étoile
Flocon de Neige - Gui - Père Noël - Reine - Ruban
Sapin de Noël - Sucre d’orge - Traineau - Vin
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
Part 1: Acquire Target Vocabulary
Students match baking ingredients vocabulary with images.
Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary
Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to baking, cakes, bread and cooking in general.
Target Vocabulary:
Beurre - Cannelle - Farine - Huile
Lait - Levure - Oeufs - Pâte - Sel
Sucre - Vanille - Vinaigre
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
Students are presented with images of robots of the future.
After discussing the purpose, likelihood and how useful each robot could be, the students choose a robot and plan a marking campaign.
The activity is best suited to advanced language students, but it has also been successful with intermediate students.
Students first discuss images showing different aspects of university life.
Students then discuss & debate conversation questions relating to university life.
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 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:
Fièvre - Bras cassé - Transpiration
Mal d’estomac - Mal de dent - Bien
Mal de dos - Mal de tête - Nausée
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
PART 1: Acquisition of Target Vocabulary
Students match la SAINT VALENTIN vocabulary to images.
PART 2: Use of Target Vocabulary
In pairs, students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to the images, love and to la SAINT VALENTIN in general.
Target Vocabulary:
Bague - Bougies - Chocolats - Cupcake
Fleurs - Lettre d’amour - Peluche - Vin
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.
Students first discuss images showing students in different classes at school.
Students then discuss & debate conversation questions relating to school subjects and school life in general.
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify their arguments
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.