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 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.
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 pairwork speaking activity focusing on classroom vocabulary and prepositions of place.
Worksheet 1: Describe & Draw!
Working in pairs, students have a picture of the same classroom, but with different objects.
The students need to describe the location of the objects their partner is missing and their partner needs to draw the objects in their picture.
Worksheet 2: Conversation Questions
Elementary questions about the classroom and classroom vocabulary.
A matching activity for classroom vocabulary.
Level: Elementary
Words included:
Pencil
Ruler
Shelf
Pencil case
Paper
Scissors
Sharpener
Clock
Backpack
Eraser
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.
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
Part 1: Acquire Target Vocabulary
Students match sports extrêmes vocabulary with images.
Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary
Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to sports extrêmes.
Target Vocabulary:
Escalade - Flyboard - Jet ski - Karting - Kitesurf - Laser game
Paintball - Parachutisme d’intérieur - Parapente - Windsurf
Randonnée en quad - Saut à l’élastique - Saut en échasses
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
First, students match vocabulary to images of the most common fears & phobias.
Students then discuss & debate conversation questions relating to fears & phobias.
Students are challenged to:
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 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
Part 1: Acquire Target Vocabulary
Students match personal hygiene & daily routine vocabulary with images.
Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary
Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to personal hygiene & daily routine.
Target Vocabulary:
Shave - Wash hands - Put on deodorant - Blow-dry hair
Shower - Wash hair - Remove makeup - Put on perfume
Clean ears -Wash face - Moisturize face - Brush teeth
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 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
Students are presented with images of some different aspects of life as a homeless person.
Students then discuss & debate some conversation questions relating to the images and homelessness in general.
Students are presented with images of good and bad sleeping habits.
After identifying which habits are good and bad, the students discuss & debate some conversation questions about sleep.
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