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 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
An alternative activity replacing “university” with “college” is also available: HERE
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 firefighter vocabulary with images.
Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary
Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to firefighters.
Target Vocabulary:
Fire
Helmet
Hose
Ladder
Firetruck
Axe
Burning building -
Fire extinguisher
Fire hydrant
Gas mask
Siren
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
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 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.
Part 1: Acquire Target Vocabulary
Students match vocabulary with images associated with old age.
Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary
Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to the elderly & old age.
Target Vocabulary:
Blood pressure checker - Crossword - False teeth - Glasses
Hearing aid - Magnifying glass - Medication - Rocking chair
Slippers - Television - Wheelchair - Wool & Needle - Zimmer frame
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 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 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
The students are divided into As and Bs.
Student As have a picture of a smart farm i.e. a farm which utilizes smart technology.
Student Bs have a picture of a smart supermarket i.e. a supermarket which utilizes smart technology.
Students first identify the vocabulary in their pictures before describing them to each other to identify differences.
Students then work together to find examples of smart technology and speculate about what the purposes could be.
The activity is concluded with some debate questions about the ramifications of smart technology for farmers, store owners, employees and customers.
Target Skills:
Express opinions
Extend answers
Maintain a conversation
Elicit more information
Agree or disagree
Justify arguments
An interactive and engaging pairwork speaking activity.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced.
(lower-level students can attempt this activity if they have been familiarised 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 have been familiarised 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 have been familiarised 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 have been familiarised 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.