Teacher’s pdf: Social Interaction (Mrs. Wisely)
Do you ever get the sensation that after years and years of learning English, students still have no idea of how to react with day-to-day situations? Asking, offering, suggesting, declining….everything they need to know if they want to travel around … Continued
Formal Letter (mini-exercise)
[widgets_on_pages id=”Advert”] This letter comes from my book ‘Aethelflaed and the Rock Star’, now available on Amazon from just €0,99. If you want the full article explaining how to write formal letters, with exercise, click here! Her father put … Continued
Past Subjunctive Phrases (I wish/If only, It’s about time…)
This is a short and simple explanation of the Past Subjunctive, and related Expressions and Phrases: I wish/If only… It’s about time… I’d rather (you/he…) …as though/as if…. The Second Conditional Let’s start with a quick explanation of what the … Continued
Reported (Indirect) Speech Speaking Exercise; Teachers pdf.
Are you an English (EFL/ESL) teacher? Download this pdf. worksheet to use as a Speaking / Writing exercise for your students. A quick explanation of how reported / indirect speech works, and then a comic where the students have to … Continued
Present Simple vs. Present Continuous – Teachers’ pdf. free
Are you an English Teacher? Download this free pdf. to teach students the difference between the Present Simple (‘she goes’) and Present Continuous (‘she’s going’). Samantha has her normal daily routine; she goes to university, but next week she’s going … Continued
What are they doing? Teachers’ pdf. (80+ questions)
Free pdf. for teachers; Notes with more than 80 questions for your English Classes; Present Simple + Clothes. Simply download, copy and use in class! Pdf. below! There are some questions which have more than one answer. For example: Jason … Continued
Romeo & Juliet (Advanced Shakespeare ESL CLass) +pdf.
This free pdf. includes Teacher’s Notes and 4 Scenes from the 1996 ‘Romeo & Juliet’ Film, with links to the YouTube videos + an explanatory video from The British Council. For Advanced Classes. With help from the videos students lose … Continued
ESL Teaching Material: Third Person
A free pdf for ESL/EFL teachers. Students have to change basic Present Simple forms (Where do you live?) into the 3rd person Singular (Where does he live?), in affirmative, negative and question forms. Comic and exercise. The first comic is … Continued
Skype Classes with Preply
Lea en Español Abajo I’m often asked if I do Skype classes. The answer is no: I’ve got more than enough on my hands at the moment! I’ve been wanting to look into the options for a while, and I’ve … Continued
Monster Trumps: Free Comparative Game for Kids
[sg_popup id=”19″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] This is the most popular game I’ve ever created, great for practising Comparatives, Must/Mustn’t, Can and Has got. The kids will love it – the only problem is that they’ll keep asking you to do it again! … Continued
Improve your Writing: Simple Techniques
Today we’re going to learn how to enrich our essays and avoid repetion. There’s also a pdf. for teachers to use in class. A very simple and effective way of improving your Writing in English is by using synonyms in … Continued
Fairytale of New York (Teachers’ pdf. for adult classes)
This class is for adult groups with an advanced (B2+) level for Christmas. There’s some bad language in the song, so I wouldn’t use it for a teen class unless they’re quite mature. The song itself is beautiful. The gapfill … Continued
Christmas Jigsaw (Teachers’ pdf. for kids)
I’ve got a very easy but very useful activity for the smaller kids in the class. It’s all based on ‘How many ____ are there?’, but with a Christmas twist. All they have to do (after a bit of ‘How … Continued
Revision Calendar: Jane’s Year (Teacher’s pdf.)
From time to time it’s a good idea to stop and go back to the basics: Clothes, food, animals, shopping,sports,free time activities, restaurants, describing pictures, family, school, everyday objects, times and dates…. In this activity worksheet, there are 12 images … Continued
Christmas Carol: Storytelling Exercise (Teacher’s pdf.)
This is an activity designed to get your students speaking (although you can use it as a writing exercise as well). It’s a summary of Charles Dicken’s ‘A Christmas Carol’. Hopefully you know the story, because it’ll help you with … Continued
Spot the Difference Christmas Game (for Teachers)
It’s Christmas! Time to wind down, relax a bit in class, but still get the best out of your students. I’ve got a Spot the Difference game for English (ESL/EFL) teachers to downoad free in pdf. Not very original, but … Continued
‘A Christmas Carol’ Activity for Teachers (free pdf.)
I love the story, but Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ is also a great way of practising the tenses. If you’re an ESL/EFL teacher, you’ve got the lesson plan and worksheet free to download as pdf. The idea behind this lesson … Continued
The English Garden
¿Buscas información sobre el Centro de Conversación, ‘The English Garden’ en Ponferrada? ¡Pincha Aquí! El Docente y el Jardinero ¿Que tiene en común un docente y un jardinero? Pues, mucho. Si lo miras bien, casi es el mismo trabajo. Lo dijo … Continued
‘The English Garden’ Centro de Conversación
‘The English Garden’ no es una Academia de Inglés, sino un centro de conversación. El énfasis no está en aprender más gramática o vocabulario, sino en poner el idioma en práctica. Por lo tanto, antes de ponerse en contacto con nosotros, … Continued
Cambridge First Certificate Complete Listening
Cambridge First Certificate for Schools* Complete Listening Exam (Parts 1 – 4), with answers. *’For schools’ are exams which take into account teenagers’ interests (music, sports, school…), but there is no difference of level compared with the conventional First Certificate … Continued