Pets


Grammar, Intermediate, Listening, Speaking, Writing

Both pet owners and scientists agree that owning a pet has numerous benefits. It decreases stress and anxiety, it helps people who suffer from depression, it encourages responsibility, it enhances social skills and family bonds. It has also been proven that it has actual health benefits like lowering blood pressure or cholesterol levels, easing pain […]

May 4, 2018

Present Simple-Present Continuous Activities


Beginner, Grammar, Speaking, Writing

The following are some beginners’ activities to revise simple action verbs and the use of Simple Present and Present Continuous. There are also flashcards provided to practise asking and answering questions in these two tenses. Activities Revise action verbs first using this “Action verbs Beginners” Quizlet set. Using these action verbs flashcards the teacher asks […]

March 15, 2018

Time to Cook!


Grammar, Intermediate, Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing

In this lesson we are going to practise giving instructions using imperative sentences. Moreover, we are going to see how these imperative structures can be turned into Passive Voice sentences. What’s more, we are going to learn how to make delicious treats, too. Activities Watch this video of how to make a carrot cake by […]

February 10, 2018

Mafalda


Grammar, Listening, Reading, Speaking, Upper Intermediate, Writing

Mafalda is a comic strip character which was created by the famous Argentinian cartoonist Quino. She was first brought out in Argentina in 1964. Mafalda was a six-year-old girl, with a very generous heart and a caring attitude towards the world around her and the problems of this world at the time. Her comments on […]

January 27, 2018

At the Supermarket


Beginner, Grammar, Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing

The following are some classroom activities for teaching countable and uncountable nouns to Beginners. It presupposes the teacher has taught the basic rules of what countable and uncountable nouns are and goes on to further practice of those nouns as well as activities on how to use much, many, a lot of and how much […]

January 21, 2018

New Year’s Resolutions


Grammar, Intermediate, Reading, Speaking

New Year’s Resolutions is a tradition in which a person makes some decisions about the New Year just before it comes. These decisions usually involve getting rid of an old bad habit or taking up a new one which could improve this person’s life. Some of the most common New Year’s Resolutions are related to […]

December 29, 2017