My new hobby has become teaching the Culture Vulture course on Preply, alongside my Housing course. This course features five one-hour lessons on various cultural topics, including this B1 The Power of Music ESL lesson plan, which focuses on exploring music and its impact on language learning. I must admit that I have given this… Continue reading B1 – The Power of Music
Category: B1 PET
B1 – Choosing a Place to Live
A quick update on the new group lessons on Preply - they aren't going as well as I hoped for. To have a class, you need at least two people to sign up for the class. Unfortunately, I keep getting stuck on one student only! This hasn't stopped me from continuing with group lesson planning… Continue reading B1 – Choosing a Place to Live
Cambridge PET Exam Practice: Halloween Speaking
Following the big success of my last year's post on FCE Halloween speaking, I decided to prepare something similar, this time focusing on the B1 level. If you still haven't prepared anything for your spooky lessons, then look no further. I present you with a no-prep PET speaking exam - Halloween edition. On my blog,… Continue reading Cambridge PET Exam Practice: Halloween Speaking
B1 – Our Home, Our World
The unthinkable has happened! On 12th September, I received a mysterious e-mail from someone from Preply, inviting me to be one of the course tutors. Obviously, I accepted! How could I not? I've been teaching Preply ready-made group lessons for about five months now, and it felt like the next natural step in my online… Continue reading B1 – Our Home, Our World
First lesson for B1 Cambridge exam preparation
Here we go again! Another academic year has already started (or is about to begin). If you have Cambridge PET exam preparation groups, I've got something just for you! Don't waste time and get your students working on their speaking skills from day one. This lesson plan uses the official Cambridge PET speaking exam to… Continue reading First lesson for B1 Cambridge exam preparation
B1 Listening – Women and Football
It doesn't matter where you are and who you're talking to, they can recognise Ronaldo or Lewandowski. Why has football become such an essential part of our lives? Why during a World Cup or any other Championship, does the whole world stop? It seems that anywhere we look we are surrounded by sports bars whose… Continue reading B1 Listening – Women and Football
Cambridge PET Writing Part 2: What Makes You Laugh?
Humour has changed a lot over the years. While people still enjoy a good joke, many now find entertainment in comedy shows, pranks, memes, and endless cat videos online. In this Cambridge PET writing article lesson, students practise B1 Preliminary Writing Part 2 by writing an article about what makes them laugh and who they… Continue reading Cambridge PET Writing Part 2: What Makes You Laugh?
Cambridge PET – Reading Part 2: Finding the Perfect Cycling Course
The B1 cycling reading task is one of those exam activities that’s not just fun to do but also pretty enjoyable to teach. Students read five short descriptions of different people and pair them with texts that all share the same theme. Even though it looks easy, this exercise actually demands a lot of attention… Continue reading Cambridge PET – Reading Part 2: Finding the Perfect Cycling Course
B1/B2 – Job interview – Soft skills
During my time teaching online, one of the most commonly asked things was to have a pre-job interview class. This happens frequently, especially on online platforms, such as Preply. The demand for these lessons made me sign up for a Preply webinar, "Preparing students for job interviews", which served as an inspiration for this lesson… Continue reading B1/B2 – Job interview – Soft skills
How long does one minute feel like? – B1 Speaking Part 2
It’s wild how we see time differently. When we’re having a blast, a minute flies by in no time. But when we’re in a stressful spot, like during a speaking exam, that same minute can feel like an eternity. That’s exactly what students experience when they step into the exam room to talk on their… Continue reading How long does one minute feel like? – B1 Speaking Part 2
