Christmas time is already here, and what goes with it - the many perfume ads on TV. They stand out and have a different feeling from your typical Christmasy ads. They are often shot in the style of professional movies and more often than not, leave us questioning the meaning behind them. During one of… Continue reading B2 – The bizarre world of perfume ads
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B1 – The Power of Music
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
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
Do online platforms promote ‘lazy’ teaching?
Nowadays, with the online teaching platforms springing up like mushrooms, anyone who speaks English can become an EFL teacher. Even though having a teaching certificate can give you leverage over other unqualified teachers, it doesn't mean that you can't be successful with it. For many, teaching online is a side hustle and an easy way… Continue reading Do online platforms promote ‘lazy’ teaching?
Cambridge KEY Listening Part 5: The Party Menu
Who doesn’t have an opinion about party food? Whether your students would happily fill their plates with cake and ice cream or go straight for the savoury snacks, food is an easy way to get a conversation going. And with World Food Day on October 16th, it’s the perfect excuse to bring this A2 food… Continue reading Cambridge KEY Listening Part 5: The Party Menu
Heatwave-themed – B2 Speaking
Summer classes and intensive courses can be improved by switching up the coursebook content and presenting students with some themed speaking tasks. As we are pushing through another week of unbearably high temperatures, I can't think of anything more topical than the heatwave and climate change. Intensive courses and exam preparation classes tend to be… Continue reading Heatwave-themed – B2 Speaking
