As summer holidays approach (and have already started in some places), let's talk about tourism. To make it more engaging, consider discussing dark tourism with your students and explore the benefits and ethical issues related to this intriguing subject. I'm constantly amazed by the internet's infinite number of topics and information I hadn't previously encountered… Continue reading B2 – Exploring Dark Tourism (guided reading)
Category: B2 FCE
B2 – Past Medical Recommendations (Mixed Conditional)
All of us enjoy speculating about the past, present, and future. Once your students are confident using conditionals, why not take it a step further and introduce them to the mixed conditional, which combines the past with the present, with a focus on giving medical advice. Serendipitously, I found myself teaching the conditionals wish +… Continue reading B2 – Past Medical Recommendations (Mixed Conditional)
B2 – Use of English Part 2 – Motorbike Stunt Rider
Find one student who loves the Use of English. I dare you. Most of my students understand the rules of it and there are times when they can do it very well, but still deep inside, they despise it. I decided to look at some free online resources and transform one of the Use of… Continue reading B2 – Use of English Part 2 – Motorbike Stunt Rider
B2/C1 – Assessing English Proficiency (HR)
As a teacher, there are times when it is difficult to assess a student's English level. This task gets easier with time but requires a high level of understanding of the language. What if you have no background in language teaching and still need to decide on someone's language level from a conversation? It is… Continue reading B2/C1 – Assessing English Proficiency (HR)
B2 – Rereading books as adults
The recent release of the Polish movie Chłopi (The Peasants) based on a classic novel of the same title, written by Władysław Reymont, has sparked a lot of conversations in my classroom about revisiting obligatory readings as adults and seeing them from a different perspective. It made me think of all the other books we were forced… Continue reading B2 – Rereading books as adults
B1/B2 – Taking patient history
My pool of doctor students has recently increased and motivated me to think about lessons that can be useful and interesting for this group. One of the scenarios that I, an ESL teacher, am also familiar with is taking a patient history. The students told me they occasionally have foreign patients and would like to… Continue reading B1/B2 – Taking patient history
B2 – Corporate jargon
I was always a little bit afraid of teaching Business English, as my main focus had usually been on exam preparation and General English. However, as it normally is with me and my blog posts, more BE students = focus shift to the business side of English. The idea for this class came up as… Continue reading B2 – Corporate jargon
B2 – NASA takes UAPs seriously (modal verbs of deduction)
Another breaking news appeared all over the internet - do aliens exist, and if so, has the government been hiding this from us for years? Truth be told, there is still no clear answer to that question, and we are all left with speculations about many unexplained sightings and phenomena that puzzle people worldwide. As… Continue reading B2 – NASA takes UAPs seriously (modal verbs of deduction)
B2 – A domestic tasks app
Every day, I swipe right to see the Google news tab and scroll through it hoping to find something I could adapt to my lessons. The other day I hit the jackpot when I saw a promising title saying that Spain is about to launch an app to ensure equal household chores distribution. I love… Continue reading B2 – A domestic tasks app
B2 – Don’t touch my dog, please!
It doesn't matter where you are from, almost everyone has some kind of feeling towards dogs. Some may love them, some may hate them, but the majority will agree - never pet a dog without the consent of an owner. It may seem strange, but this topic has come up in my lessons more than… Continue reading B2 – Don’t touch my dog, please!