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 Halloween-themed B1 speaking
Category: Holiday classes
The science of attraction – C1 listening
February is such a cold month associated with such a warm day! In this class, let's talk about the truth behind physical attraction to another person while following the audio version of a TED-Ed video. The video talks about the science of attraction and explains all the fuzzy, gooey feelings we may get when meeting… Continue reading The science of attraction – C1 listening
Valentine’s Day-themed C1 speaking
There are only a few days left until Valentine's Day. Why not take a breather from exam preparation, and talk about something that all teens and young adults love - love. If you want to talk about romance and everything related, have a look at this no-preparation Cambridge C1 exam speaking practice. One of my… Continue reading Valentine’s Day-themed C1 speaking
What fills your heart?
The day of love is swiftly coming our way and there's no way but celebrate it - especially with the young students! The trick is that young learners don't think about love romantically, and I think that there is no better day to show them that there are so many different types of love. All… Continue reading What fills your heart?
2022 – The year of the Tiger
I'm not one to obsess over zodiac signs and how accurately they can define our personalities. However, I enjoy reading my horoscope from time to time and seeing how accurate it is. I think that everyone is quite familiar with the Western zodiac, and believe it or not, zodiac signs tend to come up in… Continue reading 2022 – The year of the Tiger
Your year in preview
Let's forget about the past and start looking into the future! In my time teaching, I've taught the New Year's resolutions class one too many times! That's why I decided to switch it up just a notch. This year I dove into 2022 predictions about the world. I mean, the world is so unstable right… Continue reading Your year in preview
Your year in review
Happy New Year everybody! I hope you all had a lovely winter break and enjoyed your time off work. When everyone else is planning their resolutions and different ways of achieving them, why don't we look back at 2021 and analyse it month by month. I present you with a lesson plan for adults, levels… Continue reading Your year in review
Christmas-themed B1 speaking
The stress of the exam preparation doesn't take any days off. That's why when you want to take a breather and spend some fun and quality time with your B1 students, you may want to kill two birds with one stone. Have a chat about Christmas time, while practising all parts of the PET speaking… Continue reading Christmas-themed B1 speaking
Have yourself a sustainable little Christmas
It's the most wonderful time of the year once again. The time to be jolly, spend time with your loved ones, and of course, give presents. It's so wonderful that most of the time we forget about the dark side of it - increased waste production. In this Christmas oriented lesson, we look at the… Continue reading Have yourself a sustainable little Christmas
The Christmas Countdown
If you live and teach in one of the European countries, it's almost impossible to avoid Christmas-themed lessons. A year ago, when I worked at an academy in Alicante, I was asked to prepare a short Christmas video or project with some of my younger groups. With my Movers group (ages 7-9), we spent about… Continue reading The Christmas Countdown