Intermediate +
Funny Meme Caption
Amusing warmer or cooler activity for all ages and all levels. Keep a set of funny or interesting pictures in an envelope or create a google document that you can share with your class. For face-to-face setting: For online setting: […]
get the activityPhrase of the Week Challenge
Quick activity aimed at improving fluency and naturalness, at upper intermediate to advanced level, by recycling one useful chunk several times across the week. It will only take 5 to 10 mins of your session time and you will only […]
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Aimed at expanding students’ usable vocabulary one item at a time and push it into spoken production. Use it at the start of your session, it can take from 5-8 minutes. You will need the board (whiteboard or digital) or […]
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Classroom Traitors
30-minute speaking game: “Classroom Traitors” (Teens + Adults) A fast, classroom-safe version of The Traitors where students use target grammar to investigate, build suspicion, and vote—lots of speaking, lots of laughs. This resource includes: Materials Aims Setup (2 minutes) Recommended […]
get the activityPost-its Spelling Game
A flexible spelling activity suitable for all ages and levels, designed to review and reinforce vocabulary in an interactive and engaging way. It can be used in both face-to-face and online lessons. Learners work in teams to complete gapped words […]
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“Then vs. Now” Time Travel Challenge
An intermediate to upper-intermediate keyword transformation task designed to review and consolidate the use of used to + infinitive to describe past states or habits that are no longer true. Learners reformulate sentences using a given keyword, focusing on accuracy […]
get the activityLead-in prediction task
Use this quick visual lead-in to build context and help learners focus their attention before any skills task or exam practice activity. Prepare a slide or digital board with 4–5 photos connected to the topic. Choose images that show people […]
get the activityQuick Pre-Listening task
A quick prediction and activation task that creates context before any listening exam practice. It helps learners focus their attention, build expectations about the topic, and listen with a clear purpose. Start by choosing the exam listening task you want […]
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A flexible get-to-know-you speaking task that works at any point in your course and can be adapted for any level. It gives learners a clear, personal topic to talk about and creates plenty of natural opportunities for follow-up questions and […]
get the activityVocabulary Snap & Mime
A quick vocabulary pre-teach task that is a useful to use instead of or after a word-definition matching task. Materials & Aims Materials Aims Procedure Online Adaptation Teacher Notes (support for weaker learners) Sample Task to illustrate notes: Match each […]
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