Upper Levels
Lead-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 […]
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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 activityPre-Listening “Got it!”
A low-prep pre-listening activity that works brilliantly with all ages and levels. It is simple to set up, highly interactive, and a great way to get students focused before a listening task. You can use it with a song (for […]
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Quick pre-listening task to ease students into a listening activity for upper intermediate to advanced levels. You can use a listening task from your coursebook or an actual exam practice task such as, listening part 4 from Cambridge English First. […]
get the activityAI Story Illustration & Discussion Task
Use AI image generation to bring a short story writing task to life and turn it into an extended speaking and discussion activity. Start with a short story task, such as a Cambridge B1 Preliminary Writing Part 2 prompt, where […]
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Sport Star Interviews
A 30 minute speaking activity for learners to work collaboratively in the design of a sports star interview. Main aim: Students practise formulating interview questions and collaborating to agree on the best questions for a sports star.Skills: speaking (negotiating, justifying […]
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Use Google Arts & Culture to bring out your students’ creative side and turn it into a motivating lead-in to a review writing task. Start by choosing what you want learners to explore on the Explore section of Google Arts […]
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Use AI as a summary-checking tool to help learners reflect on how clearly they have written and if their format was accurate. Start by choosing an article on a topic that suits your class (for example: food, sport, or gaming). […]
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Productive skills Task for Intermediate + students. A Present for You is a flexible get-to-know-you activity that works at almost any point in your course. Use it as a first-week icebreaker, a mid-course regrouping task, or a seasonal “gift-giving” speaking […]
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