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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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A ready-to-use “lesson menu” slide you can download and display at the start of class to show learners what you will be focusing on in the session. It helps set expectations, keeps the lesson clear and structured, and gives students […]
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 […]
get the activityKey Phrase Bingo
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 […]
get the activityAI Art Class Gallery for Review Writing Practice
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 […]
get the activityAI as a summary-checking tool
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). […]
get the activityChristmas fill the Board
Quick Elementary Christmas Vocabulary Review warm-up activity. It can take approx. 10 – 15 minutes. To be used after a Christmas vocabulary session once we have identified the following: Recycle and practice half-known or missing words, write the words in […]
get the activityChristmas Word Chains
Elementary level game for a bit of festive cheer, 5 minute warm-up activity to start a Christmas themed lesson. Use flashcards to review words, if needed. Christmas word chains (approx. 2–3 minutes) Online alternatives: Digital “sentence wall” (Miro / Genially) […]
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