When we were young
Based on Adele's song from her third album 25 , this activity can be used with Intermediate level and up. The main focus is listening ...
Top 3 web tools of 2013
As the year draws to a close it’s time for various top 10, 20 etc lists. I am going to limit myself to 3 and share the web tools that have u...
In response to Hugh Dellar’s Dissing Dogme : In defence of… TBL
In the second installment of his thought-provoking and thoroughly enjoyable “Dissing Dogme” series (see here ), Hugh Dellar addresses the to...
If I were a boy
This activity based on Beyonce's song is suitable for older teens and adults at pre-intermediate level and up. The lesson plan is based ...
Before you listen, here are some words you may not know
Pre-listening activities: what to focus on? At last year's IATEFL conference in Brighton I was at a presentation on teaching listening w...
Would you like it gift-wrapped?
Video dictogloss A dictogloss is an integrated skills activity in which a teacher dictates a text at normal speed and students note down as ...
No more Football!
In this activity students first listen to a conversation in the film (the technique known as Vision Off) and then check their understanding ...
What do you mean it's not in the computer?!
In this activity students watch a short clip from the movie “Red Eye” and then discuss problems people may encounter when staying in hotels....
“If We Ever Meet Again”
An activity for adult learners based on the song by Timbaland featuring Katy Perry focusing on chat-up lines, the future conditional and adj...