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A funny way to teach Present Continuous with Mr. Bean videos

A funny way to teach Present Continuous with Mr. Bean videos

My students always enjoy this activity, because Mr. Bean is hilarious. I allow them to focus on fluency (not accuracy) and do their best. It’s a fun communicative way to end a grammar lesson on the present continuous/present progressive. Use 1. We use the present continuous when are talking about something happening now, at the […]

English proverbs in songs – ”When in Rome”

English proverbs in songs – ”When in Rome”

Have you ever been to Rome? Have you ever heard this expression ? Today, we are going to learn everything about this expression. Meaning: It means that it is polite and respectful to adapt your way of behaving when you are in a different culture or society.Basically, we use this expression when we want to […]

The whole guide to idioms of love

The whole guide to idioms of love

Love is in the air! There are various ways to say you love someone: you can say you have a crush, a soft spot for, or even the hots for them! These expressions below describe different stages of love: Falling in love idioms catch someone’s eye = to be attractive to someone: “It was the […]

10 ways to say you’re very tired

10 ways to say you’re very tired

I’ve been working flat out this week  ( as hard as possible). Here are some phrases for when you feel very tired. These are 10 different ways to pass the same meaning!! You can share them with your friends. 1) I’m exhausted 2) I’m dead tired 3) I’m knackered 4) I’m worn out 5) I’m […]

The Passive Voice In the News

The Passive Voice In the News

It is easy to understand the news once you already know the Passive Voice structure, as it always appears in the news headlines, articles, etc. From Wikipiedia, the free encyclopedia “The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States will mark the commencement of the four-year term of Donald Trump as […]

Tricky uncountable nouns

Tricky uncountable nouns

Have you ever wondered whether you can count a particular noun or not? Count or not to count… that is a question! Nouns like news, information, advice, milk, furniture, luggage or hair are reallly tricky, so be careful when you make their plural forms! Countable nouns These are nouns you can count! They are for […]

Let’s face it: English is a crazy language

Let’s face it: English is a crazy language

There is no EGG in EGGPLANT nor HAM in HAMBURGER, neither APPLE nor PINE in PINEAPPLE. ENGLISH MUFFINS weren’t invented in ENGLAND. QUICKSAND can work SLOWLY, BOXING RINGS are SQUARE, and a GUINEAPIG is neither from GUINEA nor it is a PIG. And why is it that WRITERS WTITE, but FINGERS don’t fing, GROCERS don’t […]

The best series of books in English for ESL students

The best series of books in English for ESL students

In the wintertime, the evenings are longer and we usually spend more time indoor. It is a good time to grab an inspiring book in English and kill two birds with one stone:) – while reading for pleasure extend one’s vocabulary, understand grammar structures seeing them in the context and practise reading techniques, so helpful […]

Collaborative English Learning

Collaborative English Learning

Receptive skills are used when listening and reading. Students receive the message and decode the meaning to understand it. It’s a passive process. Productive skills are used when speaking and writing. Students use the language they have acquired and produce a message through speech or a written text.   It is well know fact that […]