English for Doctors: The Marrow Miner
English medical vocabulary and conversational class designed for doctors.
Tag: conversation
John Lewis Christmas Advert 2011
John Lewis Christmas Advert 2011 Intro: John Lewis is a chain of upmarket department stores operating throughout Great Britain. The first John Lewis store was opened in 1864 in Oxford Street, London. In recent years there is a tradition to see and talk about the new advert. 1. Read about the song used in the […]
Rude Parrot – Christmas Joke
Rude Parrot – Christmas Joke Phrasal verbs & bird sounds: to ‘clean up’ fed up (to be fed up ) threw up (to throw up, 2 meanings) stepped out (To step out) spoke-up (to speak up) to yell (more human than bird) to squawk ( try saying the word in different tones) to […]
The Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (a class about web 3.0, technology vocab, the changing world, the future tense and unlimited ideas) Intro: What does “ubiquitous” mean? What does “traceable” mean? The raise of Internet and advances in telecommunication and software services led to think the chance of connect every object. One of the first topics […]
Can I be your friend?
Can I be your friend? A fun conversation class about using social media Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Advanced (A1) Learner type: Teens; Adults Time: 30 minutes Activity: Question formation, listening comprehension Language: practical, everyday, colloquial Intro: How much do you use social medias? Which social medias do you use? What is unusual […]
Ormie The Pig: English lesson
Ormie is a Pig, in every sense of the word. “Pig see cookie, Pig want cookie”. But they are out of reach…or are they? See Ormie’s attempts to gain the warm sweet taste that is his obsession.
Murmuration – A conversation about film and nature
Culture – Film shorts The Startling Science of a Starling Murmuration Definition: Murmuration = a flock of starlings. Pronunciation: (criticality = crit tic cal ity) Text: Video of a massive starling flock turning and twisting over a river in Ireland has gone viral, and with good reason. Flocking starlings are one of nature’s […]
YouTube: 100 online TV channels
Conversational English Class – Upper Intermediate + Vocab: technology, general, phrasal verbs. Text only. Source: The Guardian (news – technology – youtube) Intro: What are some of the biggest changes to the TV industry in recent years? Read the sub headline and discuss your immediate impression about the business strategy. YouTube to launch 100 […]
The Club Sandwich
The Club Sandwich with Average Betty Intro: What is a club sandwich? What are the ingredients? Is it the third piece of bread that makes a club sandwich a club sandwich? 1. Vocab Gambling hall or club, the birthplace, the potato chip, toasted bread, to sneak in (past – snuck in ), double decker, […]
Cultural identities served with food
Upper Intermediate + (for teachers & students)Conversation class & practice Cuisine Cultural identities served with food on Vimeo Intro:Is food and cuisine an important part of culture?What does Catalan food say about your culture? Use as many adjectives as possible.Do you enjoy tasting other types of food and therefore other cultures?What is an eatocracy? (It´s […]