It has long bothered me that the use of inversions in speaking is largely seen as unnatural. Time and time again I would go to a training session or overhear other teachers speaking and inversions would come up in a mocking tone, as if using this particular structure in speaking is hilarious in itself. In [...]
5 song extracts to help students link sounds better
Posted on January 8, 2013 Written by 12 Comments
This post contains a 5-minute video with song excerpts highlighting some of the ways in which vowels, semi-vowels and consonant sounds are linked in English.
2-minute “second conditional” video presentation
Posted on December 10, 2012 Written by 2 Comments
This post contains a very short excerpt from Big Bang Theory with a classic “second conditional” example and on-screen activities.
TV pranks: a speaking / listening lesson
Posted on December 3, 2012 Written by 9 Comments
This is a challenging video-based listening / speaking / vocabulary lesson based on TV pranks. It is only suitable for upper intermediate and advanced students.
