Teaching Listening Skills

I’m bored | Upper-intermediate vocabulary lesson | Natural English phrases

by Gabriel Clark 16th March 2022

Sometimes, when we look at all the millions of words and phrases there are out there to teach our students, we can get totally overwhelmed.

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Let’s talk about… Weddings: English vocabulary lesson

by Gabriel Clark 8th December 2021

We love talking about weddings. In this video, I take a look at everyday wedding vocabulary and clear up some common confusions.

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Let’s talk about… Crime & punishment: English vocabulary lesson

by Gabriel Clark 1st December 2021

In this video, it's crime and punishment – a fairly common topic of conversation. At least in my family. We love a good crime, we do!

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6 surprising ways children benefit from music education

by Meghna Parveen 15th November 2021

Music is an enjoyable learning activity that can help young learners to develop their memory, coordination, creativity and vocabulary.

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Let’s talk about… Music – English Vocabulary Lesson

by Gabriel Clark 12th November 2021

This is an English vocabulary lesson with words and phrases to talk about music. Suitable for pre-intermediate to advanced English students.

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Let’s talk about the climate emergency – English vocabulary lesson

by Gabriel Clark 5th November 2021

Lexical teaching is a great way to get your students' sounding natural, instead of focusing on grammar. Here we look at the climate emergency.

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Use chunking to boost your students’ listening skills

by Gabriel Clark 17th February 2021

How and why your students can improve by listening out for lexical chunks, and not individual words, followed by a simple classroom exercise.

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