Final Message

Adult B2 Exam

Dear all,

It’s been such a pleasure working with each of you. I’m incredibly proud of the progress you’ve made, and I know you’ll continue to succeed in your English journey. Keep challenging yourselves, stay curious, and remember—you have the skills to go far! Don’t be a stranger–keep in touch if you like.

Wishing you all the best,

Bart

2024-11-07

Adult B2 Exam

Incidental Language

  • propel
  • fellow
  • fella (informal)
  • gears

Error Correction

  • I can’t believe my life doesn’t have any music in it.
    • I can’t imagine my life without music.
  • I’m thinking just how you are.
    • I agree.
    • I think the same way/thing.
  • I have a lot of another things to do.
    • I have a lot of other things to do.
  • It’s important because of daily things.
    • … b/c of everyday things.
  • You spend a lot of time in job.
    • You spend a lot of time at work/working.
  • You can get used to disability.
    • You get used to being disabled.
    • You get used to the disability.
  • You can don’t work so hard.
    • You would be able to work less.
  • It depends what exactly is the topic about.
    • It depends on exactly what the topic is about.

2024-11-05

Adult B2 Exam

Lesson Aims

  • Part 2 speaking practice
  • Vocabulary: Music
  • Listening Part 2 Sentence Completion
  • Reading and Use of English Part 6 Gapped Text

    Material

  • pages 16-17

Homework

  • Page 20 Gerunds and infinitives

Incidental Language

  • session musician
  • gig
  • venue
  • going on
  • come up with
  • carry out
  • put off
  • find out
  • work out
  • stand out
  • set up home
  • turn out
  • go on

Error Correction

  • They like listen music.
    • They like to listen to music.
    • They like listening to music.
  • I was listening to music when I communication.
    • I listen to music when I commute.
  • My daughter describe me why she listening to music.
    • My daughter tried to explain why she listens to music.

2024-10-31

Adult B2 Exam

Lesson Aims

  • By the end of the lesson, students will be able to
    • Discuss supernatural phenomena and mythical creatures using key vocabulary (e.g., haunt, lurk) and share their personal beliefs and opinions on the paranormal.
    • Summarize reasons behind supernatural claims after watching a video on ghost sightings, and relate concepts like sleep paralysis to ghostly experiences.
    • Engage in a quest game using thematic language, collaboratively solving tasks in a haunted house scenario to reinforce vocabulary and critical thinking.

Material

  • ESL Brains: Do you Believe in Ghosts

Plan

  • ESL Brains
  • Speaking Improv

Incidental Language

  • late husband
  • reveal
  • emerge our of nowhere
  • make your blood run cold
  • in plain sight
  • grant wishes
  • haunt
  • vanish into this air

2024-10-29

Adult B2 Exam

Lesson Aims

  • Pronunciation (-To raise awareness of vowel to vowel linking (pronunciation)
  • To provide practice of the speaking part 1 task
  • To provide practice of the speaing part 2 task

Plan

  • Improv
  • Pronunciation
  • Start unit 2

Homework

  • practice your pronunciation
    • Key
      • 2 – high and low – go and see – you and me – F
      • 3 – sorry about that – how and why – two or three – Asia and Africa – G
      • 4 – more or less – sorry about that – how and why – two or three – Asia and Africa – G
      • 5 – now and then – here and there – how and why – two or three – Asia and Africa – G
      • 6 – blue and red – law and order – true or false – free and easy – pasta or rice – idea of fun – 1
      • 7 – now or never – four or five – three or four – happy or sad – O
      • 8 – tea or coffee – tuna or cheese – India and China – happy or sad – O
      • 9 – tuna or cheese – India and China – happy or sad – O