Speaking ESL Discussions.com - Conversation Questions on Technology (Sean Banville) (link) IELTS Speaking Part Two tasks about technology TEFLTASTIC (Link) IELTS Speaking Test - Technology (link) Online Grammar games Present perfect vs past tenses rally (link) Past Simple Tense vs Present Perfect Tense- Spin the Wheel Game Pactice differentiating past simple from present perfect by answering the questions the arrow drops you on (link) Vocabulary online (Phrasal Verbs)English Phrasal Verbs Quiz, Match Phrasal Verbs to Similar Verbs (link) Breakingnews English: *People use technology more ..read more

IELTS Speaking Part 2: IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card. IELTS Mentor (link) Describe a happy event of your life You should say: *When it happened *Where it happened *What it was and explain why this event is a happy event in your life. Follow-up Questions: • What do you think is important in achieving happiness? • How do you celebrate some happy events? • What do the camera and video play in celebrating? Breakingnews English: *Money makes you a bad person (link) *Money can buy happiness (link) *Study shows money makes us worry (link) *Australians are the happiest people in the world ..read more

Cities Discussion Questions (link) Pair work from ESL Discussions.com Speaking Task 2: Describe an interesting city you know and like (link) to IELTS Exam Preparation course - Ielts exam.net Where is it? How did you go there? What did you do there? Explain why you found it so interesting. Follow-up: Say something about the tourism development in your country, facility, services and the effect on environment. What is the importance of travel and tourism industry? What do you think the function of tourist guides? Reading: City Vs. Country (link) Reinventing Infrastructure: How Hard Is It ..read more

Breakingnews English Australia to dump sludge in Great Barrier Reef (4th February, 2014)(Link) Moon vacations possible by 2024 (link) Standing Room On Airplanes A Possibility (link) British TV bans Australian tourism ad (link) Ecotourism a danger to wildlife (link) Travel Discussion Questions (link) Pair work from ESL Discussions.com Vocabulary For IELTS (Advanced) By Pauline Cullen p. 43-46 Unit 7 On the Move (Tourism, Travel) Background Reading: Bhutan: The World's Happiest Country (link) Is this the happiest country on earth?(link) Background video: Youtube Bhutan - The happiest pla ..read more

Speaking Task (Link) describe someone in your family Where's The 'Village' For Our Youth? (link) NPR Lesson (link) Breakingnews English: *Most divorces due to household chores (link) *Fatherhood lessons to help families stay together (link) *Spain legalized same sex marriages (link) Ted Talks: For Parents, happiness is a very high bar (link) Joseph Kim: The family I lost in North Korea. And the family I gained. (link) Writing Task 2: Discuss both view and give your opinion Some people believe that children should be allowed to stay at home and play until they are six or seven years old. O ..read more

Ready for IELTS Pp. 116-125 Vocabulary: Adjectives Talking about buildings Describe physically and how it makes you feel Breakingnews English: 1. World's tallest building opens in Dubai 2010(link) 2. World's largest building opens in China 2013 (link) 3. Cubans can now build their own homes (link) Online Interactive QuizModal Verbs Jeopardy (link) Objective IELTS 10.2 Pp. 68-69Reading: Norman Foster - Architect Grammar: Infinitives (~ing forms) Grammar (British Council) -ing forms (link) Prefixes: Under / Over (link) Vocabulary to talk about buildings - TEFLTASTIC: (link) Homes and ..read more

Breakingnews English British Museum has most successful year (link) Sahara desert twice as old as we thought (link) Map shows Chinese discovered America (link) Speaking ESL Discussions.com Conversation Questions on Geography (link) Practise IELTS Speaking Conversation Topics - Geography (link) Task 2 Describe a historical place that you know about. You should say: what the place is where it is located what is the historical significance of the place and describe your experience of the place. Follow-up Questions: • What do you think of the future trend of historic places? • Will government ..read more

Breaking news English *Robots smarter than humans by 2029 (link) *World’s first flying car makes its debut (link) *Electric car does 0 to 100kph in 2.8 seconds (link) Speaking: ESL Discussions.com Conversation Questions on The Future (link) IELTS Speaking Part 1 The futureWhat are your plans for the future? Are you planning to change your job? Would you ever consider changing your job? How might your industry change in the future? Why are you taking the IELTS test? IELTS Speaking Part 2: future plans Describe a future plan which is not related to work or study. You should say - what the plan ..read more

Breakingnews English: Travelling to and from work is work, says EU (link) Chinese maths teachers to help UK schools (link) Finland has world's best education system (link) Speaking: *ESL Discussions.com Conversation Questions on Work (link) *iPass IELTS (link) *IELTS Advantage (link) Writing Task 1 (general)(link) You want to apply for the following job. Write a letter to Mr. Moore *describing your previous experience *and explaining why you would be suitable for the job. * Waiter/waitress required for evening work. Some experience necessary. You should write at least 150 words. You should s ..read more

Breakingnews English: New Zealand to rid non-native pests by 2050 (Link) Desert beetles used to get water from air (Link) Bananas in danger of becoming extinct (Link) Massive coral reef found in Amazon River (Link) ESL Discussions.com Conversation Questions on Conservation (link) Speaking: IELTS Environment Vocabulary (link) Writing Task 1: IELTS Mentor The diagrams below show the life cycle of the silkworm and the stages in the production of silk cloth (link) IELTS Diagram: Introduction and Overview (link) IELTS Liz NPR Listening: Froggy Went A-Courtin', But Lady Frogs Chose Second-Best ..read more