Hailey & the bear

Hailey & the bear – did she do the right thing?

Level: Advanced (C1) to Proficiency (C2)

Imagine you’re at home and a large brown bear walks into your back garden….

………All of a sudden, your pet dogs run over to it and start barking; and then the bear gets aggressive because she’s with her cubs.

Of course, the sensible thing to do would be to stay inside. But 17-year-old Hailey had a different idea…

..She rushed out and confronted the bear…..

Did she do the right thing?

In this practical and fun lesson, your students will read, watch and discuss the topic of bravery, using lots of useful language and all the essential skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Boring Expressions & What to Use Instead

Home

Home Vocabulary in English 

Where do you live? Is it a house or flat? Could you describe it in English? Talking about your home is a great topic of conversation. So, it’s important to learn English vocabulary to speak about your home.

In this video lesson, we’re going to look at some useful words for talking about your house or flat. And then we’re going to watch a video conversation with these words in it so you can learn them more easily!

US culture

 US culture: learn about free-time activities in the USA!

What do you do in your free time?

Do you go out with friends?

Go to the cinema?

Play games?

In America, young people like to do lots of fun things. In this short video lesson on US culture, you’ll find out about some of the things Americans like to do in their free time.

‘Borrow’ or ‘Lend’?

A children’s fantasy book series and a Shakespeare play remind us when and how to use “borrow” and “lend.” The person giving an item is doing the lending, and the person receiving it is doing the borrowing.

The Sign Of Four ( Sherlock Holmes )

Have something done

 If you ‘have something done’, you get somebody else to do something for you.