Monthly Archives: October 2017

A fishy story

Posted on 31/10/2017 by fabenglishteacher

I had a last minute replacement this week, so armed with my trusty board pen I entered the arena and… Firstly we had a good laugh drawing our picture to elicit vocabulary on the theme I’d chosen, in case you’re … Continue reading →

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Positively Personalising the Present Perfect

Posted on 26/10/2017 by fabenglishteacher

An affirming way of practising the present perfect – as you can see students were first asked to write three of their achievements ( for some this was arriving on time in class!), they then asked questions to find each … Continue reading →

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An active way of looking at the passive

Posted on 20/10/2017 by fabenglishteacher

In class this week the 3èmes had the “pleasure” of tasting some yummy English sauces, after looking at some specific vocab (molasses, cauliflower, yeast, etc) they completed a worksheet saying what they thought the sauce was made of and more … Continue reading →

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Of Mice & Men: What would you do for a friend?

Posted on 07/10/2017 by fabenglishteacher

Spoiler alert: If you’re not familiar with the Steinbeck novella, Of Mice and Men, then do so now! Reasons to study it in English class: It’s short – only about 30,000 words which is around one hundred pages 2. It … Continue reading →

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