phone english blogB2 – Upper intermediate
In this life, success and failure are normal. How we view them is another matter.
Let us watch an inspirational video about a young man and how he dealt with his failure.
Discuss:
1. In your own words, re-tell the story of the man featured in the video.
2. Have there been any failures that made your life better?
3. Is there a right time to give up and stop trying? Or should you never give up?
4. Talk about a time you failed at something you tried.
C1 – Advanced
After WWII, Japan was devastated yet thousands of their women married American soldiers and moved to the US to have a new life.
Read the article and watch the videos to find out how the Japanese women survived the American lifestyle.
Discuss:
1. What was your reaction after reading the text and watching the videos?
2. What were the challenges and how did the women in the story overcome them?
3. Would you marry someone who is considered an enemy by many?
4. What do you know about WWII and what damage did it bring to your country?
B2 – Upper Intermediate
Seafoods are some of the best food one can ever have. However, cooking them, especially shellfish, could really be tricky.
In this video, Melissa Clark teaches us the perfect way to prepare and grill clams and mussels.
Watch this video carefully and be ready to answer the comprehension questions afterwards.
Discussion Questions:
B2 – Upper intermediate
Em Ford, a fashion blogger who suffers from a skin problem and reveals the comments she received from her audience. People have given negative comments whether she’s with or without make up.
Watch the video then answer some discussion questions.
Discussion Questions:
1. What do you think of the video?
2. How would you define beauty?
3. Is wearing makeup a necessity? Does it really make us more beautiful?
4. Why do you think people bully others for their appearance?
B2 – Upper intermediate
What comes to your mind when you hear someone say “I’m just blowing off some steam.”? Watch and listen carefully to the video to understand what this idiom means.
Discuss:
1. How do you blow off steam?
2. Do you think blowing off steam at someone is acceptable?
3. How do you manage your emotions, especially when getting angry?
B2 – Upper intermediate
Are apples like people that they fall from trees? Watch and listen carefully to the video to understand what this idiom means.
Discuss:
1. In your own words explain the idiom.
2. Would you say the same thing about you and your parent/s? How about you and your child?
3. Do you know someone (a friend or a relative) who doesn’t fall far from the family tree?
B2 – Upper intermediate
Can you really physically peel your eyes? Watch and listen carefully to the video to understand what this idiom means.
Discuss:
1. Talk about times when you had to keep your eyes peeled because you were looking for something.
2. At work, when do you have to keep your eyes peeled?
3. Are you very good at finding things?
B2 – Upper Intermediate
Do you trust your police force? Watch as people from different parts of the globe express their opinions and share their experiences on their country’s protectors.
Discussion Questions:
1. How would you rate the performance of your country’s police force?
2. What changes would you like to be implemented when it comes to protecting the welfare of citizens?
3. Have you ever been treated unfairly by someone in authority?
C1 – Advanced
Food markets have been a buzz for some years now and Madrid’s Mercado San Miguel is one of them.
Read the article and watch the video then be ready to talk about the beauty of food markets.
Let’s Discuss!
1. According to the video, what are some of the “services” that the Mercado San Miguel offer as a food market?
2. What are some of the food markets that you’ve been to? Where do you usually shop for food?
3. Share some of your favourite traditional food or dishes.
B2 – Upper Intermediate
At one point in our lives, we’ve been guilty of liking a song that was just too mainstream pop. We’ve secretly danced to Britney Spears and sang along the Backstreet Boys.
Watch the video to find out how our guilty pleasure music benefits our well-being.
Discussion Questions: