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Hey, it's Robbie Today is Star Wars Day. Now I don’t know if you like Star Wars or not. But me? I love it. I won’t go full Jedi on you… but I do want to share 2 free space-themed ESL lessons you can use this week. Both are ready to teach: Distance: A Universal Perspective (B1–B2 | 60 mins) A simple lesson that gets students thinking about space, big numbers, and just how far things really are. A great way to practise using big numbers in English, and usually leads to some good discussions. Space Idioms (B2 | 45–60 mins) Students guess the meaning of idioms from images and examples, then use them in conversation. Easy to run, and it gets people speaking quickly. If you try one, I’d love to hear how it goes (I read every response). Robbie "may your prep time be short" Kane |
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Hey, it’s Robbie. Just a quick heads-up before the TpT sale ends today. If you were thinking about picking up my Job Interviews + Business Meetings bundle, you can still get it for less than usual while the sale is live. These are the kinds of lessons you’re glad to have ready when a student tells you they have an interview coming up, or says, “I need to speak more in meetings at work.” The Job Interview lesson helps learners understand what interviewers are looking for, organise stronger...
Hey, it’s Robbie. Yesterday I shared one of the biggest changes I made to the way I plan lessons: I stopped building lessons around vague goals like “improve your speaking” and started building them around real situations learners needed to handle at work. Over the last few weeks, I’ve used that same idea to give my Job Interviews and Business Meetings lessons a major update. So today, I thought I’d show you some of the thinking behind the changes. The Job Interview Lesson One of the tricky...
Hey, it’s Robbie. I hope you’re having a great summer. We’ve been having an unusually hot one here in Dublin. And speaking of things heating up… Actually, no. I have absolutely no idea how to segue from the weather into Business English. (Yes, my segues still need some work.) Anyway… When I first started teaching English online in 2020, I spent far too much time planning lessons. I’d create something for one student, teach it once, and then start almost from scratch for the next one. After a...