A multi-lesson group conversation activity that is based on the real world. It engages students' creativity, critical thinking and planning skills, and gets them using language naturally, as a by-product of doing the activity - best for putting skills into practice.

A number of my classes are deep in the jobs and professions topic area. So, to give them some vocabulary homework that they don't mind doing, I made another puzzle.

We all have huge language goals and feel too time-poor to chase after them. But you can slot in language learning and make progress with some of these useful language learning hacks.

Word games, quizzes, puzzles and crosswords are a good way to work on vocabulary.

Idioms are a great way to increase enthusiasm and interest in learning a language.

Word games and brainstorms, quizzes, puzzles and crosswords are a good way to work on vocabulary.

Trips to aquariums and zoos are popular with school-age kids and adults. They are also fantastic for tourists to practice their language skills.

After my hysterectomy, I was so happy to be able to get off Visanne after a year of being on it. Although the side effects didn't seem to be too severe while I was taking Visanne, one of them was - the extreme cystic acne.

After seeing another specialist surgeon, this time a bowel endometriosis specialist in Berlin, we've decided to stop Lupron treatments early. It did not control the endometriosis or stop the bleeding from my bowel.

Most people have moved house at least once, and things almost never go completely smoothly. Therefore it’s a great conversation topic for ESL and EFL classes of all levels and ages.