EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

World Poetry Day   March 21st is probably a good day for this task: The Guest House. The poem by Rumi has become a constant reference in my every day life and I would like to share it with [...]

  During the BECREA course sessions  mentioned above a fascinating post-reading activity named «Literature and the senses» was presented, which caught my attention like a magnet and reads as [...]

  When your advanced students have read «Windows of the Mind» whilst listening to the audios and have completed after reading assignments like group discussions, written tasks or role-plays [...]

This graded reader could not be more appropriate for October 31st as a «reading for pleasure» activity.   Prepare the class in advance with candles and treats scattered all over the desks, [...]

Here are two activities you can try with your students around Christmas time: Christmas tree of wishes for Liar’s Club and The Advent Calendar   The first one worked really well with [...]

Once upon a time when I was an English student myself in Jane Austen´s Bath (South West England) we were asked to bring in an artifact to this Multicultural training course where we would mix [...]

This is one of the most beautiful Emotional Intelligence practices I have experienced. As a student myself I followed the lecturer’s instructions to «open up the envelope at home if you [...]

Based on Gamification, SEL and 21st century skills the proposal today is this Agatha Christie Experience: a Breakout Educational activity for upper-intermediate students.       THE [...]

Puzzle one     BEFORE CLASS:     Watch this documentary on Agatha Christie’s works and life and answer the questions. The correct answers will grant you a key to open “The [...]

Puzzle one During her walk, Carrie found support. So when she came back home she sat down and started to create her breakout educational experience. She wanted to find the ingredients for [...]