This lesson for advanced students focuses on advanced vocabulary, reading comprehension, and speaking skills. Students will read a news story about how a piece of fake news disrupted the financial markets and explore the driving forces behind fake news. Image credit: hartonocreativestudio For anyone interested in current affairs, financial markets, and politics, knowing how to […]
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Each TEFL course Barcelona has to offer, and things to consider before enrolling.
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Mafe’s experience of teaching English in Barcelona in 2025.
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A complete list with locations, candidate information, and email addresses.
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This ESL lesson for high intermediate to advanced learners is a good way to get students reflecting on specific years in a global socio-economic context. It focuses on dictionary ‘words of the year’ and develops reading, vocabulary and speaking skills in English. All lesson materials are available for download at the bottom of this article.
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I met Madison (or “Maddie”, as I know her) in the summer of 2025 in Frankfurt, Germany. We were both directing at a summer camp and got to know each other over evening chats, shared Director experiences and one beautiful, blurry night out in the huddled bars and clubs behind our accommodation. Madison was kind
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A lesson for B1.2-C1 adults or older teens. It focuses on these skills: speaking, reading, vocabulary, listening, prepositions, and collocations. All materials are available for download at the bottom of this post. I designed this lesson specifically for my adult B1.2 student who loves flamenco. The weekend before the lesson, she’d performed in a flamenco
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Although my experience as an ESL Teacher in Barcelona has been positive overall, I would not be providing an honest account of it if I left out my experiences with bad ESL employers.
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Looking for an engaging speaking activity for your ESL class? This storytelling task is a great way to get your students working together in a creative, fun way.
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This ESL lesson is great for B1-C2 students interested in politics and cryptocurrencies. It’s great for reading, vocabulary building, and speaking.
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