Similes: a comparison between two dissimilar things using like or as.A simile is a direct comparison of two things. Similes are a easy to understand. The uses of similes can be confusing to people who are not fluent in a...

] This movie questions the roles we have in our societies, but it is also fun and thought-provoking. MOVIE PREMISE: The founders built the wall to keep the population safe. They divided them into five groups or factions...

This is a fun, creative activity provided by a reader, Pedro Urbano, Thanks, Pedro, for sharing your great activity with us. I hope you share even more! Your creativity rocks! Thanks, Pedro, once again. We all want more!...

This post will show you how you can develop several activities – 10 to be precise –  for different grammar points, using the same movie segment. If you choose a segment that shows a series of events, it...

This is a beautiful scene with a lovely song, Beautiful Boy, by John Lennon. I used it to practice the the perfect infinitive. My adult students loved it and asked me to provide them with the lyrics, so...

I love Woody Allen. This opening scene is great because no English is spoken, so basic learners can profit from it a lot. I. Work in pairs: 1. What are some common tricks that magicians usually perform in...

This is a fun, creative activity provided by a reader, Pedro Urbano, Thanks, Pedro, for sharing your great activity with us. I hope you share even more! I do not usually share activities based on TV sitcoms  or...

I truly like this scene. Nicole Kidman has a funny part and Jennifer Aniston does a great job in this attractive scene. My students loved it.GRAMMAR HINT: Adjective Clauses are adjectives. However, they look like sentences because they...

I like showing classics to my younger students so they learn a little more about movies. Hitchcock’s Rear Window is a must to all movie lovers. Some verbs of perception see, look at, hear, listen to, and feel,...

This is a beautiful, magical and dramatic story of a mother who has to make a very difficult decision in life – giving her baby to be raised by someone wealthier, because she does not have the means...