23 feb 2022

Beyond the Burger Headline | B1–B2 Anecdotes & Evidence

NeuroEnglish for You! · English practice

Beyond the Burger Headline

B1–B2 Anecdotes & Evidence · 25–35 minutes

Distingue anécdotas y pruebas en inglés B1–B2: lectura, despite, traducción y siete retos explicados.

16 feb 2022

Lunch on the Go | A2–B1 Food, Time & Clear Choices

NeuroEnglish for You! · English practice

Lunch on the Go

A2–B1 Food, Time & Clear Choices · 25–35 minutes

Inglés A2–B1 en una cafetería: some, any, preguntas y comparativos, con traducción y siete retos con feedback.

Pause Before Purchase | B1–B2 Shopping, Persuasion & Choices

NeuroEnglish for You! · English practice

Pause Before Purchase

B1–B2 Shopping, Persuasion & Choices · 25–35 minutes

Lectura B1–B2 sobre compras y persuasión: caso ficticio, decisiones razonadas, modales, traducción y siete retos autocorregibles.

The Gallery File | B2 Modigliani, Attribution & Evidence

Artistic Swimming | B1–B2 Beyond the Old Name

Sailboat on sunlit water
Foto de @mmolpor · Archivo del blog. No muestra una competición de natación artística.
Sport · Dated rules · Ability and teamwork

Precision you can hear. Teamwork you can see.

Discover the sport, then check the date of a rule before repeating it.

B1–B2 · Sport · Dated rules · Ability and teamwork · 25–35 minutes

This revised reading distinguishes the older name synchronised swimming from artistic swimming and corrects an outdated blanket claim about men’s participation.

2 feb 2022

Nadal’s 2022 Comeback | B1–B2 A Match Told in Five Sets

Path in Segovia photographed by the author
Foto de @mmolpor · Caminos de Segovia · Archivo del blog. Imagen de apertura, no del partido de tenis.
Historical sport · Past perfect · Despite

Two sets down. A story still unfolding.

Reconstruct a comeback without turning a 2022 record into a current ranking.

B1–B2 · Historical sport · Past perfect · Despite · 25–35 minutes

Read an original historical summary of the 2022 Australian Open men’s singles final, then practise sequencing, time expressions and contrast.

The Contrast Café | B1–B2 Although, Despite & However

Coloured chairs arranged on a park lawn
Foto de @mmolpor · Archivo Erasmus+ del blog. No representa la cafetería ficticia.
Contrast · Clause or noun phrase · Punctuation

Two ideas. One useful surprise.

Build the contrast by looking at what comes after the connector.

B1–B2 · Contrast · Clause or noun phrase · Punctuation · 25–35 minutes

At a fictional café, a rainy opening day produces several unexpected results. Use the story to choose connectors by structure and meaning.

Newsroom Lens | B1–B2 Passive Voice & Careful Reporting

Sailboat across sunlit water
Foto de @mmolpor · Archivo del blog. Imagen de apertura, no del puente ficticio ni de Kirkuk.
Passive voice · Sources · Time references

What happened? Who says so?

Read the grammar of a report without losing sight of its source.

B1–B2 · Passive voice · Sources · Time references · 25–35 minutes

The archive used a report about violence in Kirkuk to practise the passive. This new lesson keeps that language goal through a fictional, non-graphic newsroom exercise. It does not present the old report as current news.