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13/05/2019

13/05/2019

What do you discover when you scan the QR code? Let me know in the comments below.

18/11/2018

Here is a repost from March 2017. These are great tips for those who want to focus on speaking.

A story told with Adobe Spark

26/07/2018

We’re traveling in style this year. 5 days in a camper South Island New Zealand. What are you doing this holiday?

25/07/2018

Magic view arriving in Christchurch, New Zealand 🇳🇿

24/06/2018

Travelling home in 2 days.

24/06/2018

Afternoon tea ☕️. A typical English tradition. What is your afternoon tradition?

30/05/2018

Episode 7 is out! Can’t believe I missed 5 & 6. Where does time go?

30/05/2018

Here is episode 7! Keep up with the new discoveries.

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08/05/2018

Episode 4!
What country did the commentators travel to?
What did the code 18N B mean?
What item of furniture was left outside the hotel room?
What files will we hear about next week?

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08/05/2018

Listening for detail. Episode 4.
What country did the commentators travel to? Why?
What did the code 18N B mean?
What item of furniture was left outside the hotel room?
What files will we hear about next week?

30/04/2018

Here it is! Episode 3.
Listen closely for details and answer these questions.
1. What % of population in Norway is foreign these days?
2. How many identities did the police discover for the Isdal woman?
3. When did the airport in Burgen, Norway open?

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23/04/2018

Go to http://boutiqueenglishad.weebly.com/boutique-english-online-activities for listening activities. The first in a new academic vocabulary series. Try each word out in the comments below. For intermediate level and above.

23/04/2018

Here is the link to the second episode. Listen and answer these questions.
1. On what date was the suitcase checked into the luggage storage?
2. Name 3 items found in the suitcase.
3. What did the shoe shop owner
and assistant say was unusual about the woman?
4. What was unusual about her teeth?

I hope you enjoy the mystery of the Isdal woman.

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18/04/2018

The first in a new academic vocabulary series. Try each word out in the comments below. For intermediate level and above.

16/04/2018

Here is the link to the podcast I wrote about earlier today.

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16/04/2018

Here is the link to the podcast I wrote about this morning.

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16/04/2018

Rain ☔️ patters on rain jackets with a monotonous tap tap tap and eerie music 🎶 fills the silence. Difficult memories are brought to the surface in an attempt to unravel clues and riddles that have confounded investigators for decades. Listen and write below- what is the biggest clue we are asked to remember from episode one? Are you interested in crime novels? Do you read the latest James Patterson or Henning Mankell? Or are you keen learn about a real life mystery? Death in Ice Valley is a podcast about a 47 year old murder mystery. It is chilling, evocative and mysterious. Investigators hope that podcast listeners around the world may help solve the many questions around the death of a young woman in Norway nearly 5 decades ago. Fantastic listening practice. Don’t miss out!

05/04/2018

I would love to be in a place where the weather is like this. There has not been much rain in Abu Dhabi this year. It is not raining cats and dogs now. The sun is shining.

09/03/2018

Here is the new activity for this week. I hope you enjoy it.
The video is about an initiative that is fighting global warming across Africa.
Remember to post your responses on the online response page and I will give you feedback.

Follow here for free activities for elementary, intermediate and advanced English learners.

24/02/2018

Do you need something to do for 5 mins? How many words can you find? THE RULES 😜. 1. Words should be 3 letters or more. 2. Letters should join in any direction. 3. Set your timer for 5 mins. 4. Write your number of words below.

23/02/2018

Boutiqueenglishad.weebly.com A new listening activity is posted for you this weekend. Check out my page and website for access to the activity. You can find the transcript and listening tasks in the resources section of the activities page. I hope you enjoy. Find the link to my site in the profile

23/02/2018

Hello!
Memories of traditional home cooked meals, shared and savoured amidst conversation, laughter and good family times are so valuable to our sense of well being. My favourite memories are of times when my grandparents would come for a family dinner. My grandfather would say the naughtiest jokes and I'd laugh till my sides hurt. What is one of your favourtie memories of a traditional home cooked meal?

Follow here for free activities for elementary, intermediate and advanced English learners.

21/02/2018

Can you link 2 or more of the pictures together to make a compound or complex sentence? Share your story.

22/12/2017

Check out this podcast for an advanced listening challenge.

22/12/2017

Make yourself a cup of tea, sit and enjoy this remarkable podcast. It will take 23 mins of your time. The activity is a question that focuses on meaning. I hope you find this post interesting. It is only available for 19 days on the BBC site so don't miss

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18/12/2017

Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 we’ve been baking Christmas shortbread.

14/12/2017

Fun time this weekend for the holidays. How many words can you find? Time yourself for 5 mins.