Monthly Archives: July 2012

Pick Your Pacman Picture

Level: Upper Intermediate/ advanced Location: Connected Classroom Skills Focus: Speaking Language focus:  Comparing & contrasting two photos The two pictures below show works of art by the artists Metin Seven (left) and Nathan Stapley (right).  Here is some of the language you can use to talk about them: Compare and contrast the two pictures and say what you think the [...]

Digital Play post-ELTon win interview

The British Council website English Agenda has added more ELTons related content to the site, with video interviews of the winners and photos taken during the ceremony and on the red carpet and afterwards. Here’s the interview we gave after winning our award:

Pick Your Poster

Level: Upper Intermediate/ advanced Location: Connected Classroom Skills Focus: Speaking Language focus:  Comparing & contrasting two photos The two pictures below show two posters with video games.  Here is some of the language you can use to talk about them: Compare and contrast the two pictures and say what you think the posters are trying to say about [...]

New in Town

New in Town (http://apps.facebook.com/newintown) is a Facebook game which has been getting a lot of attention recently, and was nominated for an award at the recent Gamelab conference. It  is a life simulation game, similar to the Sims in nature, but with less of a focus on building and decorating your house. About: You play the part [...]