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Summer Break To-Do List (+ free worksheet)
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Before you all go on a well-deserved break, you can surprise your students with a little wicked twist - and since I believe I'm the best person to deliver wicked twists, I've got something nice for you: a summer break to-do list for your students!

7 Ideas for Engaging Homework Online
I believe we should share our enthusiasm, our true passion for not only teaching but using English and adapt homework to our students' needs, styles of learning and interests. Homework assignments may be yet another way to personalise our approach and show our students the benefits of taking responsibility for their own educational process.

How to Organise Phrasal Verbs? (book review)
Phrasal Verb Organiser is a great book written by John Flower who had apparently seen too many students suffering because of this ridiculous phrasal-verbish-conundrum... or maybe he had seen too many teachers struggling? Whatever inspired him to write the book brought us one of the most useful books ever.

M-education for beginners
Mobile education, also called m-learning, is perceived by some as a kind of e-learning, yet it can be much more than that. By using smartphones in the class, and allowing – or even encouraging – my students to do the same, I bring some real context to the artificial environment of a classroom. No longer a forbidden fruit, smartphones can be useful, entertaining and... motivating!

Quizizz: making tests fun (+ activity ideas)
You must have heard of Quizlet and Kahoot!, but today I want to share my favourite quiz-making application: Quizizz. Apart from a name (try remembering which z is doubled!), this tool is not only useful and easy to grasp, but also fun to use, both for teachers and students. Quizizz allows people to create and use one another’s multiple-choice quizzes, so they can be used live as a form of classroom competition, or as homework.

Homework? Smile in the morning!
Have you heard that even if you fake a smile, you genuinely start feeling happier? At least that's what American scientists say, but is it true?
Me and my B2 group have decided to give it a try, hence the homework, perfect for grey November:

Scaredy Cat: roleplay and/or creative writing
Scaredy Cat is a project by Heather Franzen and I must say I fell in love with it the moment I saw it - in fact I'm going to buy this tiny book because it's cute, adorable and I simply want to have it on my own :) Now - it's a lovely story and let me share its sweetness with you.

Mystery story writing (homework for intermediate+)
Dear students of groups H1 and H2S, you are to write a mystery story for your homework. I have decided to make you work on one of the most mysterious events of the 20th century - the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Since it is to be a mystery story, please, put aside your common sense and let's dive into the ocean of conspiracy theories.

Homework for H1 students
Here's a homework for my students: I want you to watch the video, understand what the girl says (shouldn't be THAT difficult, but hey, that's how real people speak) and write a short summary. Check the additional questions, please and be careful while doing science :P