Seahorse Productions: my films, theatre and writing
Ao Tuong (dreams) 2020 // short film // Seahorse Productions 30th April 2020
Bad Faith 2005 // short film // Seahorse Productions 6th May 2020
Inferno 2007 // short film // Seahorse Productions 25th May 2020
Shadow Sonata 2014 // short film // Seahorse Productions 8th June 2020
Steppenwolf (2008) 2014 // short film // Seahorse Productions 15th May 2020
Waiting Fo(u)r Godard // one-actor play / Royalty-free // Seahorse Productions 5th September 2020
Cinema
The Cranes Are Flying // USSR, 1957 (Dir: Kalatozov) // Cinema // 13th June 2020
Distracted // UK, 2018 (Dir James Devereaux) // 9th August 2020
Harold Lloyd // Hooray for Harold Lloyd // 28th June 2020
Noirish Project // UK, 2018 (Dir James Devereaux) // 11th July 2020
Subject // Lesson // Date
Ancient Egypt // Teenagers: Architecture & Mythology // 13th March 2020
Ancient Greece // Teenagers: Architecture & Mythology // 13th March 2020
Apple iPhones // Adult C, L 3 // 14 November 2019
Apple workers in China // IELTS // 30th July 2019
April 30th Vietnam // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: April 30th // 5th April 2020
Arabian Nights // Adult Speaking Class, level 2, Part 6 24th January 2020
Area 51 // Adult C, L 3 // 12 November 2019
Architecture // Adult professionals // architecture
Architecture: Burj Khalife & Willis Tower // Adult professionals. Mechanics, Part 3 // 7th Feb 2020
Architecture: giving opinions // Adult Speaking Class, level 2 // 9th April 2020
Art // Adult C, L 1 // 12 & 19 December 2018
Art: giving opinion // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: Art // 13th April 2020
Art: DaDa & Surrealism // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: Dali, Dada & Surrealism // 23rd April 2020
Australia // IELTS 5-6.5 // 21st August 2019
Bad Day – create narrative // IELTS, Lesson 3 // 19th January 2019
Banks // Adult Speaking Class, L2 Part 2
Beginners’ English
https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2019/12/11/beginners-english/
The verb ‘to like’ // Beginners’ English // 24th June 42020
Grammar exercises // Beginners’ English // 23rd June 2020
Grammar past continuous // Beginners’ English // 2nd July 2020
How was your day ? // Beginners’ English // 26th May 2020
Introductions // Beginners’ English: dialogues // 5th June 2020
Introducing Yourself // Beginners’ English: dialogues // 25th June 2020
Past continuous // Beginners’ English: I was reading your blog // 2nd July 2020
Past tense pronunciation // Beginners’ English: The past is passed // 7th July 2020
Sentence building & irregular verbs // Beginners’ English // 27th May 2020
Sentence building // Beginners’ English // 5th June 2020
Sentence building // Beginners’ English // 24th June 2020
Useful sounds ‘en’ and letter ‘g’ // Beginners’ English // 20th May 2020
Vowels and it’s a / it’s an // Beginners’ English: vowels // 20th May 2020
What did you do yesterday ? // Beginners’ English // 26th May 2020
What’s it for ? // Beginners’ English // 25th June 2020
Bonfire, Guy Fawkes // Adult Class, Level 3 // 5th November 2019
Bonfire Night // Young Learners 4 // 9th November 2019
Bonfire Night // Young Learners, Level 4 // Safety First // 29th October 2020
Boys’ Night Out // Adult C, L 3 // 3rd December 2019
Bristol, UK // Young Teens // 21st February 2019
Business English
Accountancy // Business English: Accountancy // 6th May 2020
Business chat and idioms // Business English: Office chat // 29th April 2020
Business email writing // Business English // email writing // 8th March 2020
Business icons // Adult C, L 3 // 5th November 2019 (S. Jobs, M. Zuckerberg, Pham Nhat Vuong)
Business meetings // Business English: Time management // 29th April 2020
Cars // Adult pros // Adult mechanics: What can go wrong ?
Castles in Europe // Adult C, L 1 // 2 January 2019
Character building // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: Character development // 18th June 2020
Christmas food in UK // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: food // 19th April 2020
Cinema choice // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Cinema // 9th May 2020
Cities (UK) and areas // IELTS // 31st December 2018
Clothes // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Describing clothes // 19th March 2020
Coffee in Viet Nam // Adult Speaking Class, level 2
Coffee in Viet Nam // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 4
Complaining // Adult C, L 3 // 18th March 2019
Complaints // IELTS: Making complaints // 24th July 2020
Computers // Adult C, L 1 // 20th February 2019
Concorde // Adult professionals. Mechanics, Part 3 // 7th Feb 2020
Corona Virus in Vietnam // IELTS 4 – 5 // Implementing precautions // 25th March 2020
Corona Virus: news from UK // Listening Exercises, Corona Special // 6th April 2020
Countries (Brazil, Canada, Sth Korea, Egypt) // Young Learners 2 // 1st June 2019
Countries (VN, UK, Mexico, Russia) // Young Learners 3 // 7th September 2019
Countries // Young Learners 5 // 27th October 2019
Cracking codes // Young Learners 5 // 17th November 2019
Creative writing // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: Storytelling // 29th March 2020
Creative writing // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: Storytelling part 2 // 30th March 2020
Crime and punishment // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Crime & Punishment
Culture shock // Adult C, L 3 // 15th January 2019
Easter // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2 // 1st January 2020
Emotions // Young Learners 3 // 6th July 2019
English for engineers, mechanics, science: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/category/adult-professionals/
Enigma machine // Young Learners 5 // 17th November 2019
Entropy // Adult professionals. Mechanics, Part 3 // 7th Feb 2020
Environment // Adult professionals // Adult mechanics: What can go wrong ?
Explorers // Young Learners 5 // 10th November 2019
Family // Adult C, L 3 // 6th November 2019
Flea markets // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Gift of the gab // 10th May 2020
Food
Food (Korea, Germany, UK Christmas, Vietnam traditional) // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Theme: food https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/01/22/adult-speaking-class-level-3-theme-food/
Food (healthy or snack) // Young Learners 3 // 13th July 2019
Food (Sweden) // Young Learners 2 // 18th May 2019
Food (4 countries) // Young Learners 3 // 6th July 2019
Food // Sai Gon street food // Sai Gon General Notes // Street Food Summer 2020 // 22nd Sept 2020
Food (what do you want ?) // Young Learners 2 // Review and Buster Keaton // 30th October 2020
Food // British Food // IELTS // 28th September 2020
Fortune telling // Adult Class, Level 1 // 30th January 2019
Fortune telling // Young Teens // 31st January 2019
Friction // Adult professionals. Mechanics, Part 3 // 7th Feb 2020
Germany // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Germany // 26th February 2020
Greece – land and myths // Young Learners 5 // 6th October 2019
Greek Myths – Theseus // Public Speaking for Young Learners // 17th August 2020
Hair styles // Adult C, L 1 // 19th October 2019
Hang Soon Dong cave // Young Teens // 27th February 2019
Health // Young Learners 3 // 17th August 2019
Health // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Health // 27th January 2020
Hotels // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Hotels // 8th February 2020
How was your day // Adult Speaking Class, level 1: How was your day ? // 5th April 2020
Idioms
Idioms & expressions // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 4
Idioms: food // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: food // 19th April 2020
Idioms: a piece of cake // Teaching Notes // 1st June 2020
Idioms: are you pulling my leg ? // Teaching Notes // 2nd June 2020
Idioms: everyday idioms, everyday // Teaching Notes // 3rd June 2020
Idioms: part 3 extended idioms use // Teaching Notes // 4th June 2020
IELTS: Mindset Introduction // IELTS // 23rd June 2020
IELTS: Mindset 2 Introduction // Language I expect // IELTS // 15th July 2020
India // IELTS: Hello, India // 24th January 2020
Insults and disrespect // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Causing offence // 3rd Feb 2020
Internet // Adult C, L 1 // 20th February 2019
Internet use by area and gender // Adult C, L 1 // 20th February 2019
Information from poster // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1: information // 16th April 2020
Japan // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 6, 25th January 2020
Jazz music // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 4
Job interviews // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Job interviews // 12th Feb 2020
Kindle // IELTS 5 – 6.5. Writing example // 15th March 2020
Landmark 81 // Adult Professionals / Mechanics Part 2 // 23rd January 2020
Letter ‘t’ // KG 1 // 5th May 2019
Listening exercises:
Teaching clips and exercises: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2019/01/23/listening-skills-tips-and-links/
Listening to native and non-native speakers: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2019/12/30/listening-skills-real-english-native-and-non-native-speakers/
Listening to Photography and photos descriptions // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, // 25th April 2020
Listening: real-life clips //20th April 2020
Listening TOEIC practice // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 3
Listening to computer safety // Listening exercises // 13th May 2020
Listening to COVID 19 news / Listening Exercises, Corona Special // 6th April 2020
Listening to Having a meal // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Recent review // 28th June 2020
Listening to London guide // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: London // 22nd May 2020
Listening to Taiwan news stories (WHO) // Taiwan: Listening Extra 12th April 2020
Listening to Top Gear // Top Gear Special: What can go wrong ? // 28th April 2020
Listening to UK news // Adult pros// Adult mechanics: What can go wrong ?
Listening to UK train prices // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 5
Listening to UK TV // Adult professionals // Adult mechanics: What can go wrong ?
Listening to USA children speak // Adult C, L 1 // 20th February 2019
News with Vietnamese subtitles // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3 // 11th March 2020
Loch Ness Monster // Adult C, L 3 // 12 November 2019
London
London // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: London 3rd March 2020
London // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: London Part 2 5th March 2020
London directions and Leytonstone // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: London // 29th June 2020
London history and architecture // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: London // 18th April 2020
London plan an itinerary // Young Learners, Level 6 // 26th November 2020: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/11/26/young-learners-level-6-london-itinerary/
London street market // Adult C, L 3 // 14 November 2019
London tourism // Adult C, L 3 // 21st November 2019
London: what to see // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: London // 22nd May 2020
London: unusual buildings // IELTS / Adult Speaking Class, Level 2 // 6th September 2020
Love and dating // Adult Speaking Class. Theme: Love & marriage
Love and marriage // Adult Speaking Class. Theme: Love & marriage Part 2
Love, marriage, children // Adult Speaking Class. Theme: Love & marriage Part 3
Love, marriage // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3 // Married Life, phrasal verbs // 19th Sept 2020
May Day – history, myth and politics //Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: May Day // 5th May 2020
Making excuses IELTS // Speaking exercises // small talk & making excuses // 12th May 2020
Manufacturing in Vietnam // IELTS // 30th July 2019
McDonalds // Adult Speaking Class, level 2
Mobile phones // Adult C, L 3 // 8th January 2019
Money // Adult C, L 3 // 14 November 2019
Money // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 3
Murder mysteries // Adult C, L 3 // 12th November 2019
Neighbourhoods // new vocab and idioms // IELTS // There are places // 6th October 2020
Olympics (London, Beijing) // Adult Professionals // 10th February 2019
Orion constellation // Teenagers: Architecture & Mythology // 13th March 2020
Personality adjectives // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Personality adjectives // 7th June 2020
Photography and photos // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 4
Photography and photos descriptions (advanced) // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, // 25th April 2020
The plague // Adult C, L 1 // 12 & 19 December 2018
Poland salt mine // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2
Politics // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3
Presentation skills // Teenagers // 20th January 2019
Pyramids // Teenagers: Architecture & Mythology // 13th March 2020
QI – Quite Interesting facts // Teaching Notes // 27th July 2020
Reading practice // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Crime & Punishment
Robots in industry // Adult professionals // Adult mechanics: What can go wrong ?
Rolex // Adult C, L 3 // 14th November 2019
Russia // Adult C, L 3 // 4th December 2019
Sai Gon for kids //Young Learners 4 // 23rd November 2019
Schools in UK // IELTS: UK school system // IELTS // 17th September 2020
Shinkanshen (Bullet Train) // Adult professionals. Mechanics, Part 3 // 7th Feb 2020
Shopping
Shopping // Adult Speaking Class, level 2
Shopping // Adult Speaking Class Level 2: Deciding what to buy // 11th May 2020
Shopping, haggling, role – play // Adult Speaking Class Level 2: Going shopping // 7th April 2020
Shop work (role-play) // Young Learners 3 // 3rd August 2019
Shopping (role-play) // Young Learners 3 // 17th August 2019
Shops and shopping // Young Learners 3 // 17th August 2019
Shopping // Adult C, L 3 // 14th November 2019
Shopping // IELTS-level exercises //IELTS, theme: shopping // 5th August 2020
Signs, symbols, icons // 21st August 2019: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2019/08/21/signs-symbols-and-icons-information-and-worksheet/
Small talk // Adult C, L 3 // 26th November 2019
Smoking and No Tobacco Day // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Health // 27th Jan. 2020
Solar system & space // Young Learners 4 // 16th November 2019
Street crime // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: Street crime // 23rd July 2020
Stereotypes // Adult C, L 3 // 19th August 2019
Stereotypes // Adult Class, Level 3: Generally speaking // 28th April 2020
Stories in basic English // Adult Speaking Class, level 2, Part 6 // 24th January 2020
Sweden // Young Learners 2 // 18th May 2019
Switzerland // Adult Speaking Class, level 3. Theme:Travel // 11th February 2020
Taiwan // Taiwan: Listening Extra 12th April 2020
Tallest, longest, biggest // Young Learners 5 // 10th November 2019
Technology (old) // Young Learners 5 // 17th November 2019
Tet Holiday // Adult C, L 1 // 30th January 2019
Tet Holiday // IELTS // 28th January 2019
Travel
Around the world in 80 minutes // Adult L 1 / Young Learners 5 // 26th July 2020
Holiday plans (Buenos Aires, Nairobi, Copenhagen, Moscow) // A. S. C. Level 2 // 20th May 2020
Holiday projects : Bangkok, Munich, Ha Noi, Egypt, London // A.S.C. Level 3 // 9th June 20202
IELTS Project // Holiday language, prepare an advert, plan a day // IELTS // 16th June 2020
Tourism (Thailand, VN & project) // Teenagers // 20th January 2019
Traffic and travel // Adult Speaking Class. Theme: Traffic
Traffic in Vietnam // Adult C, L 3 // 25th December 2018
Travel: airport to city centre (HCM) // IELTS // 10th February 2019
Travel USA: planning // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: USA sun, surf, sand // 18th May 2020
Travel USA: 3 cities // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: San Fran, Boston, Chicago // 18th May 2020
Tuareg people // Adult Speaking Class, level 3. Theme:Travel // 11th February 2020
Turbulence // Adult Professionals / Mechanics Part 2 // 23rd January 2020
UNESCO // Young Teens // 31st January 2019
UNESCO // Young Teens // 27th February 2019
Van Heusen shirts // Adult C, L 3 // 14th November 2019
Vietnamese cities // Adult C, L 3 // 21st November 2019
Vietnamese places // Young Learners 5 // 27th October 2019
Vietnamese food // Young Teens // 27th February 2019
Vietnamese law and police // Adult C, L 1 // 5th March 2019
War Museum, Sai Gon // Adult Class // 17- 19th December 2019
War Remnants Museums, Sai Gon // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: War Museum
Weather: snow and floods // Beginners’ English, Part 2
Workplace: issues & problems // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Work-place problems // 5th February 2020
Yoga & exercise // IELTS writing practice // 25th April 2020
Dialogues
Accountancy & business chat // Business English: Office chat // 6th May 2020
Afternoon plans // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 4
Beginners‘ short conversations // Beginners’ English: Short dialogues // 8th April 2020
Introductions // Beginners’ English: dialogues // 5th June 2020
Black Friday shopping // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2
Calling a friend at work // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1
Catching up // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 5
Canada holiday // Adult Speaking Class, level 2, Part 2
Cinema tickets // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 4
Coffee shop // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 5
Coffee shop chat // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Coffee shop // 11th June
Eating out // Adult Speaking Class, level 2
English course //Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: Dialogue practice // 14th June 2020
Environment // Adult professionals // Adult mechanics: What can go wrong ?
General review: // Adult Speaking Class, level 2: dialogue practice // 4th June 20202
Germany // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Germany // 26th Feb 2020
The gym and keep fit // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Health // 27th January 2020
Idioms & grammar // Adult Speaking Class, level 2: Long time, no see // 12th June 2020
Idiom practice // Cat got your tongue ? // Teaching Notes // 6th June 2020
Law, embezzling // Adult professionals // Adult mechanics: What can go wrong ?
Low-frequency words and phrasal verbs // Adult Speaking Class, level 2, Part 6 24th Jan. 2020
McDonalds ordering food // Adult Speaking Class, level 2
Money // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 3
New boss // Adult Speaking Class, level 2, Part 2
Office small talk // Adult Speaking Class, level 2 // 15th May 20202
Phrasal verbs & collocations // Teaching Notes // 15th June 2020
Phrasal verbs & idioms // Teaching Notes // 15th June 2020
Poland holiday // Adult Speaking Class, level 2
Present perfect exercises // Adult Class, Level 2 // 4th July 2020
Reflexive verbs // Adult Speaking Class, level 2, Part 2
Russian meets Englishman // Adult C, L 3 // 4th December 2019
Short scenarios // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: Short scenarios // 10th June 2020
Small talk, idioms, dialogue practice // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2 // 8th July 2020
Symbols // Adult Speaking Class, level 2, Part 2
Tet Holiday // IELTS // 28th January 2019
Traffic // Adult C, L 3 // 25th December 2018 //Adult Speaking Class. Theme: Traffic
Famous Quotes
Inspirational quotes https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/09/02/quotes-for-the-classroom/
Bible “Whatever a man sows …” // IELTS 5 – 6.5. Writing example // 15th March 2020
David Bowie “Ground control” // Young Learners 4 // 8th June 2019
Chaucer “Time & tide …” // Teenagers: Architecture & Mythology // 13th March 2020
Ho Chi Minh “need to work much harder” // IELTS: Hello, India // 24th January 2020
Shakespeare “All that glisters …” // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: luxury day // 12th March 2020
Shakespeare “More things in Heaven … ” // Teenagers: Architecture & Mythology // 13 Mch 2020
Shakespeare “To be or not to be” // Adult C, L 2 // 27th May 2019
Shakespeare “We are such stuff …” // Adult C, L 1 // 5th March 2019
Shakespeare “Neither a borrower …” // Adult C, L 3 // 14 November 2019
Shakespeare “All the world’s a stage” // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 6, 25th January 2020
Tarantino “Shutting your butt down.” // Adult C, L 3 // 26th November 2019
Twin Peaks “Damn fine coffee,” // Young Learners 5 // 17th November 2019
Lao-Tzu ‘Give a man a fish …” // IELTS 5 – 6.5. Writing example // 15th March 2020
Andy Warhol “Famous for 15 mins” // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 4 // 27th January 2020
Wittgenstein “Limits of my language …” // IELTS // 28th January 2019
Films, TV & Theatre
Around the World in 80 Days // Young Learners 5 // 27th October 2019
Big Bang Theory // Young Learners 5 // 17th November 2019
Blind Date // Adult Speaking Class. Theme: Love & marriage
Candid Camera: Buster Keaton // Food (what do you want ?) // Young Learners 2 // 30th October 2020
Car Share // IELTS // 19th February 2019
Chungking Express // Adult C, L 1 // 5th March 2019 /// IELTS // 16th April 2019 /// IELTS // 4th March 2019
Dead Poet Society // Adult C, L 3 // 7th November 2019
Dracula // Adult C, L 1 // 2nd January 2019
Dragon’s Den (US Shark’s Tank) // Adult C, L 3 // 18th March 2019
Far Flung Floyd // Adult professionals // Adult mechanics: What can go wrong ?
Far Flung Floyd // Vietnamese Party Food // 19th May 2020
Four Weddings and a Funeral // Adult Speaking Class. Theme: Love & marriage Part 2
Holidays from Hell // IELTS // 10th February 2019
Ing … // IELTS 5-6.5 // 4th September 2019
Inglorious Besterds // Adult C, L 1 // 26th February 2019
Live and Let Die // Young Teens // 27th February 2019
Lost in Translation // IELTS // What do you like this film ? // 6th April 2020
Man Who Fell To Earth // Young Learners 4 // 16th November 2019
Most Haunted // Adult C, L 1 // 2 January 2019
Nosferatu // Adult C, L 1 // 2 January 2019
The Owl and the Sparrow (Vietnam) // IELTS // 16th April 2019
Psycho // Adult C, L 3 // 12 November 2019
Rebel Without A Cause // Adult C, L 3 // 15 August 2019 12 November 2019
Reservoir Dogs // Adult C, L 3 // 23rd September 2019
Social Network // IELTS 5-6.5 // 4th September 2019 /// Adult C, L 3 // 5th September 2019
Star Wars The Last Jedi // IELTS // 14th January 2019
Summer Holiday //Young Learners 4 // 23rd November 2019
Take Care of my Cat (South Korea) // IELTS // 16th April 2019
Tokyo Story (Japan) // IELTS // 16th April 2019
Top Gear // Adult professionals // Adult mechanics: What can go wrong ?
Top Gear / Vietnam / Porsche challenge / Tesla car / Break for the border /
Twin Peaks // Young Learners 5 // 17th November 2019
2001: A Space Odyssey // Young Learners 4 // 16th November 2019
Waiting For Godot // Adult C, L 1 // 5th March 2019
Grammar
Adjectives // Young Learners 4 // 26th October 2019
Adjectives // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1 // 14th October 2019
Adjectives // Adult C, L 1 // 14th October 2019
Adjectives: order // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Describing clothes // 19th March 2020
Adjectives: clothes and materials // Adult Speaking Class, L 2: Describing clothes // 19th March 2020
Adjectives: describing people // Adult Speaking Class, L 3: Describing people // 27th May 2020
Adjectives: personality // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: What type of person ? // 19th June 2020
Adjectives: personality // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Extended exercises // 20th June 2020
Adjectives: personality // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: // 21st June 2020
Adjectives // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Personality adjectives // 7th June 2020
Adjectives: people and hair // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1 // 14th October 2019
Adverbs // Young Teens // 21st February 2019
Adverb + adjectives // Young Learners 4 // 16th November 2019
Adverbs of degree // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 4
Adverbs of degree // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 4 // 27th January 2020
Adverbs of frequency // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Quick review // 7th June 2020
Adverbs of frequency // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1, How often do you … ? // 16th August 2020
Adverbs & expressions // // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Adverbs // 26th June 2020
Adverb exercise // IELTS: use adverbs frequently // 3rd July 2020
Creative writing // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: Storytelling part 2 // 30th March 2020
As … as // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 5 // 4th February 2020
Auxiliary (helping) verbs // Beginners’ English: Sentence Building // 16th March 2020
Can, could, be able to // Adult C, L 3 // 12th December 2019
Collocations // Adult Speaking Class, level 2: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/01/18/adult-speaking-class-level-2-collocations/
Collocations // Adult Speaking Class, level 2: More collocations // 16th May 2020
Contractions (video) // Beginners’ English, Part 2
Discourse Markers // IELTS 5-6.5 // 25th September 2019 /// IELTS // 7th January 2019 //// IELTS 5 – 6.5. Writing example // 15th March 2020
First & second conditional // Adult C, L 3 // 22nd April 2019
Future plans Signs // Young Learners 4 // 22nd June 2019
Future plans // Young Learners 4 // 9th November 2019
Future plans // Adult Speaking Class, level 1: What will you do ? // 24th April 2020
Future tense // Adult C, L 3 // 6th November 2019
Have to or must ? // Adult Speaking Class, level 2 // 20th December 2019
Have to or must ? // Beginners’ English // 1st July 2020
Idioms // IELTS 5 – 6.5. Writing example // 15th March 2020
Idioms // Adult Speaking Class / IELTS: Right up your street // 26th August 2020
Idioms // Adult Speaking Class, level 2: In order to improve // 30th June 2020
Idioms, expression practice // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3 // New slang // 15th July 2020
IELTS
Pre-IELTS challenge: creative writing, plan a day, pronunciation // Adult Class L 3 // 30th May 2020
IELTS: Adverb exercise // use adverbs frequently // 3rd July 2020
IELTS: Mindset first day warm up // IELTS: Mindset // 23rd June 2020
IELTS: warm up games // https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2019/02/25/ielts-warm-up-games/
IELTS: vocabulary building // IELTS: Vocabulary activities // 24th April 2020
IELTS // idioms and vocabulary games // Preparing for speaking test // 15th May 20202
Modal verbs // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2 // 25th July 2020
‘ness’ or ‘ment’ ? // IELTS // 28th January 2019
Past continuous // Young Teens // 17th January 2019
Past continuous // Adult Class, Level 3 // 23rd September 2019
Past continuous exercises // Beginners’ English, Part 2
Past perfect // Adult Class, Level 3 // 23rd September 2019
Past simple // Adult Class, Level 3 // 23rd September 2019
Past simple & past continuous exercise // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1 // 16th August 2020
Past Tense // Exercises, common verbs, pronunciation omnibus // 21st October 2020: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/10/21/past-tense-various-exercises-2/
Past tense // Beginners’ English // Beginners’ English Part 4
Past tense exercise // Adult Speaking Class, L2 Part 2
Past tense exercise // Beginners’ English, Part 2
Past tense past continuous exercises // Teaching Notes // 12th July 2020
Past tense pronunciation // Beginners’ English: The past is passed // 7th July 2020
Past tense & past continuous // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Grammar quiz // 27th June 2020
Past tense & past perfect/ // Adult Speaking Class, L 2: Grammar – perfect form // 25th May 2020
Phrasal verbs // Adult Speaking Class. Theme: Love & marriage Part 3
Phrasal verbs & collocations // Beginners’ English Part 4
Phrasal verb exercises // Teaching Notes: Phrasal verbs // 16th June 2020
Possessives // Young Learners 3 // 7th September 2019
Present continuous (house plan) // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 4 // 27th January 2020
Present perfect exercises // 6th September 2020 // Beginners’ English // Adult Speaking Class Level 1: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/09/06/present-perfect-exercises/
Present perfect exercises // Adult Class, Level 2 // 4th July 2020
Present perfect exercises // Beginners’ English
Present perfect // Adult Class, Level 3 // 23rd September 2019
Present perfect (have you ever ?) // Adult C, L 1 // 26th February 2019
Present perfect (for & since) // Adult C, L 3 // 21st November 2019
Present perfect review // Adult C, L 1 // 5th March 2019
Regular & irregular verbs // Beginners’ English Part 4
Reflexive verbs // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2 Part 2
Relative clauses // Adult Class, Level 3 // 5th November 2019
Relative pronouns // IELTS 5-6.5 // 25th September 2019 / // Adult C, L 3 // 5th November 2019
Relative pronouns quiz // IELTS Review // vocabulary, discourse, sentence building // 25th June 2020
Relative pronouns // IELTS // 1st July 2020
Reported Speech // Adult C, L 3 // 8th October 2019
Reported Speech // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 5 // 4th February 2020
Review (irregular verbs, adverbs) // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Quick review // 7th June 2020
Sentence correction (basic) // Young Learners 4 // 16th November 2019
Similes // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 5 // 4th February 2020
Tag questions // Adult C, L 3 // 15 August 2019 12 November 2019
Third Conditional // Adult C, L 3 // 22nd October 2019
Third conditional // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 3
Third Conditional exercise // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: Third Conditional 23 Jan 2020
15 most common verbs // Adult C, L 3 // 23rd September 2019 // Beginners’ English Part 4 //
Verb ‘to have’ & Viet translation // Young Learners 1 // 16th March 2019
Verb ‘to have’ // Young Learners 1 // 26th May 2019
Verb ‘need’ // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1:What do you need ? // 21st May 2020
Verb ‘want’ Food // Young Learners 2 // Review and Buster Keaton // 30th October 2020
What do they like ? // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1:What do they like ? // 22nd June 2020
Which one ? // Young learners, Level 4 // 10th November 2020
Games
Adult level activities (compilation) // Adult C, L 3 // 27th November 2019
https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2019/11/27/adult-class-level-3-games-without-frontiers/
Activity sheet for young learners // Young Learners 2 // 25th August 2019
Activity sheet (3) // Young Learners 3 // 14th December 2019
Activity sheet (4) // Young Learners 4 // 7th December 2019
Anecdotes // Young Teens // 17th January 2019
Birthday horseshoe // Young Teens // 29th November 2018
Blind Date // Adult C, L 1 // 20th February 2019
Break a code // Young Learners 5 // 17th November 2019
Call My Bluff // Teenagers // 12th January 2019
Call My Bluff // IELTS 5-6.5 // 28th August 2019
Call My Bluff // Adult C, L 3 // 26th November 2019
Can you see … (a frog ?) // Young Learners 1 // 24th April 2019
Chinese Whispers // IELTS 5-6.5 // 4th September 2019
Countries // Young Learners 3 // 7th September 2019
Describe an everyday object // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: London 3rd March 2020
Describe the people (photo back to board) // Adult C, L 3 // 8th October 2019
Desert Survival // Adult C, L 3 // 27th November 2019
Exchanging information // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 6, 25th January 2020
Eyewitness // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Crime & Punishment
Family Fortunes // Young Teens // 27th February 2019
Family Fortunes // Adult C, L 3 // 6th November 2019
Family Fortunes // Adult C, L 3 // 27th November 2019
Food – organise a work party // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 5 // 4th February 2020
Fortune Teller // Young Teens // 31st January 2019 (// Adult C, L 3 // 12th December 2019)
Four People (likes, dislikes etc) // Young Teens // 21st February 2019
Friends (hobbies and creativity) // Young Learners 4 // 1st May 2019
Friends (job and personality) // Adult C, L 3 // 27th November 2019
Friends (men) // Teenagers // 12th January 2019 https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2018/12/28/friends-men-teaching-sheet/
Gather information (countries) // Young Learners 5 // 29th August 2019
Guess the countries (pictures) Signs // Young Learners 4 // 22nd June 2019
Guess the music (countries) // Young Learners 5 // 27th October 2019
Horseshoe Birthday // Young Teens // 29th November 2018
Interview your (famous) partner // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 4 // 27th January 2020
Introduce yourself // Speaking practice, warm up games // 7th October 2020
Just a Minute // Adult C, L 3 // 14 November 2019
Just a Minute // Adult C, L 3 // 21 November 2019
Magic bag // Young Learners 2 // 26th April 2019
Make a presentation (famous people) // Adult C, L 3 // 23rd September 2019
Match the image to the fact // Young Teens // 31st January 2019
Mime // Young Learners 3 // 7th September 2019
Mr Paul’s Wonderful Store // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Gift of the gab // 10th May 2020
New Persona // Adult C, L 3 // 21st November 2019
Picture description // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 6 // 8th February 2020
Plan a day for visitors // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 4 // 27th January 2020
Plan a day out (children) //Young Learners 4 // 23rd November 2019
Plan a luxury day // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: luxury day // 12th March 2020
Presentation: Vietnamese cities // Adult C, L 3 // 21st November 2019
Role-play: Job markets and interviews // Business English: Role-playing 6 – 8 May 2020
Role-play: shopping// IELTS 5-6.5 // 28th August 2019
Role-play: shopping // Adult C, L 3 // 14 November 2019
Role-play: shopping & haggling // Adult Speaking Class Level 2: Going shopping // 7th April 2020
Run and Write (past tense) // Young Learners 5 // 29th August 2019
Run and Write (personal likes) // Young Teens // 29th November 2018
Run and Write // Young Teens // 27th February 2019
Runaround // Young Learners 4 // 9th November 2019
Runaround (space) // Young Learners 4 // 16th November 2019
Runaround // Young Learners 5 // 10th November 2019
Screen Test //Young Learners 4 // 23rd November 2019
Sentence rewrite // Young Teens // 29th November 2018
Shopping on a budget // Young Learners 3 // 17th August 2019
Sticky ball (animals) // KG Safari 1 // 2nd March 2019
Stop the Bus // Young Teens // 27th February 2019
travel:plan a luxury day //Adult Class, L 3 // 14th November 2019
True or false (3 statements) // Teenagers // 12th January 2019
True or false (4 photos) // Teenagers // 12th January 2019
TV talkshow interview // Young Learners 4 // 1st June 2019
What difference (definitions) // IELTS 5-6.5 // 25th September 2019
What do you see (cartoon picture) ? // Young Learners 2 // 25th August 2019
What happened next ? (video clips) // Young Teens // 31st January 2019 ( Adult C, L 3 // 12th December 2019)
What my friends can so in Sai Gon / / IELTS 5-6.5 // 21st August 2019
What happens next (video clips) // Adult C, L 1 // 30th January 2019
What would you do IF … // Adult C, L 1 // 2 January 2019
What’s My Line // Adult C, L 3 // 3rd December 2019
What’s the story (Tom Cruise) // Young Teens // 17th January 2019
What’s the Story (Chinese film) // IELTS 5-6.5 // 11th September 2019
Where am I going ? (info gathering) Signs // Young Learners 4 // 15th June 2019
Where am I going ? //Young Learners 4 // 23rd November 2019
Whisper run ‘n’ write // Young Learners 3 // 13th July 2019
Word bomb (hobbies) // Young Teens // 29th November 2018
Young Learners, warm-ups games and surveys // 2nd August 2020
Young Learners classroom games // Word Battleship, Snakes & Ladders // 24th August 2020
Young Learners, Level 2 // Classroom Activities // 26th September 2020: (Mid Autumn Festival video) https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/09/26/young-learners-level-2/
Student surveys
Are you able to ? // Adult C, L 3 // 12th December 2019
Future activities // Adult C, L 1 // 30th January 2019
General questions // Adult C, L 3 // 8th January 2019
Hobbies // Young Teens // 29th November 2018
Young Learners, warm-ups games and surveys // 2nd August 2020
IELTS introduction // IELTS // 31st December 2018
Internet survey // Adult C, L 1 // 20th February 2019
Mobile phone survey // Adult C, L 3 // 21st November 2019
What did you do / like // Young Learners 4 // 1st May 2019
Where do you want to go ? // Young Teens // 27th February 2019
Music
Abba ‘Mamma Mia’ // Young Learners 2 // 18th May 2019
The Archies ‘Sugar, Sugar’ // KG 1 // 5th May 2019
Louis Armstrong ‘Hello Dolly’ // Young Learners 2 // 26th April 2019
Louis Armstrong ‘Wonderful World’ // Young Learners 2 // 1st June 2019
The Bangles ‘Walk Like An Egyptian’ // Young Learners 2 // 1st June 2019
The Beatles ‘I’ll Be Back’ // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1
Beatles ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ // Adult C, L 3 // 14 November 2019
David Bowie ‘Changes’ // IELTS // 16th April 2019
David Bowie ‘Space Oddity’ // Young Learners 4 // 16th November 2019
Bucks Fizz ‘Making Your Mind Up’ // Adult C, L 2 // 27th May 2019
Chic ‘Good Times’ // IELTS 5-6.5 // 25th September 2019
The Coasters ‘Poison Ivy’ // Teenagers: Architecture & Mythology // 13th March 2020
The Deep Six ‘It’s Happening’ // IELTS 5-6.5 // 25th September 2019
Bob Dylan ‘Times They Are A-Changin’ // Adult C, L 3 // 3rd December 2019
Eifel 65 ‘Move Your Body’ // KG Safari 1 // 2nd March 2019
Flying Lizards ‘Money’ // Adult C, L 3 // 14 November 2019
Human League ‘Don’t You Want Me ?’ // IELTS: Going for a song // 21st August 2020
James ‘Sit Down’ // KG 1 // 24th January 2019
Gene Kelly ‘Singing in the Rain’ // Young Learners 3 // 17th August 2019
Gladys Knight ‘Baby, Don’t Change Your Mind’ // IELTS // 16th April 2019
Kraftwerk ‘The Model’ // Young Learners 5 // 17th November 2019
Kraftwerk ‘We Are The Robots’ // KG 1 // 24th January 2019
Ali Hassan Kuban ‘Habibi’ // Teenagers: Architecture & Mythology // 13th March 2020
Led Zepplin ‘Whole Lotta Love’ // Adult C, L 1 // 12 & 19 December 2018
John Lennon ‘Starting Over’ // IELTS 5-6.5 // 14th August 2019
John Lennon ‘Imagine’ // IELTS 5-6.5 // 25th September 2019
Lykki Li ‘Little Bit’ // Young Learners 4 // 1st May 2019
Don McLean ‘Vincent’ // Young Learners 4 // 26th October 2019
Men At Work ‘Down Under’ // IELTS 5-6.5 // 21st August 2019
Paul McCartney ‘Another Day’ // Adult Speaking Class, level 2
Kylie Minogue ‘can’t get you’ // IELTS // 21st January 2019
Nirvana ‘Teen Spirit’ // IELTS 5-6.5 // 25th September 2019
Ohio Express ‘Yummy, Yummy, Yummy’ // KG 1 // 5th May 2019
Otis Redding “Dock of the Bay’ // IELTS // 16th April 2019
REM ‘Stand’ // KG 1 // 24th January 2019
Cliff Richard ‘Summer Holiday’ // Young Learners 4 // 23rd November 2019
Russian National Anthem (2 versions) // Young Learners 3 // 7th September 2019
The Sonics ‘Have Love, Will Travel’ // IELTS // 10th February 2019
Spice Girls ‘Tell Me What You Want’ // Young Learners 4 // 9th November 2019
Steppenwolf ‘Born To Be Wild’ // Adult C, L 3 // 22nd April 2019
Stray Cats ‘Strut’ // IELTS 5-6.5 // 25th September 2019
Sweet ‘Love is like Oxygen’ // IELTS 5-6.5 // 25th September 2019
Talking Heads ‘Once In A Lifetime’ // Adult Speaking Class, level 2
Tchaikovsky ‘Swan Lake’ // Adult C, L 3 // 4th December 2019
Tuareg music // Adult Speaking Class, level 3. Theme: Travel // 11th February 2020
10cc ‘Dreadlock Holiday’ // IELTS 5-6.5 // 4th September 2019
Hank Williams ‘I’m so lonesome’ // IELTS // 21st January 2019
‘Run, Rabbit, Run’ // KG 1 // 24th January 2019
People
Alice in Wonderland (book and picture) // Young Learners 4 // 26th October 2019
Archimedes // Adult Professionals. Mechanics. Theme: Archimedes // 26th February 2020
Buzz Aldrin // Young Learners 5 // 10th November 2019
Louis Armstrong // Young Learners 2 // 1st June 2019
Art: Dali, Dada, Surrealism // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: Dali, Dada & Surrealism // 23rd April 2020
Asian salesgirls (mobiles) // Adult C, L 1 // 20th February 2019
David Bowie // Young Learners 4 // 16th November 2019
Isabard Kingdom Brunel // Adult Professionals / Mechanics Part 2 // 23rd January 2020
Fillipo Brunelleschi // Adult professionals // architecture
Robert Capa // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: War Museum
Captain Cook // Young Learners 5 // 10th November 2019
Tom Cruise // Young Teens // 17th January 2019
Salvador Dali // Young Teens // 27th February 2019
Salvador Dali // Adult C, L 3 // 23rd September 2019
Dali & his art // Young Learners 4 // 26th October 2019
Dali // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: Dali, Dada & Surrealism // 23rd April 2020
Charles Dickens // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3
Fyodor Dostoevsky // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Crime & Punishment
Nguyen Du (‘Tale of Kieu’) // Young Teens // 17th January 2019
Le Duan // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: April 30th // 5th April 2020
Bob Dylan // Adult Class, Level 3 // 3rd December 2019 /// Adult Class, Level 3 // 19th August 2019
Guy Fawkes // Adult Class, Level 3 // 5th November 2019
Guy Fawkes // Young Learners 5 // 10th November 2019
Alfred Hitchcock // Adult C, L 3 // 12 November 2019
Sherlock Homes // Adult C, L 3 // 12 November 2019
Lê Hoàng Hùng // Adult C, L 3 // 12 November 2019
James I // Young Learners 5 // 10th November 2019
The Joker (Heath Ledger) // Young Teens // 27th February 2019
Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Pham Nhat Vuong //Adult C, L 3 //5th Nov 2019
Scarlett Johannsson // IELTS // What do you like this film ? // 6th April 2020
Kenny Jones // IELTS 5-6.5 // 25th September 2019
Franz Kafka // Adult C, L 3 // 23rd September 2019
Franz Kafka // IELTS 5-6.5 // 25th September 2019
Dr Henry Kissinger // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: April 30th // 5th April 2020
Stanley Kubrick // Young Learners 4 // 16th November 2019
Christopher Lee // Adult C, L 1 // 2 January 2019
Bela Legosi // Adult C, L 1 // 2 January 2019
John Lennon // Adult C, L 3 // 23rd September 2019
John Lennon // IELTS 5-6.5 // 25th September 2019
Wyndham Lewis // Adult C, L 1 // 12 & 19 December 2018
George Mallory // Young Learners 5 // 10th November 2019
Sir Ian McKellen // Adult C, L 1 // 5th March 2019
Man from Taured // Adult C, L 3 // 12 November 2019
Ho Chi Minh // Adult C, L 3 // 23rd September 2019
Ho Chi Minh // IELTS 5-6.5 // 25th September 2019
Wei Minzhi // IELTS 5-6.5 // 25th September 2019
Kim Phuc // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: April 30th // 5th April 2020
Peter O’Toole on Letterman // Young Teens // 17th January 2019
Marco Polo // Young Learners 5 // 10th November 2019
Elvis Presley // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2
REM // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1: information // 16th April 2020
Mies van der Rohe // Adult professionals // architecture
Shakespeare // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3
Ringo Starr // Adult C, L 1 // 5th March 2019
T-ara // Adult C, L 3 // 23rd September 2019
Tchaikovsky // Adult C, L 3 // 4th December 2019
Theseus & the Minotaur // Young Learners 5 // 6th October 2019
Tsai Ing-wen // Taiwan: Listening Extra 12th April 2020
Alan Turing // Young Learners 5 // 17th November 2019
Vlad The impalor // Adult C, L 1 // 2 January 2019
Christop Waltz // Adult C, L 1 // 26th February 2019
Ludwig Wittgenstein // IELTS // 28th January 2019
Natalie Wood // Adult C, L 3 // 15 August 2019 12 November 2019
Photos
Alcimbado // Young Learners 1 // 26th May 2019
Animals // KG 1 // 2nd March 2019
Architectural styles // Adult Speaking Class, level 2 // 9th January 2020
Art // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: Art // 13th April 2020
Asian icons // Adult C, L 3 // 15th August 2019
Bad note-taking // Teenagers // 12th January 2019
Basquet // Teenagers: Architecture & Mythology // 13th March 2020
John Bercow // Young Learners 1 // 13th April 2019
Siddharta, the Buddha // IELTS: Hello, India // 24th January 2020
David Carradine (Kill Bill) // Young Learners 1 // 24th April 2019
Henri Cartier-Bresson // Young Learners 4 // 26th October 2019
Marc Chagall // Young Learners 1 // 26th May 2019
Marc Chagall // KG 1 // 7th December 2019
Kalpana Chawla (Indian astronaut) // IELTS: Hello, India // 24th January 2020
Child proteges // Young Learners 4 // 1st June 2019
Chimp feeding tiger // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1:What do you need ? // 21st May 2020
John Constable // Teenagers: Architecture & Mythology // 13th March 2020
Christmas, Germany // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2
Christmas, UK // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2
Christmas, UK – food // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: food // 19th April 2020
Corona virus in Vietnam // IELTS 4 – 5 // Implementing precautions // 25th March 2020
Countries // Young Learners 5 // 29th August 2019
Cute Japanese cafe Travel talk // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Travel talk // 5th May 2020
Cute McDonalds girl // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2
Benedict Cumberbatch photobomb // Teenagers // 20th January 2019
Daisy & Anna // Beginners’ English Part 4
Julie Delpy // Adult Class, Level 3: Generally speaking // 28th April 2020
Dynamo (magician) on bus Travel talk // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Travel talk // 5th May 2020
Families // Adult C, L 3 // 7th November 2019
Food: English breakfast // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1
Food (UK, USA, Korea, Sweden) // Young Learners 3 // 13th July 2019
Gandhi // IELTS: Hello, India // 24th January 2020
Gym equipment // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Health // 27th January 2020
Hamley’s toy shop // Young Learners 2 // 26th April 2019
Kitchen items // Beginners’ English Part 4
Kraftwerk // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Describing clothes // 19th March 2020
Interesting buildings // Young Learners 3 // 13th July 2019
Jazz stars // Young Learners 1 // 24th April 2019
Jun Ji-hyun // Young Learners 2 // 1st June 2019
Las Vegas hotels // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1: information // 16th April 2020
London history and architecture // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: London // 18th April 2020
Lost in Translation // IELTS // What do you like this film ? // 6th April 2020
Wyndham Lewis // Teenagers: Architecture & Mythology // 13th March 2020
May Day – Nigeria, Hawaii, USSR, UK //Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: May Day // 5th May 2020
Nelson Mandela // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Describing clothes // 19th March 2020
‘Man Pointing’ // Young Learners 4 // 26th October 2019
Market research call centre // Adult C, L 3 // 8th January 2019
Mike the Monkey as animals // KG 1 // 7th December 2019
Ho Chi Minh’s house // Adult C, L 3 // 4th December 2019
National Museum, Seoul // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1: information // 16th April 2020
Noble laureates // IELTS // Writing exercises // re-arrange poor writing // 12th May 2020
Kim Phuc // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: April 30th // 5th April 2020
Ngo Than Van (Veronica Ngo) // IELTS // 14th January 2019
Nicholas ‘Elvis’ (friend) // Young Learners 4 // 1st May 2019
Robert de Niro // Beginners’ English, Part 2
Pete (friend) on bass // Young Learners 4 // 22nd June 2019
Pete with Kenny Jones // IELTS 5-6.5 // 25th September 2019
Poland (Krakow) // Adult Speaking Class, level 2
Ms Quynh (friend) // Young Learners 4 // 26th October 2019
Rock stars // Adult Speaking Class, L 3: Describing people // 27th May 2020
Ronaldinho // Young Learners 2 // 1st June 2019
Russia // Adult C, L 3 // 4th December 2019
Seurat ‘Sunday Grande Jatte // Young Learners 1 // 16th March 2019
Shops // Young Learners 3 // 3rd August 2019
Shopping – compound nouns // IELTS // 7th January 2019
Shopping in Viet Nam // IELTS // 10th April 2019
Signs (Indonesia) // Young Learners 4 // 22nd June 2019
Signs (Singapore) // 21st August 2019
Sleeping student // Young Learners 4 // 22nd June 2019
Sleeping student // Young Learners 5 // 25th August 2019
Nicola Sturgeon // IELTS 4 – 5 // Implementing precautions // 25th March 2020
‘t’ words // KG 1 // 5th May 2019
Tutankhamun // Young Learners 2 // 1st June 2019
UK (beach, breakfast, pub) // Adult C, L 2 // 27th May 2019
Vietnam // Young Learners 5 // 25th August 2019
Vietnam – famous Vietnamese // IELTS // 14th January 2019
Vietnamese folk painting // Young Learners 1 // 26th May 2019
Vietnamese karaoke // Young Learners 3 // 17th August 2019
Vietnamese police stopping cyclists // Adult C, L 1 // 5th March 2019
Vietnam traditional industries // IELTS // 30th July 2019
Vietnam war and related // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: April 30th // 5th April 2020
Wedding dresses // Adult Speaking Class. Theme: Love & marriage Part 2
Mark Wiens // Young Learners 2 // 25th August 2019
Harri Won // IELTS // 7th January 2019
Thay Paul photos
Bangkok (Al & Alison) // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 4 // 27th January 2020
Berlin 1990s // Young Learners 4 // 9th November 2019
Drinking coffee (Singapore) // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1
Driving (fairground) // Young Learners 4 // 9th November 2019
Elephant // Young Learners 3 // 7th September 2019
Elephant // Young Learners 4 // 9th November 2019
Elephant // Young Learners 5 // 25th August 2019
Playing guitar // Young Learners 4 // 9th November 2019
With friends // Young Learners 4 // 7th December 2019
With Martin (London) // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1
With students (Ha Noi) // Young Learners 5 // 27th October 2019
With students (Ha Noi) // Adult Class, Level 3: Generally speaking // 28th April 2020
Reading exercises
Arabian Nights // Adult Speaking Class, level 2, Part 6 24th January 2020
Reading practice // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Crime & Punishment
Sherlock Holmes // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: London 3rd March 2020
Sentence building
Adult class exercises (various) // Adult Class // 17- 19 December 2019
Bad Day – create a narrative // IELTS, Lesson 3 // 19th January 2019
Basics // Adult Speaking Class, level 1: Sentence building // 27th June 2020
Beginners: helping verbs // Beginners’ English: Sentence Building // 16th March 2020
Character // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: Character development // 18th June 2020
Coffee in Viet Nam // Adult Speaking Class, level 2 /// Adult C, L 3 // 8th October 2019
Creative writing // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: Storytelling // 29th March 2020
// Adult Class, Level 3 // Relationships // 26th May 2020
Describing people // Adult Speaking Class, L 3: Describing people // 27th May 2020
Describing photos (Vietnam War) // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: April 30th // 5th April 2020
Describing photos (police etc) // Adult Speaking Class, level 2: Tell what you see // 23rd April 2020
Discourse Markers activity // IELTS 5-6.5 // 25th September 2019
Expressions // Adult Class, Level 3 // 3rd December 2019
Expressions // Adult Class, Level 2 // 28th June 2020
Film review // Adult C, L 3 // 12 November 2019
Fixed expressions // Adult C, L 1 // 26th February 2019
Food (most unusual) // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: food // 19th April 2020
General // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2 Part 2
Giving directions // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: London // 29th June 2020
How was your day ? // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1: sentence building // 27th June 2020
IELTS Level
IELTS sentence building // IELTS //22nd July 2019 https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2019/07/22/ielts-sentence-building/
IELTS basic sentence building // IELTS // 28th January 2019 // // IELTS // 14th January 2019
IELTS making complaints // 24th July 2020
IELTS complex sentences // IELTS, Mindset: Complex sentences // 30th April 2020
IELTS complex sentences // It’s not that complicated // 24th May 2020
IELTS complex sentences // Sentence building:piece of cake // 16th August 2020
IELTS describe a film // IELTS // What do you like this film ? // 6th April 2020
IELTS describe a gadget // IELTS 5 – 6.5. Writing example // 15th March 2020
IELTS // Quick-fire talking // Part 2 questions // 12th May 2020
IELTS // Review // vocabulary, discourse markers, sentence building // 25th June 2020
IELTS // Sentence building; a piece of cake // IELTS // 16th August 2020
Narrative structure // Adult C, L 3 // 14 November 2019
Past time expressions // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 2
Photography and photos descriptions (advanced) // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, // 25th April 2020
Sentence building plan // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Ideas for sentence building // 6th June 2020
Travel and holidays
Travel talk // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Travel talk // 5th May 2020
Travel: holiday plans // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2 // Holiday Plans // 20th May 2020
Travel review // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Travel language revisited // 22nd June 2020
What is happening // Adult Speaking Class, level 2, Part 2
Word order // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 2
Speaking exercises
Buying a motorbike // Adult mechanics: What can go wrong ?
Characters // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3
Coffee drinking in Viet Nam // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2 // IELTS sentence building
Contractions // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1
Conversation practice // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 4 // 27th January 2020
Describe a friend // Adult C, L 3 // 7th November 2019
Describing people and clothes // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1
Easter // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2 // 1st January 2020
Electronic devises // IELTS // 4th March 2019
Everyday expressions // IELTS / Adult Speaking 3 // Everyday expressions // 28th August 2020
Everyday expressions database // IELTS / Adult Speaking 3 // 25th August 2020
Expressions // Adult Class, Level 3 // 15th January 2019
Film and acting reviews // Adult Class, Level 1 // 5th March 2019
Free speaking exercises // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 4
General review: // Adult Speaking Class, level 2: dialogue practice // 4th June 20202
General speaking tips // Adult C, L 3 // 16th September 2019
Grammar
Adverbs of frequency // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1: How often do you ? // 16th August 2020
Past Tense // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1 /// Adult C, L 3 // 23rd September 2019 /// Adult C, L 3 // 16th September 2019
Past-time expressions // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 6 // 8th February 2020
Third Conditional: Mr Bowditch // Adult C, L 3 // 22nd October 2019
Holidays // Adult Speaking Class, level 3. Theme: Travel // 11th February 2020
IELTS // intonation and stress // speaking exercises // 31st August 2020
IELTS // Replace standard English with IELTS language // 19th August 2020
IELTS // Quick-fire talking // Part 2 questions // 12th May 2020
IELTS // Speaking exercises // small talk & making excuses // 12th May 2020
IELTS // Speaking exercises // idioms, relative pronouns, LRW, discourse markers // 17th July 2020
IELTS // Speaking practice // IELTS language // IELTS // 10th August 2020
IELTS // Preparing for speaking test // 14th May 20202
IELTS // Speaking Test Part 3 // IELTS: How to nail it // IELTS // 12th September 2020
IELTS // Speaking Test preparation // Last Chance Saloon // IELTS // 8th September 2020
Introduce yourself // Speaking practice, warm up games // 7th October 2020
Introductions Queen Elizabeth II (Christmas 2015) // Adult Speaking Class, level 2 // 15th May 20202
Job interviews // Adult Class // 17- 19 December 2019
Job interviews // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Job interviews // 12th Feb 2020
Music // Small talk // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: Small talk and music // 31st July 2020
Not the …… man in the world // Adult C, L 3 // 3rd December 2019
Olympics in Vietnam ? // Adult C, L 3 // 10th February 2019
One of those days // IELTS // 14th January 2019
Pronunciation quiz // Adult Speaking Class, L2 Part 2
Public speaking // Public speaking for young learners // 31st July 2020
Shopping // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2
Small talk exercises: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2019/12/09/vocabulary-building-exercises/
Small talk // IELTS 5-6.5 // 28th August 2019
Small talk // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 3
Small talk // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Review // 11th May 2020
Small talk // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: Small talk and music // 31st July 2020
Telephone conversation // Adult Speaking Class, L 2 Part 2
Travel
Tet Holiday // IELTS // 28th January 2019
Travel (key words) // Adult C, L 1 // 26th February 2019
Travel: airport to city centre // IELTS // 10th February 2019
Travel in two minutes // IELTS // 19th February 2019
Travel // Hotel vocabulary // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3 // 18th September 2020
Travel // IELTS 5-6.5 // 14th August 2019
Travel: my stay in Bangkok in pictures // IELTS // 10th February 2019
Travel: Nha Trang // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1
Travel: one day in Sai Gon // IELTS 5-6.5 // 14th August 2019 / // Adult C, L 3 // 7th November 2019 // // Adult C, L 3 // 22nd October 2019
Travel: recommend a holiday // IELTS // 4th March 2019
What’s the story (lazy student) // IELTS // 7th January 2019
Work – new staff // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 6 // 8th February 2020
Work party – organise the food // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 5 // 4th February 2020
Work problems // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Work-place problems // 5th February 2020
Video Clips
ABC song // KG Safari 1 // 10 March 2019
ABC (Richard Scary) // KG Safari 1 // 2nd March 2019
Airport – passport control // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: // sun, surf, sand // 18th May 2020
Angry Vietnamese woman // Adult Class, Level 3: Generally speaking // 28th April 2020
Archimedes screw pump. Theory & in practice // Adult Professionals. Mechanics. Theme: Archimedes // 26th February 2020
Australian hero – Aussie slang // IELTS 5-6.5 // 21st August 2019
John Bercow ‘Order !’ // Young Learners 1 // 13th April 2019
Black Friday // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2
Blind Date TV dating show // Adult Speaking Class. Theme: Love & marriage
Blur (‘Parklife’) // Young Learners 1 // 16th March 2019
Boy wiggles ears // Adult C, L 3 // 12th December 2019
Adrian Brody as Dali (Woody Allen) // Young Learners 4 // 26th October 2019
George W. Bush leaves room // Young Teens // 31st January 2019
Chicago, Willis Tower // Adult professionals. Mechanics, Part 3 // 7th Feb 2020
Chimpanzee tea-party (1955) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPD_m2laITc
Christmas UK // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2
Class Rules // Young Learners 1 // 16th March 2019
Complaints // IELTS: Making complaints // 24th July 2020
Concorde // Adult professionals. Mechanics, Part 3 // 7th Feb 2020
Cooking Vietnamese food // Vietnamese Party Food // 19th May 2020
Corona Virus Government video // IELTS 4 – 5 // Implementing precautions // 25th March 2020
Benedict Cumberbatch (voices and accents) // Listening: real-life clips //20th April 2020
Customer complaints // Adult Speaking Class, L2 Part 2
Damn fine coffee // IELTS 5-6.5 // 4th September 2019
Dickens ‘Christmas Carol’ // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3
Robert Downey Jr awkward interview // Adult C, L 3 // 26th November 2019
Dragon’s Den pitch (beard grooming) // Adult C, L 3 // 18th March 2019
Dumb criminals // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: Street crime // 23rd July 2020
Dynamo magic // Adult C, L 3 // 12th December 2019
Easter traditions // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2 // 1st January 2020
Ancient Egypt (for children) // Young Learners 2 // 1st June 2019
Engineering fails // Adult Professionals / Mechanics Part 2 // 23rd January 2020
Entropy // Adult professionals. Mechanics, Part 3 // 7th Feb 2020
Eyewitnesses // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Crime & Punishment
Four Weddings bad vicar speech // Adult Speak Class. Theme: Love & marriage Part 2
Friction // Adult professionals. Mechanics, Part 3 // 7th Feb 2020
Funny animals // Young Learners 1 // 26th May 2019
Germany: Top Attractions // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Germany // 26th Feb 2020
Germany: Top Ten Facts // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Germany // 26th Feb 2020
Germany: Krautrock // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Germany // 26th February 2020
Greek dancing // Young Learners 5 // 6th October 2019
How couples meet // Adult Speaking Class. Theme: Love & marriage
Inbetweeners (Jay on motorbike) // Adult Class // 17- 19 December 2019
Internal combustion engine // Adult Professionals / Mechanics Part 2 // 23rd January 2020
Introductions – what’s your name // Beginners’ English, Part 2
iPhone in a vacuum // Young Learners 4 // 16th November 2019
Job interviews // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Job interviews // 12th Feb 2020
Karaoke (noise pollution) // Adult Speaking Class, level 2
Buster Keaton GIF // Young Learners, Level 5 // 6th June 2020
Kicked out of Starbucks // Adult C, L 3 // 18th March 2019
Kids guide to London // Young Learners 5 // 25th August 2019
Kids guide to HCMC //Young Learners 4 // 23rd November 2019
Kids’ parade USA // Young Learners 4 // 1st May 2019
Japan: 3 days in Tokyo // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 6, 25th January 2020
Japan: 7 cool things // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 6, 25th January 2020
Japan: 10 facts // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 6, 25th January 2020
Japan:Shinkanshen (Bullet Train) // Adult professionals. Mechanics, Part 3 // 7th Feb 2020
Joker (H. Ledger GIF) // Young Teens // 27th February 2019
Last Jedi trailer // Beginners’ English
David Letterman // Young Learners 4 // 1st June 2019
London cost of living // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: London 3rd March 2020
London street trader // IELTS 5-6.5 // 28th August 2019
London Top 10 Attractions // Teenagers // 16th December 2018 /// // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: London 3rd march 2020
London getting around (Oyster Card) // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: London 3rd March 2020
London Tube (busy) // KG Safari 1 // 2nd March 2019
London Tube (rush hour) // Adult Speaking Class. Theme: Traffic
London Tube guide // Adult Speaking Class. Theme: Traffic
McDonalds ordering fast food // Adult Speaking Class, level 2
Making a video // Adult Speaking Class, level 2
Milk box fail // Adult C, L 3 // 18th March 2019
New Zealand Haka // Young Learners 5 // 27th October 2019
Not One Less // IELTS 5-6.5 // 25th September 2019
Olympics (Beijing) // Adult Professionals // 10th February 2019
Paris love-locks // // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Adverbs & expressions // 26th June 2020
Peter O’Toole // Young Teens // 17th January 2019
Phrasal verbs (family) // Adult Speaking Class. Theme: Love & marriage Part 3
Poland beer review // Adult Speaking Class, level 2
Poland tourist guide // Adult Speaking Class, level 2
Politicians attacked // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3
Pulp Fiction coffee shop // Adult Speaking Class, level 2
Queen Elizabeth II (Christmas 2011) // Listening: real-life clips //20th April 2020
Queen Elizabeth II (Christmas 2015) // Adult Speaking Class, level 2 // 15th May 20202
Queen Elizabeth II (corona address) // Listening Exercises, Corona Special // 6th April 2020
Rain forest // Young Learners, Level 5 // 6th June 2020
Richard III // Listening: real-life clips //20th April 2020
Romeo and Juliet // // Adult Speaking Class, level 3
Jerry Seinfeld GIF //Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: What type of person ? // 19th June 2020
Social Network // IELTS 5-6.5 // 4th September 2019
Ringo Starr being knighted // Adult Class, Level 1 // 5th March 2019
Snow // Beginners’ English, Part 2
Sir Kier Starmer (Labour leader, UK) // Listening Exercises, Corona Special // 6th April 2020
Supersize Me // Adult Speaking Class, level 2
Taiwan (four videos – WHO dodge, Tsai Ing-wen) // Taiwan: Listening Extra 12th April 2020
Quentin Tarantino awkward interview // Adult C, L 3 // 26th November 2019
Tarantino on Chungking Express // 16th April 2019 /// IELTS // 4th March 2019
Nikola Tesla // Adult professionals. Mechanics, Part 3 // 7th Feb 2020
Theseus & the Minotaur (Lego) // Young Learners 5 // 6th October 2019
Top Gear: Vietnamese driving school // Adult C, L 3 // 25th December 2018 // Adult Speaking Class. Theme: Traffic
Top Gear Vietnam // Top Gear Special: What can go wrong ? // 28th April 2020
Train videos compilation for listening skills:https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/09/12/train-kept-a-rollin-train-videos-for-listening-and-vocabulary/
Train, high-speed in China // Adult pros // Adult mechanics: What can go wrong ?
Train song // KG Safari 1 // 2nd March 2019
President Trump news (Viet subs) // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3 // 11th March 2020
Tuareg people // Adult Speaking Class, level 3. Theme: Travel // 11th February 2020
Universeum, Sweden // Young Learners 3 // 14th December 2019
USA – San Francisco // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: San Fran, Boston, Chicago // 18th May 2020
Vietnam – country in transition // IELTS // 30th July 2019
Vietnamese culture (weird) // Adult Speaking Class, level 2, Part 6 24th January 2020
Vietnam (first impressions) // Teenagers // 12th January 2019
Vietnam – 5 weird things // Adult Speaking Class, level 2
Vietnam – 7 fun facts // Beginners’ English
Vietnamese beer review (Sai Gon Red) // IELTS // 21st January 2019
Vietnamese beer review (Sai Gon Red) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKr6Cj-Xr9g&list=LLfquznE0joCgmA3v1PIQ0CQ&index=8&t=1s
Vietnam (safety in Sai Gon) // Teenagers // 20th January 2019 /// Adult Class, Level 3 // 5th September 2019 // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: Street crime // 23rd July 2020
Vietnamese cop on speeding bus // Adult C, L 3 // 25th December 2018// Adult Speaking Class. Theme: Traffic
Vietnam (unexpected things vlog) // IELTS 5-6.5 // 14th August 2019
Vietnamese urban myths // Adult Speaking Class, level 2, Part 6 24th January 2020
Vietnam largest cave // Young Learners, Level 5 // 18th November 2020: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/11/18/young-learners-level-5-what-are-you-doing-how-do-you-feel/
Christoph Waltz ‘Inglorious’ // Adult Class, L 1 // 26th February 2019
Wedding fails // Adult Speaking Class. Theme: Love & marriage
Wedding language // Adult Speaking Class. Theme: Love & marriage Part 2
Wedding parties (Jewish & Mexican) // Adult Class. Theme: Love & marriage Part 2
Arsene Wenger zipper fail // Beginners’ English, Part 2
What happened next ? (video clips) // Young Teens // 31st January 2019
When the band comes marching // Young Learners 1 // 26th May 2019
Mark Wiens eats VN breakfast // Young Learners 2 // 25th August 2019
Mark Wiens Kolkata, India // IELTS: Hello, India // 24th January 2020
(// Young Learners 4 // 9th November 2019) // Adult C, L 3 // 8th October 2019
Workplace fails // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Work-place problems // 5th February 2020
Vocabulary building
Adjectives // Beginners’ English
Adult class (various) // Adult Class // 17- 19 December 2019
Asking about jobs // Young Teens // 21st February 2019
Business meetings // Business English: What’s on the agenda ? // 5th May 2020
Cinema choice // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Cinema // 9th May 2020
Cities, areas, descriptions // IELTS // 31st December 2018
Clothes // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Describing clothes // 19th March 2020
Coffee shops // Adult Speaking Class, level 2
Colour association Signs // Young Learners 4 // 1st June 2019
Come or go // Beginners’ English Part 4
Computer phrasal verbs // Young Learners 5 // 17th November 2019
Crime and punishment // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Crime & Punishment
Cultural differences (Ha Noi) // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3 // 24th April 2020
Drama films // Adult C, L 3 // 12th November 2019
Driving expressions // Beginners’ English
Emotions // Young Learners 2 // 6th July 2019
Emotions //Beginners’ English: How do you feel ? // 17th March 2020
Expressions and phrases // IELTS // 19th February 2019
Expressions // Adult C, L 3 // 18th March 2019
Expressions // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2
Film vocabulary // Beginners’ English /// Adult Speaking Class, level 2
Film for IELTS // IELTS // What do you like this film ? // 6th April 2020
Food // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1
General // IELTS: Final Review // 5th March 2019
Friends and occupations (photos) // Adult C, L 3 // 5th September 2019
General // IELTS // 19th February 2019
General // Young Teens // 29th November 2018
I live in a … // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 4
Idioms (sweets) // IELTS // 19th February 2019
IELTS // Preparing for speaking test // 14th May 20202
IELTS language // IELTS 5 – 6.5. Writing example // 15th March 2020
IELTS vocabulary & expressions review // IELTS: The story so far // 7th July 2020
Job and interviews // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Job interviews // 12th Feb 2020
Like or dislike // IELTS // 16th April 2019
Low-frequency words // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 2
Low-frequency words // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 3
Low-frequency words // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 4 // 27th January 2020
Money and shopping // Adult C, L 3 // 14 November 2019
Money expressions // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: luxury day // 12th March 2020
Music // IELTS // 16th April 2019
Music // IELTS 5-6.5 // 11th September 2019
Music // IELTS 5-6.5 // 25th September 2019
Phrases // IELTS // 21st January 2019
Shopping // Adult Speaking Class, level 2
Opinion phrases // Young Learners 4 // 26th October 2019
Opinion phrases // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: Art // 13th April 2020
To what extent … ? // Adult C, L 3 // 19th August 2019
Tourism language // Teenagers // 20th January 2019
Travel advert language // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: Holiday of a lifetime // 9th June 2020
Travel with new expressions // Adult C, L 1 // 26th February 2019
Vietnam War // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: April 30th // 5th April 2020
Vocabulary review // Adult Speaking Class, level 2
Young Learners, Level 1: Fast, slow, noisy, quiet // 22nd August 2020
Vocabulary exercises:
https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2019/12/09/vocabulary-building-exercises/
How was your day ? // Adult Speaking Class, level 1: How was your day ? // 5th April 2020
Match new vocabulary with definitions then practice.
Personality adjectives
Phrasal verbs & expressions // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Married Life // 19th September 2020
Small talk responses
Small talk, idioms, dialogue practice // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2 // 8th July 2020
Tourism presentation // Teenagers // 20th January 2019
Travel with new expressions
Travel – hotel guide
Travel – life in Sai Gon
What Difference Does It Make – definitions of similar words
Writing exercises and reading exercises and links
Business job interview // Business English: What’s on the agenda ? // 5th May 2020
Condensing text (‘1001 Nights) // Adult Speaking Class, level 2, Part 6 24th January 2020
Correcting texts & emails // Writing corrections (all levels) // 15th May 2020
Creative writing // Adult Class, Level 3 // Relationships // 26th May 2020
IELTS cultural differences // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3 // 24th April 2020
IELTS // Writing exercises // re-arrange poor writing // 12th May 2020
IELTS // IELTS 5 – 6.5. Writing example // 15th March 2020
Yoga & exercise // IELTS writing practice // 25th April 2020
Creative writing // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: Storytelling // 29th March 2020
Reading
Short stories (Sherlock Holmes) // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Crime & Punishment
Using a thesaurus // Creative writing // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: Storytelling part 2 // 30th March 2020
Bible (Tower of Babel) Genesis 11 // Adult Speaking Class, level 2 // 9th January 2020
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