English with Brendan

Next updated presentation (topics 17-24). For full access to animations download in PowerPoint:

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Here is my next updated teacher presentation for ESL (A1-2) students: download to Powerpoint for full animations-

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Here is the link to my updated Powerpoint presentations with teacher notes in the presentation mode. This covers the Get Speaking topics 1 to 8 (A1-2). Download as powerpoint to get all the extras!

English Topics 1-8 (A1-2) improved.pptx TABLE OF CONTENTS LESSON PACK OVERVIEW — 8 topics, roughly one 45-min lesson each. EVERY UNIT FOLLOWS THE SAME SHAPE: title question > picture vocabulary (with audio) > a game or matching task > speaking questions > games + Kahoot. HOW TO RUN: Click a topic on the contents list to jump straight t....

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I started reading the Miracle Morning book by Hal Elrod. I'm on day 2 - getting up an hour earlier to include 6 daily habits: Silence, Affirmations, Visualizations, Exercise, Reading and Journaling. I'll keep you posted on how things are going by day 30! So far, I can definitely recommend it.

Sunset on Thassos, got me thinking of some proverbs: 1. Beautiful sunsets need cloudy skies (Paulo Coelho), 2. Every sunset is an opportunity to reset (Richie Norton), 3. Sunsets are proof that endings can be beautiful too (Beau Taplin)

I'm on holiday on the island of Thassos at the moment. It's my 4th time and will probably return! Here's a Kahoot quiz about the island:

Kahoot! Join a game of kahoot here. Kahoot! is a free game-based learning platform that makes it fun to learn - any subject, in any language, on any device, for all ages!

A simple summer quiz for students and teachers alike: https://kahoot.it/challenge/003616050?challenge-id=aa3a4dc3-9c9e-4d2d-bda0-dc9db06e531b_1719055155904