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Writing is what I do for a living and for fun. And here is a random thought I had while watching someone offering free hugs on the street...

So, if you ask me, will we ever stop reading books written by human hands or watching films shaped by human hearts? On the surface, I guess we might but if we dig deeper, I think eventually it will lead us into a cold, hermit-like existence. It’s like thinking you don’t need a hug until its comforting warmth reminds you of how much you actually longed for it.

When we open a book written by a human, only then do we realize how much we actually craved that connection.
Can we ever truly live without the comfort of a fellow human’s hug? The reassuring touch of someone made of flesh and bones, someone who may not have lived our experiences but can still sense our joy, sorrow or pain – the essence of our humanity. It’s a journey of laughter, tears, firsts, losses and discoveries, each uniquely ours yet profoundly uniting. These moments define us and bring us together in ways only we, humans, understand.

So I wouldn’t trade the raw, sometimes imperfect beauty of a human story for anything that could be perfectly crafted otherwise.

Our latest lesson plan at www.gogetglobal.com focuses on job skills. Use this exercise to review common job skills and practice them in a speaking activity. Find this complete lesson plan and many more on www.gogetglobal.com

Here are some fruity idioms you can use as a fun warm-up activity with your students:

Cherry-pick
Meaning: To selectively choose the best or most desirable items or options.
Example: "She cherry-picked the best employees to work on the critical project."

Plum job
Meaning: A highly desirable or well-paying position or task.
Example: "He was thrilled to land a plum job at the multinational company."

Warm-Up Activity Questions

For Cherry-pick

Can you think of a time when you had to choose the best option from many? What factors helped you cherry-pick the best choice?

If you could cherry-pick three items for free from any store, what would you choose and why?

Imagine you’re hiring for your dream team. What qualities would you look for to cherry-pick the perfect candidates?

For Plum Job

What would your idea of a plum job be? Describe the role, the location, and why it appeals to you.

Why do you think some jobs are considered plum jobs? Is it about the salary, benefits, prestige, or something else?

If you were offered a plum job in a new country, would you take it? Why or why not?

Find complete English Lesson Plans for your adult General and Business English classes on www.gogetglobal.com

In reported speech, we retell what someone else said without quoting their exact words. This often involves shifting tenses, pronouns, and time expressions to fit the context of the reporting. Here are a few examples of how direct speech changes in reported speech:
Present Simple
Direct: "I like this lesson."
Reported: She said she liked that lesson.

Present Continuous
Direct: "I am working on the project."
Reported: He said he was working on the project.

Past Simple
Direct: "We finished the task."
Reported: They said they had finished the task.

Present Perfect
Direct: "She has completed the report."
Reported: He said she had completed the report.

Will
Direct: "I will call you tomorrow."
Reported: She said she would call me the next day.

Can
Direct: "I can join the meeting."
Reported: He said he could join the meeting.

Must
Direct: "I must finish this now."
Reported: She said she had to finish it then.

It's almost Halloween and here is a little exercise you can do with your upper intermediate and advanced students! Review these idiomatic expressions and have them fill the gaps. Get the complete lesson plan on www.gogetglobal.com!


A ghost of a chance: A very small possibility.

Skeletons in the closet: Hidden or embarrassing secrets.

Haunt someone’s dreams: To disturb someone’s thoughts or sleep.

In the dead of night: Very late at night, when it's most quiet.

The writing on the wall: Clear signs of something negative approaching.

To be spooked: To be suddenly frightened.

Out of this world: Exceptionally amazing or unusual.

Witching hour: Time of night associated with supernatural events.

Give up the ghost: To quit or stop trying.

See things: To imagine things that aren’t there, often from fear.

 

Some people believe that ghosts only come out in the dead of night when everything is quiet and dark.

After watching that scary movie, strange images started to haunt his dreams and kept him awake.

If we don’t repair the old building soon, the writing on the wall is that it will collapse on its own.

She thought there was a ghost of a chance that they’d encounter a real ghost, but she stayed curious.

No one knows much about his past, but they say he has a few skeletons in his closet.

Late at night, every creak in the floor made her spooked and look around.

The view from the mountain was absolutely out of this world – like something from another dimension.

Legend says the witching hour is when spirits are most active.

The project wasn’t progressing well, so he decided to give up the ghost and stop working on it.

After hearing a strange sound, he started to see things moving in the corner of his eye.

Happy September! This month is about returning to school and getting back to your learning goals such as improving your English, for insurance ☺️
If you're a teacher, try out this activity with your students. It's a good conversation opener on your first lesson. Get them fill in the blanks with the appropriate words to form common collocations and speak about the topic in details.
Have fun learning and teaching!
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Happy start of the week! Today we'll review some idiomatic expressions related to the topic of money. Try this activity with your students.

You can find this and many other complete PDF lesson plans based on engaging videos and articles on www.gogetglobal.com
This particular lesson plan discusses poverty traps and deals with the topic of poverty and government welfare programs.

It's almost Friday and it's almost the weekend which means we are all geared up for some walks around the area. And this little explorer is in for a fun ride!
Wishing you all a happy end of the week and an existing weekend!

Here is an exercise to review some idiomatic expressions about future situations. Try it out with your students!

You will find the complete ESL Lesson Plan with worksheet and speaking activities discussing the topic of 'The Future' on www.gogetglobal.com

Happy 2022 everyone! We started this year by celebrating our son's first birthday.
2021 hasn't been an easy year for me. Full of extreme emotions, the most intense happiness I've ever experienced at the birth of my son and the deepest grief I've felt when I lost my grandmother.
Full of ups and downs as life itself, I'm thankful for what 2021 has brought. And now let's see what 2022 has got in store for us!

READING COMPREHENSION AND HALLOWEEN VOCABULARY.
Boo! Happy Halloween to all of you!
I literally got goosebumps today when I realized that it's been so long since I last posted. I owe you all an apology and a good update on what's up. It's been a rollercoaster and a continuous change of our routine for the past months. Being a mom is definitely a tough job and the moment you think you got it all figured out, the baby changes his routine again and it's all over again 🤪 And then work and other things fall somewhere in between... I don't want to frighten you though, being mom is also so freakishly satisfying!
But less about me and more about today's topic, HALLOWEEN! LET'S REVIEW SOME WAYS YOU CAN SAY YOU ARE SCARED/ NERVOUS:
I FEEL UNEASY
I GET GOOSEBUMPS/ IT GIVES ME GOOSEBUMPS
SHIVERS RUN DOWN MY SPINE
MY HEART MISSED A BEAT