English in Action

☀️ How much do you know about summer?

From sunshine and summer festivals to sport, travel and the English speaking world, our latest blog puts your knowledge to the test with 20 summer themed questions.

And when you are ready to start thinking about the classroom again, we have included a few ideas for turning some of the answers into lesson inspiration too.

Read the full blog via the link in the comments. 👇

⚽ Our new Sports Resource Pack is now available!

Bring the language and energy of sport into the English classroom with six practical activities designed to get students speaking, thinking, moving and working together.

From sports movement games and picture discussions to live commentary and a football tournament investigation, there’s plenty to get students actively using their English.

Link to download in the comments. ⬇

International Youth Day 🌍
Celebrated every year on 12 August, International Youth Day recognises the ideas, creativity and achievements of young people around the world.

💡 Activity idea: Invent the Next Big Thing
Working in small groups, students invent a product, app or idea that would improve life for young people.
Each group should decide:
- what their idea is
- who it is for
- how it works
- why people would use it
Groups then present their idea to the class in a short "Dragon's Den" style pitch before voting for their favourite.

👉 What invention do you think the world needs next?

⚽ The Answer Is... Drop the Ball!

To drop the ball means to make a mistake, forget to do something important, or fail to deal with a responsibility properly.

The phrase is believed to have originated from ball sports, where literally dropping the ball can cost your team possession, points, or even the game. Today, it's commonly used in everyday English, whether you're talking about work, school, or life in general.

How many of you guessed it correctly?

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 🎭
Running throughout August, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world's largest performing arts festival. Every year, thousands of performers travel to Scotland to entertain audiences with comedy, theatre, music, storytelling and much more.

💡 Activity idea: Sell Your Show
Working in groups, students invent their own Fringe performance. They create a title, write a short description and design a simple promotional poster before giving a one-minute presentation persuading the class to come and watch.
It's an excellent way to develop persuasive language, presentation skills and creativity.

👉 Tried this activity? Let us know what shows your students created in the comments.

Can You Guess This Month's Idiom?

As we're focusing on the language of sport this month, we thought we'd test your knowledge with a literal illustration of a well known English idiom.

Can you work out what it is? 👀

Leave your guess in the comments below. The answer will be revealed soon!

International Day of Friendship 🤝

Celebrated every year on 30 July, the International Day of Friendship was established by the United Nations to encourage friendship between people, cultures and communities. It's a great opportunity to help students develop communication skills while reflecting on the qualities that make a good friend.

💡 Activity idea: Friendship Profiles
Ask each student to create a profile for an imaginary "perfect friend". They should include hobbies, personality, favourite activities and interests, but not describe their appearance.
Students then mingle around the classroom asking questions in English to find someone whose profile best matches their own. Once they've found a match, pairs explain why they think their characters would become good friends.
It's a fun way to practise question formation, descriptive language and speaking skills.

Looking for more friendship-themed classroom ideas? Our Family and Friends EFL Resource Pack is also available on the EiA Shop. Link in comments ⬇

⚽ Coming Soon!

We're putting the finishing touches to our brand new Sports EFL Resource Pack.

This time, we're exploring the language of sport, helping students develop the English behind the action through engaging, classroom-ready activities.

If you'd like to receive the pack completely FREE, make sure you're subscribed to our newsletter before it's released.

📩 Sign up via the link in our pinned post!

The World Cup is heading towards its final stages, but there is still time to bring it into your English classroom.

Our latest blog includes practical ideas for different ages and levels, from football vocabulary and country research projects to press conferences, creative writing, debates and podcasts.

Read the full blog via the link in the comments.

Another fantastic testimonial from one of our recent courses in a Volksschule in Upper Austria. 🇦🇹

"English in Action has become a fixed and much-loved part of our school year. The children look forward to it every year, and it is wonderful to see how much more confident, brave, and comfortable they become when speaking English.
The communication throughout the week and booking process was excellent, and everyone involved was very friendly, helpful, and well organised."

Helping young learners grow in confidence and enjoy speaking English is exactly what our courses are designed to do, so feedback like this means a great deal to our team.

If you're thinking about running an English in Action course at your Volksschule, we'd love to hear from you. We offer a range of immersive English courses for different ages and language levels, all tailored to your school's needs.

👇 Find out more or get in touch via the links in the comments.