August 30, 2022

Trabajos: A matching exercise for Spanish learners

En esta entrada puedes encontrar una actividad sobre profesiones. Esto es un ejercicio de emparejamiento (matching exercise). En la semana que viene trato de publicar una actividad segunda, un quiz con 15 preguntas.

August 28, 2022

Gyümölcsök : A Crossword with Hungarian Fruit Names

Gyümölcsök / Fruits

Now I am posting a new exercise for learners of the Hungarian language. The topic for today is "fruits." If the names of the fruits in the pictures are unfamiliar to you, scroll down to the vocabulary section and study the words first. In a few hours, try again to complete the task to see whether you can still recall the answers.

A crossword

August 26, 2022

Antonyms: A Match-up Exercise in Korean with Audio

A Match-up Exercise -- Korean Sentences with Audio

Small -- Big : Antonymes in Korean sentences


I am posting a match-up exercise for Korean learners today. 

There are 14 Korean sentences listed in Hangul below, and 14 more are listed as mp3 files. An adjective appears in each of the written sentences, and its opposite appears in each of the mp3 sentences.

Your task is to find the opposite pairs.  

If you are stuck, no problem. Just scroll down to the Help section where you can find the  solutions and also the translation of the sentences.

The audio may not work on mobile devices, but it should work fine on laptops.

August 24, 2022

Geographie : A German word scramble puzzle for DAF students

GEOGRAPHIE

Geography words in German


The word scramble below is more difficult than the puzzles usually posted in this blog. Its level is around B2 or C1, but it is doable. If it is too difficult for you, scroll down to the vocabulary section where you will find the English translation of the words.  

August 22, 2022

Professions : A Matching Exercise for ESL Students

Professions : A Matching Exercise for ESL Students

I made two puzzles about professions today. Now I am posting the first one which is a matching exercise. The second one is a quiz with 15 questions that I will post in about two weeks. In my opinion, this matching exercise is the easier one. Your task is to match the professions with the descriptions. If you are stuck, just scroll down to the vocabulary section.

Professions
Enjoy!

actor, baker, beautician, bricklayer, cook, dancer, gardener, hairdresser, interpreter, librarian, miner, painter, singer, teacher, writer

August 20, 2022

Des fruits : A Crossword and a Quiz for French Learners

Crossword

You can find a crossword with French fruit names below. My intention was to make it easy, though not tooo easy... I hope you will find it useful. If you find it way too easy, scroll down to the part where I am publishing a quiz for you. It may be a bit more difficult than today's crossword.

A crossword

August 18, 2022

Antonyms : Chinese word search puzzle with antonyms

OPPOSITES

Big -- Small : Opposite words in Chinese


Below you can find a word search puzzle with relatively simple Chinese words. If you need help, scroll down to the vocabulary section for the pinyin and the English translation of the words!

To complete the puzzle, you must locate the hidden words in the spiral and write them on the lines next to the words that have the opposite meaning. But be cautious! One of the puzzle's words doesn't have an equivalent in the list. Which one?

August 16, 2022

Geografía : A word scramble puzzle for Spanish learners

GEOGRAFÍA

Geography words in Spanish
This is a more difficult puzzle than usual. The level is around B2 or C1. If you need help, scroll down to the vocabulary section, where you will find the definition of the geography words used in the puzzle. But be cautious; the words in the puzzle and in the vocabulary section are not in the same order.

August 14, 2022

Hungarian Word Search Puzzle

A WORD SEARCH PUZZLE 

Nature -- a Word Search Puzzle


Find the following words in the grid below:

domb, erdő, falu, folyó, hegy, lejtő, óceán, síkság, sivatag, tenger, tengerpart, tó, város, völgy

Words can be found horizontally from left to right, vertically from top to bottom, and diagonally also from top to bottom.

August 12, 2022

과일 / Fruits: A match-up exercise for Korean learners

A wanted to make a crossword about fruits in Korean, but after a while I just gave up.  Instead, I made this match-up exercise for you. I hope, you will enjoy it.

Fruit names in Korean

August 10, 2022

Gegensätze ziehn sich an -- A Word Search Puzzle with German Words

Opposite words in German

The spiral below contains fifteen German words; however, the list of words beneath the spiral contains fifteen plus one. Your task is to locate the antonyms in the spiral and mark the appropriate words next to their corresponding opposites. The word in the spiral without an antonym is the solution.

A Word Search Puzzle for German learners

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Discover more puzzles in my book, which was revised and republished in June 2023:



The book is available in (almost) every Amazon store; 
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August 08, 2022

Geography : A word scramble puzzle for ESL students

I love geography, so I made a geography related puzzle again. I hope it is not too difficult. The level is around upper-intermediate or higher. If you need help, scroll down to the definition of the words! But be cautious! The definitions and the words in the puzzle do not appear in the same order.


Word scramble in English

DEFINITIONS

A collection of islands or a region of water with numerous islands is known as an archipelago.

Brooks are freshwater streams that are smaller than rivers. They are even smaller and shallower than creeks.

A cave is a substantial opening in the side of a cliff or mountain, or an opening below the surface of the earth. 

August 06, 2022

French Word Search

 Find the following words in the grid below:

colline, désert, fleuve, forêt, île, lac, mer, montagne, océan, pente, plage, plaine, vallée, village, ville


Words can be found horizontally, vertically, and diagonally in every direction.


French word search


Vocabulary

colline (hill), désert (desert), fleuve (river), forêt (forest), île (island), lac (lake), mer (sea), montagne (mountain), océan (ocean), pente (slope), plage (beach), plaine (plain), vallée (valley), village (village), ville (city)

August 04, 2022

Fruits : A crossword for Chinese learners

Below you can find a crossword about some basic fruit names in Chinese. You should put the Pinyin into the squares. 

A crossword

August 02, 2022

Antónimos : A Word Search Spiral for Spanish Learners

You can find 15 Spanish words in the spiral below, and 16 words in the list. 

First find the Spanish words in the spiral and write the correct ones next to their antonyms.

Your task is to find the word that doesn't have an antonym in the spiral. 

If you need help, scroll down to the vocabulary section, where you can find the words listed in alphabetical order, along with their English equivalents.