28d • General discussion
⚽ Are you using the World Cup in your English lessons?
One of the biggest shifts in my teaching happened when I stopped asking, "How can I teach this grammar point?" and started asking, "What real-world conversation can my students be part of?"
During the 2014 and 2018 World Cups, the tournament became the context for almost every lesson I taught.
Instead of working with textbook dialogues, my students:
- Predicted match results.
- Reacted to interviews.
- Discussed controversial referee decisions.
- Read authentic headlines.
- Created social media posts.
- Debated which team deserved to win.
- Shared opinions about players and memorable moments.
The focus wasn't football.
The focus was communication.
The World Cup simply gave students a meaningful reason to listen, speak, read and write in English.
Now that the 2026 World Cup is here, it's the perfect opportunity to bring authentic communication back into the classroom.
💬 I'd love to hear from you:
How are you planning to use the World Cup in your lessons?
Share one activity, one idea or one resource in the comments. Let's build a collection of communicative activities that everyone in the community can use this month. ⚽🌍
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⚽ Are you using the World Cup in your English lessons?
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Soy Fer Ruiz, fundadora de esta comunidad para quienes quieran dejar atrás los métodos tradicionales y crear experiencias de aprendizaje.
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